animalfan

i've been given a tub of swole to review, i'll be running a log here and at bb.com. this will be my first log, so bear with me. this will start monday 01/09

to start with, here's some information about me:

age: 32
height: 5'6
weight: 185
training exp: 3 years, still working on diet some
current split: back/biceps/calves, chest/tricep/abs, legs/calves, arms/delts/abs
diet: roughly 40/40/20, between 3000-3300 cals/day
current supps: syntrax matrix protein, optimum 100% whey, now vit c &e, store brand multi, store brand fish oil, bulk bcaa

i'll start taking swole monday pre workout, and i'll add a pic when i update.

animalfan

day 1:

took first dose at 230pm, was getting ready to work out and my son's mother called. i'll be missing my workout today, have some business with my son to handle, so i'll be training tuesday-friday instead.

taste was good, mixed pretty well. there was some on the bottom the shaker, but no big clumps or anything. i'll update tomorrow with workout and pics.

DarkFalcon

Awesome, I loved V2 so I'll see how this works for you. I'm going to switch back from CEE since it doesn't seem to work for me.

Sixpack

Good luck I also loved Swole V-2

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thanks df and sixpack for stopping by.

i had to do this workout at home, and will be all week. the gym i train at is in the shop i work in, and is closed this week. it's also going to be closed off and on for the next couple months. i've got a decent setup in the garage, so i don't mind. the only drawback is i don't have a training partner when i train at home, and i've just gotten used to having one at the gym.

anyway, did back, biceps, a little for calves today.

chins: bodyweight x 10, 10, 8, 5
reverse grip pulldowns: 100x10, 110x10, 120x10 my cable setup isn't good
barbell rows: 165x10, 175x10, 8
db hammer curls: 45x10, 10, 10
ez bar curls: 85x8, 8, 8
standing calf raises: 185x12, 12, 10

had pretty good energy and focus today, even though my diet wasn't so great. i ate fairly clean, just a little less than usual. i'm off work all week, so i am kind of out of my regular schedule. at work i have 3 breaks, and i eat a meal at each. add those with breakfast, lunch, pre/post workout and my cup of cottage cheese before bed, i never have a hard time eating enough.

here are a couple pics. be gentle... :cam:

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animalfan

day 3:

diet was back on track today, i've been eating like usual. i felt good all day, spent the afternoon looking at houses and talking to my realtor. i trained a bit later than usual, so i took a serving of omega power jolt preworkout. woke me up, had plenty of energy.

incline db press: 75x10, 80x10,8,8
flat db flye: 45x10,8,8
close grip bench: 135x10, 145x10, 155x8
skullcrushers: 75x10,10,8
crunches: 2x15
hanging leg raises: 2x15

i've raised my water intake from a gallon to about 1.5. this doesn't include my shakes, coffee, milk, and the diet coke i have with lunch.

tomorrow is leg day, my favorite. i'll probably be working out late again, i've got a few houses to check out.

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animalfan

great workout for day 4!

squats: 275x10, 295x10, 305x8, 295x10
front squats: 155x10, 10, 8
sldl: 155x10, 10, 10
db lunges: 45x10, 10 - still getting used to these
1 leg db calf raise: 45x20, 20

probably should've gone heavier with calves, other than that pretty good. i'm not crazy about squatting without a spotter, but it needed to be done. i really don't know how much heavier i would've gone, but it sure makes me feel better knowing there's someone there...

the only thing i'm really noticing from the swole is thirst. i can't get enough to drink! i don't feel bloated or anything, and i'm going to the bathroom more than usual. i'm starting to really enjoy the flavor, especially the last few drinks of each serving. it gets pretty "tart" at the bottom of the bottle...

arms and shoulders tomorrow. my son's got a hockey tournament all weekend. the first game is friday at 4:15, two games on saturday, and hopefully two on sunday. sunday's games are the semi-finals and finals. sure would be nice if they could bring home a trophy. :fingersxd

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day 5 (friday the 13th)

db military press: 45x10, 50x10, 55x8, 60x7
lateral raise: 25x10, 30x10,9 35x2- 5 extra pounds seemed like 20!
rear laterals: 20x10, 25x10,8
upright rows: 115x10,10 120x10,8

quick workout, got home from the hockey games than i hoped. the team lost all 3 games, but played pretty good and nobody got hurt...


saturday my diet wasn't so good, i had a protein shake with oats before i left home. after that i had to eat hockey rink food all day, we were there from
9am until 6pm. afterwards, we went to dinner with some of the kids on his team and went swimming at the hotel. sunday is an off day so i'll be updating on monday.

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sorry for lack of updates. i have been sick since sunday, starting to feel better today. monday i tried to do a back workout, and only got half way through it. i'll get back into everything tomorrow, i'll get legs and chest/back done this week still.

haven't been taking swole, i couldn't hold anything down so i didn't bother trying.

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animalfan

ok, i'm back! started taking swole again wednesday after work (230 am). i've been back on two servings daily since.

thursday 1/19: shoulders/traps/triceps

military press: 115x10, 125x10,8,6
lateral raises: 25x10,10 30x8
bent over laterals: 20x10,10,10,10
upright rows: 115x10,10,8
db shrugs: 80x12,12 85x12,10
rope pressdown: 115x12,12,12
skullcrushers: 80x10,10,8

friday 1/20: legs
squats: 280x10, 295x10, 315x8, 315x6
front squats: 155x10,10,9
sldl: 155x10,10,10
standing calf raise: 175x15,15,15,12

my diet has been great the last couple days. i ate clean when i was sick, but certainly wasn't getting all of my cals in. i'm feeling better, about 95%. glad that's over, i can't remember ever being that sick!

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nice tats chris! i hope this works well for u!!!

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animalfan

thanks! sometimes i wish i didn't have the ones on my left arm. the big one (right arm) is a dragon, i still need to get that one finished. still has some color left to be done.

i wish i hadn't gotten sick. oh well, i'll be back to the gym with a partner next week, so i should be able to get better workouts in. i guess i wasn't doing too bad, just felt like it after being sick for a few days.

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monday 1/23:

chins: bodyweight x 10,10,10,6
reverse grip pulldowns: 11x10,10,10- not sure how much the plates weigh...
barbell rows: 175x10,8,8
db hammer curls: 45x10,10,10
ez bar curls: 85x10,9,7
calf machine: 230x12,12,12

i'm not having any sides from the swole. no bloating or anything. i am kinda "gassy" though, but i'm not sure if it's from swole.

diet was good and i had an excellent workout today, gym was packed though. my employer owns the gym and they hire a company to run it. well, a new company took over a few weeks ago and is moving stuff all around and taking things out. as of now we don't have a bench or any place to do squats, so i'll probably be using dumbells instead of barbell bench and i'll just do squats at home. i think when i get into my new house i'll be buying a power rack and just doing everything at home.

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tuesday 1/24:

i'm booked this week from friday till next monday, so i tried to squeeze shoulders in with chest. i did chest first, had a great workout. when i got to delts, i was tired and my tri's were fried, so delts kinda suffered. oh well, i'll try to get a quick workout in friday afternoon. here is yesterdays:

incline db press: 80x10,6 75x6, 70x8
incline flyes: 45x8,8,8
machine press: 11x10,10,10
flat press on smith machine: 165x10,10
db military press: 50,10,8,6
lat raise: 25x10,10,10
bent over lat raise: 25x10,10,10

had a great pump in my chest and triceps. i need to hit shoulders again this weekend. i'm going to try to do squats and delts friday. i am going to do deadlifts, calves, abs today. off day tomorrow.

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wednesday 1/25:

hypers : 3x10- in between warmup sets of deads
deadlifts: 315x8, 335x5, 275x10,8
calf machine: 230x15, 250x15, 270x15, 290x12

i felt good today, haven't gone over 300 on deads in a while. between deads and hypers, my lower back was pumped! i love that. my deadlift max was 365 a couple of months ago, i think i could beat it now. probably not by much, though.

i'm still planning squats and delts friday before i leave for hockey. everyone have a good thursday, it's an off day for me...

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well, didn't get squats in on friday, my hams and lower back were still a little sore from deads on wednesday. got them on saturday afternoon, though i didn't have much time.

saturday 1/28:
squats- 295x10,305x10,315x10,8,5

monday 1/30:
chins: bodyweightx10,10,10,8
reverse grip pulldowns: 12x10,10,10
barbell rows: 175x10,10,8
db hammer curls: 45x10,10,10
ez bar curls: 85x10,8,8
calf machine: 250x15,270x15,290x12

pretty good workout today. i'm glad that was good after the morning i had. when i took my daughter to the babysitter's house, the brakes on my truck were grinding. so when i got home i decided to change them. i had the parts and have been putting it off, and i had an hour to kill, so why not? well, after i finished that my battery was dead and it was time to leave for work. luckily i carpool, so i just had my buddy come get me. now i've gotta change my battery tomorrow morning.

back on topic-i'm going to buy another tub of this. i like the flavor, and i'm having decent strength gains on it. i'm actually eating a little under maintenance right now, my appetite isn't all there. i've got a cutting log with thermolife's dicana coming up next month, so i was thinking of cutting back on cals early anyways... :nosthumbs

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good workout today. i woke up early to get my truck fixed, so i was kinda dragging today. took a stim x sample at around 930am and felt it till about 730pm. i love that stuff, but if i take it and drink more than a cup or two of coffee i'm wired forever. anyway, on to the workout.

tuesday 1/31:

incline db press: 85x6, 80x8,6, 75x8,7,6
incline flyes: 45x8,8,8
machine press: 12x10,10,9,7
db military press: 55x8, 50x10,8
lat raise: 25x10,10,10
bent over lat raise: 25x10,10,10

skipped smith machine presses today, this dude was camped out there. i'm not really crazy about using it anyways.

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took my son to see a redwings game wednesday night, had a great time! wings won, which was cool. detroit was packed with superbowl stuff, parking was mostly full. we had to walk twice as far as usual, but at least it was a nice night. anyways, i worked out in the garage with no partner today.

thursday 2/2:
squats: 295x10,10 305x10,8 315x8
standing calf raise: 225x15,15
sldl: 145x10,10,10

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friday 2/3:

lateral raise: 25x10,10 30x8
front raise: 20x10,10 25x8
bent over lat raise: 25x10,10,10
db military press: 55x10, 60x10,9,8,6
shrugs: 210x10,10 230x10 240x8

finished up with a few sets of crunches and hanging leg raises. haven't done front raises in a very long time, i need to work on all of the raises. the presses felt pretty good, i haven't went that heavy with db's in quite a while. i decided that my delts are pretty sad and i want to bring them up, so i might hit them twice a week when i change my program up.

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