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CVM Xtreme



CVM Xtreme is a cutting edge Cell Volumizing Matrix that represents a new era of creatine and Cell Volumizing Matrix supplementation in which fancy words and outlandish claims stop, and real results begin.

CVM Xtreme contains a custom ingredient matrix in which each active ingredient serves its own unique, individual importance. On top of that, not only do you have the sum of the single ingredient functions, you have the synergistic effects of how some of these ingredients may help the other’s work better.


Common User Feedback:

• Increased Lean Muscle Tissue
• Increased Strength
• Increased Endurance
• Better ‘Pumps
• NO Fat Storage or Bloating*
• Excellent Feedback from Previous Creatine ‘non-responders’*


Summary:

Sometimes it’s not about introducing the markets newest ingredients, it’s about combining established ingredients in a way that works. Notice that the CVM Xtreme write up is free of outlandish claims and hype? That’s because we feel that our best efforts are spent on helping people by providing them with top quality supplements designed to help them achieve their individual goals, rather than using ‘big words’ and ‘hype’. With this product, we shall let the results speak for themselves. We want you to be the judge, so we ask you:


Arginine E2 Matrix



Serious Nutrition Solutions: a series of goals, and a primary one is to pick a category of products and introduce the most effective product in its class. Arginine E2 Matrix meets that goal in our eyes, along with meeting the criteria of our other goals in it being a top quality product provided at a cost effective price.


Arginine E2 Matrix utilizes ethyl ester technology to bring you not only the beginning of a new generation in nitric oxide enhancing compounds, but a complete new era. Containing a precise ratio of Arginine Ethyl Ester HCI to Ornithine Ethyl Ester HCI, along with the supporting nutrient Norvaline, Arginine E2 Matrix dramatically raises the bar when it comes to the classification of nitric oxide enhancing compounds and formulas.


Common User Feedback:

• Increased Strength*
• Increased Lean Muscle*
• Improved Endurance*
• Dramatic ‘Pumps’*
• Increased Muscle Fullness*
• Increased Vascularity*


Product Advantages Compared to ‘Old School’ N.O. Compounds:

• Increased Absorption and Bioavailability*
• No Need to Swallow Handfuls of Horsepills*
• No Need for Massive Dosages of Active Compounds*
• Excellent Vasodilation and ‘Pumps’ as compared to Arginine AKG (the main ingredient in the most popular Nitric Oxide products)*
• Excellent feedback from individuals that were previously N.O. ‘non-responders’*
• Synergistic effects with Ornithine Ethyl Ester HCI (see the ingredient profile below)*
• The addition of the arginase inhibitor Norvaline (see the ingredient profile below)*
• And Much More

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Subject -

Age:
24 (25 by the end of this log)

Sex:
Male

Height:
5’6

Weight:
Around 75kg (approx 165lbs)

Body Type:
Ecto/Meso

Body Fat
14-15%. I have a pair of bf callipers which read at 14.4%.

Training experience:
grew up as a cross country runner. I had dumbbells in my room as a teenager, but would definitely NOT consider this serious training. Made the transition to serious weights a little over 2 years ago. The first year was spent training hard with little understanding of what I was doing. The last year or so has been spent training smart, eating right and learning as much as I can.

At the moment my running takes no longer than 30 minutes per session.


Current Lifting Program:
4 day split- modified Max OT

Monday- legs
Tuesday- chest/ abs
Wednesday- rest
Thursday- back/ shoulders
Friday- arms
Saturday- cardio
Sunday- cardio

My legs and chest are my least developed body parts so my split is designed to prioritise them.


Current Cardio Program:
I run twice a week

Saturday- fast 3 mile run (approx 20 minutes)
Sunday- easy 4 mile run (approx 28 minutes)

Having run competitive cross country events in the past running is part of my life. Although I have not run as part of a team in years I still (try) to run competitively a couple of times a year- distances up to 10k.


Present Supplementation:
Bulk whey concentrate
Bulk whey isolate
Milk Protein Concentrate
Fish Oil caps
Flaxseed powder
Bulk multivitamin powder
Bulk CEE
Ready 4 War*

*up to twice a week as needed.

I spent last 4-5 months of last year stripping completely back on supplements in order to get my diet and training as perfect as possible. I have recently reintroduced supplementation now in order to give me that extra kick towards my goals.


Supplement History:

Creatine monohydrate/ Creapure/ Micronised/ Creatine Citrate - tried various brand with varying doses/schedules and never noticed any benefits whatsoever. I have found this to be EXTREMELY frustrating.

CEE/MCC- seem to work well for me. Improved recovery, strength gain and increased (water) weight.

Glutamine- tried it, noticed nothing.

BCAA’s- noticed improved endurance and some improved recovery, although my doses weren’t huge.

Vit C- gives me diarrhoea in the smallest doses when supplemented!!! EVIL EVIL EVIL!!

NO- tried ‘pump’ products twice- both times I was disappointed with their effectiveness.

ZMA- found it extremely difficult to fall asleep whilst taking ZMA (up to 2 hours) no matter the brand. One I was asleep, the quality of sleep of sleep was good. Never tried it other than pre-bedtime.

I’ve never been a supplement junkie, particularly since the supplement scene (for anything but the basics) in the UK in pretty much underground. Commercial advertising in this area is non-existent. Now that I’m a member of these boards and have had a chance to look at some of the more exciting stuff out there who knows…


Prescription/Recreational Drug Use/History:
None. I don’t drink or smoke. I even avoid over-the-counter painkillers.

Goals:
Short Term: My goals were to make it as close as possible to a lean 77 kg (170lbs) by the end of February.

Long Term: Reach 185lbs at a comfortable 10-11% bf. I have a long term girlfriend and I’m not really looking to impress anyone. I have no desire to compete and I’m not really the ‘top off’ kinda person. I lift because I enjoy it, but moving from a cross country fit 120lbs to 150lbs+ in 2 years has been a challenge.

My goals will probably change once I reach them but at the moment I’m not looking beyond that 185lb mark. At a teeny tiny 5’6 I should be filled out quite nicely!


Other Reviews / Logs:
I have kept a personal training log ever since I first started lifting 2+ years ago.

Online Logs/Reviews:

- Controlled Labs White Blood/Green Bulge Log

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DIET/SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL -

Typical LIFTING Day Diet/Supplementation:

0600-

>>>2 caps ARGININE E2 MATRIX<<<
0.5l water

0630-

bowl of oats with almond butter
whey shake (0.3l milk)
Multivitamin
0.5l water

0900-

homemade protein bar(s) or whey shake with oats and almond butter
apple
0.5l water

1100-

bag of almonds
0.5l water

1300-

tuna and green veg (broccoli, spinach and green beans)
0.5l water

1500-

>>>2 caps ARGININE E2 MATRIX<<<
0.5l water

1600-

homemade protein bar(s)
natural yogurt (unsweetened)
0.5l water

1745-

whole eggs and oats
almond butter
banana
0.5l water

1915

>>>1 scoop CVM XTREME<<<
>>>3 caps ARGININE E2 MATRIX<<<
1.0l water

1945-
(pre-workout)

Oats with whey (0.4l water)

2000-

GYM
2.0l water

2100-
(post-workout)

dextrose/maltodextrin/oats/whey (0.4l water)

2200-

Chicken with brown rice and green veg (broccoli, spinach and green beans)
0.5l water

2330-

casein shake (0.4l milk)
Oats
Flaxseed powder
Fish oil
Multivitamin

Overall water intake is approximately 7 litres

Other liquid intake (ie. excluding pure water) is approximately 1.5 litres



Typical CARDIO Day Diet/Supplementation:

0830

>>>2 caps ARGININE E2 MATRIX<<<
0.5l water

0900-

bowl of oats
almond butter
whey shake (0.3l milk)
0.5l water

1000-

bag of almonds
0.5l water

1100

>>>1 scoop CVM XTREME<<<
>>>3 caps ARGININE E2 MATRIX<<<
1.0l water

1130-

CARDIO

1230-

whey shake with oats and almond butter] (0.5l milk)
1.0l water

1400-

whole eggs and oats
banana
0.5l water

1700-

tuna with green veg (broccoli, green beans and spinach)
natural yogurt (unsweetened)
0.5l water

1900-

whey shake with oats (0.4l milk)
almond butter
0.5l water

2130-

>>>2 caps ARGININE E2 MATRIX<<<
1.0l water

2200-

Chicken with brown rice and green veg (broccoli, green beans and spinach)
0.5l water

2330-

casein shake (0.4l milk)
oats
fish oil
multivitamin

Overall water intake is approximately 6 litres

Other liquid intake (ie. excluding pure water) is approximately 1.1 litres

I am currently shooting for the 3300 range in terms of calorie consumption (calorific excess) which will obviously change to compensate for future weight gain.





POINTS TO NOTE:

- although label recommendations call for 2 scoops CVM per day at my weight I’ve decided to go for one scoop to start. This is open to change during the course of this log but 1 scoop seems satisfactory at the moment (thanks to dtrain and BringnIt for the advice on this one).

- again, at my bodyweight I’ve decided on 7 caps AE2 Matrix per day. At his dosage this stack will run a little over three weeks. Again, depending on what happens this is open to change.

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First off I would like to thank the guys at SNS and Steve for not only letting me test this stack but also for taking the time and trouble to send these products all the way across the pond for me. AS ALWAYS, I’ll remain as objective as possible throughout my log I will make this log as accurate and up-to-date as possible.

Also particular thanks to PSK for helping me play around with my diet a little and dtrain and BringnIt for helping me tweak my supplement protocol before I start.

JUST SO EVERYONE'S CLEAR- THIS IS A SPONSORED LOG. HOWEVER THIS WILL CHANGE NOTHING ABOUT THE WAY I LOG AND THE OPINION I FORM OVER THESE PRODUCTS OVER THE COMING WEEKS.

DarkFalcon

Looks like a great log so far BB. Looking forward to reading it. :nosthumbs

Blap Blaow

Day 1's gonna be the first time I wear my Iron Mass t. Is that adding too many new variables at once?? :cop2:

DarkFalcon

The added power might skew the results!

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DAY 1
16th JANUARY 2006


A DAY IN THE LIFE:
After a much needed weekend off work today was a great day. I had a blazing argument with one of my colleagues last week but we’re both normally cool people and by today everything was back on a level and we were best buds again!! Little/no work had to be done after a VERY stressful week and we spent most of the day chillin’ with our feet up reading the paper (looking for new jobs), eating or checking out women That was until my regional manager turned out in his brand spanking new BMW and scared the life outta us!! Trust me- you’ve never seen too people rush to look busy in your life!! Anyways, all in all a good day.

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My body was feeling pretty good. No aches, pains or soreness to being carried over from last week and no injuries sustained. Felling great- fresh canvas to stack this stack with!



SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL:
Spot on- as introductory post.


DIET/ WATER INTAKE:
Good. Midmorning meal was slightly delayed but not by too long. I worked the rest of the meals around this a little but it worked out fine.

Water intake was good too. At no point did I feel particularly thirsty I didn’t have to force water down either- except first thing in the morning when the AE2 pills got a little stuck in my throat!!

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> STRENGTH-
Solid. No huge increases from last week but a standard level of improvement. It felt great to squat again after the squat rack was tied up last week (I had to Leg Press instead ). Nothing went down- I either maintained or slightly increased on all exercises.


> ENDURANCE-
Again nothing of real interest to report. All exercises went up rep(s) if they didn’t go up weights so I was pretty happy- but nothing abnormal (pre-stack). Although there were no astronomical improvement today ‘felt’ like a better workout than last week. Nothing tangible but there you go.


> PUMPS-
Strangely there were definite differences in pumps this week compared to last week. After my first set of squats my quads and hams felt full and tight, which is unusual so early in the workout- and especially strange after the first set. Whilst this is unusual it is not unheard of and I’m sure it was more ‘one of those occasions’ than anything I could link to the stack at this early stage in the proceedings.

One thing to note was after my workout my legs felt VERY heavy which is certainly a little unusual. This lasted all evening and continued after I woke up in the morning (approx 10 hours post-workout). I didn’t notice this feeling again by the time I had gotten to work nor have I noticed it since.


> MUSCLE FULLNESS-
Post workout my muscle fullness was excellent. My legs felt full and solid all over and generally at their ‘peak’ fullness. Fullness only lasted up until I went to bed. By the time I woke up in the morning both calves and upper legs were ‘back to normal’ so to speak. It should be noted, for future reference, that after a little while on other creatine and CEE products my legs (calves in particular) show near-permanent ‘fullness’.


> VASCULARITY-
Immediately post-workout my calves were showing some great vascularity, but nothing compared to what I know I am capable of down there when I’ve been on other similar products. Still not bad- but post workout my calves always show excellent vascularity. This is on par with what I’d consider ‘typical’.

Vascularity lasted an hour or two- which is slightly longer than typical. Unsupplemented I cannot sustain post-workout vascularity for more than 45 minutes but this lasted a little longer. However, to put this in context though I am capable of 24/7 veinage in my calves supplemented but this was no-where near that. *pinches himself and remembers it’s only day 1!!!*


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OVERALL>>>

Very happy with my workout today. Everything felt near perfect- pumps, fullness, strength etc. Whilst no-one aspect covered above stood out above the rest each were solid and, overall, this made for an excellent workout.

No results I can attribute to this stack (very early days) but I’m very pleased with the way my training went today. Great start to the next few weeks!

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Blapmungous™

dtrain13

Nice log you crazy Brit!!!

Blap Blaow

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Blapmungous™

Blap Blaow

DAY 2
>CHEST DAY
17th JANUARY 2006


A DAY IN THE LIFE:
Sprung out of bed full of life today. I managed to get a pretty good night’s sleep so (unusually) I didn’t have to drag myself out of bed which boded well for the day ahead. Again, at work things were pretty quiet (just the way I like it). Spent most of the day on the phone or sitting on my ass watching the girls walk by. It’s something to do I suppose…

Strangely I had a sudden ‘crash’ in energy at about midday which continued on throughout the rest of the afternoon. Rather than wide awake as I was when I woke up I felt really sleepy and drained. I coped fine but it was a strange feeling after such a wide awake morning.

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I was pretty sore today. As soon as I woke up I noticed soreness, mainly in the quads, but all over my lower body. This was unusual in itself as my leg soreness is normally centralised around my calves and ass- but my quads were VERY sore today. This seemed indicative of the great workout I had the night before but I’m not pretty new to this degree of quad-soreness.



SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL:
Spot on- as introductory post.


DIET/ WATER INTAKE:
Pretty solid. No meals missed or significantly delayed so all was good.

Water intake was pretty good too. No complaints.

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> STRENGTH-
Good. Although only one exercise went up in weight pumping out the reps felt pretty comfortable and I’m ready for a big push in my chest sets next week!! On the downside my wrists felt weak under the pressure of the bench. I have a feeling I’ll need to start strapping them up soon to avoid injury in the future and increase my lift.


> ENDURANCE-
Felt great! Although strength increases were lacking a little the fact that I was up reps on every exercise which more than made up for it. Although the extra reps needed some significant effort on my part they were a definite improvement from last week. Solid progress that I’m happy with, but nothing outstanding.


> PUMPS-
After 4 or 5 sets my chest definitely felt fuller and pumped, as I’d expect, but these pumps were very average- nothing special at all. If anything they seemed to take a set or two longer than normal to kick in. Once they did kick in they were as strong as they would be on what I’d call a ‘typical’ workout session. Pumps faded away very quickly after workout- within 10 minutes. This is pretty typical for me.


> MUSCLE FULLNESS-
As already mentioned, my chest pumped up and became pretty full as my workout went on. However, unlike with the chest ‘pumps’, this fullness continued on until I went to best without showing signs of deflating. This was pretty nice as a couple of hours post-workout my chest usually comes back down to size but that wasn’t the case this time. Chest had lost all of its post-workout fullness by the time I had woken up in the morning.

Surprisingly my calves were very full all day today. This is unusual for typical unsupplemented training and could be an indictor that something’s kicking in already- my calves seem to be my ‘hotspot’ for cell volumization. Time will tell.


> VASCULARITY-
Nothing significant to note. I have been experiencing increasing vascularity where my chest meets my shoulders but this did not significantly increase during/post-workout.

Calves/legs have dropped back to typical levels of vascularity too.


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OVERALL>>>

Very solid workout. Everything felt comfortable (except my wrists!) and all my lifts felt to be on the up. I was a little disappointed not to increase my bench by much but then again the extra reps were nice. Bench press has always been a weakness of mine so I’m happy with steady progress- as long as it’s progress!!

Yet again, nothing outstanding to report but, yet again, it’s still very early days.

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Blapmungous™

Blap Blaow

DAY 3
>REST DAY
18th JANUARY 2006


A DAY IN THE LIFE:
Unlike yesterday I had to crawl out of bed today. Got a reasonable about of sleep but I could have stayed in bed forever. No worries- I’m used to it by now. All in all today was a pretty good day. Work was slow (again) which gave me chance to kick back and chill and not do anything particularly productive (again). I was slightly limited by the tightness/soreness in my chest which limited my comfortable ROM very slightly. It didn’t pose any real problem throughout the day but the soreness was worth noting. Energy seemed to increase throughout the course of the day but come bed-time I was pooped and ready to crash out.

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Very sore this morning. Quads were still particularly sore which was unusual for me. Normally soreness is on the decline 2 days post-workout but today I actually felt slightly sorer than yesterday.

Chest was also very tight and sore, as I’d expect.



SUPPLEMENT PROTOCOL:
Spot on- as introductory post.


DIET/ WATER INTAKE:
No meals missed or delayed, water intake was very good. Solid meal plan today- for once I had to time to hit meal meals perfectly!

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> MUSCLE FULLNESS-
After the decent pump and muscle fullness I experienced yesterday post-workout I woke up pretty flat in the chest. All noticeable post-workout fullness had disappeared and my chest was essentially ‘back to normal’, albeit very sore!

My calves, however, still felt pretty full and solid- same as yesterday and comparable to how they felt post-workout Monday. Very nice feeling.


> VASCULARITY-
Again, nothing significant to note. All of my most vascular areas- inner thigh, calves, shoulders, forearms- remained at ‘typical’ levels of vascularity.

This may sound random but I’ve noticed a slight but distinct increase in the vascularlity of my left palm!! Like I said, odd but there are some strange veins going on there!!!


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OVERALL>>>

Good rest day today. Hit my meals and managed not to exert myself at any point. As I have stated. The PWO soreness/tightness in my chest did restrict my ROM very slightly but it was nothing too major. Really looking forward to hitting shoulders tomorrow and seeing if anything’s really starting to kick in.

I seem be a lot sorer than usual after the 2 workouts I’ve had this week. Whether that’s a result of me training harder on this stack or something else I’m not sure- but this soreness is very noticeable. I found that on my last stack noticeably soreness/recovery increased over the run of the stack- so I’ve decided to add a ‘recovery’ section to my daily reviews from now on to chart how well my muscle’s are doing (or not!).

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Blapmungous™

Blap Blaow

DAY 4
>BACK/ SHOULDER DAY
19th JANUARY 2006


A DAY IN THE LIFE:
After a day off from the gym I was feeling pretty enthusiastic to get back in to the swing of things. For some reason 3+ weight training sessions in a row and I start to lose any and all motivation, but after a day’s rest I raring to get back into it!

Today was a pretty good day. Post-Christmas work has been really slow so I’ve had ample opportunity to sit around a do nothing. Today was no different . Just sat on my ass, chatted rubbish to colleagues and generally earned my paycheque! Energy levels remained throughout the day- I didn’t suffer that ‘crash’ that I experienced a couple of days ago. The day off was much needed and gave me some much needed time to catch up on rest.

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My chest was still pretty sore, as were my quads. Whilst it is not unusual for me to have leg soreness 3 day post workout, it is slightly unusual for the soreness to be at this level. Normally I would expect my legs to be near fully recovered with just a hint of soreness but they feel like they could be sore for another day or two.

My chest feels great. Definitely still suffering from DOMS but I’m over the worst of it. Full recovery feels like it should be imm