powerman's X-Factor log

**powerman2000** · 01-11-2006, 04:24 AM

Starting bw is 235 lbs. I had actually started my cut diet at 248 lbs a few weeks before I had this opportunity to try X-Factor. I am 41 years old. I have been lifting for well over 20 years. My first PL meet was at the age of 18. I switched to BB and competed in 1 show. That was the NPC Rocky Mountain. I was the overall winner in the novice heavyweight division. I currently have a work schedule that runs from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am. I am using X-Factor while performing a cutting cycle. I will get some pics up asap and attempt to buy a bf tester asap as well.

Meal One 4:45 pm
1/2 cup oatmeal with water and 2 scoops Optimum's Whey protein.
Vitamin C, a Multi, Chromium Picolinate, and X-Factor

Meal Two 6:45 pm
6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled with 2 pc of very coarse multigrain toast.

7:45 pm 2 X-Factors

8:15 pm Workout until 9:30 pm
Back and Biceps
Seated HammerStrength rows 5x8 and less than 90 sec rests btwn sets
HammerStrength Pulldowns in front 5x8 a full 90 sec rest btwn sets
DB Shrugs 5x8
Behind the neck cable pulldowns 5x8
Bicep machine curls 6x8
15 minutes of moderate cardio on the elliptical machine. I was working hard enough that my breathing was too heavy to carry on a normal conversation with someone.

PWO Nutrition 1 scoop of Scitec Myomax at 10:00 pm, another scoop at 10:30 pm and a final scoop at 11:00 pm. All consumed with water. I also took 400 milligrams of Chromium Picolinate during this period.

Meal Four 12:00 am
1 chicken breast and 1/2 cup oats in water
Green Tea
X-Factor, Vitamin C, Mutlivitamin

Meal Five 2:00 am
2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water

Meal Six 4:30 am
Steak with fresh spinach

6:30 am
Last dose of X-Factor and it's bedtime.

max von · 01-11-2006, 04:42 AM

Good luck man. I will be watching.... Let me know if I can help at all

**powerman2000** · 01-11-2006, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by max von

Good luck man. I will be watching.... Let me know if I can help at all

Thanks!

**Sixpack** · 01-11-2006, 08:58 AM

Best of luck I can' t wawit to start mine

**Aeternitatis** · 01-11-2006, 07:54 PM

Looks pretty good.

I just want to note one thing. Obviously during cutting T goes down because of reduced calories. But I recently saw a study that showed T to not reduce during cutting as long as fat intake remained at 30% of total calories. And we all know how powerful T is in cutting fat.

Anyways, it's up to you how you cut. But I always recommend less carbs and more fat when cutting.

BTW, how many calories are you taking in everyday?

**powerman2000** · 01-12-2006, 06:46 AM

Meal One 3:45 pm
1/2 cup oats in water and 2 scoops Optimum's Whey protein
Vitamin C, X-Factor, Multivitamin, Chromium Picolinate

Meal Two 6:45 pm
6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled with salsa and 2 pcs of very coarse multigrain toast

Cardio Workout 9:00-9:30 pm
30 minutes on the elliptical machine at moderate intensity

Meal Three 10:00 pm
2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water

Meal Four 12:45 am
1 chicken breast and fresh spinach
Green Tea

Supps at 2:10 am
X-Factor, Vitamin C, Multivitamin

Meal Five 3:00 am
2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water

Meal Six 5:15 am
1 Chicken Breast and fresh spinach
Vitamin C

**powerman2000** · 01-13-2006, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Aeternitatis

BTW, how many calories are you taking in everyday?

It really varies because I like to cycle my carbs and protein.

**powerman2000** · 01-13-2006, 04:41 AM

Meal One 4:00 pm
1 scoop Optimum Whey protein and 1 scoop of Muscle Milk in water, 1/2 cup oats in water
Multivitamin, X-Factor, Chromium Picolinate, Vitamin C

Meal Two 6:15 pm
6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled, 2 pcs coarse multigrain toast, 1 scoop Optimum Whey protein

7:30 pm 2x X-Factor

Workout 8:30 pm
Leg Press 4x8, 90 second rests
Hack Squats 4x8, 90 second rests
Leg Curls 4x8, 90 second rests
Seated Calves 4x8, 90 second rests

PWO Nutrition
1 scoop of Scitec Myomax in water at 10:00, 10:30 and 11:00 pm
400 milligrams of Chromium Picolinate

Meal Four 12:15 am
1/2 cup oats in water, 1 chicken breast, Green Tea
Multivitamin, Vitamin C

Meal Five 2:45 am
2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water
X-Factor

Meal Six 5:00 am
1 chicken breast, Vitamin C and a Multivitamin

**Aeternitatis** · 01-13-2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by powerman2000

It really varies because I like to cycle my carbs and protein.

Awesome! I was gonna suggest you do that but you're already on the ball with it.

Any idea how much CLA is in Muscle Milk?

**powerman2000** · 01-13-2006, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Aeternitatis

Awesome! I was gonna suggest you do that but you're already on the ball with it.

Any idea how much CLA is in Muscle Milk?

I don't believe that Muscle Milk contains any CLA. I'll go read the label right now.

**powerman2000** · 01-13-2006, 10:16 PM

Meal One 2:00 pm
1 scoop Optimum Whey protein, 6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled, 2 pcs very coarse mutligrain dry toast, X-Factor, Vitamin C, Chromium Picolinate, Multivitamin

Meal Two 4:00 pm
2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water, 1/2 of a chocolate chip cookie
X-Factor, Chromium Picolinate

Meal Three 5:45 pm
2 white meat chicken breast enchilladas, pinto bean soup, salad
2 chocolate chip cookies (dinner at a Mexican restaurant for the wife's B-day)

I didn't go to work tonight and moved my workout to Saturday Morning

Meal Four 10:00 pm
2 scoops of Muscle Milk
X-Factor, Vitamin C, Multivitamin

Bedtime was at 12:00 am where normally I would've been 2 hours into my regular work shift.

**powerman2000** · 01-13-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by powerman2000

I don't believe that Muscle Milk contains any CLA. I'll go read the label right now.

Nope, no CLA found on the label anywhere.

The fats are mostly of the MCT type.

**powerman2000** · 01-14-2006, 04:04 PM

Meal One 9:30 am
2 scoops of Optimum Whey protein in water, 3/4 cup oats cooked in water, 2 chocolate chip cookies (the wife baked cookies and I can't resist so I figured that I'd better eat them in the morning before my workout rather than later in the day)

X-Factor, Chromium Picolinate, Vitamin C, Multivitamin

Workout 11:30 am to 12:45 pm
Seated DB Shoulder Press 5x8
HammerStrength Shldr Press 5x8
Seated BB Military Press 5x8
Smith Machine Shrugs 5x8
Rear Delts 5x8
Cable Tricep Pressdowns supersetted with reverse pressdowns 3x8 (3 supersets)
Standing DB Curls 1x12, 10, 8, 6 (4 sets)
10 minutes moderate cardio on the elliptical machine

PWO Nutrition
1 scoop of Scitec's Myomax at 1:00 pm, 1 scoop also at 1:45 pm and 1 scoop of Optimum Whey only at 2:30 pm, all 3 mixed in water
2x X-Factor at 1:30 pm along with Chromium Picolinate

Meal Three 4:10 pm
6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled, 2 pcs coarse multigrain dry toast
Multivitamin, Vitamin C, Chromium Picolinate

Meal Four 6:15 pm
1 chicken breast, fresh spinach

Meal Five 9:05 pm
2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water
X-Factor, Multivitamin, Vitamin C

Lift · 01-14-2006, 07:20 PM

Great log

i know its only been a few days but have you noticed any immediate effects?

**powerman2000** · 01-14-2006, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Lift

Great log

i know its only been a few days but have you noticed any immediate effects?

No, not yet.

**powerman2000** · 01-15-2006, 06:05 PM

Meal One 7:45 am
2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water
X-Factor, Multivitamin, Vitamin C

Meal Two 11:15 am
12 egg whites and 2 yolks scrambled with a small amount of Colby cheese and salsa on top
X-Factor

Meal Three 3:15 pm
1 chicken breast and fresh spinach, 1 scoop of Muscle Milk in water
X-Factor, Multivitamin, Vitamin C

Meal Four 6:00 pm
1.5 chicken breasts and fresh asparagus

Meal Five 9:00 pm
2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water
X-Factor, Multivitamin, Vitamin C

01-11-2006, 04:42 AM	#2
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01-11-2006, 08:58 AM	#4
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01-11-2006, 07:54 PM	#5
Aeternitatis The Alchemist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Delirium, Tremens Posts: 173 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 5	Looks pretty good. I just want to note one thing. Obviously during cutting T goes down because of reduced calories. But I recently saw a study that showed T to not reduce during cutting as long as fat intake remained at 30% of total calories. And we all know how powerful T is in cutting fat. Anyways, it's up to you how you cut. But I always recommend less carbs and more fat when cutting. BTW, how many calories are you taking in everyday? __________________ No longer a rep for MN

01-12-2006, 06:46 AM	#6
powerman2000 The Old Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,136 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 200	Meal One 3:45 pm 1/2 cup oats in water and 2 scoops Optimum's Whey protein Vitamin C, X-Factor, Multivitamin, Chromium Picolinate Meal Two 6:45 pm 6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled with salsa and 2 pcs of very coarse multigrain toast Cardio Workout 9:00-9:30 pm 30 minutes on the elliptical machine at moderate intensity Meal Three 10:00 pm 2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water Meal Four 12:45 am 1 chicken breast and fresh spinach Green Tea Supps at 2:10 am X-Factor, Vitamin C, Multivitamin Meal Five 3:00 am 2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water Meal Six 5:15 am 1 Chicken Breast and fresh spinach Vitamin C __________________ Don't forget to periodize Best BP 507 lbs competitive Best Squat 705 lbs competitive Best DL 650 lbs competitive Guns don't kill people, men who come home early do. My workout log http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6247 Last edited by powerman2000 : 01-12-2006 at 11:39 AM.

01-13-2006, 04:41 AM	#8
powerman2000 The Old Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,136 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 200	Meal One 4:00 pm 1 scoop Optimum Whey protein and 1 scoop of Muscle Milk in water, 1/2 cup oats in water Multivitamin, X-Factor, Chromium Picolinate, Vitamin C Meal Two 6:15 pm 6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled, 2 pcs coarse multigrain toast, 1 scoop Optimum Whey protein 7:30 pm 2x X-Factor Workout 8:30 pm Leg Press 4x8, 90 second rests Hack Squats 4x8, 90 second rests Leg Curls 4x8, 90 second rests Seated Calves 4x8, 90 second rests PWO Nutrition 1 scoop of Scitec Myomax in water at 10:00, 10:30 and 11:00 pm 400 milligrams of Chromium Picolinate Meal Four 12:15 am 1/2 cup oats in water, 1 chicken breast, Green Tea Multivitamin, Vitamin C Meal Five 2:45 am 2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water X-Factor Meal Six 5:00 am 1 chicken breast, Vitamin C and a Multivitamin __________________ Don't forget to periodize Best BP 507 lbs competitive Best Squat 705 lbs competitive Best DL 650 lbs competitive Guns don't kill people, men who come home early do. My workout log http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6247 Last edited by powerman2000 : 01-13-2006 at 11:12 AM.

01-13-2006, 10:16 PM	#11
powerman2000 The Old Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,136 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 200	Today is my wife's birthday so the will be a bit different than the usual. Meal One 2:00 pm 1 scoop Optimum Whey protein, 6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled, 2 pcs very coarse mutligrain dry toast, X-Factor, Vitamin C, Chromium Picolinate, Multivitamin Meal Two 4:00 pm 2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water, 1/2 of a chocolate chip cookie X-Factor, Chromium Picolinate Meal Three 5:45 pm 2 white meat chicken breast enchilladas, pinto bean soup, salad 2 chocolate chip cookies (dinner at a Mexican restaurant for the wife's B-day) I didn't go to work tonight and moved my workout to Saturday Morning Meal Four 10:00 pm 2 scoops of Muscle Milk X-Factor, Vitamin C, Multivitamin Bedtime was at 12:00 am where normally I would've been 2 hours into my regular work shift. __________________ Don't forget to periodize Best BP 507 lbs competitive Best Squat 705 lbs competitive Best DL 650 lbs competitive Guns don't kill people, men who come home early do. My workout log http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6247 Last edited by powerman2000 : 01-14-2006 at 04:00 PM.

01-14-2006, 04:04 PM	#13
powerman2000 The Old Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,136 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 200	Meal One 9:30 am 2 scoops of Optimum Whey protein in water, 3/4 cup oats cooked in water, 2 chocolate chip cookies (the wife baked cookies and I can't resist so I figured that I'd better eat them in the morning before my workout rather than later in the day) X-Factor, Chromium Picolinate, Vitamin C, Multivitamin Workout 11:30 am to 12:45 pm Seated DB Shoulder Press 5x8 HammerStrength Shldr Press 5x8 Seated BB Military Press 5x8 Smith Machine Shrugs 5x8 Rear Delts 5x8 Cable Tricep Pressdowns supersetted with reverse pressdowns 3x8 (3 supersets) Standing DB Curls 1x12, 10, 8, 6 (4 sets) 10 minutes moderate cardio on the elliptical machine PWO Nutrition 1 scoop of Scitec's Myomax at 1:00 pm, 1 scoop also at 1:45 pm and 1 scoop of Optimum Whey only at 2:30 pm, all 3 mixed in water 2x X-Factor at 1:30 pm along with Chromium Picolinate Meal Three 4:10 pm 6 egg whites and 1 yolk scrambled, 2 pcs coarse multigrain dry toast Multivitamin, Vitamin C, Chromium Picolinate Meal Four 6:15 pm 1 chicken breast, fresh spinach Meal Five 9:05 pm 2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water X-Factor, Multivitamin, Vitamin C __________________ Don't forget to periodize Best BP 507 lbs competitive Best Squat 705 lbs competitive Best DL 650 lbs competitive Guns don't kill people, men who come home early do. My workout log http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6247 Last edited by powerman2000 : 01-15-2006 at 06:01 PM.

01-14-2006, 07:20 PM	#14
Lift I Love IronMass.Com Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 825 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 11	Great log i know its only been a few days but have you noticed any immediate effects? __________________ MrLiftALot@hotmail.com "King Kong Ain't Got Sh*t On Me..."

01-15-2006, 06:05 PM	#16
powerman2000 The Old Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,136 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 200	Meal One 7:45 am 2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water X-Factor, Multivitamin, Vitamin C Meal Two 11:15 am 12 egg whites and 2 yolks scrambled with a small amount of Colby cheese and salsa on top X-Factor Meal Three 3:15 pm 1 chicken breast and fresh spinach, 1 scoop of Muscle Milk in water X-Factor, Multivitamin, Vitamin C Meal Four 6:00 pm 1.5 chicken breasts and fresh asparagus Meal Five 9:00 pm 2 scoops of Muscle Milk in water X-Factor, Multivitamin, Vitamin C __________________ Don't forget to periodize Best BP 507 lbs competitive Best Squat 705 lbs competitive Best DL 650 lbs competitive Guns don't kill people, men who come home early do. My workout log http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6247 Last edited by powerman2000 : 01-16-2006 at 01:59 AM.

01-16-2006, 03:23 PM	#17
powerman2000 The Old Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,136 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 200