SFriday

I'm on day 8 of a sponsored Animal Pump and Torrent log. I already have it posted on bb.com and the forvm but I'd like to post it up here as I'm a noob to this board and it's probably a better introduction than I could do in the "introduction" forum. I'll just copy and paste the first 6 days so there won't be any fancy colors until day 7...

SFriday

First off, I'd like to thank Universal/Animal for providing the opportunity to test these two products. I was already interested in Animal Pump for my next stack and have heard good things about Torrent as well so I'm eager to get this party started.

Product Information:
Animal Pump: Bodybuilding.com - Universal Animal Pump - Pre-Workout Matrix! On sale now!
Torrent: Bodybuilding.com - Universal Torrent - Anabolic Muscle Activator! On sale now!

About me
Age: 23
Weight: 185 lbs
Height: 6'2
Bodyfat: 13.5%

I've lifted a bit here and there since high school but didn't get serious about it until about 4 months ago. Now it's a way of life that's here to stay!!

Current max lifts
Bench: 215
Squat: 285
Deadlift: 285 (just started )

Training Protocol
Day 1: Chest/Shoulders/Tri/Abs
Day 2: Back/Legs/Bi
Day 3: Off
Day 4: Chest/Shoulders/Tri/Abs
Day 5: Back/Legs/Bi
Day 6: Off
Day 7: Off

I'll also be doing cardio (mostly run/walk on treadmill) 3-4x a week on "Off" days and chest/etc days.

Diet
3300-3600 cals/day with a ~45:35:20 breakdown

Status
Recomping

Other Supplements
Purple Wraath (pre-during lifting)
Green Mag (off days)
One a Day multi
Fish Oil
Flax Oil
ON Whey
ON casein
Primaforce Glutamine

Log Duration
There are 15 serving of Torrent supplied so the log will run until 15 days of training have occurred.

I'll be updating this log daily (or close to) recording my workouts and making observations and comments on the stack and including any other relative information.

I welcome all input so feel free to comment as you please.

SFriday

Taste Reviews

Animal Pump: The pills were easy to swallow. No complaints there.

Torrent: The flavor was pretty sweet, a bit too much for my preference. I used the called for 3 scoops and 20 oz of cold water. I think I may dilute it a bit more with ~10 oz more cold water. It mixed up great and the flavor reminded me of cherry flavored Airheads...

The Workout: Chest/Shoulder/Tri

Db Press
55x14 warm-up
75x10 PR
75x6
75x5

Incline Db Press
60x8
60x4

Incline Fly
35x10
35x12
35x10

Dips (bodyweight only)
11x
10x

Db Shoulder Press
50x4
45x4

Db front raise
25x10
25x10

Lat Db Alternating Raise
25x10
25x10

Rope Pulldowns
60x10
65x10
70x6
70x5

Thoughts and Comments:
I wasn't able to take the AP on an empty stomach today as I got back from Mother's Day dinner (PF Chang's) around 6 pm and the gym closed at 8 pm. I had one PR which felt good. However, my endurance was trash today and my shoulder press was pathetic. I attribute this to the previous weekend's poor eating/sleeping/drinking habits (college graduation, family in town, celebrating...). I'm looking forward to redeeming myself tomorrow.

Evalutation:
Strength: 7.5/10
Endurance: 6.5/10
Pump: 7/10
Overall: 7/10

SFriday

Comment on taste: I mixed 30 oz of cold water (compared to the called for 20) with 3 scoops (one serving) of Torrent today PWO and the flavor was MUCH better imo.

The Workout: Legs/Back/Bi

Squats
135x12 (warm up)
225x10
225x8
225x5

Deadlifts
185x10*
185x10*
185x10*

Lat Pulldown
135x15
165x12
180x7 PR
180x5

Seated Calf Raise
115x20
115x20
115x20

Lying T-Bar Row
90x10
90x10
90x8

Db Curls
35x6
35x7
35x6
35x5

* I went light with the deadlifts since I felt a little strain in my lower back after squats. Also, this is my first week doing them (in a long time) as the gym I was going to previously (Planet Gayness) didn't have BBs so I couldn't do them. Now that I'm lifting at the SRC again, I'm looking forward to being able to do squats and deads...

Comments:
Overall it was a pretty good workout. I had one PR, which is always a good thing (even though it was on a machine). As mentioned previously, I had a little "strain" in my lower back which kept my deadlifts light. I'll keep them light for the next week or two to build up strength in my lower back before loading up too much weight. I was able to take the AP on an empty stomach and I definitely felt it much more today. My endurance was back and I felt strong through most of the lifts. I also had a decent pump going after a few sets.

Evalutation:
Strength: 8.5/10
Endurance: 8/10
Pump: 8.5/10
Overall: 8.5/10

SFriday

Today was an off day, I hate off days. I had a serving of Green Mag in the evening to keep my creatine level up.

Bring on Chest/Shoulder/Tri/Abs!!!!

SFriday

Today's workout got all fukced up.

It started off incredible. I busted out 2 PRs on db bench press but afterwards, on my first set of db incline, I had a serious discomfort in my left shoulder. At this point I as irate. I was pumped with my PRs and looking forward to setting a couple more for the day. But, my shoulder hurt significantly so I couldn't proceed as expected. I wanted to hurl a 45 at the mirrors.

FUKC!!!

So after I quit crying I decided to man up and work lower weights for higher reps. My left shoulder wasn't having inclines so I tried crossovers. That went well for 2 sets but it began to hurt again so I moved on...

It should also be noted that I went to Planet Fitness today, and not the SRC so the machine weights are different.

Anyway, here is the workout:

Chest/Shoulders/Triceps/Abs

Db bench press
55x12 (warm up)
75x11 PR
80x6 PR
80x6

Db incline press
60x9
(insert intense left shoulder "discomfort" here)

Cable crossovers
80x19
70x10

Rope push downs
70x25
70x25
70x18
70x20

Standing pulley across body(don't know name)
20x10
20x12
20x12
20x10

Upright cable row
80x16
70x20
70x15

Rope push downs Again!!
70x25
70x20
70x13

Stiff leg raise
20x
20x

Dips
9x

Ball crunch
20x
20x

Stiff leg raise
15x
15x
15x
12x

Comments:
Besides the pain in my left shoulder, the workout ended up pretty well. I got an INSANE pump in my triceps after the high rep rope pulldowns (hence doing them twice). I tried to work around the pain and it ended up pretty well. I've been feeling strong lately, probably as a result of my new split, improved diet of late, and the addition of this new stack (although the latter is probably mostly mental as I just started it). Either way, I'm feeling good.

Evaluation:
Strength: 8.5/10
Endurance: 9/10
Pump: 9.5/10
Overall: 9/10

*I'm planning on going light/high rep on the next two chest/tri/shoulder days in order to let my rotator cuff (which I believe is the problem) heal up before I do any long term damage to it. I've looking into things I can do to speed recovery and prevent injury but I'd appreciate any suggestions that you may have.

SFriday

Legs/Back/Biceps:

Squats
135x12 (warm-up)
225x10
225x8
245x4

Romanian Deadlift
185x10
195x10
195x6

Overhand mid grip pullups
10x
7x
6x

Cable row w/triangle
135x10
150x8
165x5

DB lunges w/35s
7x
6x
6x

Overhand mid grip pullups
8x
5x

Bent db rows
80x10
80x10

Db curls
35x7
35x6
35x5

Overhead cable curl
5x8
5x8
5x6

Comments:
I had a pretty solid workout today. I concentrated on perfect form on squats and DLs so although the weight didn't increase much, I worked the wheels harder on those two exercises compared to last week. I felt strong and had decent endurance. I was really feeling the workout with some of my favorite lifts: pull-ups, squats, dls, and lunges. Also, my focus was right on throughout the workout. I had the "I'll do just one more exercise before I leave" compared to the "I'll skip that last set and go home" mentality.

Evaluation
Strength: 9/10
Endurance: 8.5/10
Pump: 8.5/10
Overall: 9/10

SFriday

Not a whole lot to report today. My hams are pretty sore from the workout yesterday and my back is a little tender. I'm going to hit up the gym for some cardio tomorrow.

SFriday

Just walked on the treadmill today for 45 mins @ ~4.0 mi/hr w/3.0 incline.

45 mins
~400 cals
~3 miles

My legs are still sore today so I didn't run, just a steady walk on incline. I'm looking forward to chest/shoulders/triceps/abs tomorrow.

SFriday

As I mentioned on my previous chest/shoulder/tri day my left shoulder was bothering me so I decided to do light weight/high rep workouts for the next 2+ chest/tri/shoulder days. I haven't done a light weight/high rep day in A LONG time so I aimed for weight that I could do 15-20 reps with and it worked out well. I didn't have anything to do today so I ended up doing a few more sets than usual...

It should also be noted that I worked out at Planet Fitness and not the usual (ASU's SRC) since I knew I was going light today and PF is just so damn close to my house. Therefore, the machine weights are different. For future reference, you can assume that I lifted at the SRC unless noted.

Chest/Shoulders/Triceps/Abs:

Rotator Cuff Cable Warm-up
10x20
10x18

Db Bench Press
55x20
55x15
55x14
55x12

Ball Crunch
20x
20x

Incline Db Press
45x16
45x15
45x14

Pec Dec Fly
85x20
85x20
85x15

Straight Leg Lifts
20x
20x

Db Lat Raise
15x20
15x12
15x20

Db Front Raise
15x20
15x20

Upright Cable Row
70x20
70x20
70x20

Tricep Pushdown
70x35
90x20
90x20

Stiff Leg Raise
20x
20x

Dips
10x
9x

Ball Crunch
20x
20x

Rope Pushdowns
70x20
70x20
70x18

Comments:
I wasn't very happy going to the gym today knowing I'd be doing low weight/high reps. In addition to that, my iPod died when I was into my 3rd set. However, I soon got an insane pump going and my attitude changed. I was focused and loving every set in no time. Sure, it wasn't as much fun as busting out new PRs, but I was having a great time and didn't want to leave the gym. I didn't feel very strong today but my endurance was $ after the first few sets. Also, I'm going to add "Focus" to my daily evaluations.

Evaluation
Strength: 7.5/10
Endurance: 9.5/10
Pump: 9.5/10
Focus: 9.5/10
Overall: 9/10

DarkFalcon

Awesome! Always great to have another log in here!

SFriday

I figure I owe Animal/Universal all the exposure possible for allowing me test their products.



^^ I can't get enough...lol

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GameDayDog

Wow.. That's seriously a lot of reps... but at the same tyme, I thynk we all perfectly understand having that pump and feeling strong... so when u say - "I'm gonna leave after thys set.." .. you start thynkin'... Hmm... I haven't used thys machine or done thys exercise in a whyle.. what else can I do.. hahaha...

Great log.. but I was wondering if 15 days is long enuff to truly evaluate a product... also 52 grams of carbs.. with 26 grams from simple sugars seem lyke a lot... even in a post workout shake... I guess you can't use thys pre-contest huh?? ...

Just some observations, I'm not knocking the product... Be sure to let us know what kynda gains u've made..

Peace..~G

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SFriday

Yeah, it was quite a few reps but my justification was that they were light reps...

The log will be more than 3 weeks in total, as the the limiting factor is the Torrent which has 15 servings and is used on lifting days only. Since I lift 4x a week, it should run almost 4 weeks. That still isn't a great deal of time but hopefully I'll be able to draw some conclusions about the stack in that time.

Regarding the carbs, it's more than I'm used to taking PWO but ~13 g or so is WMS, which I've heard nothing but great things about. I know a lot of people that take ~50g of dextrose PWO so I'm not too worried about it. I'll be monitoring my bf% for a potential increase.

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SFriday

As I mentioned in the original post, my plan (which I had been adhering to) was to take Green Mag on OFF days. However, as this is a sponsored log I think that is/was a mistake. I'll be taking AP in the AM on OFF days from now on. Thus far I've only had 3 OFF days so it won't make much of a difference in the long run (still have ~17 days left).

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