Alrighty, I received my free Ultra Reps tub in the mail saturday and somehow managed to not take my first scoop until monday. Monday: I took my 1 serving scoop about 1 hour after eating and 45 minutes prior to training. The flavor was good, and it seems to have something that offers a little "bite" in one of the ingredients. I mixed for 30 seconds as prescribed. I felt pretty amped to get started and decided to hit the weights. I train heavy in the first 2 days of the week. The first workout was chest/back. I felt a new type of "pump" not swole or overpumped to where I couldn't move. I just felt bigger and thicker? Not sure how to describe it. I did notice some more veins popping out of my forearms and the density I felt really was a driving force to a great workout. I decided to go a little heavier by going for less reps with more weight. I was pretty thrilled to hit 265 for 4 on a 30 degree incline bench and 275 for 4 on barbell rows. These are not my PR's but are quite close. Last week I got 255 for 5, but barely, so it was nice to have a good mental boost. We'll see what happens next week as this is supposed to have great effects as the weeks progress. Day 1, complete!
It's a solid ingredient profile, but I do need to look into adding in some more creapure, esp. on my off days. Need some growth during the holidays.
Yeah I think I saw it as one site mass nutrition (but I have heard the shipping is slow) for $8, and the had SuperSize at $23.
Day 2, scoops up! I hit my legs and a little bit of abs followed by CARDIO, ha! Yes, maybe there is something in Ultra Reps that makes one want to do cardio? I decided to do some HIIT which was brutal, but I survived. As far as the workout, it went very well, in the early part of the week the focus is on deads, partial deads, and rack deads. With some squat work mixed into the routine. I felt strong, went heavy, but a little heavier than I should have. This prompted me to do some drop sets with deads, which were very taxing, but I survived.
Day 3, off day, but I decided to hit up another cardio session as I have been feeling lazy lately. I hit up a total of 15 minutes, mostly HIIT, followed by nearly 10 minutes of ab work. Overall a solid day.
Days 4 and 5, I switched things over to a modified Sheiko routine, which is my own, but still a work originally created by another. I am only saying this, because if all continues to go well I will be posting some of this routine. It is very intense, but it gets the job done. I felt fairly strong on these days, so I would assume my 1RM estimates were accurate. Days 6 and 7 will be off days, and Day 8 will be right around the corner!
The Workout Monday Bench 50% 5x1, 60% 4x1, 70% 3x2, 80% 3x5 175, 205, 245x2, 275x5 Barbell Rows 50% 5x1, 60% 4x1, 70% 3x2, 80% 2x5 175, 205, 245x2, 275x5 Bench 50% 6x1, 60% 6x2, 65% 6x4 175, 205x2, 225x4 1-Arm Rows 45% 3x2, 55% 3x2, 60% 2x4 95x2, 105x2, 115x4 Flies 10x5 N/A Subbed Front Swings in place x 3 sets Pullups 10x5 BWx3 For those not familiar with Sheiko, the way things are listed above are a bit different than normal. First, the number followed by a % is the % of your 1RM that you are to use, then comes the reps by number of sets. So, 5x1 means 5 reps for 1 set. This workout went extremely well, felt extremely strong, and it did get cut short. I tried to push through it all, but I am the "stay at home" parent until I find a job. So, with my son deciding to belt out his best Steven Tyler, I needed to stop since he wouldn't calm down.
