Pumping Iron with Zemekone and Icehog3 - Page 293

Originally Posted by zemekone:
tom pm me your addy... i have a bunch of samples for you

Thanks, Brother! :-)

I was just going through pics on my facebook over the years...I haven't really noticed how much I've changed over the past year since I see myself in the mirror every day. I thought all you work out gurus would find this funny! So without further adu...

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Senior year, summer 2011, right before reporting into the Academy - 165 pounds

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About 9 weeks ago - 193 pounds

Weighed myself today...200 pounds

Darn, Man. Keep the good work.

Thanks, please forgive the corny photos!

Now I wanna go buy weight gainer...

Awesome bro, keep up the great work.

Originally Posted by icehog3:
Was it purchased through "The Natural Health Shoppe" on Amazon Marketplace, Stephen?

Took them 8 days to even ship (if it was backordered, they should have told me). Then it got hung up in Indiana for 3 days....looks like it's finally on the move again today.

Delivered today, 13 days after ordering. I won't buy from that seller again.

Damn Rob, whats the total time between those 2 pics?

NM...I see it was about a year. How did you put on that much muscle that quickly?

Originally Posted by hammondc:
Damn Rob, whats the total time between those 2 pics?

NM...I see it was about a year. How did you put on that much muscle that quickly?

Eating a lot, but eating very well...I tried to cut as much junk food out of my diet as possible. Other than that, 2 bowls of spinach salad, 6 glasses of 2% milk, and sometimes weight gainer when I miss a meal are a daily staple of diet. 4-5 times a week in the gym! For 18 years I never walked into a weight room...so I really had nothing to lose to begin with :-)

Tried the Muscle Marinade for the first time today. They recommended doing 1/2 scoop the first time, so I did a scoop and a half. :-)

Good workout, good pump, lots of sweat. Didn't make my heart race at all like some have described. I will put it in the rotation for a while and see how it fares in the long haul.

I have been off preworkout supps for almost a 9 months now... anyone have any favorites or suggestions?

Rob, seems to me that somehow they depend on body chemistry. I have some that work for me, but not for my friends at the gym, and vice versa. That being said, the ones in my rotation that work best for me are:

Creative Labs White Flood
Nutrex Hemo-Rage Utra
USP Labs Jack3d

Originally Posted by icehog3:
Rob, seems to me that somehow they depend on body chemistry. I have some that work for me, but not for my friends at the gym, and vice versa. That being said, the ones in my rotation that work best for me are:

Creative Labs White Flood
Nutrex Hemo-Rage Utra
USP Labs Jack3d

Good point, I've been asking around and trying to see which names and brands come up frequently. From there, I can begin experimenting with some narrowed down choices to see what i like the best. Thanks for the advice! :-)

Hope any of the ones I recommended work for you if you try them. :-)

Nitric oxide has always worked well for me it works well stacked with creatine but I prefer it without the creatine. The original N02 by MRI is great but pricey. I use the GNC powder much cheaper and more servings per container. Gives a great pump!

Took too much N'Sane today, the scoops are big already but decided to take an extra scoop and damn did it did wonders.

Been switching from that and Jack 3D and from time to time using 1MR.

Chest/abs today.

Super sets: Incline DB press 4x10 - Incline DB flys

Flat DB press 4x10

Pec dec 4x12,10,8,8 with rest pause.

Back day, gawd it sucked.

Been doing a lot of negatives and I love it.

Originally Posted by Adriftpanda:
Back day, gawd it sucked.

Been doing a lot of negatives and I love it.

Did back day also....it also sucked. The only negatives today were in my attitude. Almost skipped shrugs I was so tired. Super set with abs too. I hate doing ab work but now that I've been doing abs more consistently, though, I've gotta say...still hate ab work.