From AM

Because you are training to build muscle mass/size, only 1 set is needed. Several studies have been done comparing 1 set vs. 3 sets. 3 sets greatly improves strength, but compared to 1 set shows no added benefits in building muscle. Believe it or not, increased strength may actually constrict your ability to build muscle mass. That's why you'll see a big bodybuilder who benches the same weight as a powerlifter half his size.


For your warm up and working sets go like this:
1st set: 10 reps with a weight you could easily do for 20
2nd set: 8-10 reps with a weight you could do for 15
work set: 8-10 reps to a "sticking point"

*Sticking point: this is a part in your motion where you despite how hard you push, the weight will not budge. For example, on the bench press this usually occurs when you're arms are bent at about 90 degrees.

Staple Supplements

Super Cissus Rx

PowerFULL

Waxymaize
PSlin
Anabolic Pump

Recreate
Napalm

Truemass
Syntha 6

Neovar

Axis HT

If the bar ain't bending, you're just pretending.

Napalm recommended here, making me wonder if Recreate is not what I'm looking for...

For those that are cutting this is probably the biggest problem that you face and you don't even know it. Now like most people I sometimes judge my progress by always looking at my abs. The problem is that your abs may not change one bit but you still keep losing weight in areas around you body. Your abs are the last place that it will burn fat and to assess your progress you need to understand how the body burns body fat. Basically the body burns fat from the outside in. It will protect the vital organs and keep energy reserves closer to your core than on your limbs. This is one reason you can have ripped arms but still have a nice tire around your waist. Now the tricky part is to understand WHEN you've hit a wall. Most people tihnk "my abs are the same, I'm not losing fat". Well thats far from the truth. The amount of fat that is on your inner thights, butt, lower back, etc... is much more substantial and can take a very long time to burn off so you should try and look in those areas too. Your abs should be the last place you look until those other areas are fairly lean. Just some things for you to think about....

ps. Without squats and deadlifts, you can kiss your abs goodbye!

A1Supplements.com

This was a very smooth company to order from. The only reason I'm not listing them is because while I haven't ordered from NutraPlanet.com yet, the prices at the other place are lower, and they are part of the AnabolicMinds community that I'm pretty much immersed in at the moment.

You may not know, but VitaCost does not carry and of the USPLabs stuff that I'm using so poo on them :) NutraPlanet's BSN prices do seem cheaper, so depending on shipping costs I may buy everything from them from now on. Hmm! :D

Ack!!

I think I double dosed anabolic pump on accident around lunch time today! I felt generally very crappy and it started about 2pm. I'm purposely skipping the dose with dinner, and I'm making today a full on rest day (aka I just got up from a 1.5 hour nap). I'll dose PowerFull tonight just before bed like normal, and am about to take up some more carbs and truemass for "dinner."

Today makes the first day in probably a long time where I've had over 3000 calories in a day. I also plan to eat some cereal because cereal rocks and I love it!!!

Still considering Pslin and Recreate. Also I really need to stop buying stuff locally because even after shipping it's still cheaper online, and the cost savings shoot through the roof after the first item.

Edit: Okay I lied I dosed anyway :P

Tuesday

Most likely going to be a cardio/legs day because I pretty much worked everything today.

I do plan to go home first, to give myself time to load up on AP+Waxymaize before the gym, and prep a bottle of cellmass/waxymaize for after. Less crap to take to work, sans the huge truemass bottle that I will be lugging around tomorrow.

True Mass

Picked up a bottle of this stuff tonight to help with caloric intake + other vitamins etc. Even with Truemass I came in at under 3000 calories today, and normally I don't have the benefits of it. No wonder I'm tired all the time and am a hard gainer.

Also picked up Waximaize, and was so so sooooo very close to picking up some Pslin. Maybe later :)