UBC's Ripped Freak Review/Log

[ubcpower]

Introduction

Today I will be starting a 5 week journal of my experience using Pharma Freak's ' Ripped Freak'. For the last 2.5 years all I have used is creatine/whey so any addition of a fat burner has pretty significant effects on me. In the past I have used ECA, various over the counter fat burners and Clen about 5 years ago....thus, it will be interesting to see how this fat burner compares. In the 5 week period I use the product I will be following the same diet, training and cardio plan. Realistic Goal is to lose 5 lbs of fat. I will have the opportunity to use the University Hydrostatic bodyfat composition test weekly, so will be interesting to see what can be done in 5 weeks.

Stats
Age: 24
Height: 5'11
Starting Weight: 204 lbs
Bodyfat (Hydrostatic Machine Measurement): 11.9%

Supplementation
Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Multi Vitamin, Calcium Magnesium, Glucosamine Chondroitin, Omega 3-6-9 Fish Oil.

Training
Cardio: 30 mins/day , 130bpm
Day 1: Back, Calves
Day 2: Chest, Abs
Day 3: Off
Day 4:Shoulders, Traps/Calves
Day 5: Arms
Day 6: Legs
Day 7:Off

DIET
Meal 1(Pre Workout 445am): C: 58 P: 50 F:15
• ½ cup dry oats
• 50 grams whey isolate
• 1tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 banana
• 1 Dose Ripped Freak

PWO Meal: C:27 P: 50 F:0
• ½ cup dry oats
• 50 grams whey isolate

Meal 2: C: 27 P: 36 F: 30
• 6 Whole Eggs
• ½ cup Dry Oats

Meal 3: C: 22 P: 60 F:15
• ½ cup Cooked Brown Rice
• 70z Cooked Chicken Breast
• 1 cup steamed veggies
• 1 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Meal 4: C: 22 P: 60 F: 15
• ½ cup Cooked Brown Rice
• 70z Cooked Chicken Breast
• 1 cup steamed veggies
• 1tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Meal 5: C: 0 P: 50 F: 15
• 50 grams whey isolate
• 1 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tsp of Metamucil
TOTAL
Calories: 2658
P: 306 (1224 kcal) C: 156 (624 kcal) F: 90(810kcal)

[ubcpower]

Day 1, May 26- 2010
445am-A.m. Cardio
Woke up to do my morning cardio before work. Took 1 dose Ripped Freak at 445, by 505am I was buzzing and unfortunately felt a little bit nausious. The cardio session went well, tons of energy, my pace on the elliptical was a lot higher than normal. Sweating a ton. I think I will feel better when I take the dose with my pre workout shake on training days. Will be interested to see if I crash hard today mid day around noon.

[natenator]

LMAO! nice before pic BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

jeez that never gets old!

I'd say 5lbs of fat is MOOORE than doable in 5 weeks bud even without the product.

[GYMBRAT]

lmao!!! that was funny!

...I agree with nate, 5lbs is very doable bro

[countrychic]

Great start to your journal UBC :) Good luck with the product.

As I said in 69C's journal, water for me first thing in the am with this is a MUST!! Ceratinly makes my body temp rise to!

[ubcpower]

Day 2, May 27- 2010
445am-A.m. Cardio
Took 1 dose Ripped Freak upon waking at 445am, again I was feeling it within 15 mins. This time I took it with close to a litre of water and felt no nausiated feelings at all.
Again the cardio session went really well. Did not fatigue, however, the increase sweating was deffinately noticable. When I got off the elliptical and had my breakfast my heart was pounding. Took about 30 mins for my heart to slow down, however, I felt very jittery (even feeling it in my teeth) until about 830-9am. Energy was good up until about 130pm when I felt quite exhausted. I cant wait to bump this up to 2 doses next week. I will be doing my first training session with Ripped Freak on Saturday for Back workout....cant wait

[ubcpower]

Day 4 May 29th- Saturday
630am Woke up and took 1 Dose ripped freak with my pre workout shake. (1banana, 50 grams WPI , 1tbsp Olive Oil, 1/2 cup(raw) oats). Got to the gym by 8am and I felt very alert and focused. Now on day 4 I can say the jitters have calmed a bit and I did notice by taking the product with food instead of an empty stomach it took about 35-40 mins to kick in. Trained Chest and Calves. All my lifts stayed the same as last week which is good considering I dropped calories about 400ish. When I returned home I was very warm and still sweating after my shower.
One thing I am noticing is that I have a decreased appetite these last 4 days while using Ripped Freak.

Chest Workout
Flat Bench 275x6, 275x6, 275x6, 315x4
Incline Db 95x8, 95x8, 95x8
HStrength Incline 2Plates+25 x10, 2Plates+25 x10, 2Plates+25 x10
Incline Fly 50x12, 50x12, 50x12
Cable Crossover Triple Drop Set Burnout

-30min Cardio Incline Walk Post Workout-

[ubcpower]

Day 5 May 30th- Sunday
630am Woke up and took 1 Dose ripped freak with my pre workout shake. Have to say , being the 5th day, today I felt the least effects of the RippedFreak. However,just because I wasnt feeling the heartbeating or jitters does not mean it was not working. My Back workout was great and the cardio session was a breeze (sweating like a pig). After the workout went and got my Hydrostatic Weight measurement done at the Campus facility. Below are the results compared to last week.

Will be starting 2 doses ripped freak tomorrow. Will also be bumping up cardio to 35mins/day starting June 1st (tuesday)

Back Workout
Bodyweight Chins x15,x15,x15
Bent Over Smith machine Row 285x10, 285x10, 285x10, 285x10
HStrength Pull Down 2Plates+25 x10, 2Plates+25 x10, 2Plates+25 x10
Deadlift 355x12, 355x12, 355x12
Seated Cable Row 175x15, 175x15, 175x15

-30min Cardio Incline Walk Post Workout-130 bpm-

[ubcpower]

Beginning Stats
Age: 24
Height: 5'11
Starting Weight: 204 lbs
Bodyfat (Hydrostatic Machine Measurement): 11.9%

6 Days in to Ripped Freak Cycle & Diet
Weight: 202.8 lbs
Bodyfat (Hydrostatic Machine Measurement): 11.58%

[ubcpower]

Day 8 June 1st- Tuesday
Today was the first day of 2 doses of Ripped Freak and man did I need it. I woke up at 545am for a.m. cardio. This week ive bumped my cardio to 35 mins and the extra 5 mins was noticable. Luckily the ripped freak had kicked in about 1/3 of the way through and I was dripping and fired up after I got off the elliptical. From 8am -3pm I taught my classroom and I was pretty much buzzing the whole time. The one draw back is the constant sweating which is getting to be a real problem. Even in shorts and a golf shirt I felt like i was running a fever teh whole day. Took my second dose around 4pm and trained Shoulders at 530pm. Despite the long day I had decent strength and energy. Its now 10pm and IM still buzzing a bit.

Shoulders
Db Lateral Raises 30lbs x15, 30lbsx15, 30lbsx15 dropset 15lbs x20
Db Millitary Press 80x10,80x10,80x10,80x10
Db Rear Delt 30x15, 30x15,30x15, dropset 15lbs x20
Machine Raise Supersetted Cable Rear Delts 2x15
Shrugs 315x15

[ubcpower]

Day 11 June 4th- Friday
So I am really finding a nice routine with the product. Taking the first dose with my a.m. cardio at 6am. It is really making my cardio easier eventhough ive increased the duration to 35min/session each day. The energy continues until about 1-2pm (which is ideal for my work because I get off at 3pm). At around 3-4 I am taking my next dose which sets me up perfectly for my 5-6pm workout. I am still really noticing that although my 'mind' may be saying im tired or burnt out the body is still amped up, which is allowing me to get through the workouts after a long day. Increased sweating is still occurring yet Im managing to deal with it by bringing a towel almost everywhere I go. I will do some weight measurements tomorrow and next week do the hydrostatic again. Trained arms tonight
Arms
Press Downs 4x20,20,15,12
Close Grip 4x15,12,12,8
Skulls 3x10-12
Ohead Extentions 3x10-12
Preacher Curl 3x15-20
Dbell Curl 3x15
1 Arms Iso Curl 3x10-15

[gingerbreadman]

thanks's for the thread bro looking fwd to the next hydro sounds like a good product

[ubcpower]

Day 15 June 8th- Tuesday

Starting Weight : 204lbs
Day 15 Weight: 201

Its now 2 weeks on the new diet and since I started the Ripped Freak. I have cardio running at 35mins/day in the a.m. upon waking. I have been quite exhausted with school/work but I have to say that the product is helping me through the lethargic fatigue. It gives me just enough jump to plug through the cardio and the training sessions. One key thing I notice is unlike all the other over the counter fat burners I have tried and even all the NO2 pre workout products (No Shotgun, Super Pump..etc) its effects arent dissapearing. I am still noticing the heightened alertness, the sweating, the antsy jumpyness and increased energy. All of the negative sides I experienced in the first few days, the nausea/jitters are no longer occuring. I have lost about 4lbs and I will be doing a hydrostatic measurement this weekend.
BACK
Lat Pull Down 4x15
Chins 4x10
BOver Bb Row 4x10
Machine Pdowns 3x10
Straight Arm Pd 4x15

[ubcpower]

Day 19 June 12th- Saturday

Beginning Stats
Age: 24
Height: 5'11

19 Days in to Ripped Freak Cycle & Diet

Starting Weight: 204 lbs
Today's Weight: 198.8 lbs
Starting Bodyfat (Hydrostatic Machine Measurement): 11.9%
19 Days in Bodyfat (Hydrostatic Machine Measurement): 10.87%

So today my brother and I snuck in to the university's HKin department at 630 am to use the hydrostatic machine. It was very mission impossible-esque.
The reading was exactly where i wanted it down almost 1% bfat in the time I have been using the product and tightened up my diet. I am still using the 2 dose/day system, once before cardio and once before training in the afternoons. I am pretty exhausted when I get to the gym after a full day's work but it is getting me through. My strength has really fallen off the table however, obviously do to increased cardio.
I am not going to make many changes for this upcoming week. I have probably 1.5 weeks left on the product.

Legs
Extentions 3x15-20
1 Leg leg press 3x30
Hack 3x20
1 leg hamstring curl 2x12
Cardio 35 mins @ 130bpm