vanilla flavor should be released in about 30 day s
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Thank you, monster. I appreciate the encouragement.
I used to do 21s all the time back when I was a youngster working out in my parents' basement with my 1970s era Sears-bought concrete-and-plastic weights. I remember when I convinced my folks to buy me a curling bar (must have been right at the tail end of the '70s). Once I had that, I really started hitting the 21s. I felt like a real hardcore weightlifter!
Anyone remember what those old weight sets were called? They were named after someone, but it wasn't Joe Weider...
I'm definitely going to give those a try this week. Since losing fat while maintaining muscle is my main goal at this point, I tend to push pretty hard through my workouts and try to keep my heart rate high. By the time I get to biceps (generally last or second-to-last in the workout), my shoulders are usually all pumped up and sore, and I tend not to be in the mood to do a lot of sets. I like to hit 'em hard and get out. Drop sets work great, and I really enjoyed the "Mechanical Drop Sets" I used on Monday (dumbbell curls into hammer curls into cross-body hammer curls with the same 'bells). 21s should be fun to try again. Too bad there's no curling bar at my gym! (I just go to the local community centre, since my wife likes to go swimming. I meet her in the hot tub after my workout. That's a nice treat!) I might go get a ten-visit punch card for a more serious gym just to be able to add some more variety into my workouts. There's tons of fun gear that the community centre doesn't have... like curling bars.
I'm kind of achy today... if I weren't keeping a log I might have talked myself into waiting a day before hitting the gym again. Instead, I talked myself into it by thinking that I could do a full-body 3X15 routine, just getting the blood to flow and pushing the lactic acid out. Once the blood starts flowing, though, I'll probably end up tossing in a couple of heavy sets of something fun.
Well, I started out carefully: Did a few minutes minutes on the treadmill to get the blood flowing, then a couple of high-rep sets of pushups with my feet up on a swiss ball... then I got into deadlifting and my ego just wouldn't let me go high-reps there. I ended up having a great workout, and I feel just fine this morning. Slept about ten or eleven hours, that probably helped.
http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/fo...8&pictureid=47
How many other hobbies are there where scraped-up, scabby shins are a badge of honour? :cool:
Hardcore, Go Gordi!!
Looks like good stuff. I'm very much looking forward to giving it a try!
Hit the gym today, and I went to an actual gym rather than the community centre. Nice to have more than one Olympic bar available!
I did my usual lunges and planks, then went into 5X5 cleans as the basis for my workout. It felt easier than last time, but I crapped out at 3 reps on the last set. My grip gave out, of all things.
There was a ton of new equipment at the gym. (It's been over a year since last I visited. The awesomely friendly and knowledgeable guy who works the counter there still remembered my name, though). Most interesting for me, by far, was the Cybex Functional Trainer, which is basically a super-adjustable cable machine with pulley on the end of arms that you can set up at pretty much any angle. I did my whole chest and back workout on the thing. I tend to feel (to simplify things greatly) that the more exercises I do standing up, the more I'm addressing and correcting the variety of imbalances and injuries that I've built up over 26 years of training, wrestling, and football.
I sweat so much that my shirt was soaked through. Of course, I forgot to bring a shirt to change into, and I had to go shopping after my workout... Don't you just love pulling on a clammy workout shirt after you've showered?
Also: The gym has two curling bars, so I was going to do some 21s... only when I got done with the Cybex, there were two older guys (yeah, older than me) using them, each guy had one five-pounder on each side of the bar. Oh well, I got a ten-visit punch card, so I'll have nine more chances to hit the 21s. (I did mechanical drop sets instead. I'm really getting to like those).
hopefully the protein arrives soon bro
not sure how long it takes to get there and also not sure if there will be a problem at the border (customs) i hear they confiscate a lot of the ph's and stuff the protein should be no problem though
The protein arrived today!
In fact, it showed up just as we were finishing dinner. My wife was off work, and she made a feast: Baked sole with lemon and rosemary, Japanese winter squash, green beans, miso soup. and rice with mushrooms.
I was stuffed... but I had said that I would mix the Lipotropic Protein up and post about it as soon as it arrived, so to keep my word I tore into it right away.
It's a really nice protein. It mixes easily, with no big lumps, has a nice milkshake-type texture (even mixed in water), and a pleasantly malty taste. I was kind of worried about what I would write if it tasted gross or didn't mix well... but neither of those is an issue at all.
My favourite thing about my first shake: No aspartame aftertaste! Instead, there was a mild legume-type aftertaste, similar to what you get after eating edamame, soy nuts, or wasabi peas (without the wasabi burn, of course). I really enjoy that kind of flavour, and I really don't like the aspartame aftertaste at all, so this is a HUGE plus for me.
I'd assume that Gemma protein is at least in part made from peas. Is that right? If so, that's another plus in my opinion, as I occasionally get some allergy-type reactions if I just drink whey, whey, whey all the time. Egg protein is a pretty good alternative (as long as I mix some berries or something into the shake to disguise the taste). If Gemma is non-dairy then it's a far better alternative since it tastes really good straight up.
I tried eating a spoonful dry, and it was still good. I tried mixing it to a pudding-type texture in just a bit of water, and it was delicious. I'm going to mix some into my oatmeal the next time I have some, and my guess is it will be better than the comparatively over-sweet stuff I usually use.
Finally, I didn't feel bloated with this stuff, even though I drank a big glass of it right after a huge meal.
My first impressions of this product are really positive. I'm looking forward to putting it to the test.
I'll be on the road for business from tomorrow through Friday, but I should still be able to post a couple of times (and hit the gym on Wednesday. I love going to different gyms on the road, I usually try at least one new thing, and almost always have a great workout).
Thanks for this opportunity, seanf76.
Glad it arrived and glad you like it
yes it is lactose free
something else you could try with it seeing as your body absorbs it kinda quick i mix it with a scoop of whey before bed so as i sleep my body will absorb the gemma first then the whey
lol about you trying a dry spoonful :rofl:laugh
talk about chaulk mouth
I'll try that!
I managed to hit the gym today between meetings. Apparently, it was "MILFs get in for free day" as it was wall-to-wall hot women in their early 30s today. Very inspiring.
Just did lunges, squats, planks, pushups, presses, rows, and curls. I was getting checked out a fair bit, some of them weren't even trying to be subtle about it. That made me feel good. Nine months and 40 pounds ago, I didn't get that so much...