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hey i took 500mg of caffeine and 325 mg of aspirin and didnt feel a difference. i suck. should i up the caffeine or just try and get more sleep?
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Do you drink/eat stuff that has caffeine in it on a regular basis? If so, you may already havea bit of a tolerance for it.Zerocrew1984 said:
I for one, notice a difference because I rarely drink or eat anything with caffeine in it.
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Alan Goode said:
well i have on average one soda a day. thats the majority of my caffeine(normally)
but today i had 2 red bulls.
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1 soda a day is less than 50mg of caffeine....I drink at least 200-300 mg worth of caffeine in tea almost daily.....
2 red bulls i more like 200-300mg of caffeine...possibly 400....definitely not 500...
I would consider buying generic caffeine tablets at a drug store like walgreens/longs/rite aid/etc....fairly inexpensive....you can buy it even cheaper online....I have bottle with 200mg per tablet and i feel even 200mg.....when I take 400mg I definitely feel the difference....when I took 500mg +tea on my 700 deadlift day...I was wired.....couldnt sleep for 2 days after that....so if you indeed took 500mg and you're not 300+lb you'll definitely feel it....
4/12/07 8:30pm END....
-4 muscle ups
-5 pull ups....realized my back was still VERY sore....esp right side...
Squats: Wide Staggered Stance on to a 12" Box....
45-5 reps
135-5 reps
185-5 reps
225-5 reps
275-5 reps
295-1 rep
315-1 rep
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
-was going for 10 sets of 185 but ran out of time...started talking to a couple gym buddies and didnt notice 20 min go by....fucking stupid of me...
-was alternating CG Bench with squats
Close Grip Bench: 1 inch off inner rings
135-5 reps
225-5 reps...2 sec pause on chest
275-5+0 reps....1 sec pause on chest
295-1 rep...2 sec pause on chest
315-1 rep....2 pause on chest
2board:
335-1 rep...help on lift off
365-1+0 rep with a bounce...butt came off 1 inch off the bench...help on lift off
225-17+0 reps....tap/go....help on lift off
Standing EZ Bar Curls: slapped couple of 45s on to what my friend was doing for a set
2-45s+4-10s(145?)-5 reps
10pm END
did couple sets of forced closes with filed BBSM and time hold/negatives.....showed my gym buddies the gripper.....they couldnt get it to parallel....
2 red bulls i more like 200-300mg of caffeine...possibly 400....definitely not 500...
I would consider buying generic caffeine tablets at a drug store like walgreens/longs/rite aid/etc....fairly inexpensive....you can buy it even cheaper online....I have bottle with 200mg per tablet and i feel even 200mg.....when I take 400mg I definitely feel the difference....when I took 500mg +tea on my 700 deadlift day...I was wired.....couldnt sleep for 2 days after that....so if you indeed took 500mg and you're not 300+lb you'll definitely feel it....
4/12/07 8:30pm END....
-4 muscle ups
-5 pull ups....realized my back was still VERY sore....esp right side...
Squats: Wide Staggered Stance on to a 12" Box....
45-5 reps
135-5 reps
185-5 reps
225-5 reps
275-5 reps
295-1 rep
315-1 rep
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
185-5 reps
-was going for 10 sets of 185 but ran out of time...started talking to a couple gym buddies and didnt notice 20 min go by....fucking stupid of me...
-was alternating CG Bench with squats
Close Grip Bench: 1 inch off inner rings
135-5 reps
225-5 reps...2 sec pause on chest
275-5+0 reps....1 sec pause on chest
295-1 rep...2 sec pause on chest
315-1 rep....2 pause on chest
2board:
335-1 rep...help on lift off
365-1+0 rep with a bounce...butt came off 1 inch off the bench...help on lift off
225-17+0 reps....tap/go....help on lift off
Standing EZ Bar Curls: slapped couple of 45s on to what my friend was doing for a set
2-45s+4-10s(145?)-5 reps
10pm END
did couple sets of forced closes with filed BBSM and time hold/negatives.....showed my gym buddies the gripper.....they couldnt get it to parallel....
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i'm happy others do muscle ups. you're an animalman. not, like, you're an animal, man. no. you're an ANIMALMAN!!!
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i DID buy the caffeine pills
i checked and red bulls have 80mg of caffeine. so i had 160 in the day. i just mentioned it because that was unusual for me to drink that much caffeine in the day.
then with the pills and aspirin i really did take 500mg and 325mg of aspirin.
i checked and red bulls have 80mg of caffeine. so i had 160 in the day. i just mentioned it because that was unusual for me to drink that much caffeine in the day.
then with the pills and aspirin i really did take 500mg and 325mg of aspirin.
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That's weird Zero. I am guessing you took more than the recommended dosage of 5mg per kg and still felt nothing? I guess you have built up a tolerance and dont respond to this dosage. I guess this is a type of supplementation that you dont respond to. Fatty accidently tried almost 1000mg and was fine but I highly wouldnt recommend it.
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well i tried 600mg yesterday and still nothing. so i dunno?? i'll just look into something else or maybe just maybe.....sleep.
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have u tried adding L-ephdrine or Pseudoephedrine to your stack?
L=ephdrine (in asthma medications) like 25mg or 60mg of Pseudo....i like pseudo in my stack from time to time...
However on days I plan to use the stack I stop all caffeine usage a day or so before....
L=ephdrine (in asthma medications) like 25mg or 60mg of Pseudo....i like pseudo in my stack from time to time...
However on days I plan to use the stack I stop all caffeine usage a day or so before....
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DEVILsSON said:
is this stuff i can get at walgreens or something?
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yes......
pseudo ephedrine u can buy OTC at a pharmacy....you may need to show ID as its now controlled due to recent legislation....and L-ephedrine u can also buy at the pharmacy....it's in asthma medication...just make sure there's no other crap in it.....
pseudo ephedrine u can buy OTC at a pharmacy....you may need to show ID as its now controlled due to recent legislation....and L-ephedrine u can also buy at the pharmacy....it's in asthma medication...just make sure there's no other crap in it.....
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04/17/07 9:15am
-400mg caffeine+325mg aspirin+500mg magnesium
Military:
45-5 reps
135-5 reps
185-3 reps
Push Presses:
205-1 rep
225-1 rep
245-1 rep
260-1+0 rep.....PR....went up sideways but I locked it out....ugly but I'll take it
Military Presses:
155-10 reps
155-7+0 reps...took uneven stance ...wasted too much energy balancing
Beyond the Range Deadlifts: touched bar to top part of my feet
135-5 reps
225-5 reps
315-5 reps
2 inches below knee rack lockouts: +straps
405-1 rep
495-1 rep
585-1 rep
+belt
675-1 rep...slow but smooth
725-1+0 reps...went up slightly sideways and hitched quite a bit...but i'll take it
- I wanted to do it a bit higher than it actually ended up...I think I will do 1 inch above knee next time
Beyond the Range Deadlifts: touched bar to top part of my feet
405-5+0 reps
-3 muscle ups
-3 muscle ups
-3 muscle ups
-3 muscle ups
-1 muscle up...tried using a different station and it was too uncomfortable
-2 muscle ups
-1 muscle up...
-was very pleased with my acceleration on the pull portion.....
- i was essentially supersetting all 3 exercises....
11:05am END
-did almost all of the main workout by 10:25am...did 405 set+gripper stuff after that time+some light unilateral stuff
-400mg caffeine+325mg aspirin+500mg magnesium
Military:
45-5 reps
135-5 reps
185-3 reps
Push Presses:
205-1 rep
225-1 rep
245-1 rep
260-1+0 rep.....PR....went up sideways but I locked it out....ugly but I'll take it
Military Presses:
155-10 reps
155-7+0 reps...took uneven stance ...wasted too much energy balancing
Beyond the Range Deadlifts: touched bar to top part of my feet
135-5 reps
225-5 reps
315-5 reps
2 inches below knee rack lockouts: +straps
405-1 rep
495-1 rep
585-1 rep
+belt
675-1 rep...slow but smooth
725-1+0 reps...went up slightly sideways and hitched quite a bit...but i'll take it
- I wanted to do it a bit higher than it actually ended up...I think I will do 1 inch above knee next time
Beyond the Range Deadlifts: touched bar to top part of my feet
405-5+0 reps
-3 muscle ups
-3 muscle ups
-3 muscle ups
-3 muscle ups
-1 muscle up...tried using a different station and it was too uncomfortable
-2 muscle ups
-1 muscle up...
-was very pleased with my acceleration on the pull portion.....
- i was essentially supersetting all 3 exercises....
11:05am END
-did almost all of the main workout by 10:25am...did 405 set+gripper stuff after that time+some light unilateral stuff
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WOW! In the gym for almost 14 hours!
DEDICATION!
DEDICATION!
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4/20/07 2pm
300mg caffeine+325mg aspirin+500mg magnesium
-squat rack and shoulder press stations were taken so i decided to do z-squats from incline bench press...a bit awkward but not too bad
Zercher Squats: out of incline bench press station
45-5 reps
135-5 reps
-rolled up a couple shirts and put them on the crooks of inside my elbows to avoid nasty bruising....still had burn marks from the lighter set...
185-5 reps
225-5 reps
275-1 rep
+belt: out of squat rack
295-1 rep
300- didnt attempt....after pain in midsection during bench i backed off....
Incline Bench Press:
135-5 reps
185-5 reps
225-1 rep
275-1 rep
Flat Bench: 3board press tap/go
225-5 reps
315-3 reps
+belt:
365-2+0 reps...pretty sloppy....didnt have much strength today...got a pain in right side on 2nd rep in abs....still havent recovered after last deadlift session....dont need a hernia...so i stopped....i'll prolly take a bit of time off now...
-1 muscle up at bw(220)
+5lb 1 muscle up
+10lb 1 muscle up
+15lb-0+1 muscle up....missed it at the transition...didnt explode fast enough...was stuck for like two seconds but couldnt press myself up...
+15-1 muscle up....got it easily
-3 muscle ups at bw
standing rope crunches on pulldown station:
120-10 reps
Back Squats:
225-5+0 reps....freaking weak...was actually planning to do
12" Box Barbell Step Ups:
225-5 per leg
225-5 per leg
Standing DB Hammer Curls:
60s-8+0 reps...
-did some gripper stuff
3:30pm END
got a few looks doing z-squats.....i love them....it really teaches to open up the groin area ...i went down until bar rested on my quads ...paused...then ascended.....quads were feeling it....
300mg caffeine+325mg aspirin+500mg magnesium
-squat rack and shoulder press stations were taken so i decided to do z-squats from incline bench press...a bit awkward but not too bad
Zercher Squats: out of incline bench press station
45-5 reps
135-5 reps
-rolled up a couple shirts and put them on the crooks of inside my elbows to avoid nasty bruising....still had burn marks from the lighter set...
185-5 reps
225-5 reps
275-1 rep
+belt: out of squat rack
295-1 rep
300- didnt attempt....after pain in midsection during bench i backed off....
Incline Bench Press:
135-5 reps
185-5 reps
225-1 rep
275-1 rep
Flat Bench: 3board press tap/go
225-5 reps
315-3 reps
+belt:
365-2+0 reps...pretty sloppy....didnt have much strength today...got a pain in right side on 2nd rep in abs....still havent recovered after last deadlift session....dont need a hernia...so i stopped....i'll prolly take a bit of time off now...
-1 muscle up at bw(220)
+5lb 1 muscle up
+10lb 1 muscle up
+15lb-0+1 muscle up....missed it at the transition...didnt explode fast enough...was stuck for like two seconds but couldnt press myself up...
+15-1 muscle up....got it easily
-3 muscle ups at bw
standing rope crunches on pulldown station:
120-10 reps
Back Squats:
225-5+0 reps....freaking weak...was actually planning to do
12" Box Barbell Step Ups:
225-5 per leg
225-5 per leg
Standing DB Hammer Curls:
60s-8+0 reps...
-did some gripper stuff
3:30pm END
got a few looks doing z-squats.....i love them....it really teaches to open up the groin area ...i went down until bar rested on my quads ...paused...then ascended.....quads were feeling it....
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Magnesium? What's this all about?
FYI - I got an email back from DNEpharm. They can't ship ephedrine to Michigan. Poop... no heart attack for me.
FYI - I got an email back from DNEpharm. They can't ship ephedrine to Michigan. Poop... no heart attack for me.
DevilsSon, I was checking out your earlier entries and see that you have experience bending nails, particularly Iron Mind. I have a few questions about their nails:
1) are they really consistent difficulty
2) are 3 nails enough for a bending session, training 2-3x a week
3) if I wanted to include it in my current program, would it be advisable to bend 5x a week either 1 or 2 or 3 nails
4) how does nail bending transfer to CoC grippers or correalate to them
*I have a super gripper so I'm not in a rush to buy the CoC, but I figure I could get them when I'm done with the bag of nails. August latest maybe sooner.
I estimate I can easily close a trainer for reps and close a #1 at least once with both hands, and with the nail bending hopefully ensure that I can do it.
1) are they really consistent difficulty
2) are 3 nails enough for a bending session, training 2-3x a week
3) if I wanted to include it in my current program, would it be advisable to bend 5x a week either 1 or 2 or 3 nails
4) how does nail bending transfer to CoC grippers or correalate to them
*I have a super gripper so I'm not in a rush to buy the CoC, but I figure I could get them when I'm done with the bag of nails. August latest maybe sooner.
I estimate I can easily close a trainer for reps and close a #1 at least once with both hands, and with the nail bending hopefully ensure that I can do it.
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I take magnesium mainly for cramp prevention and it relaxes the muscles a bit....maybe it's in my head but i tolerate caffeine much better with magnesium in the stack...
Just go to local pharmacy and get some asthma medication....just make sure it's standard l-ephedrine with no extra crap in it...
yes IM nails are fairly consistant. yes 2-3 challenging nails are enough per workout. I would not bend more than twice a week. Though it all depends on u. Some people prefer to bend in high volume...and frequently....Bending doesnt really carry over that much to grippers....red nail is somewhere in the neighborhood of #3 in relative difficulty.
I would order the FBBC stock to bend. Much more variety and much easier progressions. IM sucks in terms of progression. blue to red is a HUGE jump....there are literally 10 progressions in between. FBBC is great because it also gives you different kinds of stock to bend(triangular, square, bolts, grade 5/8,etc)...check out www.gripboard.com bending section
Just go to local pharmacy and get some asthma medication....just make sure it's standard l-ephedrine with no extra crap in it...
yes IM nails are fairly consistant. yes 2-3 challenging nails are enough per workout. I would not bend more than twice a week. Though it all depends on u. Some people prefer to bend in high volume...and frequently....Bending doesnt really carry over that much to grippers....red nail is somewhere in the neighborhood of #3 in relative difficulty.
I would order the FBBC stock to bend. Much more variety and much easier progressions. IM sucks in terms of progression. blue to red is a HUGE jump....there are literally 10 progressions in between. FBBC is great because it also gives you different kinds of stock to bend(triangular, square, bolts, grade 5/8,etc)...check out www.gripboard.com bending section
Thanks for the info. the last jump for IM nails from Blue to red is huge but I think levels 1-4 will provide enough challenge in the meantime. I'm gonna go with bag of nails from IM and check out other nail stock when that runs out.
I checked out gripboard and registered but the activation isn't working tried both ways. I don't know what FBCC stock is. Can you provide a link. or to the challenge bars. I'd like to compare pricing and prefer to buy online.
I tested #1 & #2 poundages on the IGDA and was able to close #1 with each hand and get #2 about one third closed with each hand. Gonna wait till I can close #2 poundages for at least 5 reps before I get the #3 CoC
Thanks again for the help.
I checked out gripboard and registered but the activation isn't working tried both ways. I don't know what FBCC stock is. Can you provide a link. or to the challenge bars. I'd like to compare pricing and prefer to buy online.
I tested #1 & #2 poundages on the IGDA and was able to close #1 with each hand and get #2 about one third closed with each hand. Gonna wait till I can close #2 poundages for at least 5 reps before I get the #3 CoC
Thanks again for the help.
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h7jb7sg1e said:
Trust me man, buy a FBBC benders bag. It's cheaper, bigger and the guy who runs it is really cool. www.fatbastardbarbellco.com . Also, the recent RED nail is alot harder than last years. It tops out at about 483 compared to the FBBC bastard which is I think around 380-420. So if I was you definatly go for the FBBC. Plus more people go for FBBC so they can cert more and get more variety.
