the off season mass gaining stack, week two review.

I've just finished my second week on the off season mass gaining stack, and , so far, the results have been great. =) I've gained mass, some definition, and some fat on my waist as well, but more importantly, I have gained muscle as well.

This week has seen an increase in my strength, my bench press 1 rep-max, increased from 90lbs to 105 lbs, which is a personal record so far,  also, I have no idea how much the bar used for the bench press weighs, so the actual figure is still unclear to me, (note to self, ask the trainer next time at the gym). 

besides that, I have been busting through normal weights that I usually use, for example, my one-arm dumbell row, which used to max out at around 15kg, 8-10 reps is now 20kgs. And my assisted pull ups can now be finished ( 10 reps) with just 6 on the wieghts. 

also, people have been giving me comments on my increased muscularity, and size, which is a good thing =) However, the only downside is that my waist has probably expanded as well, so the cutting phase coming up after this stack is crucial .  

One other thing to note is that, although I've read some reviews on bodybuilding.com that said that some people actually lose their horny-ness after stacking stak and m-stak together, I am glad to say that I did not los mine =P So I guess that varies from person to person.  The other thing to note is that my muscles are now rather hard, as opposed to before, my gf has a hard time believing I'm not flexing them all the time. XD 

so I guess so far, stak and M-stak are doing what they claim they will do, although, I have one other thing to note. For the past week, I have been having bowel problems, but it's not something like diarrhoea or anything that serious. It's more like my bowel movements are now very predictable, usually in the morning, arounf 30-45 minutes after I wake, I will feel that urge to go. and the texture is rather, consistent, starts off rather hard, then end of almost slushy-ish. Don't know if that is a good thing or not, haven't read anything on bodybuilding.com on it though, maybe it's just me and my diet? 

so there you have it, the off season mass gaining stack so far =) cheers

also, my apologies for the lack of photos in this blog, I'm still trying to figure out what and how I want my blog's layout to be like, as this is just my first time blogging =) 

-Leon-

Go hard or go home! =)

the off season mass gaining stack, week 1 day 2 review (13/5/12)

day 2 - off day

time flow
1037 - took m-stak
1048 - had peanut butter sandwich
1100 - protein shake
1148 - 2 pcs of salmon sushi
1200 - took ON amino 2222 tabs
1205 - had lunch at soup restaurant, ginger fried rice, mushroom samsui chicken, pork
1248 - took ON opti-men, kordel's wild alaskan salmon oil.
1505 - took stak
1531 - had peanut butter sandwich
1949 - protein shake
2020 - subway
2035 - took ON opti-men, Kordel's Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil
2230 - animal PM

comments
 Stak and M-stak definitely had an effect, my girlfriend noticed an increased in hardness of my muscles. other than that, nothing much to be noted of.

 Animal PM gave me a pretty good nights sleep I think, I was out like a pig, like seriously, I didn't even realised that my gf took away one of my bolsters when I was sleeping, and I was even hugging it. Also, as most people online have reported, ( do a quick search on animal PM review), I experienced some vivid dreams whilst sleeping, though, I can't seem to recall what the dreams were about, but I'm sure I dreamt. Also, I hardly dream in my sleep, and dreams mean the onset of Deep REM sleeps, which are good for recovery. However, this part is somewhat a let down as I do still feel some soreness in my muscles that I have worked, however, the soreness is somewhat reduced (could be due to placebo). So I'm not so sure about it as of yet, but I think I need a few more days on this stuff to judge.


Leon.
Cheers.

off-season mass gaining stack week 1 day 1 review ( 12/5/12)

So Day One was Chest Day, and below is the timeline,

0943 - Took Animal Stak 

1013 - Took USP labs Jack3d

1040 - Reached Gym, today's workout - chest and shoulder

1301 - took Animal M-stak 

1315 - Ate Chicken Rice , with mineral water 

1330 - Took Controlled labs orange Triad , Kordel's Wild Alaskan Fish oil 

1430 - Protein shake, with oats and milk 

1610 - drank 1/2 carton of milk 

1750 - protein shake 

1815 - Caesar Salad 

2100- Subway , roasted chicken, all veges, only olive oil. 

0000-  took Animal PM  

Workout

Chest Superset

Bench Press, 25lbs, 30lbs. (per side)

Dumb Bell Flat bench Fly, 11kg 

8-10 reps, 5 sets. 

Dumb Bell Pullover, 10 reps 

15kg - 1set

20kg - 4 sets

Incline bench Press

Progressive wieghts, 5, 7.5, 10, 15lbs. 10 reps, 5 sets 

Shoulders Tri Set

Shoulder fly- 3, 4, 5, 6, 7kgs, 

25lbs shrug

Front shoulder raise, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7kgs,

10 reps, 5 sets 

Lateral Shoulder Raise 

5kg, 10reps, 5 sets.

comments:
again, jack3d proved to be a good prewokout to drink, had tons of energy going in and out, and the energy was good and clean, there wasn't any crashes of any sort afterwards. I also drank Scivation's Xtend intra-workout, and my post workout was just Nitro, followed by my postworkout shake 15 - 30 mins later.



Thoughts :

Today's the first time I took animal stak, m stak and PM into my supplementation. I don't know if it's cause of placebo effect or what, but I was Hungry! I kept feeling hungry over and over again. Also, my sleep from animal Pm was not what I expected, but it is the first day, so I'm thinking maybe it needs a few more days for my body to get used to it. Also, this is written one week after the actual day..sorry for the delay folks, was busy the whole week, I was barely able to just go to the gym and be on time to class at the same time.

as for my protein shakes, usually i just mix 1.5 scoops of pro-complex gainer with 1 scoop of whey protein. especially after workouts, I think it should help me alot. Also, all my protien shakes are mixed with 1 small teaspoon of creatine and ON's glutamine powder. 

anyways, I should be able to update more often from now. =) 

cheers. 

Leon.

The Off Season Mass gaining Stack

Hi guys, so this is the start of a new semester, and I've decided to give Animal's Off Season Mass Gaining Stack a try. It's stack no. 6 on the list in the link I've given . I've also added a few twists of my own to the stack, instead of using animal pak, I'm using Controlled Labs Orange Triad, and I'm also using Animal Nitro Post Workout and Animal PM at night, the plan is to go as hard as I can in the gym, and have sufficient rest and recovery within the next 3 weeks that i'm using this stack. Also, when I'm on this stack, I have to really, really take care of what I eat and eat sufficiently, else I won't have a noticeable difference.

this is my stack! 

Animal Stak 

Animal M-stak 

Animal Nitro

Animal PM 

Controlled Labs Orange Triad 

Scivation xtend 

ON opti-men 

USP labs jack3d

I will be using a 5 day workout week, focusing on chest and shoulders on day 1, Back (upper and lower) on day 2, Arms on day 3, Legs on day 4 , and Core muscles on day 5. Two days per week will be my rest days. 

On workout days I will be using Orange Triad and on non-workout days I will be using Opti-men. 

Also, I will be using USP labs jack3d as my preworkout, Xtend as my intra, and Nito as my post workout, and to top it off, about 30 mins after taking Nitro I will be taking my protein shake. 

I will be updating with daily logs for the mass gaining stack whenever possible, and as this semester is a short semester, I will be quite occupied with my assignments and my part-time research assistant position, so updates might take awhile. 

thanks for reading!=) 

all the best working out folks!