My X-factor and Green Bulge log to Mass and Strength

[mjm19876]

I finally decided to give X-factor a go. I have heard great things and can?t wait to see what it does for me. This will be my second time taking Green Bulge and it worked great the first time. I would love to gain 10+ pounds on this stack while keeping the same or slightly higher body fat. I am still in the bulking stage and might consider bulking through the summer. I also hope to add strength with this stack.

Lifting Background- I started lifting about 3 years ago on and off when I found out I had Crohns disease. I wanted to gain some mass and strength. I slowly stopped until about 9 months ago when I go into it really hardcore, then I messed my finger up and couldn't go for like 2 months. Well when that was better I found out I need a type of surgery like a hernia and that put me out again for 4 months. So I have been lifting straight for 3 months. I didn't make any really great gains because I was not eating right due to the Crohns. These last three months have been great; I have gained about 15 pounds and most of it being muscle I hope.

Supplements- I have only taking the basics. I used to take cellmass and no-xplode. I am currently taking cytogainer, and animal Pak. I also took my first X-factor today and will take 5 Green bulge pre-workout today.

Training- Right now I am starting a three day split to change things up a little bit
Monday- Chest/Triceps
Wed- Back/Biceps
Friday- Shoulders/Legs

Off-days I will do slight cardio, abs, and stretching.

Diet- Will follow with Log

I do have somewhat of a hard time gaining weight and hope this helps. I will post before pictures soon and also a picture from last summer to compare how far I have some since then.

Stats- No size measurements at this time
Age- 19 almost 20
Height- 5' 8"
Weight- 143 (will confirm later)
Body fat- ??

Thanks Guys, Please Follow

[NemisisX7]

Since its hard for you to gain weight make sure that cardio stays very light if you do any. Its always good to change up the routine, spark new growth and what and not. Good luck.

[mjm19876]

Thanks Nemisis. I do a brisk incline walk for like 10-15 minutes to try and keep body fat down.


Day 1 Monday Feb 20, 2007

Chest/Triceps

Strength - Was not all there today. Still due to the fact his is my first week back after having surgery on my back (tissue removed). Benching sort-of aggravated the scar.

Fullness- Seem alot fuller today. Triceps looked great and they were hard as a rock. Chest was popping out.

Sides- None

Barbell Flat bench-
Bar-warmup
135- 12x
155- 10x
185- 4x This is mostly where i felt the weakest because the pressure on my back. Usually do about 8-9 reps then 225 for 4

Dumbell Flat Bench-
60 - 12x
80 - 10x
80 - 10x
40 - 12x

Incline Dumbell Bench-
LIGHTWEIGHT
35 - 12x
40 - 10x
50 - 8x
60 - 6x


TRICEPS
Rope Pulldowns-
50 - 12x
60 - 12x
70- 12x
80- 10x

Extentions-
100 - 12x
120 - 10x
130 - 10x
150 - 8x

Dips-
Unweighted - warmup
45 - 12x
55 - 12x
65 - 12x
90 - 8 x failure
Unweighted- failure

Overall- Decent warkout, no sides yet, and felt fuller. The strength was not all there, but could be due to not being in the gym for a few weeks and back still being sore. I was doing lower weights higher reps today, but will go back to a 6,8,10 split.

Weight - 143

How do you make the post color-coded and change font size. Thanks, Matt

[mjm19876]

Here is me last summer at 125lbs now at 143lbs

[bLacKjAcK]

Best advice I could give....eat buahhh!

[mjm19876]

Yeah, all i do is eat and i eat good. I am going to be going to school for Athletic training/sports medicine and doctor of physical therapy.

Day 2 Yesterday, Off day

Weight- 144 (+1)

Sides- None to date

Overall- Cant tell much yet. Feeling good, but shoulder overtraing flared up a little after chest. I will not be doing a lot for shoulder for a while but will do what i can.

Back and biceps today, update later in the day.

[JrBirdMan]

subscribed. You're a strong dude going in with those numbers, keep it up. Try and get some more pics too.

[mjm19876]

subscribed. You're a strong dude going in with those numbers, keep it up. Try and get some more pics too.

Thanks Man, i will get more current pictures soon. I left my camera at home and i will be back this weekend so i will hopefully get them then. Will have a update later.

[UNCfan1]

Damn u are strong. Keep it up man.

[mjm19876]

Damn u are strong. Keep it up man.

Thanks Man, i really appreciate.

Day 3 Good workout

Was going to do Back and Biceps but after back i was beat.

BACK

T-bar Row
90x12 (1 plate)
135x10 (2 plate)
180x8 (3 plate)
225x4 (4 plate)

One-arm DB rows
60x10
70x10
80x10
90x10 (All time best +2 rep)

Lat Pulldowns
35x12
70x10
105x5

Rows (weights are off)
70x12
105x10
115x8

Did a little bicep
Superset between chinups and 40lbs preachers

Strength- Slightly up, fatigue was there

Sides- Little more sweating

Weight- 144.5 (+1.5)

Overall- Felt good in the gym, slight fatigue, gaining some good weight, hoping its not water weight.
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[snakemw]

looking good man. you r defintely strong compared to your weight.

[RisingAgainst]

Ya thats some ridiculous strength bro, you use the same weight/reps on your dips as I do and I weigh 207 (as of this morning anyways). So definitely keep up the hard work man, I'm sure this will be a helluva run for you! Good luck

[mjm19876]

Thanks guys, i appreciate all the compliments. It takes alot of hard work and i hope x-factor works wonders for me. Update later in day.

[mjm19876]

Day 4 Biceps

Since my biceps were not sore today i decided to do a good bicep workout today.

Cant really remember the weights because i forgot my notebook.

Preacher Curls- 90x5 was the most

Chinups- 10,10,8,6,faliure

Chinup and 15lb DB curls superset

Hammer Curls- (Was Dead at this point) 30x10 20x20 15xfailure

Machine Sitted Curls- 45x12 55x10 80x8 90x4

Strength- Was ok, think i could of done more

Sides- Slight more acne, weird dream, other than that none

Overall- GREAT pump, strength was good, felt energized throughout my session.

Weight- 146.2 (+3.2lbs):eek:

[envythahustla]

Great looking log you have here. I see your weight is really skyrocketing so keep shoveling food down throughout your cycle.

[mjm19876]

Great looking log you have here. I see your weight is really skyrocketing so keep shoveling food down throughout your cycle.

Thanks and yeah i wil be sure to eat until I cant anymore.

Day 5 Shoulders

Keep in mind that these are very light weight due to overtraining my shoulders a month ago, they are still not fully healed so i am keeping it light.

Seated DB presses
25x12
30x12
35x10
40x8
(Usually do 60x10)

Lateral Raises
8x??
8x20
8x15
8x8
10x10

Shrugs (Superset with 8lb lateral raises)
135x20
185x20
205x12
225x8

Standing barbell raises
45x12
45x12
45x12
45xfailure

As you can see i kept it light and short

Strength-???

Sides- Slight acne increase, none other, weird dream

Overall- I feel great in the gym and am always ready to go. Gaining some good weight and still staying lean. Was energized. I think i need to drink more water though.

Weight- ??? (Different gym, dont want to get confused)

UPDATED PICS TOMORROW

[mjm19876]

Day 6 Off day

Felt tired today so i decided to take a off day. Nothing else to report. Thanks for following.

[mjm19876]

Day 7 Day off

Had to take another day off because i work till 6 and then the gym is closed. Feeling good today. Got some sleep last night. Nothing to really report. I will have new pics up later. Thanks

[mjm19876]

Day 8 Made it to the gym finally, Chest

Flat Barbell Bench-
135x10
185x5 (felt wierd)
185x9
225x5 (Best ever +1 Rep)
245x1

Flat Dumbbells-
60x8
60x8
60x8

Decline Barbell-
135x10
185x10
135x10

Cable Flyes-
Did sets for incline, flat, and decline
30x12
40x12
50x12

Strength- Felt great, never did 225x5.

Energy- Could of been a little better, sluggish towards the end.

Sides- Acne still here but doctor gave me new stuff that will make it get worse before better, about 6-8 weeks. So i can only contribute a certain amount to the X-Factor.

Overall- Loving it!!!

[envythahustla]

Your poundage is incredible :eek:

[egodog48]

Make sure you do LOTS of warmups. I got ALOT stronger on Xfactor than my tendons were ready for and as a result ended my cycle early and it really hurt my lifts for two weeks. GREAT GREAT product, you will enjoy.

And I realized why I never got the pumps I was supposed to, Cissus, in an attempt to battle tendonitis, actually has an antiinflammatory effect I did not read about first go around (imagine that). SO watch anti-inflammatories too if you can.

[mjm19876]

Your poundage is incredible :eek:

Thanks, If i can do it my next chest workout then i will know its true. Only doing it once doesnt prove anything. So if i can do 225 for the same reps next week I will be happy.

[mjm19876]

Make sure you do LOTS of warmups. I got ALOT stronger on Xfactor than my tendons were ready for and as a result ended my cycle early and it really hurt my lifts for two weeks. GREAT GREAT product, you will enjoy.

And I realized why I never got the pumps I was supposed to, Cissus, in an attempt to battle tendonitis, actually has an antiinflammatory effect I did not read about first go around (imagine that). SO watch anti-inflammatories too if you can.

Thanks for the tips. I will be sure to warmups and watch for anti-inflammatories.

[mjm19876]

Day 9 off day - No sides yet. Feeling good, hoping for some more weight and strength.

Day 10 Will update after gym.

[mjm19876]

Got a bug, so cant make it to the gym today, did triceps yesterday so i will update later. Thanks

[mjm19876]

Day 10 Triceps

Rope pulldowns-
60x12
70x12
80x12
90x10

Single arm extentions-
30x12
40x12
50x12

Overhead extentions-
100x12
120x12
130x10
140x10

Dips-
Unweighted-20
45weightedx20
65weightedx20
90weightedx15
unweightedx20
unweightedxfailure

Close-grip bench-
85x10
12x10
135x9 (dead at this point)

Strength- Was decent, usually can get 185 on close-grip bench.

Weight- waiting till i go back to school, dormroom was flooded today.

Sides- Slightly sore today, acne, nothing else to report, maybe a little lower appetite but i am sick today.

No great pumps yet.

Off today because i being sick, will be back tomorrow. Back and Biceps

[mjm19876]

Day 11 Back/Biceps

Pulldowns-
100x10
130x10
140x10

Rows-(cable machine)
200x12
230x12
250x10(stack)
250+x10

Wide-arm rows-
150x10
160x10
170x10

Single-arm DB rows-
60x12
80x10
80x10 (most weight at this gym)

Chinups-
20
15
10
8
8

Machine preachers-
60x10
80x10
100x10
110x12
130x10
130x8

DB curls-
20xfailure
20xfailure

Hammers-
15xfailure
15xfailure (to end workout)

Strength- Felt good and pumped

Overall- Felt strong, looked full, cant complain

Weight-??? On Tuesday

Sides- Slight fatigue at end, little more sweating,acne, thats it. Not to bad

[mjm19876]

Off day had to work, nothing new to report.

[bigboy67]

your gym only has dumbbells up to 80 lbs.? that sucks man. great strength, you ever find some before pics to get up here?

[mjm19876]

your gym only has dumbbells up to 80 lbs.? that sucks man. great strength, you ever find some before pics to get up here?

Yeah, well i belong to 3 gyms so one has 80's, one has 100's (school gym), and one has like 150's. I Forgot about the pictures so i will take some new ones tomorrow after classes. Thanks

[mjm19876]

Off day, doing good. Pictures tomorrow, had a long day with school and stuff. Doing chest tomorrow at the gym, cant wait.:D Thanks

[mjm19876]

Day 15 - Chest

Barbell Flat bench-
Bar-warmup
135- 12x
185- 10x
225x4
135x12

Dumbell Icline Bench-
50 - 12x
60 - 12x
70 - 10x

Barbell decline Bench-

135x12
185x9
225x5
135x10

Cable Flyes-
Did sets for incline, flat, and decline
30x12
40x12
50x12
60x10
70x8

Overall it was a decent workout, feeling good still with no problems. Shoulders still hurt some, need to ice them tonight. I will get me weight tomorrow.

[pu12en12g]

Sounding pretty solid man... keep up the good work !! :cool:

[mjm19876]

Sounding pretty solid man... keep up the good work !! :cool:

Thanks,

Another off day that im not happy about, had to deal with shit about my dorm room and moving out because of this stupid school (not my fault). Will report back tomorrow after biceps and back.

[mjm19876]

Biceps and tricep Day

Had to do both in one day due to missing yesterday.

Not going to post all the stats today, sorry guys

It was a great day, decent pump and felt strong, arms are still feeliing full and pumped. Didnt get weight or pictures cause i could find my camera while moving home, but i will get them. Will weigh tomorrow, thanks for following

[mjm19876]

Doing back today, will report back later, thanks

[mjm19876]

DiD back workout

Lat-pulldowns
160x12
170x10
180x10
200x10

Cable rows
200x12
220x12
250x12
250+x10

One arm dumbbell rows
80x12
80x10
80x8

Pullups
15
10
8
5
Failure

Kept this back workout short and simple,good pump and good energy, even had enough to do some abs. Still waiting for those great pumps though, no sides to report, having a great time on this. Thanks

[mjm19876]

off day, nothing else to really report, will get pictures tomorrow, sorry for the delay, was out all day and had a party to go to, thanks

[mjm19876]

Shoulders today, not gonna post stats cause im still keeping ti light due to shoulder problems.

Having some weird dream, but that is the only side so far, not gaining as much weight as i hoped but there is still time. I want to be at about 150(more like 155) by the time im done and now im at 145.

[UNCfan1]

DiD back workout

Lat-pulldowns
160x12
170x10
180x10
200x10

Cable rows
200x12
220x12
250x12
250+x10

One arm dumbbell rows
80x12
80x10
80x8

Pullups
15
10
8
5
Failure

Kept this back workout short and simple,good pump and good energy, even had enough to do some abs. Still waiting for those great pumps though, no sides to report, having a great time on this. Thanks

Dude what are u some king of a freak:eek: Don't worry about the low weights on ur shoulder day.

[RisingAgainst]

Dude what are u some king of a freak:eek: Don't worry about the low weights on ur shoulder day.
NO KIDDIN! haha his lat pulldowns are impressive. I can barely use some of those weights and I got forced into the big weights about 2 years ago... man, you're unreal. Keep it up dude, X factor takes all 50 days to add the weight, don't get impatient bro.

[mjm19876]

Thanks guys. Those pulldowns and rows are on the cable machine. Im not that strong. But Thanks, and why should not worry bout the low weights on shoulder day.

[RisingAgainst]

Thanks guys. Those pulldowns and rows are on the cable machine. Im not that strong. But Thanks, and why should not worry bout the low weights on shoulder day.
Because the nice amount of weights you put up on everything else make up for it DUH! lol jk man, but seriously, you're putting up nice weights for your weight/size

[mjm19876]

Because the nice amount of weights you put up on everything else make up for it DUH! lol jk man, but seriously, you're putting up nice weights for your weight/size

Thank Man, a friend of mine is a trainer and and owns his own finess center and told me i work my shoulders enough doing everything else its wuld be better to take it easy on them on shoulder day.

[mjm19876]

Day 23- Biceps - was yesterday

Pulley Curls (2 arm)
100x12
120x12
140x12
16x10
180x8
200x2

Chinups
5setsx10-12reps

Ropes-pullups
60x12
80x10
100x10

Sitting Curls
20x12
20x12
20x12

Overall- Decent workout, ok pump, no real sides from x-factor besides the strange dreams. will get weight when i go back to school next week to make sure the scale is consistant. Pics later today or tomorrow. Thanks

[mjm19876]

Day 24 - Back

Lat Pulldowns-
140x10
160x10
180x10
200x8

Cable Rows-
200x12
230x12
250x12
250+x10x8

Deads-
135x5
225x5
315x5
365x1

Pullups-
8
8
10
10
8
10-failure

Overall- Decent workout, strenght was normal, pump was not really there. Was sweating more than usual, and had 2 weird dreams last night. No other sides to report. Loving it so far. Would like to add another 8 pounds though, so i better get eating.

[mjm19876]

Day 25 - Off day, back was way to sore.

At the halfway point and feeling good. I dont think i ate enough during the first half because i was at schol most of the time. Now that i am living home again i can eat alot more. Havent weighed in yet but i think that i gained about 5 pounds and didnt gain any bodyfat. Strength is slowly rising and im hoping for better pumps and more of a increase in the strength. Overall i cant complain about anything, been having weird dreams and sweating more in the gym, those are the only sides to report, nothing to bad. Thanks for following, I hope the second half i can up the gains.

[mjm19876]

Days off due to bad weather and i drive a mustang. On day 26 now, have to take tomorow off also because of work. But monday will be chest.

[mjm19876]

Cant make it to the gym again today because of work. Will try and get pics later, i went to go take them yesterday and the ****ing camera is gone again. Thanks for following.

[mjm19876]

Sorry for no update. Havent been to the gym in 4 days due to school and work. Deff going tomorrow though. I took new pics and will post them in a few minutes. Thanks

[mjm19876]

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[RisingAgainst]

DAMN bro, looking good. Keep it up dude, and stop gaining strength lol, you make me jealous and insecure with myself.. lmfao jk dude nice work.

[mjm19876]

DAMN bro, looking good. Keep it up dude, and stop gaining strength lol, you make me jealous and insecure with myself.. lmfao jk dude nice work.

Lol, and thanks man, i will keep at it.

[mjm19876]

Chest

Flat Bench-
135x10
185x6
225x3

Flat Dumbbells-
60x12
70x10
80x10

Flyes- (all versions)
50x12
70x10
80x10

Incline bench-
105x10
135x10
135x10

Decent overall, good pump, took it light today, wasnt feeling all there.

[mjm19876]

no gym...to damn busy..i hate it..had job interview, then i have a second interview tomorrow.

[mjm19876]

Arms.

Awesome day, in and out in 45 min, great pump, felt really strong. Friend who is on "juice" even said my arms looked huge. Overall, great :D

[jw25558]

You have made some awesome progress. Keep it up man!!

[egodog48]

You've made great progress in such a short period of time. Keep it up!!!

[mjm19876]

Thanks guys, i just got back from RI today and didnt make it to the gym. I am going tomorrow and post up.

[J2jud]

Sorry I kinda missed your log. But your getting some good gains. Keep it up!

[mjm19876]

Sorry I kinda missed your log. But your getting some good gains. Keep it up!

I just didnt log it. But thanks

[mjm19876]

sorry, havent made it to the gym. nothing has changed. i wish i could make it but just got a new job and school.