My first log (5x5) and background info if anyone cares

Background Info
(skip if you don't want a long but kinda interesting story)

A little background on me. I was quite the large boy growing up to say the least. i was 16 years old, 5'4" and over 200lbs. All fat baby haha. I decided one summer to starve myself, take lots of diet pills, and run a lot. I lost over 70lbs over the following year. I know, bad fat boy, BAD.
I stopped when I was about 17 years old and 135lbs. The following summer I decided to go to the gym and work out. I got hooked really bad by it to. I am blessed with the slowest metoblism known to man, probally thanks to my stavation diet, so that year I hardly ate and was on no real diet, but I was eating enough cals somehow to go up to about 175lbs solid muscle. I was benching 275lbsx10, squatting 315x10 and leg pressing over 1000lbs. One day while playing hockey I injuried my back bad and never went back to the gym for a few years.

7 years later I am back to the gym. I have been going to the gym off and on here and there but now I am tring to get back to my old strenghts. I want to get to my strenght and size of when I was 17.

My diet is really good, but due to my metabolism I cant get it perfect yet and I am putting on some fat. Here it is:

Wake up (7am)
Multi Vitamins
2 Glucorell R (30 mins before)
2 Sesapure
2 pumps AIFM
4 scoops N-Large2
1 Tbsn of UDO's Choice EFAs
1 Tbsn G-Covery

725 Calories
20 Fats
78 Carbs
52 Protein

Breakfast (9:30am)
2 Glucorell R (30 mins before)
7 egg whites
2 whole eggs
1 cup oats

750 Calories
20 Fats
60 Carbs
58 Protein

Lunch (12pm)
1 Glucorell R (30 mins before)
2 Sesapure
1 whole wheat wrap
2 chicken breasts OR ground beef

550 Calories
10 Fats
30 Carbs
60 Protein

Snack (2:30pm)
2 scoops ON Protein
1 Tbsn G-Covery

220 Calories
5 Fats
2 Carbs
48 Protein

Pre Workout (Mon-Wed-Fri ONLY)
2 Tbsn MCC (1.5 hours before workout)
12 caps Amplify-02xt (30 mins before workout)

Post Workout Shake (Mon-Wed-Fri ONLY)
2 Scoops Nitro-Tech Hardcore
1/3 cup dextrose
1 Tbsn G-Covery

512 Calories
2 Fats
79 Carbs
50 Protein

Dinner (8pm)
2 Glucorell R (30 mins before)
2 Sesapure
2 chicken breats OR ground beef
Mixed veggies
1 whole wheat wrap

550 Calories
10 Fats
30 Carbs
60 Protein

Before sleep (12amISH haha)
2 pumps AIFM
2 scoops Casein Protein
1 Tbsn G-Covery

220 Calories
1 Fat
6 Carbs
46 Protein

Totals:
Non Workout days
3015 Calories
70 Fats
206 Carbs
324 Protein

Workout Days
3517 Calories
72 Fats
285 Carbs
354 Protein

I am 5'9 1/2" (every inch counts lol) and 205lbs. Eatting the way I listed is helping put on size I see it already, but I am also getting bigger in my gut area too. I am not doing any cardio until I am done with the bulk, so should i cut some stuff out or just suck it up and have more to lose after the bulk?

ok and now comes the 5x5 log. dont worry it wont be a story like above.

Week 1
Day 1
Squat -
95 x 5, 115 x 5, 140 x 5, 160 x 5, 185 x 5

Bench -
95 x 5, 115 x 5, 135 x 5, 155 x 5, 185 x 5

Row -
55 x 5, 70 x 5, 85 x 5, 100 x 5, 115 x 5

Day 2
Squat -
95 x 5, 115 x 5, 140 x 5, 140 x 5

Incline -
70 x 5, 90 x 5, 115 x 5, 135 x 5,

Deadlift -
135 x 5, 155 x 5, 150 x 5, 210 x 5

Day 3
Squat -
95 x 5, 115 x 5, 140 x 5, 160 x 5, 190 x 3, 140 x 8

Bench -
95 x 5, 115 x 5, 135 x 5, 160 x 5, 190 x 5, 140 x 10
(no struggle at all)

Row -
60 x 5, 70 x 5, 90 x 5, 100 x 5, 120 x 4, 85 x 8
(no struggle at all)

Week 2
Day 1
Squat -
95 x 5, 120 x 5, 145 x 5, 165 x 5, 190 x 5

Bench -
100 x 5, 125 x 5, 150 x 5, 175 x 5, 200 x 5

Row -
60 x 5, 75 x 5, 90 x 5 ,105 x 5, 120 x 5

Day 2
Squat -
95 x 5, 120 x 5, 145 x 5, 145 x 5

Incline -
90 x 5, 105 x 5, 135 x 5, 165 x 5

Deadlift -
135 x 5, 160 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 5

Day 3
Squat -
95 x 5, 120 x 5, 145 x 5, 165 x 5, 205 x 3, 145 x 8

Bench -
100 x 5, 125 x 5, 150 x 5, 175 x 5, 205 x 3, 150 x 8

Row -
60 x 5, 75 x 5, 90 x 5, 105 x 5, 125 x 3, 90 x 8

Week 3
Day 1
Squat -
105 x 5, 135 x 5, 155 x 5, 180 x 5, 205 x 5

Bench -
105 x 5, 135 x 5, 155 x 5, 185 x 5, 205 x 5

Row -
65 x 5, 80 x 5, 95 x 5, 110 x 5, 125 x 5

Thats where I am at right now. The strenght is going up but that could be bc I under estimated my strenght on my first week or with all the shit I am putting in my body. But I will only go up in 10-15lbs incraments a week so I dont jump up to high. I feel like I should of went up another 10lbs this week but I dont want to move to fast yet. I am more concerned about not putting on so much fat while I am bulking. I am trying to eat as clean as I can so I dont want that much fat.

today was nice and strong lifts. no real struggle yet but my shins are all beat up from deadlifts.

Day 2
Squat
105x5, 135x5, 155x5, 155x5

Incline
105x5, 135x5, 155x5, 185x5

Deadlift
145x5, 175x5, 200x5, 245x5

spankymach1 said:

today was nice and strong lifts. no real struggle yet but my shins are all beat up from deadlifts.

Day 2
Squat
105x5, 135x5, 155x5, 155x5

Incline
105x5, 135x5, 155x5, 185x5

Deadlift
145x5, 175x5, 200x5, 245x5

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Didn't read the first post, my a.d.d. took over so:

About the deadlifts: GOOD, most people puss out and start doing half rows half deadlifts because they are afraid of bloody legs. Keep doing deadlifts the way you are.

And also, I suggest shoulder press instead of incline. I'm no kinesiologist, but here is my understanding:

Your front and rear deltoids work synergistically(spelling?). When one gets much stronger then the other, they don't work properly together and it causes excess shearing and damage. Doing presses helps the rear deltoid keep up with the front.

Since I started doing presses(which was like two weeks ago) I have noticed ridiculously less shoulder pain then what I had before. I used to get off of the bench in a good amount of pain after every set. Now, my shoulders are completely painless. Almost like a miracle solution that you see on TV.


Working benching press works your front delts. Nothing you are doing realy works your

is there anyway i can add the military press into my workout without taking out the incline? i lack in shoulders and want to add something but i also have a smaller upper chest than the rest of my chest. what to do, what to do haha.

spankymach1 said:

is there anyway i can add the military press into my workout without taking out the incline? i lack in shoulders and want to add something but i also have a smaller upper chest than the rest of my chest. what to do, what to do haha.

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Well it's one or the other, it's a no brainer for me. If you don't do shoulder work, you will have bad shoulders, it is inevitable. Your upper chest might look better doing incline, but you will be hurting.

Also, your upper chest grows from doing bench press. But your rear delts don't grow from squats, cleans, bench, incline or deadlifts.

Spanky how are the Supps treating you?

also dont under estimate the power of the MCC bro

you think its the MCC thats helping the most? i thought it would be the Amplify02. the way i am feeling with this so far i should go up 10-15lbs each week easily for now. i have little to no pain after all my workouts so either the G-Cover is doing its job or i am not pushing myself hard enough yet.

the Amplify02 stack is amazing bro
you should just " go with it" a realize you have all you need for power, recovery, and pumps

The MCC causes Rapid Stength Gains
The G-covery Rapid Muscle recovery
The Amplify02 "nitric oxide pumps" and clean focus

your other supps are great too

sorry to sound like a bill board but its simply true

I remember the first time I took Creatine
My bench, deadlifts, and squat all went from 185 or so to 315 in a matter of 4-5 months......
at the 3 month mark was when my body finally became my training.

you should get there much faster with the advances in supps
you ARE using the best of the best

Day 3
Squat
105x5, 135x5, 180x5, 225x4, 175x8

Bench
105x5, 135x5, 185x5, 225x3, 175x8

Row
65x5, 85x5, 95x5, 115x5, 135x3, 95x8

I took your advice OMEGA and didnt under estimate the power of the MCC (sounds like a star wars quote haha) and went up today. everything felt really good. no real struggles yet so thats good.
i am def going to order another supply of the MASS package from you soon. i think this stuff is gold. except one complaint. the days i take MCC and Amplify02 i get the worst stomach aches, gas and sometimes diarrhea cha cha cha. is that a common side effect?

one more question to anyone that can shed some light to me.

since i started my bulk i have lost 5lbs BUT i look chubbier, especially in my face and neck, pants are a little tighter by my waist and i have more of a gut, but my strength and muscle mass is going up. does this make any sense?