TerpVTX's N2Burn Log

[terpvtx]

Leg day yesterday.

Squats 5x245, 5x267, 5x278, 5x289, 5x311
Leg Ext 15x128.5, 15x134, 15x139.5, 15x145
Romanian Deadlifts 5x199, 5x223, 5x245, 5x256, 5x261.5
Leg Curls 15x45, 15x50.5, 10x56, 8x61.5
Calf raises 5x10 @ 223

3,162 calories, 82 fat, 222 carbs, 369 protein

Weighted in at 188.1 lbs. My calories have been up a little higher than I had planned and need to do a better job of sticking to the plan. With that said, while I am only down 3.9 lbs a week and a half into this bottle of N2Burn, I do seem to have actually slimmed down some. Because my calory intake is not significantly lower than maintenance levels, this may be having more of a recomp effect on me, which is fine with me. I really don't want too lose too much weight, jus interested in tightening up the lower four pack.

 

[terpvtx]

Things have been very busy at work, so I was not able to post the last two days. Yesterday, I got in the following workout:

Deadlift 223x5; 267 x 5; 289 x , 311 x 5; 333 x 5
Reverse Grip BB Rows 133 x 10; 177 x 10; 199 x 8; 215.5 x 8
Stiff-leg Deadlift 133 x 10; 144 x 10; 155 x 10; 177 x 10
Pullthroughs 25 band x 15 x 3 supersetted with pull-ups 3x15,12, 8
DB Reverse Lunge 35x10; 40x10; 45x10; 45x10; supersetted with EZ bar pullovers 64x12; 75x12, 86x12, 86x10

calories were 3,052 calories, 72 fat, 262 carbs, 339 protein

Most days I can pack my food for work, but the last few days I have had lunch meetings which has thrown everything off. As a result, my carb intake has been higher than I would have liked. Also, I have kept my total calorie intake higher than what you would typically see for a cut, out of fear of losing too much muscle during the process. With the higher calorie intake (right near maintenance level for me) this is more of a recomp than a true cut.

As for the N2Burn, I continue to experience good, clean energy with this product. My body temp is definitely higher while using this product, and as a result, I am sweating a lot more. One thing I have not noticed with this product is any decrease in apetite. I am still hungry all the time.

 

[terpvtx]

I had a minor medical procedure yesterday, nothing major, but was not able to get my normal Monday workout in. However, thanks to the N2Burn and a slightly restricted diet, I am now down to 185 lbs. That is a little over 7 lbs in 2 weeks. Not bad considering that my diet is just shy of maintenance level as I do not want to lose much in the way of muscle mass.

 

[terpvtx]

Tuesday's workout was leg day.

Squats 245x5, 267x5, 289x5, 311x5, 327.5 x 5
Leg Ext. 90x25, 145x13, 150.5x13, 156x13
Romanian Deadlifts 199x5, 223x5, 245x5, 256x5, 267x5
Leg Curls 45x15, 56x13, 61.5x10, 67x6
Seated Calf Raise with DB 60x20, 60x20, 60x30

Diet was 2,848 cal, 52 fat, 245 carb, 350 protein

Weight, 185.4 lbs

 

[terpvtx]

Still holding at 185 lbs. Yesterday was cardio day: 40 minutes with the jump rope (hard rain yesterday, so opted not to run), then abs: hanging leg raise (3x25), decline russian twist with 8lb medicine ball (3x15), decline crunch with 8lb medicine ball (3x20), decline situps with 35 lb plate (2x25). Diet was 2,870 cal, 78 fat, 180 carb, 362 protein.

 

[terpvtx]

Well, I was not as disciplined over the weekend and I am not back up to 188 lbs. This morning's workout was as follows:

Squats 3x3 at 333lbs, 1x12 at 245 lbs.
Bench Press 3x3 at 278 lbs, 1x12 at 234 lbs
Reverse Grip Rows 3x3 at 234 lbs, 1x10 at 210 lbs
romanian deadlifts 3x3 at 278 lbs, 1x10 at 223 lbs
decline situps 2x30 at 33 lbs.

One meal to go, but target calories are 2,553 cal., 63 fat, 142 carbs, 332 protein.

I am in my last week of N2Burn. So far I will give it a big plus for energy, plus I am definitely running at a higher temperature and sweating a lot more. One thing I have not noticed is any appetite supression. I am hungry all the time.

 

[Mr.Dedication]

Amazing log bro! Like damn good!!! Keep up the good work bro and keep them progress coming

Sent from my MB860

 

[terpvtx]

Thanks Mr. Dedication. Yesterday was an arm workout and cardio.

EZ bar curls 75x10, 86 x 10, 105 x 8
superset with DB Skullcrushers 35 x 10, 40 x 10, 45 x 12

DB Preacher curls 25 x 15, 30 x 12, 35 x 10
superset with weighted dips 33 lbs x 15, 45 x 12, 45 x 13

DB 21s 30 x 21s, 35 x 21s

Cardio: Jog 3.5 miles.

Diet: 3,051 cal, 94 fat, 187 carb, 363 protein

Weight this morning as 187 lbs.

 

[terpvtx]

Weight holding at 187 lbs this morning. Wednesday's workout was as follows:

Deadlift 135x10; 223x5, 289x2, 323x3, 323x3, 323x3
Incline Bench 135x10,179x5,201x3, 228.5x3, 228.5x3, 228.5x3, 210x8
Squat 135x10, 179x5, 223x3, 289x3, 289x3, 289x3, 223x12
Single Arm DB Lat Raises 20x14, 25x12, 30x8
Weighted Pull-Ups 33lbs x 8, 33lbs x 8, 33 lbs x 6
Decline Situps with weight 33 lbs x 25, 45 lbs x 25, 45lbs x 25.

I normally would have performed an overhead press or db press for shoulders yesterday, but I have been experiencing some pain in my left delt/bicep. It is where the front delt comes in contact with the bicep. Hopefully just a strain, but decided to take it easy on shoulders today. I felt it early on during my incline bench press, but it got better as I went along. Just didn't want to push it.

Calories for Wednesday were 3,048 total, 86 fat, 195 carbs, 376 protein

Today's workout was cardio. A 3.2 mile run and then an ab circuit routine. Still popping 2 N2Burn first thing in the morning and then 2 more before lunch. I have two more days left of the N2Burn and then I will post my final results.

 

[terpvtx]

I missed a few days of posting, but kept with my workouts and cardio. I finished my last tabs of N2Burn on Saturday. My final weigh-in was 187 lbs, so over the course of a month on N2Burn I lost a little over 5 pounds. Not that impressive, but this was mostly due, I believe to my diet. I kept with the calorie ratios that I established in the beginning (3,000 for lifting days, 2,800 for cardio), but I calculated my BMR to be just shy of 3,100, so the calorie deficit was not that substantial. I did, however, add 2 more cardio sessions a week.

In the end, I think what really screwed me up was playing around with my pre and post workout nutrition. I workout first thing in the morning and normally have a protein shake prior to my workout and then a high protein/high carb breakfast within 45 minutes following my workout. Lately I have added carbs to my preworkout shake and then another carb/protein shake immediately after, followed 45 minutes later by breakfast. While the total carb intake for the day did not change significantly, holding down my weight became more of a battle. So much for trying something new. In the end I lost 5 lbs, and my BF percentage stayed pretty much the same at 13%.

This morning was my first lifting session since finishing up N2Burn and there were two things I noticed. One is that I did not have the same burst of energy that I did while on N2Burn. The second is that I did not sweat as much during the workout. I definitely noticed a higher body temperature while on N2Burn, often finding myself sleeping above the covers at night because of it. The energy from N2Burn is also very noticeable. All in all, I will say that N2Burn did exactly what it said it would. I would definitely look to use N2Burn again next time I plan on doing a more serious cut to lose weight.