Croft Cutting Chronicles Vol 2 - BRING IT ON!!!

[Mrs Croft]

Well folks, looks like it time for round 2 last Cutting Chronicles was subtitled Game on..the hubby suggested Bring it on..since I now know not only what I have to do..but that I have what it takes to do it plus I am just DIEING to know what all this lifting has changed..want to see if I have managed to meet my mission to build the better body.

As far as pics..I am holding off on them till next week when I get my BF% checked. I have a feeling it's not going to be good but here are starting stats:

Age - 39yrs ( more weeks anyway )
Height - 5'4"
weight - 149lb (ouch)

So it's time to cut up or shut up.. time to

BRING IT ON!!

[claire]

I'm in! I am sure with all your PRs, you have added a ton of muscle! Good luck!

[Mrs Croft]

Sunday

note: I am only listing meals today to give an idea of what I am doing..will not be doing this everyday

Meal 1 7am(pre-workout) - protein shake

supps - 3 Redblast
1 Thermorexin
1 Alcar
V energy drink on way to gym (this too may have been too much stim

Meal 2 9:30am(post workout) -protein shake with scoop of gatorade
Meal 3 11am - 100g salmon, 1tbsp l/f cottage cheese, 1 med potato, steamed veg (all mixed together) half banana
supps prior meal 3 - 1 sesapure 1 glucorell..
Meal 4 1:30pm - 100g prawns with salad :yummy:
Meal 5 4pm protein shake
Meal 6 6pm 300g newyork style steak with steamed veg
supps - Sesapure x 1
Meal 7 4 eggwhites/1 yolk



note: I normally like to do weekend workouts on empty since I can get there a little earlier but can't do Thermorexin on empty so tried it with a protein shake. Still no go..my mouth kept watering most the way through the workout like I was going to and felt really light headed..and felt REALLY hyper... so suggestions? Am I better to just leave Thermorexin AND alcar till next food meal? or should I keep the alcar in with the Redblast and just delay thermo?

AM training

Treadmill - 10min
5 min 4mph
HIIT Set
1min - 6.25mph
30sec - 4mph
1min - 6.875mph
30sec - 4mph
1min - 7.5mph
1min - 4mph

Shoulder blast set 1 set of each no rest
Seated DB press
8 @ 13.2lb
Standing DB side lat raises
8 @ 13.2lb
DB reverse flyes
8 @ 13.2lb
Front plate raises
8 @ 22lb
x 3 sets

Treadmill
2 x HIIT sets as stated above (feeling very light headed at this stage)

Hell lunge super set
All using 27.5lb BB

Double walking lunges
12 each leg
Single walking lunges
12 each leg
BB squats x 12
x 3 sets

note: no need for HIIT in here..heart rate needed to come DOWN at this point not up

Tricep super set
Skull crushers
8 @ 27.5lb BB
BB press ups
8 @ 27.5lb
DB o/h tricep extensions
8 @11lb
x 2 sets

Treadmill - 6min
note: was planning on doing 20min but just felt too much like I was going to


PM training
treadmill - 40min total
5min @ 4mph
1min @ 6.25
repeat x 10
20min 4.15mph

	ALCAR Acetyl l Carnitine

	Glucorell Glucorell R helps shuttle carbohydrates into your muscle cells instead of your fat cells by increasing insulin sensitivity and the uptake of glucose.

	SesaPure Sesapure will help you get or stay lean while providing significant health benefits.

	Thermorexin Thermorexin creates a complete thermogenic, anorectic and lipolytic environment to allow for optimal fat burning. What this means is that it increases your metabolism, helps manage your appetite and increases the use of stored fats for energy.

[T-Cake]

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Originally Posted by Mrs Croft

note: I normally like to do weekend workouts on empty since I can get there a little earlier but can't do Thermorexin on empty so tried it with a protein shake. Still no go..my mouth kept watering most the way through the workout like I was going to and felt really light headed..and felt REALLY hyper... so suggestions? Am I better to just leave Thermorexin AND alcar till next food meal? or should I keep the alcar in with the Redblast and just delay thermo?

Flip your pre- and post-workout meals. The additional carbs in that scoop of Gatorade will power you through your workout, and though I know you said you try to train on empty, more and more studies are showing that food, specifically carbs + protein, pre-workout are beneficial to you gym progress than an empty tummy or even just a protein-only tummy. I like that you're mixing up your strategy weekday to weekend -- good idea! I may have to try that once I'm training again.

Also, are you taking the morning supps (Red Blast, T-rex...) WITH the 7am meal... or are you taking them earlier than you eat? Got to down the food with the supps. I actually need to do that PLUS go back to sleep or rest/lie down for 30 minutes while it kicks in. If I take my supps, drink my Gatorade and run around the house before gym-time... the lack of 'settle time' is NOT good for me.

	Red Blast RED BLAST contains Pure Creatine ethyl ester, black tea methylxanthines that enhance the Central Nervous System, improves oxygen uptake via bronchiodilation and anti-inflammatory effects as well as increases the NO effects of Arginine Ethyl Ester, Ornithine Ethyl Ester and norvaline.

	Thermorexin Thermorexin creates a complete thermogenic, anorectic and lipolytic environment to allow for optimal fat burning. What this means is that it increases your metabolism, helps manage your appetite and increases the use of stored fats for energy.

[Ulter]

It's good that you felt hyper. That means you're responding well. Fit Mum took 6 at once and said she never felt anything. Yikes!
Alcar can be hard on the stomach so leave that for later.

	ALCAR Acetyl l Carnitine

[Mrs Croft]

Originally Posted by T-Cake

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2. You asked...

Flip your pre- and post-workout meals. The additional carbs in that scoop of Gatorade will power you through your workout, and though I know you said you try to train on empty, more and more studies are showing that food, specifically carbs + protein, pre-workout are beneficial to you gym progress than an empty tummy or even just a protein-only tummy. I like that you're mixing up your strategy weekday to weekend -- good idea! I may have to try that once I'm training again.

Also, are you taking the morning supps (Red Blast, T-rex...) WITH the 7am meal... or are you taking them earlier than you eat? Got to down the food with the supps. I actually need to do that PLUS go back to sleep or rest/lie down for 30 minutes while it kicks in. If I take my supps, drink my Gatorade and run around the house before gym-time... the lack of 'settle time' is NOT good for me.

Originally Posted by Ulter

It's good that you felt hyper. That means you're responding well. Fit Mum took 6 at once and said she never felt anything. Yikes!
Alcar can be hard on the stomach so leave that for later.

I did take them with the protein shake about 7:20am then left for the gym about 30min later. hmmm but hearing that Alcar can also be hard on the stomach makes me wonder if I should just stick to my Redblast pre morning workout and leave both the alcar and the thermorex to after? I read on the Alcar bottle that it's best taken WITH fatburners..so does that mean I am best leaving both till later or is it ok to separate them and have Thermo pre workout and Alcar post workout?

Well it's Monday here now..so will be having oats/egg whites first anyway..so will take same dose and see how I go. Next weekend will flip the pre/post meal around and see if that affects me

thankyou both

	ALCAR Acetyl l Carnitine

[jenscats5]

INNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! Go Crofty, Go Crofty!!

[WonderWoman]

in and way to go.. take it easy on the twins. omg no pics woman? grrrrrrrrrrr! ok, next week... bf check, good luck with that.

[Mrs Croft]

Originally Posted by jenscats5

INNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! Go Crofty, Go Crofty!!

welcome aboard..now hold on it's going to be a bumpy ride

Originally Posted by WonderWoman

in and way to go.. take it easy on the twins. omg no pics woman? grrrrrrrrrrr! ok, next week... bf check, good luck with that.

Don't worry...looking after the girls. Started to feel them a bit today so eased off on the HIIT. Yes I promise, pics next Saturday with BF check


ok now as to thermorexin problem. today I even had oats and a protein shake 10 min before and STILL all the way through my workout I felt OVER stimulated and my mouth kept filling with water like I wasn't far off which does NOT make for a pleasant workout. I have started using YES prior to both AM and PM training so think apart from that addition to the morning workout..going to go back to my 4 Redblast and my V energy drink. I was like an energizer bunny with that without the factor . I will try having the thermorexin and Alcar tomorrow with my third meal and see how I go..otherwise I guess my husband just got himself some fatburners


Anyhooo...

supps - 1 glucorell
1 sesapure

Meal 1 - 1/3 cup oats
Protein shake

supps - 3 Redblast
1 Thermorexin
YES


AM workout

Treadmill - 10min
5min @ 4mph
1min @ 6.25mph
30 sec @ 4mph
x 3
30 sec 4mph to end..round it off to 10min

Superset
Wide grip pulldowns (D handles)
8 @ 66lb
8 @ 77lb x 2 sets

Seated rows - close grip
8 @ 44lb
8 @ 55lb x 2 sets

Straight arm pulldowns - wide grip
8 @ 66lb
8 @ 77lb x 3 sets

note: did the above SS with very little rest between rounds...

Treadmill
10 min @ 4.25mph ( hurting a fraction so left out running)

Superset

BB curls
8 @ 27.5lb
8 @ 33lb x 2 sets

Hammer curls
8 @ 13.2lb x 3 sets

decline DB press
8 @ 13.2lb x 3 sets

again, next to no time between rounds

Treadmill - 15min total
5 min @ 4mph
1min @ 6.25 (get heart rate back up)
9 min @ 4.2mph

post workout
Meal 2 - Protein shake with gatorade

NOTE: re diet. Last time I didn't have protein shakes as my mentor prefers whole foods only. This time I am keeping them in for now for two reasons at this point.
1: If I don't have it with meal 1 I have to have eggs...plus my eggs at night..too many eggs ends up with a very unpleasant result not sure if that's just my body not being able to process them well or a common thing..but if I can avoid it for now..all the better
2: gives me something to change in the diet if things slow down prior to having to drop carbs..want to keep as many carbs as I can in for as long as I can so I have the energy to do this plus run after my boys all day

Will plug diet details into Calorie king later on to get an idea of macros..

	ALCAR Acetyl l Carnitine

	Glucorell Glucorell R helps shuttle carbohydrates into your muscle cells instead of your fat cells by increasing insulin sensitivity and the uptake of glucose.

	SesaPure Sesapure will help you get or stay lean while providing significant health benefits.

	Thermorexin Thermorexin creates a complete thermogenic, anorectic and lipolytic environment to allow for optimal fat burning. What this means is that it increases your metabolism, helps manage your appetite and increases the use of stored fats for energy.

[vballcoach]

I'm in

[T-Cake]

Couple ideas:

1. Swap the oats for fast-digesting carbs like a small piece of fruit or some Gatorade instead. Slow digesting oats aren't going to cut it to work with the T-rex in time. T-rex opens up in 10 minutes... that's your window. If the carbs you ate aren't digeste