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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
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Member No.: 97904
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 First and foremost...I want to thank Controlled Labs for choosing me as a tester for this product. I hearby swear that all information contained in this log will be accurate and true. Before actually testing the product, I feel that I should give some background information on training/diet and lifestyle, and how I plan to integrate Black Hole™ into my current diet'/supplementation regimen. I am currently 29 years old, 5'10" tall and 197 lbs. I weight train 5 days per week (from 6:30am-8:00am or 5:30pm-7:00pm). Each day includes 1 hour weight training and 30 minutes light cardio. Upon waking (or returning from gym) I have my breakfast and head to work, which is an office job. I have no problem consuming my first few meals of the day...its the last few that I have to force down which makes them less enjoyable and keeps me bloated for what is pretty much the second half of the day. I plan to take 3 caps per day. 1 approx 30-40 minutes before each of my last 3 meals. Hopefully this will help me put back these meals with ease, and aid in digestion. At this current time I am consuming 3500-4000 cals daily. I eat 6-7 meals/day and use fitday to keep track of my intake. I would like to increase my current CI by 500 cals which will put me at the 4000-4500 mark. Log term goal is to reach 230lbs by spring...at which point I plan to use the "Game Over" diet to cut back to a lean 200lbs. Due to frustration with the accuracy of the digital bodyfat measuring tool at my gym (results varied 5-7% within days of use) I am taking the trouble to contact a professional nutritionist to show me how to properly use bodyfat calipers, as well as the equation which provides the most accurate result. I will post bf% at the end of each week of my baseline log, and then subsequent testing logs. Daily log entries will include: 1. Weight (taken daily) Bf% (taken weekly). 2. Meals/supplements (times as well) 3. Daily Macros. 4. General comments regarding the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of the testing product.
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.08.06 I am going to log 7 days worth of meals and macros WITHOUT using Black Hole™. I will also include general comments for each day. Weight 197lbs 6:15am Pre-Workout - 2.5g CEE, 1 Serving ON Whey, 1 serving of MCT (medium chain tri-glycerides) 8:15am Post-Workout - 2.5 CEE, 2 Serving ON Whey 8:30am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 eggwhites, 1.5 cup steamed broccoli, 1 large size chicken breast, 1/2 cup oatmeal w. raisons. 1 Multi + 1 NAC. 12:00pm Meal 2 - 2 x 5oz steakettes on 4 slices of multi grain bread, 1 cup of steamed green beans, 10 almonds. 2:00pm Meal 3 - 1 cup macaroni in beef sauce, 1 large sized chicken breast, 1 green apple. 5:00pm Meal 4 - 1 cup 2% cottage cheese w. mixed tropical fruit. 1 sweetener. 8:00pm Meal 5 - 1 cup brown rice, 1 large chicken breast, 1.5 cup steamed broccoli. 10:00pm Meal 6 - 1 cup 2% cottage cheese w. frozen berries, 1 sweetener. All meals went down fairly easily today...was able to put down just under 4000 cals without any problems. Weather was a bit cooler so this may have helped. Going to try and keep it around 4000 for this week...then increase up to 4500+ once I start using Black Hole™. **Edit...forgot to mention worked arms on this day - 4 sets of preacher DB's, 4 sets of concentration curls, 3 sets standing BB curls, 4 sets skullcrushers, 4 sets cable pulldowns, 4 sets overhead tri extentions. 30 minutes walking uphill...overall great workout. Focussed on volume/conditioning. See the file below for my daily macro breakdown.
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.09.06 Weight: 198 Woke up with headache, did not workout this morning...decided I would hit the gym after work. 8:00am 1 scoop ON whey upon waking. 8:30am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 eggwhites, 1 cup steamed broccoli, 3/4 cup oats w. milk and natty PB, 1 multi & 1 NAC. 10:30am Meal 2 - 1 large chicken breast, 1 cup brown rice, 1 grapefruit. 12:30pm Meal 3 - 4oz tuna on 2 slices of multigrain bread, 1 cup steamed broccoli. 3:00pm Meal 4 - 1 cup 2% cottage cheese, 1/2 cup low fat granola, 1/3 cup uns. applesauce, 1 sweetener. 5:30pm Pre-workout - 2.5 gm CEE, 1 scoops ON Whey. 1 Jennie's Carob Macaroon (high in MCT's) 7:30pm Post-workout - 2.5 gm CEE, 2 scoops ON Whey 8:30 Meal 5 - 10 oz steak (grilled, fat trimmed), 1 cup brown rice, 1 cup steamed mixed veggies 10:00 Meal 6 - 1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese w. frozen berries, 1 sweetener. Excellent shoulder workout today (after work). Concentrated on volume/conditioning. Behind neck press, lateral and front raises, finished off with DB shrugs. Did some waistwork (leglifts, crunches and side crunches). Fininshed off w. 30 minutes walking uphill, keeping my heart rate around 125 bpm. Was able to eat everything without much forcing...had to take a short break towards the end of meal 5 to put down the last couple of bites. See below for daily macros.
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.10.06 Weight: 197.5 lbs 6:00am Pre-Workout: 2.5g CEE, 1 banana, 1 Jennies Carob Macaroon, 1 scoops ON Whey 8:00am Post-Workout: 2.5g CEE, 2 scoops ON Whey 8:30am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 egg whites, 1 cup chopped green beans (steamed), 1 x 4oz steak, 1/2cup oats, 1 multi, 1 NAC. 10:30 Meal 2 - 1 cup 2% CC, handful of frozen berries, 1/3 cup granola, 1 sweetener. 12:30 Meal 3 - 8oz tuna on 4 slices of multi-grain bread (w. 2 tbsp regular mayo), 1 cup steamed green beans. 2:30 Meal 4 - 1 grapefruit, 10 almonds5:30 Meal 5 - 1 tbsp nat. peanut butter on 2 slices of multigrain bread w/ 2 cups 2% milk 8:30 Meal 6 - 2 medium sized chicken breasts, 1 cup steamed broccoli, 1 cup brown rice. 10:00 Meal 7 - 1 cup 2% cc, w. frozen berries, 1 sweetener, w 2 scops ON Whey **Note: I mix all my shakes with 2 cups 2% milk EXCEPT my pre-workout shake, I use 8-10 oz cold water. Had a good back workout today, did seated cable rows (single grip), bent over DB rows, t-bar rows, lat pulldowns, and the walked 30 mins uphill. All in all good energry levels, focussed on conditioning as opposed to strength training today. Kept the volume up...4 sets of a minimum of 10 reps (somtimes going up to 20 reps on cable pulls). Mealwise...I was stuffed after Meal 3...and couldn't put back anything more than a grapefruit...but when I got home from work I *had* to eat something, so opted for the pb sammich while the chicken thawed. Spoke with nutritionist today and got some equations for accurately measuring bodyfat. I ordered a pair of calipers online so I should be able to do this myself at least once a week to monitor fat while bulking. I am currently at 16.2% and may have to increase my fat-burning excercise to 60 mins per-day (don't want to let this get out of hand) My goal is to achieve a ripped 200-210...I plan on bulking up to arouind 230-240...and then go to cut and get around 9-10% and stay there. Daily Macros...
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.11.06 Weight: 199 8:30 Meal 1 - 3/4 cups oats w/ honey & raisons, 1 cup 2% CC, 1 banana and 1/2 avocado. 2 scoops ON Whey w. 2% milk. 10:30 Meal 2 - 1 medium chicken breast, 1 cup brown rice. 12:30 Meal 3 - 6oz deli roast beef and 6oz deli turkey breast on 4 slices multigrain w. 1 tbsp mayo. 1 multi, 1 NAC2:30 Meal 4 - 1 medium chicken breast, 1 cup brown rice. 4:30 Pre-workout - 1 banana, 1 jennies carob macaroon, 2 gm CEE7:00 Post-workout - 2 scoops ON Whey 7:30 Meal 5 - 1 medium chicken breast, 1 sweet potato (steamed), and 1.5 cups brocolli (steamed) 10:30 Meal 6 - 1 small Cheeseburger 11:30 Meal 7 - 1/2 cup 2% CC w/ raisins and 1 sweetener. Was excited to receive my bottle of Black Hole™ this morning. Worked chest today, 5 sets on flat bench, 4 sets incline DB's, 8 sets of high rep cables flys (15 - 20 reps, raising height of pulley every 2nd set). Due to time constraint had to restrict my fat burning exercise to 30 mins. Weather was fairly cool today 62-65º. I find this drastically effects my appetite in the sense that when its too hot, I can't seem to put down as much food. Had no problems eating all my meals today, although I do not feel that I could have consumed much more at each sitting without forcing. Below are my macros for the day...
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.12.06 Weight: 194.5 lbs ***taken after 1 hour cardio 10:00am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 egg whites, 1/2 avocado, 2 slices multigrain bread, 1 grapefruit. 2 scoops ON Whey 3:00pm Meal 2 - 1 medium chicken breast, 1 cup chopped green beans , 1 cup diced yams, 1 multi, 1 NAC4:00pm Pre-Workout - 1 scoop ON whey, 1 banana, 1 jennies macaroon 5:30pm Post-Workout - 2 scoop ON Whey 6:30pm Meal 3 - 1 medium chicken breast, 1 cup brocolli (steamed), 1 cup yams diced 9:00pm Meal 4 - 1 8oz steak, 1 cup mixed veg (steamed), 1 cup diced yams 11:00 Meal 5 - 1 cup 2% CC, w frozen berries. I've decided in order to prepare for the exrta cals I am going to be consuming next week, I should be doing at least 1 hour of cardio 2 -3 times per week. Also going to change my current routine to a simple split routine. DAY 1 - Legs & Shoulders + 30 minute walk uphill DAY 2 - CARDIO 60 mins DAY 3 - Back & Bi's + 30 minute walk uphill DAY 4 - CARDIO 60 mins DAY 5 - Chest & Tris + 30 minute walk uphill DAY 6 - CARDIO 60 mins DAY 7 - Rest. Should prove to be a challenging workout...but I need to put the extra work in if I am going to be eating more. As it stands...my maintenance is at 3500 cals (including all activities). I need to take things up a notch and burn 500 cals more per day to keep from gettin too fat (at 16% I don't want to push it!) Daily macros...
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.13.06 Weight: N/A 10:30am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 eggwhites, 4oz extra lean gnd beef, 3/4 cup oats. 20 raisins, 1 multi, 1 NAC, 2 scoops on Whey (w 2 cups skim milk) 3:30pm Meal 2 - 5 oz turkey breast (deli), 1 whole wheat submarine bun, 1 tbsp mayo 6:00pm Meal 3 - Indian naan, butter chicken, kashmiri rice, vegetable korma, sag paneer (spinach and indian cheese), lentil soup 12:00am Meal 4 - 1/2 cup 2% CC, frozen berries, 2 scoops ON Whey (2 cups skim milk) Today was a rest day...went for a 2-3 hour long hike, and then went out with a friend for some Indian food before going to a show. Didn't eat according to my regular regimen although I made every attempt to keep clean cals coming in...ate a bit more fat than previous days. See below for daily macros.
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.14.06 Weight: n/a 9:00am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 eggwhites, 4 oz lean beef, 1 cup oats w. 20 raisins. 1 scoop ON whey, 1 multi, 1 NAC10:00am Meal 2 - 1 grapefruit, 10 almonds12:30pm Meal 3 - 4 oz tuna on 3 slices mulitgrain bread 2:30pm Meal 4 - 4 oz tuna on 3 slices multigrain bread 6:00pm Pre-Workout - 2 scoops ON Whey (w water), 1 banana, 1 jennies carob macaroon 8:00pm Post-Workout - 2 scoops ON Whey ( in skim milk) 9:00pm Meal 5 - 8 oz grilled steak (lean only eaten), 1 cup steamed brocolli, 1 cup brown rice 10:30 Meal 6 - 1 cup 2% CC, 1/2 cup applesauce, 1/2 cup lowfat granola, 20 raisins. Started my new routine today...spent about 1.5 hours in the gym. Overall I enjoy the legs/shoulder split. Did 5 sets (ranging from 5-15 reps) of each SLDL's, Squats, Quad. Ext, and seated calf raises. For shoulders, I did 4 sets ( 6 - 15 reps each) of each behind neck press, front and lateral raises, upright rows, and shrugs. Did not have time for walking on an incline treadmill for 30 mins...maybe next time. Today is the last day of my baseline log...and am going to take my first dose of Black Hole™ tomorrow 45 minutes before dinner (usually meal # 5). Meal 2 today was small because I was still stuffed after breakfast. Other than that, all meals went down no problem. Daily macros...
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.15.06 Weight: 195 BF% ~ 16% 8:30am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 eggwhites, 3/4 cup oatmeal w 20 raisins, 1 scoop ON whey, 1 multi, 1 NAC10:30am Meal 2 - 4 oz chicken breast, 1 cup brown rice 12:30pm Meal 3 - 4oz chicken breast, 1 stuffed pepper (reg grn beef & pork w white rice), 1/2 cup steamed mixed veggies. 2:30pm Meal 4 - 4oz chicken breast, 1 cup brown rice 5:00pm Pre-Workout - 2 scoops ON Whey (w. water), 1 banana, 1 jennies carob macaroon 6:30pm Post-Workout - 1 scoop ON Whey (w. skim milk) 6:45 - 1 cap Black Hole™ 7:30 Meal 5 - 2 x 4oz chicken breast, 1 cup steamed broccoli, 1 cup brown rice, 20 almonds10:30 Meal 6 - 1 cup 2% CC, 1/2 cup frozen berries, 1/2 cup lowfat granola, 20 raisins, 2 scoops ON Whey (w milk) Today's workout was a 5 mile run on the treadmill at a very slight incline. Energy levels were great, took me an hour flat to run the entire distance. Kept my pace at a regular 5.1mph. Got a nice pump in the quads/hams and calves. Got my bodyfat calipers today in the mail...using them to measure my bf% at home...I am using the 3 site method (chest, abdomen, and thigh). Took my first dose of Black Hole™ (only 1 cap to test tolerance around 6:45) Didn't really have much of an appetite this evening, yet was still able to put meal 5 back with no problems. I didn't experience any 'munchie' effect...but did notice that I was burping a little more than usual after my meal (must have been the digest-it-all complex at work). No psychoactive effects to report yet. Going to take the full dose of 3 caps tomorrow evening 40 mins prior to meal 5. Daily macro breakdown...
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.16.06 Weight: 196 8:30am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 eggwhites, 2 slices multigrain bread, 3/4 cup oats, 20 raisons, 2 scoops ON Whey, 1 multi, 1 NAC10:30am Meal 2 - 1 x 4oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 hardboiled egg, 10 carrot sticks 1:00pm Meal 3 - 8 oz of tuna on 3 slices of multigrain bread w/ 1 tbsp reg mayo. 3:30pm Meal 4 - 8 oz tuna on 3 slices of multigrain bread w/ 1 tbsp reg mayo. 6:00pm Pre-Workout - 2 scoops ON Whey, 1 banana, 1 carob macaroon 7:30pm Post-Workout - 2 scoops ON whey. 7:45pm 3 Caps Black Hole™ 8:30pm Meal 5 - 2 large size chicken breasts in strained tomato sauce with grated lowfat mozzerella, 1 cup brocolli (steamed), 1 cup brown rice. 11:00pm Meal 6 - 1 cup 2% CC, 1/2 cup lowfat granola, 1/3 cup uns. applesauce, 10 raisins. Great workout today...did back and biceps. For back I did seated rows, single arm rows (cable), t-bar rows, 4 sets of 8-15 for each exercise. For biceps I did one arm preachers, barbell curls, and one arm cable curls. Again, I did 4 sets 8-15 for each bi exercise...increasing weight each set. Took 3 caps of Black Hole™ 45 minutes before dinner. Didn't feel any cravings or hunger, but could definately pack back more food without feeling bloated. Not exactly the 'munchie' effect I was expecting, but there is definatly something going on. Once I was done with my dinner, I felt quite satisfied, but decided I would try to put down another chicken breast...put it on my plate cut it up and ate it. Usually I would feel really bloated and 'stuffed' at this point. I am certain I could have packed back another 1 no problem. Probably could have forced down 2 more after that. Went for a walk with the dog after dinner, was burping and farting something fierce. Stomach settled down about an hour later, and was actually lookin forward to sitting down and eating meal 6. Did not experience any psychoactive effects. Here's my daily macronutrient breakdown....
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Ungeared. Small and weak :(
Group: Advanced Members
Posts: 2868
Member No.: 97904
Joined: 5-January 06
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08.17.06 Weight: 195 8:30am Meal 1 - 1 whole egg, 5 eggwhites, 1 cup oats w. 20 raisins & 1 sweetener, 1 multi, 1 NAC, 1 scoop ON whey. 10:30am Meal 2 - 4oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup brown rice. 12:30pm Meal 3 - 8 oz turkey/roast beef deli cuts on 4 pieces multigrain bread. 2:30pm Meal 4 - 4oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup brown rice. 5:00pm Meal 5 - 1 snickers bar 7:00pm Pre-Workout - 2 scoops ON whey 8:15pm Post-workout - 2 scoops ON whey 8:30pm 3 caps Black Hole™ 9:00pm Meal 6 - 1 chicken breast w strained tomatoes and lowfat mozzerella cheese, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup brocolli (steamed) 10:30pm Meal 7 - 1 cup 2% CC, 1/2 cup 100% bran, 1 tbsp honey, 20 raisins. Had to work late and got the munchies...nothing much foodwise at the office except for a vending machine...sooo a snickers really satisfied. Went to the gym directly after work, and ran 5.1 miles in 60 minutes. Great energy overall. I really enjoy the 1 day lift, 1 day run routine. Get a nice overall body pump after a good run that lasts for a couple hours. Ate 3 caps of Black Hole™ around 8:15, waited about 30-40 minutes and then tried to pack down a pretty big supper...was able to with some forcing. Didn't notice any 'munchie' effect, but am noticing that I feel less bloated after a big meal. This is probably due to the digestion aids going to work. Again, like last night, I get a craving to sit down, eat my last meal and write this log...last meal of the day is going down great. Not sure if this is because of Black Hole™, but it seems that I am craving things such as chocolates or anything sweet. This was also the case with me when I used to smoke pot in my teenage years. Some people craved pizza and chips, I was always one for chocolate and/or anything sweet. No psychoactive effects experieced this evening. It's been a busy week for me at work...wasn't able to get into the gym any mornings this week...hopefully next week will be a little more calm in terms of work. daily macro numbers...not bad considering I had a snickers bar 
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