Recently, Grambo and Purus Labs were gracious enough to send me a full size tub of their newest flavor, Fresh Fruit, Muscle Marinade AND a full tub of D-Pol. (Thanks guys!!!) So I'm going to be putting them to the test for the next month. I've tried Muscle Marinade before and I've used D-Pol before, but never together like this.


Day 1
Weight: 216.5

Mixability 9/10: I used a full scoop of MM and dumped in my shaker and added 12 oz of water. i gave it a few shakes and noticed there were a couple stubborn clumps at the bottom of the shaker. a couple more shakes quickly fixed that. when i took a sip i didn't notice any grainy feeling, it definitely all dissolved.

Taste 8/10: This new Fresh Fruit flavor tasted just like the Cherry Limeade MM i had before. now its been a while since i had the Cherry Limeade so i could be mistaken. but i liked the Cherry Limeade, so i definitely liked this one. The only thing i would personally change is the sweetness. I like my pre-workouts to be a little more tart. Thats just personal preference though.

Energy 10/10: Its been a while since ive used a pre-workout so this was definitely a kick in the pants. I think i should have gone with a half a scoop to get started because i was all over the place. I had to switch to some lighter music to keep my head straight. I have to say though, when i did bring myself down and really focused, i was able to really plow through my sets. my last set of incline bench felt stronger than my first set.

Endurance 10/10: Now this category can be shared by the MM and the D-pol. As mentioned before, all of my sets felt stronger than the last. it was a great feeling to not be gassed out. Recently, i have added more volume to my workouts using Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 workout template called "Big But Boring." I will outline my workout below, but you'll see my high (for me) volume sets.

Pump 10/10: My pump tonight was awesome. it was a lot better than what i usually get. My pre-workout usually consists of some caffeine and thats it. this blew that out of the water. I dont know why i ever stopped taking a pre-workout.

Focus 8/10: Again, the jittery feeling kind of sabotaged this category. But when i was able to calm myself down, i was definitely in the zone. Im confident this will be better once i find a good dosage for myself.

Bench Day
Note: Ive switched from flat bench to try out incline bench for a while.

Incline Bench:
215x3
250x3
280x3 <--- with maybe one or two left in the tank
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10
185x10


Dumbbell Flys:
40x15
40x15
40x15

T-Bar Rows (add 45lb bar)
205x5
180x7
160x8
135x10
90x14


Pretty solid workout for me today. Like i said i was a little stimmed out, but i think taking half a scoop for now will change that. But between the two products, i am impressed. My muscles felt very full and vascularity was awesome as well. I had a great pump the whole time and just looked full. It was awesome. that definitely helped contribute to my great workout. I'm really looking forward to the rest of my ride with this stuff. So far so good. great job Purus!!!

thanks bro. my presses have always been my strong point. probably because i was an upper body only goon for the longest time. wait till squat day comes around. everyone will have a good laugh

Day 2

Deadlifts

335x3
385x3
430x3
240x10
240x10
240x10
240x10
240x10


Cable Crunches
150x20
150x20
150x20
150x20
150x20

Cardio:

20 min on treadmil at 3.2mph at full incline.




I only took about half a scoop today and that seemed to work better until i get used to taking stims again. My last set of deadlifts didn't go as well as i had planned. I tweaked my back a couple weeks ago trying to go heavy and its still bugging me a bit. so i just did my prescribed reps for the day. if it weren't for my back i could have definitely done more. another thing i noticed today was how much i was sweating. after my 3rd set of deads it looked like i just got done running a marathon. my cardio today went a lot easier than usual. i felt like i could have gone all night. after reading some logs, i think i can attribute the extra stamina to the D-Pol. So far, everything is doing its job.

Is not log section.

Day 3

OHP Day


Standing Over Head Press:

150x3
170x3
195x3
115x10
115x10
115x10
115x10
115x10


Pull Ups

BWx15
BWx15
BWx15
BWx15
BWx15


Close Grip Bench

275x5
275x5
275x4
225x10
185x12


Face Pulls

70x15
70x15
70x15




Pretty good workout today. My over head presses were feeling a little week today, but i PR'd on close grip bench. So i think next week i am going to take it a little easy and do somewhat of a deload. But energy and endurance were definitely there. I noticed ive been getting through my workouts a little quicker than usual.

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You bitch more than any woman i know. but a new log has been created in the right section. JUST for you beej.

Without rules, there is choas and clusterfuck.

And a simple reading of the cookie trail at the very top of your screen would have circumvented this