Big and Lean Stacks
These product combinations are designed to get you big and lean. They where put together courtesy of Steve Bardi of our Warwick location.
Big & Lean Stack
What to take:
1 Adrena Lean in the morning when you wake up, with 4 HMB and 2 CLA Evolution
Why it helps:
The Adrena Lean revs up the metabolism first thing in the morning and the CLA gets your body using fat as fuel. HMB helps protect muscle by keeping your body from using it as a source of energy.
What to take:
Pre-workout take 3 Synthro-Lean with 2 Yohimbine, 3 TNT-2, and 1 scoop Juice mixed with 1 scoop Krush,
Why it helps:
Synthro Lean cranks up fat burning enzymes without an added stimulant effect. Yombine is an Alpha 2 antagonist which allows fat to be mobilized especially from the lower body. TNT 2 naturally elevates test levels for added muscle growth. The Juice and Krush Combo will fire up the most hardcore energy junky.
What to take:
During workout take 1 scoop BCAA Evolution and 4 Kre Alkalyn
Why it helps:
BCAA Evolution keeps the body from going into a catabolic (muscle wasting) state during your workout. Kre Alkalyn will top off ATP stores keeping you going longer and stronger in the gym.
What to take:
Post workout take 2 scoops After Glow, with 1 scoop Intek Red Ice ISOLATE and 3 TNT-2
Why it helps:
Growth is all about recovery. After Glow is the best recovery product on the market. The added scoop of Intek Red Ice Isolate will give you extra protein if you are unable to get another meal in within a short period of time of taking the After Glow. TNT 2 optimizes post workout hormone levels for growth and recovery.
What to take:
2 CLA Evolution with 3 HMB with lunch
Why it helps:
CLA keeps your body using fat as an energy source and HMB keeps you from breaking down muscle tissue for energy.
What to take:
2 CLA Evolution and 3 HMB with dinner
Why it helps:
See above
What to take:
1 rounded scoop Sleep Revolution, with 2 Natural Test and 4 Humano Growth before bed.
Why it helps:
Sleep Revolution helps you sleep better and gets you into deeper sleep more quickly. Humano Growth helps optimize hormone levels while you sleep.
Big & Lean Stack #2
What to take:
1 Adrena Lean cap in the morning and 1 scoop of ANS Diesel Fuel with breakfast.
Why it helps:
Adrena Lean will kick start the metabolism first thing in the morning. Diesel Fuel volumizes the muscle cell and packs it full of glycogen.
What to take:
3 Kre Alkalyn with one scoop BCAA Evolution and 1-2 scoops of Arnge Krush 40 minutes before your workout
Why it helps:
Kre Alkalyn ramps up ATP production allowing you to do more work in the gym. Intek BCAA Evolution increases blood flow to the muscles and keeps you anabolic while working out. Arnge Krush jacks up intensity and fuels cellular energy.
What to take:
Take 2-3 scoops of Mass 600 in the morning and 2-3 scoops at night
Why it helps:
If you want to get big you need to eat big. Mass 600 supplies your body with lots of high quality calories from protein, complex carbs and healthy fats.
What to take:
3 Muscle Sport Test Revolution before going to bed
Why it helps:
Your body produces most of its hormones at night. Taking Test Rev at night will ensure you produce as much testosterone as is naturally possible.
What to take:
Take 1 cap of Intek CLA Evolution and 2-3 caps of Deplete with 3 separate meals.
Why it helps:
CLA keeps your body using fat as energy and helps keep excess calories from being stored as body fat. Deplete helps minimize subcutaneous water retention; in essence shrink wrapping your skin to your body.
Recipe for Muscle Growth
Hard Gainers Growth Recipe
If you want to break a plateau and make some sizeable gains this supplement regimen is for you. This recipe for results includes effective supplements for the most important parts of the day. It matters when you take your supplements so this regimen keeps your body anabolic when it matters most.
Breakfast of Champions:
Forget about Wheaties, if you want to be big and strong take the following before your breakfast.
2 Test Rev in the morning with a serving of BCAA and 1/2 scoop Diesel Fuel
Intensity Matters:
You need to have the energy and work capacity to stress the muscle properly during your workout.
Pre-workout take 2-3 scoops of Juice with 5 caps of Beta Revolution
Recovery = Results:
Give you body the raw material to grow or you are wasting your time in the gym.
Post Workout Mix Vanilla Intek Evolution with 1/2 scoop of Diesel Fuel
Vitamin “T” for maximum Muscle:
Higher hormone levels fuels greater gains in strength and muscle. This combo will naturally optimize hormone levels. It is effective yet safe.
Before Bed take 2 Test Rev with 4-6 caps of Labrada Humano Growth
This combination is potent and will help anyone make some quick gains. In fact if you can’t make gains on this you might as well quit working out!! We are so confident in this regimen that we’ll take 10% off the price if you mention this blog when purchasing the entire combination of products mentioned above.
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Lipodrene
Lipodrene by Hi Tech Pharmaceuticals Reviewed: Lipodrene would be considered a fat burner/energy enhancer. Lipodrene lists Ephedra Extract as one of its first ingredients but this isn’t the ephedra that users of the original ephedra products expect. The current extract is a leaf extract which contains no ephedrine alkaloids. Unfortunately the alkaloids where responsible for most of the energy, appetite control and thermogenic effect that users enjoyed. To their credit they did introduce the use of Acacia Rigidula Extract which is the source for many of the compounds in Lipodrene as well as several other fat burners on the market. Many of the components in Lipodrene including Phenyl ethylamine, and Methyl Synephrine are extracts of Acacia. These ingredients are primarily helpful with mood and as sense of well being. They will also provide minimal appetite control. The main ingredient that users will feel in Lipodrene is the 100mg of caffeine per tablet.
Blender Bottle Review
Blender bottle is the brand name for a shaker cup with a unique mixing ball design. It comes in a 20oz size and a larger size which holds 28oz. The Blender Bottle uses a more rigid plastic than some other shaker cup designs. We have found that this makes the cup more durable and allows it to be dish washed without the cup warping. With many shaker cups you cannot dish wash them because the plastic will warp. When this happen the cup does not seal properly and it will leak when shaken.
The Blender Bottle also includes a small metal whisk/mixing ball in the bottom of the cup. The mixing ball helps the cup more thoroughly mix up protein and other thick powders.
Overall we find this cup to be very useful and durable. If you are mixing protein, or other powders this cup is definitely helpful.
Muscle Building Supplements
Muscle Building Supplements
We have put together some of the more effective combinations of muscle building supplements in the paragraphs below. You can take these products individually but if you are looking for maximum results we recommend stacking them together for best results.
What to Take: BioRhythm Juice mixed with ANS Diesel Fuel, and ECS Natural Test
How to Take It: Take 1-3 scoops of Juice about 40 minutes before your workout. 1 scoop of Diesel Fuel can be mixed in with the Juice pre-workout or it can be taken with your post workout. Take 2 Natural Test in the morning and 2 before going to bed.
Why it Works: Juice increases workout intensity and fuels cellular energy levels helping you to work out harder and longer. Diesel Fuel will volumize the muscle cell, increase ATP production and boost glycogen stores and protein synthesis. Natural Test will boost testosterone levels naturally and increase the rate of protein synthesis.
What to Take: ANS Diesel Fuel, BioRhythm Big Blue, Muscle Sport Test Revolution
How to Take It: Take 1 scoop of Diesel Fuel with 4-6 Big Blue about 40 minutes before training. Take 3 Test Revolution about 1 hour before your workout, or for increased results take 3 before your workout and 3 before bed.
Why it Works: Diesel Fuel will volumize the muscle cell, increase ATP production and boost glycogen stores and protein synthesis. Big Blue increases nitric oxide production increasing blood and oxygen flow to the muscles while reducing lactic acid and allowing the muscle to be under tension for a greater period of time. Test Revolution naturally boosts testosterone levels which turn on the cellular machinery that builds muscle.
What to Take: Beta Revolution, BioRhythm Juice, Creatine CXS
How to Take It: Take 3-6 Beta Revolution 40 minutes before training with 1-3 scoops of BioRhythm Juice. Take 2-3 caps of Creatine CXS immediately before training and 2 caps immediately after training.
Why it Works: Beta Revolution allows you to recruit more muscle fibers, while BioRhythm Juice increases workout intensity and cellular energy substrates. Creatine CXS increases muscle pumps and boosts ATP production.
What is the best protein?
Which Protein Should You be Using?
Muscle growth is dependent on the balance between protein synthesis and protein breakdown. The goal is to increase protein synthesis and decrease protein breakdown. Casein protein is considered to be a muscle-sparing protein. Since casein protein slowly enters the blood stream, it has a moderate impact on protein synthesis, but it has a powerful effect on reducing protein breakdown.
Current research has shown that in terms of overall muscle tissue increases and decreases of body fat, casein reigns superior. It’s been shown to accomplish this by increasing anabolism to a moderate extent, but more importantly, decreasing catabolism to a large degree. It seems that the reason behind this is simply because of its slow digestion and consequently, absorption rates. It provides a steady, slower paced release of amino acids into the blood stream.
We all know that we need to take whey protein after workouts–but that doesn’t mean that whey can’t be better. Slow-digesting casein protein was once believed to have no place around workout time, but newer research suggests otherwise. In fact, a study from Baylor University (Waco, Texas) reported that men who consumed a whey/casein blend of protein after workouts for 10 weeks gained significantly more muscle than the subjects who consumed a whey protein shake without casein. These subjects also lost more fat than the ones using only whey.
Current research is showing that the optimal protein for fat loss and muscle building is a mixture of whey and casein protein. Try Intek Evolution Protein or Optimum Health Pro Complete 40 for the ideal blend of whey and casein proteins.
MUSCLE BUILDING 101
Time to get back to the basics. In order to build strength and muscle one must first understand what weightlifting is actually doing to the body to produce growth. With this knowledge making the right choice in supplementation is easy. When we lift weights and push ourselves pass our limits we are actually inducing microscopic tears in the muscle fiber. That’s why after a good work out we are sore. The human body evolved in such a way that we adapt to caused trauma (microscopic muscle tears, broken bones, etc.) by recovering the affected area stronger than its original state. This is called progressive overload when having to do with weightlifting and muscle growth. The idea is that the harder we train, the more trauma we cause to the muscle fiber, the bigger and stronger the muscle will grow. This is where supplementation can come in handy. Certain supplements allow us to train harder and longer and ultimately cause more trauma to the muscle fiber which translates to greater muscle growth. Creatines are great for this. ANS Diesel Fuel is a customer favorite. MSI CXS Revolution is also excellent for those trying to keep water retention to a minimum. Pre-workout powders are also another good choice for increasing workout overload. BioRhythm’s SSIN Juice is one of the craziest pre-workout powders I’ve ever tried. Another aspect of muscle growth is recovery from those intense training sessions. If the muscle is not completely recovered by the time you work it out again it will not grow and performance will be diminished. The faster you recover the sooner you can get back in the gym to stimulate more muscle growth. Supplements that promote a faster, fuller recovery include but are not limited to protein, glutamine and BCAAs. Intek makes an excellent protein and BCAA powder. BioRhythm makes a product called AfterGlow to be consumed right after a workout; this is the best stuff Performance Nutrition sells for recovery. Stress the muscle, recover the muscle and rule the gym!