Borobulker's NIMBUS NUTRITION BLAST Sponsored Log

[borobulker]

wow, what a day...

i was running around throwing applications every which way... no bites...

i did however get to train today, this is a big plus. to celebrate, i dosed blast and swole at three scoops....

what a great feeling, i had clean, consistant energy. great little pump, drive, dedication, etc. i really like this "stack."

my diet stunk (stank?) today, two meals pre 6pm workout!

9am
1.5c Egg Beaters
.5c Old Fashioned Oats
1c mixed fruits

4pm
8oz Grilled Chicken
8oz Mashed Sweet Potatoes
---1c Leftover Broccoli salad!!!!!!!!!!

tomorrow, i will remember to pack a lunch or something!!!


Training
Training went great. as i said in my last post, i started a westside template today... All movements only allowed for 1 minutes between sets.

Monday - Dynamic Effort, Upper Body
Flat Bench: 10 sets, 3 reps - 185lbs
Tricep Movement: Dumbbell Skull Crushers - 45x15, 45x15, 50x12
Shoulder Movement: Dumbbell Press - 75x12, 80x8
Shoulder Movement: Side Laterals - 30x15, 30x12
Upper Back Movement: Bent Over Rows - 225x10, 225x10, 225x10
Abs: Standing Rope Crunches, ~60lbs resistance, 3x15

I like the structure, i will get back to you guys after tomorrows max effort, lower body day... cant wait...

Tuesday – Max Effort, Lower Body

Max Effort Movement: Work to one rep max, do not perform exercise two weeks in a row. All exercises can be enhanced with bands. Also keep a record of max lifts.
ZERCHER SQUATS, PIN LOCKOUTS(at different heights), SAFETY SQUAT BAR SQUATS(off a low box), SQUATS(off a high box), DEADLIFT(off a platform),ARCH-BACK GOOD MORNINGS, STIFF-LEGS,BELT SQUATS, SUMO DEADLIFTS, etc.

Hamstring Curls – 4 sets, 5-7 reps (machine or band)

Lower Back movement (switch every 3 weeks)STIFF-LEGS, PULL THROUGHS, HYPERS, REVERSE HYPERS, etc

Upper Back movement: 3 sets, 5-7 reps

Bicep Movement: 3 sets, 10-15 Reps (one minute between sets)

Ab work




thanks for watching!!!!!!!

 

[borobulker]

Great day today. I spent most of it driving around, trying to get a job in the Health and Fitness field... If anyone has a hookup in the Rochester, NY area, PM me!!!

Diet was spot on. Got 3 full meals pre-workout.

-Meal 1-
1.5c Egg Beaters
Ketchup
.5c Old Fashioned Oatmeal
1 packet of Weight Control Oats
.5c Fruit

-Meal 2-
8oz Grilled Chicken
Celery and Summer Squash
.5c Fruit

Training - Max Effort, Lower Body

Conventional Back Squat - 135x10, 135x10, 225x10, 315x6, 365x1, 405x1, 435x1, 445x1, 455x1 (Missed, ~1" High)
Single Leg Average Band Seated Hamstring Curls – 4 sets, ~7 Reps
Band Pull Throughs - 3 sets, ~12-8 Reps
Bodyweight Mid-grip Pullups - 3 sets, ~7-5 Reps
Standing Dumbbell Curls - 55x11, 50x9, 40x9
Leg Rise Crunches - 2 sets, 15 concentrated reps (Abs were cramping afterwards)

Tomorrow is an off day, i may throw some "active recovery" based cardio. Sled pulls????? Talk me into it...

Great energy, focus, etc. I know it sounds like i am repeating myself and that is a good thing. Nothing bad to report on with the Blast. I am unfortunately coming to the end of my Nimbus Nutrition Swole tub . But, i will be picking some up soon.

Thanks for watching!

 

[borobulker]

excited for lifting tonight...

here is our plan...

Thursday – Max Effort, Upper Body
Max Effort Movement: Work to one rep max, do not perform exercise two weeks in a row. All exercises can be enhanced with bands. Also keep a record of max lifts.
BOARD PRESSES, CAMBER BAR PRESSES, FLOOR PRESSES, DECLINE PRESSES, DB FOR REPS, REVERSE BAND PRESSES, LOCKOUTS, CLOSE GRIP PRESSES, INCLINE PRESSES, etc.
Tricep Movement: Pick two exercises. 3 sets, 3-7 reps. (2 minutes between sets)
Shoulder Movement: 3 sets, 5-7 Reps As heavy as possible.
Upper Back Movement: 3 sets, 10-12 reps.
Abs and Neck


PS - I have a job interview tomorrow at the local YMCA, Part Time Wellness Center Coordinator! That will look decent on my resume, along side Nimbus Nutrition Product Tester MVP!

 

[borobulker]

Bonus Post:

I just whipped this up and i thought it looked pretty good...

1c green peppers and onions
1c sliced summer squash
8oz grilled chicken
pan fried in about 1T of EVOO

 

[borobulker]

Great training day today, we took a little longer than we should have. We spent a lot of time talking and ranting. Also, we are working towards 1RM on movements we have never done. This program looks promising.

Thursday – Max Effort, Upper Body
Max Effort Movement: Extra Wide Grip Flat Bench, Fat Bar, Pinkies were only about 1" in from J hooks.
135x10, 135x10, 225x5, 275x3, 295x1, 315x1, 325x1, 335xMiss, 335xMiss
Incline Skull Crushers: 70x12, 110x8, 130x7, 160x5
Cable Pressdowns, Flat Bar: 130x8, 140x7, 140x6
"Leverage" Shoulder Press: 2 platesX15, 3 platesX8, 3 platesX7, 3 platesX7
Cable Rope High Pulls: 150x15, 200x15, 200x15
No abs, i didnt need any supplemental ab work, they were pretty sore!

Felt great, great energy as always.

I added 2 doses of Palo Alto Labs Incarnate today to see how it works.

On the agenda for tomorrow...
Interview at 1pm for a part time job at the YMCA fitness center, hopefully it all goes well...

We are training tomorrow rather than the suggested Saturday because we are going to the lake for the weekend! Here is what is on the agenda for tomorrow.

Saturday – Dynamic Effort, Lower Body
Box Squats: 8-10 sets, 2 reps. Use 50-60% of 1RM. One minutes between sets.
- Optional Speed Deadlifts – No more than 5 sets, 2 reps. One minutes between sets
Hamstring Curls: 4 sets, 5-7 reps (machine or band)
Lower Back Movement: Same movement as Mondays but lighter, more reps.
Shrugs: 3 sets, 10-15 reps. As heavy as possible.
Bicep Movement: 3 sets, 10-15 Reps (one minute between sets)
Abs


Thanks for watching, ill post Sunday night!

 

[bolt10]

Keep up the hard work! I look forward to sunday's update

 

[Steveoph]

The pictures are a great touch. You make the BLAST bottle look so small lol Keep it up!

 

[prld2gr8ns]

^Indeed, plus your going to have to start posting up some cooking instructions for some of these meals boro. Great layout for the log, and man am I hungry!!!

 

[borobulker]

^Indeed, plus your going to have to start posting up some cooking instructions for some of these meals boro. Great layout for the log, and man am I hungry!!!

Nimbus Nutrition presents: Power Cooking with Borobulker.

youTube success story

 

[borobulker]

I got the job, i am starting this weekend. I am pretty excited about it, it seems like a pretty laid back facility.

Friday night we were heading to camp so we had a early training session...

Training
Box Squats, 1' high: 245+Light bands, 10 sets of 2
Conventional Deadlifts: 225x2, 315x2, 315x2, 315x2, 315x2, 315x2
Seated Light Band Hamstring Curls: 7, 7, 7, 5
Light Band Pull Throughs: 12, 12, 12
DB Shrugs: 120sx15, 120sx15, 120sx15
Cambered Bar Curls: 90x15, 100x12, 90x13

Diet/Meals
My diet was pretty decent over the weekend.

Per the request of some board members, ill post a few more meals. As far as writing out cooking instructions... i am not getting paid enough. haha

Tuna Stir Fry

1 can of Chunk Light Tuna
2 Whole Omega3 Eggs
1/2c Pepper and Onions, Cubed
1/2c Summer Squash, Cubed
2T EVOO

Sirloin & Veggies

6oz Trimmed, Grilled Sirloin
1/2c Summer Squash, Sliced
~1/2c Peppers and Onions, Sliced

Tuna & Sweet Tators

1 can of Solid White Albacore Tuna
8oz Mashed Sweet Potatoes
~3/4c Mixed Fruit

Summer Steak Stir Fry

7oz Trimmed, Grilled Sirloin
1/2c Summer Squash, Sliced
~1/2c Peppers and Onions, Sliced
2T EVOO

There is your fix from the weekend, haha



I cant wait to train tonight, 2 whole days off and i feel great! I should be able to get back to you tonight.

Thanks!!!

 

[borobulker]

05/20/2008
Training: Dynamic Effort, Upper Body
Flat Bench - Fat Bar - 165lbs+Monster Mini Bands - 10 sets of 3
Dumbbell Skull Crushers - 45x15, 45x15, 45x15
Seated Barbell Shoulder Press - 135x12, 155x12, 165x7
Standing Side Laterals - 35x12, 35x12
DB Rows - 90x12, 90x12, 90x12

Very light day, did not come close to a max on anything. Paid very close attention to the speed and control of the eccentric and concentric phases...


Heading to the gym for ME Lower Body...
Thanks!

 

[borobulker]

05/20/2008

I wanted to mention that i have been running a "cut" diet for quite some time. As you can see if you have been watching my log, i have kept a pretty clean diet. I have only been weighing myself about once a week. I have been fluctuating quite a bit but have been pretty happy. On top of the Nimbus Blast i have been running USP Labs Recreate in the morning, as well as USP Labs Anabolic Pump with my light carb meals, USP Labs P-Slin with heavy carb meals (pre-workout).
I started cleaning up my diet when i got back from spring break, we will say late March. I weighed in at 276 at my heaviest this year. I hopped on the scale last night and saw, to my delight, 260. I am down 16 lbs in about 8 weeks. I am really excited about this, it has been tough for me to lose BF while retaining strength. Ill be honest and say i have not done any cardio for the last 2-3 weeks. I want to slowly start adding it into our regimen but it is hard. Some of our training days are lasting over two hours due to the complexity of the math (haha) and the movements.
I dont know if i can contribute any of this weight loss directly to Nimbus Nutrition Blast but i can contribute my drive and energy levels to it. It has pushed me past my prior boundaries and has changed my training drastically.
This sounds like a strong conclusion but i will keep writing as i have about one weeks worth of Blast left. I want to mention again that i appreciate everyones support including the viewers, commenter's and Nimbus Nutrition representatives.

Training: Max Effort, Lower Body
Deadlift, Conventional Stance, 35lbs Plates only (this lowers the bar about 2.5" and increases ROM: 185x5, 185x5, 255x5, 325x3, 395x1, 465x1, 515x1, 495x1, 495x1
Single Leg Light Band Hamstring Curls: 9, 9, 8 , 7
Average Band Pull Throughs: 8, 12, 11
Body Weight, Mid Grip Pull Ups: 7, 7, 6
Standing Barbell Curls: 90x15, 90x15, 100x12
Standing Hammer Curls: 65x10, 65x10
Standing Crunches, Light Band: 4 Sets of ~10

Diet
My diet was spot on, perfect meal frequency and timing.

We went to Applebees post-workout and i slammed a 9oz sirloin w/ two servings of veggies. No sin-licensing here, i felt awesome about my progress and i only want it to continue.

Today is an off day, i may run in and do some cardio later.

Thanks for watching!

 

[borobulker]

I am sad to say that today will be my final analytical post on Nimbus Nutrition Blast. I have been done with the bottle for about a week and have dabbled with other pre-workout energy supplements, attempting to gain an idea of how this product went up against the others.

I have been thinking about it and i think what i want to do is rate this product on a 1-5 scale on a few different attributes.

PRODUCT PACKAGING
++++ (4/5), reserving the 5th in case they want to use a picture of me on their package.

PRODUCT LABELING
+++++ (5/5), Great info about dosing and ingredients.

PRODUCT AMOUNT
+++++ (5/5), This bottle seemed to last forever (which is a good thing)

SERVING SIZE
++++ (4/5), The claimed serving size of 1 scoop seems a little low if this is the only stimulant used. I had dabbled with serving sizes and found that 2-2.5 scoops "revved my engine."

TASTE
+++++ (5/5), The taste was great because although it was obvious it was present, you did not get the gritty, chemical taste that you do with some PreWO drinks. It easily mixed into Xtend and or WMS... anything.

SMELL
+++++ (5/5), Good smell, no chem smell that annoys all around you like some other PreWO drinks do.

MIXABILITY
+++++ (5/5), This was probably one of the best points of this product. It mixed well into everything i tried. You could not taste or see chunks or granules like you sometimes can. Very fine powder.

DIGESTION
+++++ (5/5), I had great digestion with this product. I never had any heartburn or acid taste. BIG strength!

TOLERANCE BUILDING
+++ (3,5), This was one of the only week points of the product and as i am concerned it is not the complexes problem, it is simply single ingredients. I would usually do two work outs on, 1 work out off, and it seemed to take care of the issue.

OVERALL FEELING
++++++ (6/5), This product gives the exact stimulation that we all look for. No shakes, no jitters, no out of your mind feeling. :fool2: I found that it was NOT like an energy drink, more like the warm cut of quality tea feeling. Euphoric, calm, collected but driven and ready to train. Very smooth transitions and no crashes.

AWESOMENESS
+++++ (5/5), Because i tested it.





I want to again thank prld2gr8ns from Nimbus Nutrition as well as Nimbus Nutrition as a whole. The representatives have been extremely supportive and helpful throughout this entire log. Also, thank you to anybody else that posted or PMed me, i really appreciate it!!!

I want to also mention that i am very interested in doing more sponsered logs. Simply PM me if you are interested.


Thanks for watching,
Casey

 

[bolt10]

Sounds great man. Thanks for the very in depth log and the great review. Glad you really liked it to!