Dre23's HALO EXTREME Log!

[Dre23]

Nothing really new to report today. Did notice some new veins peaking through in my arms though which is unusual b/c today is no carbs and I would normally be very flat. That's a good sign.

Hit quads tomorow.

[ckCrown84]

Coming along nicely.
question: what does your diet look like...roughly? I like how you are training twice a day, is the cardio in the morning negatively impacting your lifting at night?

Nice video btw !

[Dre23]

Coming along nicely.
question: what does your diet look like...roughly? I like how you are training twice a day, is the cardio in the morning negatively impacting your lifting at night?

Nice video btw !

Thank you very much Crown!

Regarding my diet, as of the first of this year I hired contest prep coach, Jason "Scoobysnacks" Theobald (he has a Q&A here on Rx in the contest prep section) to setup my entire diet and cardio regimen.

My diet looks exactly like this. I eat the exact same things everyday, at pretty much the exact same times(+-15minutes). My macros are 350P/60C/85C on training days and 360P/35C/90F.

Meal 1:
Chicken Breast
Almond Butter

Meal 2:
Tilapia
Almonds

Meal 3:
Tilapia
Almonds

Meal 4:
Egg Whites
Coconut Oil

Meal 5:
Whey Isolate Shake (postworkout)

Meal 6:
Chicken Breast
White Rice

Meal 7:
Tilapia
Almonds

On my non-training days (2), I drop the white rice.

Regarding the cardio negatively effecting my training I think my body has adapted by now since I've been doing this since September. And I get the cardio done by 8AM and don't weight train until 4:30PM so allow as much recovery time to take place. But honestly, in the end, when you are dieting hard for a long time, something is going to give. I am NOWHERE as strong as I used to be (I haven't bench pressed over 225lbs in the last 3months), but I don't care b/c I'm looking better everyday and feeling better to.

I can always get my strength back later on when I've dieted down to where I want to be. But I'm still a freaking beast though, lol

[NYJetsFan80]

Your diet looks spot on Dre nice work M8!I've also been on a keto diet for the last 6 months and also take in coconut oil and Udo's Oils.Keep up the great work my friend your a true inspiration brotha and don't forget to KILL IT in the gym!!!

[Dre23]

Your diet looks spot on Dre nice work M8!I've also been on a keto diet for the last 6 months and also take in coconut oil and Udo's Oils.Keep up the great work my friend your a true inspiration brotha and don't forget to KILL IT in the gym!!!

Thank you NYJF. I will def kill it in the gym.

[heavyiron]

LOL, Heavyiron in the house! Thanks for dropping in brother.

On a side note, I felt all warm and bubly inside, lol, when I saw that the uber-guru, Heavyiron, had repped me, and said "Thanks brother". Heavyiron called ME brother?! Well of course it didnt take me long to see that H.I. calls EVERYBODY "brother" lol.

Haha, glad I could make you feel good my friend.

You are a true asset to this forum!

[Prince]

Here's a little "commericial" I filmed today during one of my shrug sets for HALO EXTREME. I may have taken a few poetic liberties about how quickly the HALO quicks in, but it was all in good fun and hopefully y'all get a chuckle out of it.

Enjoy!

LOL! That was great!

[s2h]

Dre is my inspiration...im actually sitting in my recliner right now thinking of not going to train...its monday and crowded...but all i do is check in on dre and i get motivated....

[Dre23]

Ok, things are starting to get interesting. I woke up and my forearms were pumped and tight and I haven't trained biceps since Thursday. When doing cardio on the bike, my calves became pumped as well. Not so bad that I couldn't do it, but just the light pedaling of LISS cardio had a nice little calf pump going. I've been doing cardio for the last 7+ months and this is the FIRST time that my calves got a pump doing cardio. We'll see if this continues...

It wasn't bad, but even getting mild lower back pumps as well. I will say that even though I normally consume 2+gallons of water/crystal light per day, I did feel myself getting a little bit more dehyrdated than ususual, so of coure I increased my consumption. Just a note to all those who are trying/may try any IML oral product.

Leg training came around and I honestly was dragging mentally a bit today. Joints were feeling a little rickety and tight, but once I got the ball rolling on leg extensions, things began to turn around nicely. Here's what went down for Quads...

Leg Extensions:
3 x110 x15, 15, 15
3 x130 x12, 12, 12
3 x150 x 12, 12, 15(failure)

Leg Press:
1 x6pps x12
1 x7pps x12
1 x8pps x12
1 x9pps x12
2 x10pps x12

Hack Squats:
1 x3pps x10
1 x4pps x10
1 x5pps x10
1 x6pps x10 --> x5pps x10 --> x4pps x10 --> x3pps x10 --> x2pps x10 --> x1pps x10

WHOO! Who says fat boys don't have endurance?! I think the HALO is quicking in

Cybex Leg Press:
5 x300 x20 reps all sets (non to failure, just pushing and squeezing)

LOTS of stretching!!

And, as promised, here is my video of my final set of Hack Squats From HELL!

[Teiki]

Crazy set Dre, congrats.

[Kaotic]

Killing the Hack squats! Damn watching that vid just makes me wanna murder legs tomorrow! Log is very informative.

[Dre23]

Crazy set Dre, congrats.

LOL, thanks. Felt like a mini-marathon!

Killing the Hack squats! Damn watching that vid just makes me wanna murder legs tomorrow! Log is very informative.

I'm not sure if I was killing the hacks or if they were killing me! But you go murder those legs and break through to new growth! Glad the log is helping.

[Dre23]

Had a very good back workout tonight. I have been kind of dragging during the day, feeling a little drained with some mental fog, but when I hit the gym I stil seem to be able to flip that switch and go into battle mode. I'm actually hesitant to say that it is the HALO b/c it almost seems too good to be true, and too soon! But it is the only variable that I've added.

Now despite my size I'm in good shape and only take up to 60 second rest between sets. Tonight, I'd finish a set and almost be ready to go again in 15-20seconds! And I had to FORCE myself to wait atleast 30seconds just b/c I couldn't mentally wrap my mind around the fact that I was recovered. I will note that most of my sets are challenging, but I only take the last one to failure. I do usually leave like 2-3reps in the tank except for the last set.

Hit back tonight and it was my "easy" week for back...mostly machines, so get to sit down and take it easy from the torture of free weight rows. At one time I would have said machines were for pussies, but I am growing and learning that in hypertrophy training that they def have their place. You all know the types of weight I use, so I'll spare you the details (and honestly, lately I just stick the pin in and go. If it's too light then I don't count it as a set. If it's too heavy then I'll do the set and proceed to do a drop set)

Wide Grip Pulldowns
4 sets of 15-9 (drop set last set)

Reverse Grip Pulldowns
4 sets 10-15reps

Machine Wide Rows
5 sets 10-12

Dumbbell Pullovers
4 sets 12


Hanging Leg Raises
4 sets of 15

Machine Crunches
4 sets of 25

Here's a pic I took during a quick breather in between sets. Things are starting to tighten up I must say. Sorry about the lighting.

[s2h]

I hate that foggy feeling...keto does that too me...and that you train later its tuff to grt all stimmed up and sleep later...dre are you taking the halo-extreme.right before training?

[Dre23]

I hate that foggy feeling...keto does that too me...and that you train later its tuff to grt all stimmed up and sleep later...dre are you taking the halo-extreme.right before training?

I take my 2nd HALO cap about 30 minutes before training with my preworkout meal which is egg whites & coconut oil.