I did some crazy loading starting Saturday and ended Monday (thank God).  I decided to go back to the old days when I depleted for a while (my normal intake of carbs is no more than 100 per day).

I went on a overload and ate any food Iwanted but still consumed my 3 shakes a day. My theory was to send my body into shock. Well I did. I also took those days off from the gym and ate pizza, a gallon of ice cream and way to many hamburgers and fries. By the end I felt fried and my body temp was thru the roof.  And to be honest I felt shtty and didn’t sleep well.

I made it back to the gym Tuesday and I was pumped. The veins were out but I was drenched in sweat.  It will be a very long time before I load again, so this week ZERO CARBS.

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Every time I’m in the gym I’m constantly watching my surroundings. I’m watching what kind of exercises other meat-heads like me are doing, things that they have added to their routine that I haven’t thought of, and also what kind of supplements they have armed themselves with.

Recently, I have been taking a proteinblitz with me to the gym no matter what time of the day my workout ends up being. It gives me a helpful dose of protein at a very important time of the day, which would be when you are actually putting your muscles through the ringer. Not only is it a way to keep my muscles saturated with the good stuff but it is also one of the most convenient ways to dose protein at the gym. There’s no mess left at the bottom of your shaker when it’s gone. To me this is a huge deal, I know a lot of guys who don’t like to dose at the time of a workout solely on the fact that by the time you get home your shaker can look and smell like something out a horror movie.

Because of me sipping proteinblitz throughout my workout I have struck up more than a few brief conversations at the gym. Dudes are asking “what’s that you have there” and “what is that exactly”, “I need to get some of that”, “that’s way easier than using my bullet”. In short i’m finding that not just me but it appears that the iron nation has in whole taken a liking to the idea of a great tasting “grab n go” source of protein. I even brought a few extras one day for a couple of my gym buds who can be quite the critics on new products, they loved it said it tastes great, and now they are following in my footsteps. Way to go PROTEINBLITZ, you guys really came out with something that looks like it could become the standard and a must for every lifters gym bag…Zach

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