Weight Training Blog

As I have said in the past, from time to time I do like to try out new supplements that I feel as though may have potential. This go around I decided to give Gaspari Nutrition’s Super Pump 250 a try, and so far, the results I have seen have been pretty pleasing.

Super Pump 250 is supposed to give you exactly what the name entails – a super pump. Similar to NO-xplode, Super Pump 250 is supposed to give you a surge of energy to help you get through a tough workout. The idea behind these “energy drinks on steroids” is that the extra energy and level of focus will help you workout for longer and harder, allowing you to break down (and later build) more muscle.

Amazingly, Super Pump 250 isn’t loaded with sugar like most energy drinks so you don’t have to worry about a crash after it has worn off.

I have so far taken Super Pump 250 for three days and just today upped the dosage from 1 scoop to 2 scoops and can report that I do feel a difference 30 minutes after taking the product. I am able to get more reps out at higher weights than without Super Pump 250. True, this maybe a placebo effect, but I have no real way of testing since I only have myself to administer the doses. Additionally, my level of focus while at the gym is great. Even while driving to the gym I noticed that I am more focused on the task at hand – driving – than normally. I don’t find myself looking at anything on the side of the road, but rather what’s directly in front of me.

Gaspari Nutrition recommends that after an assimilation of several doses has been completed to move up to three scoops 30 minutes prior to working out. I’ll hold off for about a week or so before I move up to the full dosage of three scoops to allow my body to get used to such a powerful stimulant.

So far I’m more impressed with this product than I was with NO-xplode. Only time will tell, though.

After re-reading my last post, it got me thinking: Where should you go to buy supplements?

Naturally, a beginner might think to run over to their local GNC or Vitamin Shoppe to get their supplements. But they’ll soon find out that they won’t be able to afford buying supplements from either location after two or three trips. I recommend going to Discount Anabolics as they have some of the lowest prices around for many popular products, and they also have speedy service and can usually ship your order within one business day.

I know, there’s nothing wrong with GNC or Vitamin Shoppe, but I’ve found that over the years their prices are far too expensive to even think about going there rather than ordering from an online supplier. If their prices were a dollar or two over Discount Anabolics, then I’d think about it. But when we’re talking 20 to 25 dollars more per item, it’s no wonder why I decide to go with Discount Anabolics every time. Don’t get me wrong, when I get in a bind and somehow run out of something, then I’ll go to GNC and fork out the extra money, but only in emergency situations. And that hasn’t happened in over a year.

If you know of other low-priced supplement retailers online, post a comment and let me know where you go, as I’m always looking for good deals.

So after a week of taking a break from the gym, I finally returned to working out and I must say, it was worth the break.

I last posted about how my body reacted to taking a break from the gym, and ended saying how I couldn’t yet say how my next trip to the gym would be. Luckily (and thankfully) I can now fill you in on how it went on my first day back:

Sadly, I don’t have much to report while actually in the gym. I can’t say I put up extra weight for extra reps, or I was able to run a mile in 5 minutes. I can say that I didn’t feel as fatigued at the end of my work out than I was in the weeks prior to me taking a break. Just before taking a week long break I was almost forcing myself to do one more set and one more rep. It wasn’t because I was tired from working out for too long that particular day, but I suppose it was my body’s own way of saying “I need a rest”.

It’s only been about 12 hours since I got out of the gym, and already I can feel soreness in my back and biceps which is something that I wouldn’t experience prior to taking the break from the gym. Of course, I’ll begin taking glutamine in order to help with the soreness and muscle recovery.

With the break over and done with, I hope to see some gains in terms of muslce strength and mass over the next month or so, as well as an overall improvement on my outlook on life in general.