Get Dem Big Team

This is what happens when the summer is over and school starts. We start to slack on the blog updates. We were lazy, not gonna lie there.
As you may or may not know, we are athletes. If you happen to give a f*ck, we are in season and we have been training daily for the last 2 months. Balancing trainings, assignments, classes and eating, we use the remaining of the time recovering for dem big gains. Hey man, because if you wanna be the best athlete, you need to rest well for all dem GAINS.

So this is what we are gonna compete in:
Shot put Men open
Javelin Throw Men open
Discus throw Mens open
Tug of War
Weight Lifting (clean and jerk, Snatch), Under 80kg

All of these competitions are in the stretch of 6 weeks from now. We've been training hard for the past 2 months. Wish us all the best and we'll kick some sorry ass on the field.  We'll be updating this dusty blog form time to time.

Before we go, we want to leave you with this picture. We held this principle since we started.

We started because of our love for sports and training. We love pushing our bodies to the limits and smashing those limits is a joy. We are doing what we love and loving what we do.

   Sincerely
Dom
#strength4good

Get Dem Big with Ronnie Coleman Signature Series Pro-Antium

Hey guys! Today I bring another Supplement Review and this again is from the Ronnie Signature Series. I've finished my first tub of Pro-Antium and here's the review!!

RCSS Pro-Antium

Product: RCSS Pro-Antium

Type :Protein Blend

General overview:

 

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From this protein you're getting 29g of protein per-scoop(44g), 192 calories, 4g of fat, only 1g of sugar and 10g of carbs. You also get your good BCAAs and MCTs in there. They are in a good amount. Pro-Antium is a protein blend and it is a "Supreme Multifaceted Protein Complex". This just means that the protein blend in this bad boy has different release rate. Whey Protein might be absorbed fast while the Micellar Casein and Egg Albumin are slower releasing protein. 

The protein blend is really good and most protein blend supplement has these stuff in them. What makes the Pro-Antium stand out is the addition of 5g of Creatine and 2.5g of Betaine. Not many protein supplement companies are doing this. The 5g of creatine and 2.5g of betaine really means that I do not need a separate tub of supplement for this stuff. Which is a good thing because I'm saving money. Creatine helps in increasing ATP in your mucles while Betaine helps increase the absorption of creatine giving you more energy.    

Instructions: 

1 scoop in 6-8oz of water and drink bad boy.

 

Personal comment:

    I really like this protein supplement. The first reason being that it has that 5g of creatine that i need daily. Which means that I can save money on a separate tub of creatine which cost RM70.00. Drinking this really give me more energy to get it done in the gym. I also like the cookie crumbs in it. really cool to be like chewing on a few pieces of cookie while drinking this. It might be higher in calories but I want to get big and the only way is to eat big to get big.





    This might not be the cheapest protein but I am sure that this has quality protein in it and the added creatine and betaine is certainly worth my money. I really have nothing to fault this product.

    Owhhh, I go the vanilla, not a very wise choice. You really should get the Double Chocolate Cookie. That flavour is really good.

I usually take this 1 on the morning and 1 post workout. I don't take it at night because of the creatine. Don't really want an upset stomach in the middle of the night. 

Cookie crumbs stuck to the side

Made an ice-cream out of this protein. Taste really good.

Taste, mix-ability and texture : The vanilla tasted great but the chocolate is much better. It literally taste like vanilla wafer in liquid form. the powder is also fragrant. To be honest after a few weeks of constant drinking, you'll get a bit tired of the taste. I don't know about you but for me, there was a point that I wanted to throw up because I was sick of the taste. 

The mix-ability is good. just shake this baby up real good. You may get some clumps. 

The texture is in between milk and water. not as thick as milk but not too watery as well. 

 

[Scoop Size]: it's the one in the middle. 80cc

Where can you get it? : You can get this at Musclemaniaclub and fitlion, both selling at the same price of RM169.00 plus postage would be RM179.00. Both stores are in stock. Fitlion has a bundle deal where you'll get Resurrect-PM for RM250.00 

I really liked this product and I'll be going back to this after I finish my tub of creatine. So I got San Nutrition Titanium Whey before I go back to this product.

GET DEM BIG WITH  RCSS Pro-Antium

Sincerely, 

Dom

#strength4good

Get Dem Big is in no affiliation with any of the advertisers/stores/shops/products/brands. We are just giving our honest feedback and sharing our experiences 

Get Dem Big Quads with Front Squats

Hey Guys! Welcome back to one of the best fitness and supplement blogs around. Today we will be bringing you another exercise, the Front Squats. Our favourite exercise after the dead lift.Front squats are great for putting on size on the quads and it is also a form of a corrective exercise. Front squats improves posture, weaknesses and increase strength tremendously. 

Type: Strength
Main Muscle Worked: Core, Quadriceps 
Other Muscles: Calves, Forearms, Glutes, Hamstrings.
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Compound
Level: Advanced
Force: Push

How to do it?!
Here's an instructional video from Chris Jones representing PhysiquesOfGreatness
 

 The Basics:
1. Rack the bar on your power rack and set it at a height slightly lower then your shoulders.
2. Slam some weights on that bar or no weights if you are just starting out this exercise.
3. Rest the bar on your shoulders, more specifically between your delts and traps or on your clavicle.
4. Lift it off the rack with your hands only supporting the bar not holding it with your hands. Even if your hands are off the bar, the bar should stay in place. U can chose to use the Olympic style of supporting the bar or crossing your hands on the bar. I prefer the Olympic style.
5. Squat. You can do ass to the grass (optional). Focus on your quads, emulate a sitting movement and when you get low enough,, just stand back up.

Comment:
This is a great exercise but like the dead lift you'll be able to snap some shit up if you do this wrong.
Get your form down with just the bar. My team and I incorporate this exercise even in our warmups and we use this to improve out strength/power.

    We personally prefer the front squat to the regular back squat where the bar is on your spine. Reasons being you are forced to be in a thoracic extension( extension of the chess up and forward). Most athletes, including us,  have very tight or tonic biceps, pectorals, neck muscles due to sitting too much, overuse of the computer and pure laziness; thus we tend to hunch our back regularly. So, using this exercise, we are able to force thoracic extension and force our chest up. Improves posture!!
   
    Second reason why we prefer this as to back squats is the fact that we put a shit load of weights on our spine. Call this bro-science but we're definitely afraid that we're going to snap our spines and we wont be able to compete in our competitions, worst we'll be paralyzed. Enough Said! 

   Last reason would be that since we do a lot of clean and jerks, power cleans, snatches and dead lifts, we would use the front squats to strengthen the quads and core. This is so that we can excel in the clean and jerk and snatch.

Precautions
This exercise is not suitable for whoever with back problems. Even if you have a healthy back, you should practice the movements and get the form right with an empty bar because you might just snap some shit up.
Never ever slouch or arch your lower back. It puts a lot of unwanted stress on your back.
Keep your chest up or maintain thoracic extension at all times!   

Here are some additional videos regarding the front squats. 

 Both of these videos are from Elliott Hulse's Strength Camp

Video 1: Why front squats are better for athletes

Video 2:How to fix your front squat

These above are great videos that will help you in your front squats.


We at Get Dem Big love this exercise and we recommend this to any one who want to get big ans strong


GET DEM BIG with FRONT SQUATS!!

Good luck

Sincerely
Dom
#strength4good

Get Dem Big is in no affiliation with any of the advertisers/products/brands. We are just giving our honest feedback and sharing our experiences.We will not be held liable for the actions of readers.

Get dem Big Weekends Series 3

Hey People of the world!!

Today I bring another inspiring video for our Get Dem Big Weekend Series. The series which aims to bring you small little bits of inspiration and motivation to get you going in life and in your fitness goals.

Eric Thomas a speaker, educator, author, activist and minister. He is known by "delivering high energy messages that encourage people to live up to their full potential by breaking the cycles of crime, hopelessness and despair that many face daily."So whoever who reads this blog, we here at Get Dem Big is using one of this masterpiece hoping that you too will lie your life to its full potential and be whatever you want to be. Check out the video below

Here's the transcription for you to read on just in case.

"Listen to Me! 
PAIN is temporary
It may last for a minute, or an hour, or a day, or even a year!
But eventually it WILL subside and something else will take its place
If I quit however, it will last FOREVER! 
Y'all spoil, some of y'all spoil. Bottom line! 
Your parents have done everything for you! 
You never had to do nothing for yourself, you spoil. We’re gonna keep it real tonight!
Some of you are spoiled brats!
Every time you ever got into trouble, somebody in your house get you out of it. 
Every time you've done something you're not supposed to do.
People say Eric, your mom's a tyrant!! You're right! 
She kicked me out! You're right!
She mean! 
But she developed a man because she put me out there
And said you gonna have to grow up! 
And some of you have not LEARN to GROW UP!
And so every time something gets hard you QUIT! You call mama! 
I dare you to take a little pain! I dare YOU! 
I dare you NOT to go home!
Somebody said “if I don't go home, I feel bad.” Go Through IT!
You ain't gonna die!
At the end of PAIN is SUCCESS!
You're not gonna die because you felt a little pain!
I'm not eating like I eat at home. 
That's why you're about to go through the NEXT LEVEL! 
Because if you keep eating like you ate at home, you'll keep being a boy or a girl. 
It's time to become MAN! WOMAN!
But I'm exactly where I wanna be because I realized I gotta commit my very being to this thing. 
I gotta breathe it! I gotta eat it! I gotta sleep it!
And until you get there, you'll never be successful in life. 
But once you GET THERE!
I guarantee you the world is yours!
So work hard and you can have whatever it is you want!"


    This is a great motivational speech from Eric Thomas and we hope that this will get you going and achieve your fitness goals. Pain in necessary to build a better and stronger you. The pain that you felt keeps you grounded and reminds you of the person you were and the person you have become. Certain pains are necessary and some are not. Let the experience of the necessary pains mold you to be a better person and the unnecessary ones, let them be lessons. 

"Pain is just weakness leaving the body".

So we leave y'all with these pictures from the web!

Comment and subscribe to this blog. Thank you for reading.

Sincerely, 

Get Dem Big Team

#strength4good

Get Dem Big is in no affiliation with any of the advertisers/stores/shops/products/brands. We are just giving our honest feedback and sharing our experiences  


P/s: If you could give us some suggestions to what we could use as a source of motivation (videos, blogs, website) will be greatly appreciated. Thank you 

 

Get Dem Big with Inner Armour Muscle Peak

What's up people!

I bring you another protein supplement review. Today I have for you hailing from Inner Armour!!  

Inner Armour Muscle Peak

Inner Armour dubbed itself as the Most powerful supplements in the world.  And I have not much to argue there because some of their stuff is really potent. Like their Hard Mass. That shit is crazy. Anyway, since nobody has done a review on this product, so I thought I'd give it a go after finishing a tub of this stuff.

Product: Inner Armour Muscle-Peak

Type : Whey Protein 

General overview:

 

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Recommended serving size: 2 scoops (44g per scoop). 

Per serving you'll get 50g of protein, 390 cal, 34g of carbs and 6g of fats. 

In this Human Growth Factor Nitro Index (HGFI) Blend you have you BCAAs (Laucune, Isoleucine and Valine), Creatine Monohydrate, WPC, WPI and some MCTs. These are the good stuff you'll be getting from this product. Doesn't say how much they have all these stuff in there. 

This product also includes an Enzyme called Amino-Peak Amino Acid Spiking Polypeptide Comples which basically contains peptidase. This is to break the protein faster and makes absorption faster. 

Instructions:2 scoops (88g) in COLD water or milk or any beverage of your choice and chug it down. 

*Personally I go with 1 scoop in the morning, post workout and before bed. Remember to get your protein from other sources and do not depend solely on supplements*

Personal comment:

      I like this product mainly because it's cheap and it delivers good amounts of protein per scoop. It's one of the cheapest protein supplement out there, at RM 145.00 and it has good stuff in there as stated. However, there are somethings that I don't quite like. Their  HGFI Blend, they say that it has all of those ingredients but they didn't state how much. I would like to know if I'm taking in 5g of creatine monohydrate or BCAAs etc. I would prefer a more specific macros. For me, creatine is very important and I want to make sure that I'm getting my daily dosage of creatine or BCAAs; thus I look for supplements that gives me everything in one tub. I'm a tracks and  field athlete and a power lifter. I don't have it in my budget to buy a separate tub of BCAAs because this shit is expensive.

 

Taste, mix-ability and texture :

     First of the taste, I had chocolate and the taste was not that good. In fact I prefer Mutant Whey's taste better. It's like your standard chocolate protein powder but the great tasting ones. Warning: Drink this only with cold water or cold milk. If you mix it in room temperature water, it doesn't taste very good and the after taste is quite unpleasant.

Texture wise it's like your hot-chocolate or Milo. Mix-ability is great. Put it in water and shake it hard and good and you're set. 

The scoop is smaller then I expected because it says 44g.

Where can you get it? : you can get it at Whypaymorenutritions and musclemaniaclub. Whypaymorenutritions sells it cheaper at RM140.00 while musclemaniaclub sells it at RM148.00. Unfortunately both of these online stores are sold out. 

Aside form the taste, this is really a good product and I would actually go back to this product after I finish my Ronnie Coleman Pro-Antium. I like this product.

GET DEM BIG WITH   Inner Armour Muscle Peak 

Sincerely, 

Dom

#strength4good

Get Dem Big is in no affiliation with any of the advertisers/stores/shops/products/brands. We are just giving our honest feedback and sharing our experiences