Tuesday, 10 September 2013

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:
 

Check it: 
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

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Saturday, 7 September 2013

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


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