'I am Juggernaut' from Afghanistan Augie Style 12 Week Log

[auge]

Hey everyone, My name is Zach Augustine originally from Nebraska and now stationed in California. Right now I am about 10 weeks out of coming home from Afghanistan from a 7 Month deployment. I am starting the "I am Juggernaut" Challenge for a couple reasons. One it will help my last 10 weeks fly by with something new and different going on in my operational tempo. Two I think it's a great incentive for not only self motivation but to the Marines around me that I drag to the gym to help them make themselves better every day. Obviously if I drag them to the gym I can't be hypocritical and make them go and not help them out at all. This will also help me expand my knowledge of supplements, I have never tried anything from Infinity Labs this will be the first so I am pretty excited.

-Supplements-- I am currently on (waiting on Juggernaut and BCAA's from infinity labs to show up)-

ON Hydro Whey
ON Hydro Builder
ON Gold Standard 100% WHEY
ON Amino Chewables
Controlled Labs - Orange triad
Controlled Labs - Fish Oil
MRI - CE2 High Def
MRI - NO2 Black
**Jack3D** obviously will stop taking once my Juggernaut gets here

--Training--

Monday: Chest/Biceps
4 sets of Incline Dumbbell Press, 8-10 reps
3 sets of Bench Press, 8-10 reps
3 sets of Incline Flies, 8-10 reps
3 sets of Chest Dips until failure
3 sets of Barbell Curls, 8-10 reps
3 sets of Preacher Curls, 8-10 reps, then drop the weight to half, and push out another 8

Tuesday: Legs/Calves
4 sets of Squats 8-10 reps
3 sets of Lunges 8-10 reps
3 sets of Leg Press 8-10 reps
3 sets of Leg Extensions till failure
3 sets of Leg Curls 8-10 reps
Calves are self explanatory, just use some of the machines till failure, a lot of reps, feel the burn.

Wednesday: Back
3 sets of Lat Pulldowns 8-10 reps
4 sets of Deadlifts 8-10 reps
3 sets of Bent Over Rows 8-10 reps
3 sets of Dumbell Rows 8-10 reps
3 sets of Hyperextensions 8-10 reps

Thursday: Shoulders/Triceps
4 sets of Shoulder Press, alternate with Barbell & Dumbell every week 8-10 reps
3 sets of Upright Rows supersetted with Lateral Raises 8-10 reps
3 sets of front raises 8-10 reps
3 sets of Lying Rear Delt Raises 8-10 reps
3 sets of Close-Grip Bench Press 8-10 reps
4 sets of Pulldowns 8-10 reps
3 sets of Skullcrushers 8-10 reps

Saturday: Full Body
3 sets of Deadlifts 8-10 reps
3 sets of Squats 8-10 reps
3 sets of Clean and Jerk 8-10 reps
3 sets of Weighted Pull ups 8-10 reps

Naturally from when I was younger I have always been athletic got to high school and I was a 3 sport athlete but not a big one. High school accomplishments included an all state honorable mention in football, basketball all conference, and well track was the sport I excelled the most at through my 4 years and ended it with being a 2 mile state champion for my class. Needless to say I was always a hard gainer and 150 lbs through High School, Also have chicken legs I'll admit it, but I will work my legs more than anything. Before this program I was doing a 2 days on 1 day of rest another 3 days on 1 day off. With that I was working my legs twice a week first time heavy 8 - 10 rep range, second time lighter but higher reps 12 - 15 rep range.

I am attempting this program just to change things up so I don't get caught in a plateau. This is my journey to show that 'I am Juggernaut" from Afghanistan my style.

Zach

[tuneyjug]

Welcome to the contest. You have joined a great Juggernaut Family. Where in Cali are you stationed? I hope you have a Fantastic Juggernaut Friday

[kconnell]

Welcome, soldier! We appreciate your service here at Team Infinite.

Here is another chance for you to win something. Enter this:

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Military counts!

[teamsw]

WELCOME ZACH TO THE JUGGERNAUT TEAM, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, JUGGERNAUTS ARE MADE TO SUCCEED, BY THE TIME YOU COME HOME, YOU WILL BE LEANER AND A MEANER MACHINE, GOOD LUCK WITH THE CONTEST, IM HERE TO HELP AND SUPPORT ALL JUGGERNAUTS, TRAIN SMART, TRAIN HARD..







JOE PALUMBO
IFBB PRO

[Credz]

Welcome Zach! Looking forward to your progress with Infinite Labs products

[JohnButz]

Welcome Zach! Thank You for your service!

[tuneyjug]

looking forward to your posts! I hope you have a Sensational Juggernaut Saturday

[txfirefighter05]

Thank you for your service my friend! Welcome to the Juggernaut nation and good luck my friend!!

[txfirefighter05]

New challenge posted in the 1000 rep challenge thread! Stair Climb Challenge Check it out!

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post746905253

[kconnell]

Juggernaut and CarnoCre are buy two, get one free for this month!

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=137940863
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Jordan announced that the first 2 people who buy one of these deals, and show him a proof of purchase, will get an Infinite Force!

Great for all Juggernauts!

[tjwoody]

Welcome and thx for your service!

[Kevin Mattson]

Welcome to the JUGGERNAUT Family Zach!!! It is Great to have you here!!! Thank You for your service!!!

Kevin Mattson ~ I Am A JUGGERNAUT!!! http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=137405463

[kconnell]

Hey Zach,

Got your product yet?

[charlievanriper]

Maya Angelou - Success is loving life and daring to live it!
Good work in here

[CyberSteak]

Zach are you still in the contest?

[CyberSteak]

I take it that's a no.

[CyberSteak]

...

[teamsw]

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** Agmatine & The Athlete **

Agmatine is a pain fighter. This can be beneficial to the athlete in two ways:
It can potentiate the effects of analgesics used during recuperation from injury.
It has the potential to aid post-workout recovery.

Agmatine enhances insulin production leading to better insulin response. This allows for positive effects in attaining body composition goals. Better insulin response means a harder and leaner more muscular body.

Agmatine acts on various hypothalamic and pituitary peptide hormones such as LH and GH. These will have subsequent effects on other hormones like IGF-1. Control of the hormonal environment of the athlete and you will perform better, look better and feel better.

Agmatine possesses anxiolytic (relieves anxiety) and antidepressant properties offering potential control of cortisol levels in the stressful life of the athlete.

Agmatine modulates nitric oxide (NO) through different ways. It stimulates some types of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) while inhibiting others. This is essential to the proper functioning of the polyamine biosynthetic pathways.

Agmatine acts on catecholamine (Epinephrine > Norepinephrine > Dopamine) release. These endogenous compounds are part of nearly every action in the body. Most notably for the athlete is the role that this compound would ultimately have in both energy production and aiding anticipation of the stress afforded by competition. However, there are also well-established roles that epinephrine can have on the body that includes:

Increasing endurance
Enhancing performance
Decreasing body fat

Agmatine has an antioxidant role. There can be no greater source of free-radical build up than that seen in the day-to-day activity of the athlete. The sheer stress that the body takes on when in you're an athlete in the trenches (i.e. - the gym, the field, etc...) could ultimately have significant detrimental effects with continued build up. Agmatine can offer protection from the undesired effects that free radicals can have on the body.

For the athlete desiring body composition change, Agmatine has an independent role of insulin and testosterone management on lipid (fat) metabolism.

Agmatine possesses nootropic effects (it acts as a "novel" neurotransmitter). This can offer the athlete a potential mental edge to prepare for various events.

Agmatine can aid in kidney function by stimulating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This can bode the bodybuilder well as various nitrogenous waste products are removed through this system.

Agmatine harbors a hypotensive role which could assist the exogenously-enhanced athlete in keeping blood pressure in check.


Agmatine & The Life Extensionist

Agmatine has a neuroprotective role. The life extensionist will likely see this as a positive effect in cases of such chronic diseases as Alzheimer's Dementia. This is thought to originate through a couple of mechanisms, but most notably its prevention of over-excitation by glutamate and its antioxidant roles.

Agmatine can assist in chronic pain management. Sufferers of things such as chronic degenerative diseases that do not get adequate relief from various pharmaceutical analgesic agents may see agmatine as the ideal adjunct to their current treatment.

Agmatine's antioxidant role has significant impact on one of the unifying themes of aging in oxidative stress accumulation and its contribution to the aging individual.

Agmatine may possess a role in cancer prevention via its modulation of all polyamine biosynthetic pathways. This effect may be limited to vascular growths via smooth muscle cell overgrowth. Control of cell growth can be attributed to two different pathways:
A membrane receptor controlled pathway
A pathway dependent on cellular polyamine content

As mentioned earlier, agmatine imparts action on various hypothalamic and pituitary peptide hormones such as LH and GH. Control of the hormonal environment of the anti-aging medicine enthusiast can point rather quickly at the positive effects this can have.

Agmatine can aid in kidney function by stimulating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) which can positively impact those suffering from chronic kidney diseases.

Agmatine enhances insulin production leading to better insulin response. As we grow older this impacts glycation. Glycation is the process where sugars attach to blood proteins and results in a complex series of rearrangements and oxidative reactions leading to advanced glycation end-products (AGEs).

It is this complex series of events that agmatine hits at its core and could prove synergistic with other molecules (i.e. - carnosine) in our fight to remain young.

Agmatine's hypotensive role has implications here as our continued assurance of fending off the cardiovascular sequelae that offer the deleterious effects of metabolic derangements such as the virtually epidemic diabetes and obesity run rampant.

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JOE PALUMBO
IFBB PRO

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[kconnell]

^^^ In for that!

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Next month!

[teamsw]

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