I AM JUGGERNAUT CHALLENGE- Brigette's log

[brigetteminer]

[lol yea tell me about it! Im only 5'2 so it feels like the little legs are moving at super speeds! By the time im done it looks like I took a shower on the treadmill but I feel unstoppable!
QUOTE=clifsgoals;918650943]wow you are really moving at the second and 3rd mile! great work![/QUOTE]

[brigetteminer]

Thanks Addie! You help to motivate me each and every day and I am so greatful for all the wonderful people in our group! It helps make this journey easier knowing there are amazing people out there fighting through the same stuff and coming out on top!

Hi Brigette! I'm so happy to see that you have entered another challenge! Challenges keep you motivated and striving for more in your journey! You've been doing an awesome job, you've been such a motivator and supporter of our group on ******** and I really appreciate you. You are going to rock this challenge just as you did the Transformation!! You have a great day and keep doing what you do! Take Care!!

[brigetteminer]

Good morning fellow Juggernauts! I hope everyone is feeling as stong as I am. I took the day off work today to get some packing and cleaning done so I got to sleep in for an hour...wahoo! Let me tell you that extra hour sure helped kick this colds butt! After dropping my daughter off at the sitter I did some yoga which helped loosen up my sore muscles from yesterdays cardio! I feel great! Also thank you to everyone who keeps checking in and motivating me, this really is an awesome group of people! Well todays workout is legs, which I am super excited for because its my favorite muscle group to work, its also the area I need the most help. Heres what I have in store:
5 min warm up and some dynamic stretching
barbell squats 3x12
deadlift 3x12
lying hamstring curls (one leg at a time) 3x12
leg extensions 3x12
walking lunges(w/ weights) 3x20
step-ups with barbell 3x20
40 mins stairmaster

Todays diet:
Breakfast- 1/2 oats (made w/ water) 1 scoop dymatize cookies and cream casein
morning snack- 2 pieces JE cinnamon swirl protein bread 1/2 frozen banana
Lunch- 6 oz salsa chicken w/ 1 cup romaine lettuce inside 1/2 whole wheat pita pocket
afternoon snack- 1 turkey muffins 1 small steamed artichoke w/ 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt mixed with 1/2 tsp dijon mustard for dipping
Dinner- Turkey burger wrapped in lettuce leaf w/ 1 cup broccoli
before bed- casein shake

[Loperdk]

Awesome job Bridgette your diet looks real good! Keep it up and keep your drive.

[Cintron]

Good morning fellow Juggernauts! I hope everyone is feeling as stong as I am. I took the day off work today to get some packing and cleaning done so I got to sleep in for an hour...wahoo! Let me tell you that extra hour sure helped kick this colds butt! After dropping my daughter off at the sitter I did some yoga which helped loosen up my sore muscles from yesterdays cardio! I feel great! Also thank you to everyone who keeps checking in and motivating me, this really is an awesome group of people! Well todays workout is legs, which I am super excited for because its my favorite muscle group to work, its also the area I need the most help. Heres what I have in store:
5 min warm up and some dynamic stretching
barbell squats 3x12
deadlift 3x12
lying hamstring curls (one leg at a time) 3x12
leg extensions 3x12
walking lunges(w/ weights) 3x20
step-ups with barbell 3x20
40 mins stairmaster

Todays diet:
Breakfast- 1/2 oats (made w/ water) 1 scoop dymatize cookies and cream casein
morning snack- 2 pieces JE cinnamon swirl protein bread 1/2 frozen banana
Lunch- 6 oz salsa chicken w/ 1 cup romaine lettuce inside 1/2 whole wheat pita pocket
afternoon snack- 1 turkey muffins 1 small steamed artichoke w/ 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt mixed with 1/2 tsp dijon mustard for dipping
Dinner- Turkey burger wrapped in lettuce leaf w/ 1 cup broccoli
before bed- casein shake

That bread sounds tasty,

[hugefreak]

Good morning fellow Juggernauts! I hope everyone is feeling as stong as I am. I took the day off work today to get some packing and cleaning done so I got to sleep in for an hour...wahoo! Let me tell you that extra hour sure helped kick this colds butt! After dropping my daughter off at the sitter I did some yoga which helped loosen up my sore muscles from yesterdays cardio! I feel great! Also thank you to everyone who keeps checking in and motivating me, this really is an awesome group of people! Well todays workout is legs, which I am super excited for because its my favorite muscle group to work, its also the area I need the most help. Heres what I have in store:
5 min warm up and some dynamic stretching
barbell squats 3x12
deadlift 3x12
lying hamstring curls (one leg at a time) 3x12
leg extensions 3x12
walking lunges(w/ weights) 3x20
step-ups with barbell 3x20
40 mins stairmaster

Todays diet:
Breakfast- 1/2 oats (made w/ water) 1 scoop dymatize cookies and cream casein
morning snack- 2 pieces JE cinnamon swirl protein bread 1/2 frozen banana
Lunch- 6 oz salsa chicken w/ 1 cup romaine lettuce inside 1/2 whole wheat pita pocket
afternoon snack- 1 turkey muffins 1 small steamed artichoke w/ 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt mixed with 1/2 tsp dijon mustard for dipping
Dinner- Turkey burger wrapped in lettuce leaf w/ 1 cup broccoli
before bed- casein shake

Awesome day! Let's go into this weekend full force, let's roll over every obstacle, and climb to new heights! have a great day and a better workout!

[kennknee]

Ooooo yoga, I haven't done that in long time... I need to start that back up again weekly. It sounds so good after going really heavy with squats and deadlifts today!

Good morning fellow Juggernauts! I hope everyone is feeling as stong as I am. I took the day off work today to get some packing and cleaning done so I got to sleep in for an hour...wahoo! Let me tell you that extra hour sure helped kick this colds butt! After dropping my daughter off at the sitter I did some yoga which helped loosen up my sore muscles from yesterdays cardio! I feel great! Also thank you to everyone who keeps checking in and motivating me, this really is an awesome group of people! Well todays workout is legs, which I am super excited for because its my favorite muscle group to work, its also the area I need the most help. Heres what I have in store:
5 min warm up and some dynamic stretching
barbell squats 3x12
deadlift 3x12
lying hamstring curls (one leg at a time) 3x12
leg extensions 3x12
walking lunges(w/ weights) 3x20
step-ups with barbell 3x20
40 mins stairmaster

Todays diet:
Breakfast- 1/2 oats (made w/ water) 1 scoop dymatize cookies and cream casein
morning snack- 2 pieces JE cinnamon swirl protein bread 1/2 frozen banana
Lunch- 6 oz salsa chicken w/ 1 cup romaine lettuce inside 1/2 whole wheat pita pocket
afternoon snack- 1 turkey muffins 1 small steamed artichoke w/ 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt mixed with 1/2 tsp dijon mustard for dipping
Dinner- Turkey burger wrapped in lettuce leaf w/ 1 cup broccoli
before bed- casein shake

[brigetteminer]

oh my gosh its amazing! If you having tried it look up the recipe here on bb.com, I highly recommend it! (or jamie easons chocolate protein bars!)

That bread sounds tasty,

[brigetteminer]

It was amazing! Though on the warrior poses my thighs were shaking haha love it!

Ooooo yoga, I haven't done that in long time... I need to start that back up again weekly. It sounds so good after going really heavy with squats and deadlifts today!

[brigetteminer]

thats right! Weekends are my favorite because I dont have to worry about fitting everything into the day around work. I get to relax and take my time with the workouts and squeeze in extra workouts by taking my daughter for walks or to the park. Plus I enjoy meal prepping... seems kinda odd when you say it out loud...

Awesome day! Let's go into this weekend full force, let's roll over every obstacle, and climb to new heights! have a great day and a better workout!

[Cintron]

oh my gosh its amazing! If you having tried it look up the recipe here on bb.com, I highly recommend it! (or jamie easons chocolate protein bars!)

Oh Ok I don't normally eat bread but will look into that.

[iluvdbeach]

You can do it, Brigitte!!!! Stay focused, and hit it hard! I'll be joining the challenge in a few days!!

[brigetteminer]

Yay! I cant wait to have you join the Juggerfamily! You look amazing btw!

You can do it, Brigitte!!!! Stay focused, and hit it hard! I'll be joining the challenge in a few days!!

[brigetteminer]

Oh in that case it might make a good clean cheat meal!

Oh Ok I don't normally eat bread but will look into that.

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[rumblebird]

Glad to have you with us in the Juggernaut family Brigette. Workouts and diet look great, keep up the hard work!!!

[JohnButz]

Welcome Brigette!

[brigetteminer]

Today is chest cardio and abs. Im supposed to be doing intervals (1 min job 30 sec run for a total of 30 mins) Im going to see how it goes since Im still battling this cold and my cough got worse last night. If its to much Ill switch to steady state cardio and save the intervals for later this week. Other than that Im feeling very strong, motivation still at a 10! Yesterday I was packing up my closet and found some of my old jeans from before the baby. I thought what the heck ill try them on. My old favorite pair fit like a dream! No muffin top no pinching, it felt amazing! The whole while all i could think was that maybe next week these will be loose on me! haha something to look forward to! heres the plan for today:

Push-ups 4x10
Bench Press db 3x10
bench press bb 3x10
inclined bench press bb 3x10
cable cross over 3x10
twisting push-up 3x10
strait arm plank 60 sec
elbow plank 60 sec
crunches 60 sec
right side plank 60 sec
lying side bends 2 min
left side plank 60 sec
lying side bends 2 min
elbow plank 60 sec

Todays Meals:
Breakfast- 1/2 cup oats (water, cinnamon truvia) 5 egg whites w/ mrs dash onion and herb, 1/2 cup spinach cooked
morning snack- 2 JE cinnamon swirl protein bread 1/2 honeydew melon
Lunch- Turkey burger on Ezekiel bun w/ 1 cup steamed brussel sprouts
Afternoon Snack- 2 hard boiled egg whites, 2 celery stalks w/ 1 tbs roasted red pepper hummus
Dinner- 6oz salsa chicken w/ 1 cup romain lettuce 3 cherry tomatoes (sliced), 1 tbs balsamic vinagarette
Casein shake before bed and whey protein shake after workout.

[brigetteminer]

Today is just a cardio day for me. I will also be prepping my food for the week. Making chocolate protein bars, hard boiled eggs, turkey muffins, and sweet potato turkey chili. It seems like today is going to be one of those days where Im really hungry, so green tea will be my new best friend throughout the day! Todays meals:
Breakfast: 1/2 cup oats made with water and 1 scoop cookies and cream casein
morning snack: strawberry protein fluff (100g frozen strawberries, 1/4 unsweetened almond milk, 1 scoop whey protein blended together)
Lunch: 6 oz salsa chicken 2 food for life brand tortillas, 1 cup romaine lettuce
afternoon snack: 1 can tuna w/ 1/4 cup salsa
Dinner: 6 oz grilled chicken w/ asparagus
casein shake before bed

[bwhite1476]

Hi Everyone, I am Brigette and one of the newest participants in the challenge. A little about me is I a 24 years old, currently living in San Luis Obispo, CA but soon to move home with my family before my husband comes back from overseas and we get stationed in Stuttgart, Germany (phew! that was long winded!). I have a little girl who will be 2 in September and I am determined to have her grow up being fitness and nutrition savvy. I am excited to continue my fitness journey, currently I am 22% bf and want to drop down to 18% by September 1st and ultimately end up around 16% bf. As for today my workout is cardio, biceps, triceps and abs. I am focusing a lot more on the cardio aspect since I am trying to shed fat. Here is my day at the gym:
40 mins steady pace cardio
15 burpees
bicep curl 3 sets 12
bicep curl (lighter weight) 3 sets 12
alt hammer curl 3 sets 12
alt hammer curl (lighter weight) 3 sets 12
skull crushers 3 sets 12
skull crushers (lighter weight) 3 sets 12
tricep kickback 3 sets 12
tricep kickback (lighter weight) 3 sets 12
russian twists w/4lb medicine ball 1 min
v situps 3 sets 15
stability ball crunch 1 min

****BRIGETTE! WELCOME TO TEAM JUGGERNAUT! YOU ARE DOING GREAT ALREADY WITH A 2 YEAR OLD AND AT 22% BF! GREAT AND REALISTIC GOALS THAT YOU SET FOR YOURSELF, YOU WILL DO IT! WHAT PRODUCTS HAVE YOU ORDERED TO GET STARTED WITH ? I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE JUGGERNAUT IN PINK LEMONADE, THE TASTE IS FANTASTIC AND THE PRODUCTS IS THE ULTIMATE PRE-WORKOUT IN THE WORLD HANDS DOWN!! I ALSO REALLY LIKE THEIR BCAAs CAPSULES, THEY ARE EASY TO SWALLOW, NO AFTER TASTE AND THEY DELIVER FAST. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING YOUR JOURNEY!

[brigetteminer]

Thank you! I ordered the Juggernaut in fruit punch, I will have to try pink lemonade next time, I also got their BCAAs. Shipment is set to be delivered tomorrow, I cant wait!

****BRIGETTE! WELCOME TO TEAM JUGGERNAUT! YOU ARE DOING GREAT ALREADY WITH A 2 YEAR OLD AND AT 22% BF! GREAT AND REALISTIC GOALS THAT YOU SET FOR YOURSELF, YOU WILL DO IT! WHAT PRODUCTS HAVE YOU ORDERED TO GET STARTED WITH ? I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE JUGGERNAUT IN PINK LEMONADE, THE TASTE IS FANTASTIC AND THE PRODUCTS IS THE ULTIMATE PRE-WORKOUT IN THE WORLD HANDS DOWN!! I ALSO REALLY LIKE THEIR BCAAs CAPSULES, THEY ARE EASY TO SWALLOW, NO AFTER TASTE AND THEY DELIVER FAST. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING YOUR JOURNEY!

[clifsgoals]

Thank you! I ordered the Juggernaut in fruit punch, I will have to try pink lemonade next time, I also got their BCAAs. Shipment is set to be delivered tomorrow, I cant wait!

Both flavors are great. I think I am gonna get my BCAA's in cap sols, the powder was hard to drink, it works, and worth the added nutrition, but I am gonna try the cap sols.

[Cintron]

Oh in that case it might make a good clean cheat meal!

I will look into this. I don't do cheat meal I do cheat day.lol

[brigetteminer]

So weekend is over, yesterday I ended up eating 2 extra protein bars and some greek yogurt. Today I got in my morning cardio (30 mins on elliptical) and when I hit the gym tonight it is a leg and abs day, YAY! Here is what the workout looks like:
Prisoner Squat 3x10
S.S
barbell squat 4x10
standing calf raise 4x10
S.S.
leg press 4x10
seated calf 4x10

strait leg deadlift 4x10
walking lunges 4x10
right side plank w/leg raise 60 sec
left side plank w/leg raise 60 sec
right side plank w/leg raise 30 sec
left side plank w/leg raise 30 sec
bicycle cruch 90 sec
exercise ball crunch 3 mins
superman 60 sec
5k run

Meals for today:
Breakfast- 5 hardboiled egg whites, 1 zucchini steamed, 1/2 cup oats (water, cinnamon, truvia)
morning snack- 2 chocolate protein bars, 4oz sweet potato
lunch- 1 cup sweet potato turkey chili, 1 cup romaine lettuce w/ lemon juice and pepper
afternoon snack- 2 turkey muffins, 2 celery stalks
Dinner- 6 oz shrimp w/ 1 cup mixed bell pepper
casein shake before bed.

Hope everyone else had a good weekend and lets get to it this week!

[cdenny8234]

I think you will do great, you seem motivated and that is the hardest thing to get is the motiviation!!! Since starting this challenge my motivation is at an 11 out of 10!! I know I'm only on day 5 but I am definetly eating a lot better because I have been writing down everything I'm eating!!! I find that by writing the stuff down I'm eating, I don't eat bad because then I will feel guilty!!!!! Great Job!

Thanks cdenny! Its always the first week or two that are the easiest, im super motivated and kick butt but then usually by week 3 I start to loose focus. I think this challenge and my fellow juggernauts will help keep me on track so I can reach my goals!

[kennknee]

I think a public food log is VERY motivating... gonna start mine back up today. This bulking is great, but it hasn't been the cleanest

I think you will do great, you seem motivated and that is the hardest thing to get is the motiviation!!! Since starting this challenge my motivation is at an 11 out of 10!! I know I'm only on day 5 but I am definetly eating a lot better because I have been writing down everything I'm eating!!! I find that by writing the stuff down I'm eating, I don't eat bad because then I will feel guilty!!!!! Great Job!

[JohnButz]

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[brigetteminer]

Yes the food log definitely helps! It makes me feel accountable. Before I wrote it all down I would eat off the plan and just pretend like it didnt happen then wonder why my numbers werent changing...silly me... now I know better and I even feel like I have to tell you guys if I do change things up. I just want to stay honest this time around because If im not honest with myself nothing is ever going to change. So tonights workout will be dedicated to being an honest Juggernaut! We Got this Juggernauts!

I think you will do great, you seem motivated and that is the hardest thing to get is the motiviation!!! Since starting this challenge my motivation is at an 11 out of 10!! I know I'm only on day 5 but I am definetly eating a lot better because I have been writing down everything I'm eating!!! I find that by writing the stuff down I'm eating, I don't eat bad because then I will feel guilty!!!!! Great Job!

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[brigetteminer]

Do you ever have one of those days where everything seems to go wrong except your meals and workouts? That was my today. Lets just say work was far beyond the usual crazyness of a Monday. I got off thinking "FINALLY!!!! Lets get to the gym and blow off some steam!" Had an awesome beyond awesome workout minus a guy telling me that doing strait leg dead lifts will injure my back... thanks for the tip mister... continued workout and hit everything even harder because I was annoyed.... thank you again sir for helping me push harder! Get home and OMG who turned my front yard into a swamp?!?!??? Find out where its coming from.. Holy crap why is there so much water in the back yard too!?? Run through the front door and barely notice my juggernaut shipment (yay shipment! but omg SO MUCH WATER!) All I can say is thank god I learned how to shut off the water at the street! So now I'm waiting for my landlord to repair it sadly I feel really nasty from sweating so much at the gym I really hope its fixed soon. On the bright side Im going to be an official Juggernaut tomorrow and I have a whole gallon of water in my fridge that was supposed to be for tomorrow. Horay for drinking a gallon of water a day beacuse it sure came in handy tonight when my daughter asked for pasta for dinner! Tomorrow is a new day hope everyone else had a good day!