2014 E Z Eric's I AM JUGGERNAUT CHALLENGE LOG

[asheid]

Hey Everybody,
Happy New Year!

As I said in an earlier post, I will be starting my challenge on the 6th, next Monday. Only because I like to start at the beginning of the week, and due to the holiday. I will be running Muscle Pharm's "Live Shredded" program, and BeachBody's "Insanity", which I have tried out a couple of DVDs and, WOW. My legs feel like lead about half way through these workouts, so I hope that gets better. I'm weighing in at 202 to 204 pounds right now, and I still need to get an accurate Body Fat Percentage, but will do that ASAP, after Thanksgiving and Christmas, I'm afraid to see what it is. :-)

My goal is 10% or Less, and I think I can do it if my diet stay consistent and I can keep my wife from buying crap at the store. A major problem is that if your hungry and there is junk lying around, your going to eat it, right! So, If I can get her to change her shopping habits a little, I may have a chance! That's going to test us both, her used to buying whatever, and me eating it! LOL

I believe though, with all the help from my fellow Juggernauts my battle will be easier, while still being tough! I haven't really committed myself to a good diet before, and that's why I think I haven't seen the results I really want to see, and that's why I picked this goal, because if I can't do it now, then WHEN??

I hope everybody has a great New Years Eve, please be safe, especially if your going out! And I will talk to you soon, with more info on my stats, and I will get my garage cleaned up a little more to make it easier to workout out here. I can't wait for the weather to get better, is so "Frikin Cold" out here, it makes it tough to get motivated! But, I still do!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, JUGGERNAUTS!!!!!

P.S. Wow, that yellow is hard to read! Sorry!

Look at you go Juggernaut!! but... where's the pink? I done told you everything looks better in PINK! LOL Lovin the goals!!

[Credz]

Yeah buddy!

[pandawrestler86]

Welcome to the challenge!

[Andrea928]

This is what is in yellow text in my last post! LOL

I believe though, with all the help from my fellow Juggernauts my battle will be easier, while still being tough! I haven't really committed myself to a good diet before, and that's why I think I haven't seen the results I really want to see, and that's why I picked this goal, because if I can't do it now, then WHEN??

My Old Eyes couldn't read it either!

Thanks for reposting! LOL

I was the same way with diet in the past...once I paired the correct diet with my workouts, I got great results! Who knew I'd one day choose to eat PLAIN rice cakes and devour them like they were candy! This lifestyle has allowed me to learn healthy eating habits and reap the rewards from making the change. It's not always easy, but I know I don't ever want to be unhealthy and unfit again! Just remember to forgive yourself and get back on track instead of letting it get to you when you fall off the wagon! Hey, we're only human!

[ezericw]

Well I'm, "Almost Human"

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A little taste of my workout music!

[ezericw]

Can't seem to figure out the video embedding, but I will! LOL

[GymGirl38]

Look at you go Juggernaut!! but... where's the pink? I done told you everything looks better in PINK! LOL Lovin the goals!!

Great go get'em attitude! Stay with it!

[kennknee]

Can't seem to figure out the video embedding, but I will! LOL

upload to youtube, then use the tag [ youtube] before the unique letter/number identifier and close it with [/ youtube] (but with no spaces before the word youtube.)

Like this (hit Reply " " to see the code.

[Lanithroe]

[lilmzchief]

Just put the video id Qh-ZicFlrpo between "[ youtube ]" and "[ /youtube ]" sans the quotes and no spaces.

Well I'm, "Almost Human"

[video=<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Qh-ZicFlrpo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>[video]

A little taste of my workout music!

[ezericw]

Well, I have tried and tried. It's starting to P*** me off, cuz it still isn't working!

[ezericw]

Test, Test, Test!!!!

[russianlove18]

What's not working? Maybe I can help

[ezericw]

Trying to embed video from YouTube, but it's not working. I copy the "Share" code, not working. I copy the "Embed" code, not working!

And I even use, "[ youtube ][ /youtube ]", (without the quotes) still nothing!

AARRRGGGGHHHHH

[CinderellaMan1]

HA..I'm looking forward to the 6th my friend! Can't wait to see you bring it!!

[kconnell]

Here is a great tip for anyone wanting to "spice up" their logs. This link will show you with a little bit of typing how to add color, bold, or larger size. You can also embed images:

or a link: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/misc.php?do=bbcode
or even a YouTube video, such as our pro Joe SWAT Palumbo training one of our I AM Juggernaut winners, Jan Dy.


There are others, but these are the most popular.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/misc.php?do=bbcode


Enjoy!
Keith

[thnakd1]

Trying to embed video from YouTube, but it's not working. I copy the "Share" code, not working. I copy the "Embed" code, not working!

And I even use, "[ youtube ][ /youtube ]", (without the quotes) still nothing!

AARRRGGGGHHHHH

I'm not an expert but make sure there's no spaces in your code.... Learned that one in an old programming class 7 years ago...LOL

[ezericw]

Holy S**t! I figured it out! Now if I can remember what I did! LOL



Anyway, this is my kind of workout music, but then I have a very wide variety that I listen too! Except Rap, or Hip Hop, or some of the new so called Rock, which gives me a headache, no offense to those you like that kind of music!

But I'm a guy that grew up listening to "The Grand Ole Opera" out of Nashville!

[GymGirl38]

Love the tunes! It does help to have good music!

[ezericw]

Looking forward to Monday, when I will officially start this Challenge! Resting up before the INSANITY, I really gotta put my best effort into it!

[Lanithroe]

[russianlove18]

Can't wait for Monday! I know you're gonna bring it!!

[Credz]

Looking forward to Monday, when I will officially start this Challenge! Resting up before the INSANITY, I really gotta put my best effort into it!

Yeah buddy! Monday is going to be epic!

[jessedeann]

We Juggernauts are a rare breed, hehe! That's awesome that you've been married to the same lady for so long, you don't see that too often these days Take that kind of commitment to the gym and you're already a winner hehe!

Hey Everybody,
Finally got the chance to come back to the forum, and introduce myself to everyone. I hope your all having a Wonderful Christmas, sharing time with family and friends. Saying Wonderful Christmas, reminds me of the movie "Its A Wonderful Life" with James Stewart, I love that movie and have to watch it every year since I was very young, and it still brings a tear to my eye (not kidding), I guess I'm a softie for that kind of stuff!
Well, about ME! LOL
I a good looking guy at 54 years young, been married to the same broad (ahem, Lovely Woman) Betsy, since I was 18 years old, Wow! We have four great kids, two boys, two girls, who are all grown and on their own now, (well one has moved back, temporarily) and three beautiful Granddaughters, Savannah, Emily, and Lyla.
We live in Modesto, CA a nice town I think! It's in the central valley, between Fresno and Sacramento the weather is nice, very cold in the Winter (but no snow), and hot as Hell in the Summer! But for some reason I like hot weather, so California and the central valley is Home.
My wife takes care of our home, while I work for Pepsi Cola (No I don't drive a truck! I don't know why, but that's the first thing everyone asks me!) and I have work there for the last 18 years, in what they call Space Management. That's the department that goes out and makes sure we have the space we require or pay for on the the store shelf, and that shelf is clean, and has the proper product in the correct place. Sounds like fun, right! Well, to me it is! WEIRD!

So, way way way way back when the Earth was young and dinosaurs.... (ya, too much, right!) When I was just getting ready to start Jr. High, early 70's okay, along time ago to me anyway. My brother had one of these,

believe or not and he handed it down to me when didn't need it anymore, LOL.
That thing and movies with Schwarzenegger and guys like him got me wanting to not be the skinny kid anymore, and after progressing to more Body Weight stuff, since I couldn't afford weights and really didn't know anything about them, came High School. And by then I was in kind of a Gymnastic Body shape, still the skinny kid, but I had muscle and abs. Nice!

In my first year of High School, the family relocated, my parents separated, and my Father was diagnosed with Cancer. I watched the strongest man I knew, fade, till we lost him in what seemed to be a period of time that really didn't register with me, I couldn't tell if it had passed quickly or slowly. But, everything changed from a kind of "Leave It To Beaver" life to a rated R teen angst film. I started smoking cigarettes, and pot, and experimenting with other stuff (I don't know why they call it that, it's not like I was recording results in a lab or receiving funding from a University or Corporation) I was just doing the wrong thing and not caring about the consequences of my actions.
Finally in my last year of school I left and didn't finish, started working where I could and since I just turned 18, nobody really ask for any High School Diploma or anything, so I didn't care if I had one either.
Then I met my wife who already had our oldest son, and I fell in love, and decided I wanted to take care of them. So no more drugs, but the smoking continued and work, work, work, so much work before you knew it we had three more kids and that's all I did was work! I eventually finished High School and even went to City College to earn an A.S. Degree.
In my mid forties I remember a doctor telling my that, "Smoking is usually free till you hit 50, meaning any damage done to your body to that point, if you stop the body can repair itself. But continue and the damage becomes permanent."
Well that bounced around in my head for years, and when I had my 50th birthday, it got louder and louder. One doctor visit (to the shock of my wife) I asked the doctor about helping me quit smoking, long story, short (I know Too Late), three days before my 51st birthday I quit smoking.

Now all that's good right, except when I quit smoking I started eating (and my wife is a Good Cook, bless her heart) and she has actually been called "Da Martha Stewart O Da Hood!" by a neighbor at one time! I went from a lean 160lbs to 210+lbs in 6 months to a year, and felt like crap. After smoking all those years it was going to take a while to get my lungs back, and I actually developed "Cold Induced Asthma" which means when it gets real cold, I can't breath! :-(
Funny as it sounds I saw P90X on the T.V. or Internet can't remember which, and thought well if that goofy dude who says he's in his 50's can do those exercises and toss those dumbbells around, So Can I! LOL And I can get back into shape like in High School (What the Hell was I thinking! Maybe I was drinking at the time too, JK LOL), so a couple of rounds of P90X, then P90X Plus, and Wow! Body Beast! I was hooked!

Now here we are at the end of 2013, and during this year I stumbled on to a bunch of people calling themselves Juggernauts, and was lured in by their friendliness, drive, support, and strange obsession with fitness and a place called Infinite Labs. Again I was hooked, just can't get enough now, and while doing P90X, and Body Beast I didn't submit any results, because I thought they were no where near what others were. Juggernauts have taught me that's not most important thing! Having fun, doing your best, and being happy with who you are is the MOST important thing.
Now comes this 2014 I Am Juggernaut Challenge, and I am throwing myself in 100%, with a goal to take what I have built up, and chisel it down to a defined body, hopefully where my Body Fat Percentage is 10% or Less and where those "Abs Of Youth" will once again appear, and just may be I will start to look a little like some guy these Juggernauts call Joe "Swat" Palumbo, and be Ripped, Jacked, Shredded!!!

We shall see, We Shall See!

Thanks for reading all that if you lasted, and I look forward to talking to everybody during this challenge.

[xmanmike22]

Looking forward to Monday, when I will officially start this Challenge! Resting up before the INSANITY, I really gotta put my best effort into it!

I'm right there with you, Ez-E! Monday is the day! In the immortal words of T-Sizzle, "Can't wait!"

[ezericw]

Some more of my workout music!

[asheid]

I Am Juggernaut 2014 Helpful Logging Hints!
Hey Juggernauts, It would seem that the challenge is OFFICIALLY under way! Lot’s of logs and lots of awesome people. Valerie Bishop (RussianLove18) and myself, Ashley Lauing (asheid) have been reading and posting to many logs and noticed that people could use a little help here and there! Because we have so many veterans yet so many exciting new faces, we wanted to give you all a few helpful hints along the way! More are posted every day on our logs! Here’s just a couple of things to get you started on your way to awesomeness!

• Make sure your log title has “Juggernaut 2014” in it somewhere! Remember there are tons of logs from previous years and we’d hate to miss your thinking it was last year’s log!
• Since a lot started creating our logs before Jan 1 remember that the contest didn’t officially start until Jan 1, make sure your “before” pics are on or after Jan 1 (also make sure you have the required pics 1 of you with your paper and one with the date close up on it!)
• Make sure you strive for quality posts, a lot of people will only stop in once a day to check up on you, give them something worth reading!!!
• Check the official rules regularly for helpful reminders on what you need to log about! Workouts, supplements (and their reviews!), diet etc. will all be important! WWW.IAMJUGGERNAUT.COM
• Make sure your posts are all in line with the Juggernaut spirit! Be positive and uplifting to each other (and yourselves! Juggernauts are unstoppable, make sure you approach your day that way as well as your logs and remember that your log may be the only bright part of someone’s day today!)
• The reps and IL athletes are ALL here to help you! If you are unsure, as someone, remember, we were all new to this challenge at one point! The reps have a log just click here --> The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and book mark it for use later!
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• Make sure you subscribe into the logs you’re really interested in following! Trust me… this will save your sanity when you want to go looking for one of them!
• If you go to your User CP you can add/edit your signature. We highly suggest you add your I Am Juggernaut experience link to your signature. It will make it impossible for people not to find you and your log! Believe me… We want to find your log!
  

If you are looking for tips on how to give your log a little color, add pics and youtube videos etc click here -->* 2014 I AM Juggernaut Challenge * Ashley Lauing (asheid) I’ve got lots posted and KennKnee added some great tips as well!
If you’re looking for advice on what to log head over to Valerie’s log --> 2014 juggernaut _russianlove18_ and check out her video she made! Lots of tips everywhere!

[ezericw]

Thanks Ashley,
I think all the help we get from our fellow Juggernauts is very cool! This challenge has just started and my experience here and with everyone on the ******** page, has already been a wonderful time for me, and I'm looking forward to the future as a member of the very supportive, friendly, and nicest community of people I have seen!

It's going to great to be involved in this challenge, for sure!

[thnakd1]

You ready bro? I'm ready to smash arms tomorrow! So what are you going to start with? Oh wait, its Monday....... CHEST maybe? Lol

[ezericw]

Monday "International Chest Day" right!

Nah, not for me, tomorrow is my "Leg Day"! OH NO!!!!!

Actually I will be doing LEGS & ABS, and to top it off I will be doing the first day of Insanity which is the 'Fit Test".
And consists of,
Switch Kicks
Power Jacks
Power Knees
Power Jumps
Globe Jumps
Suicide Jumps
Push Up Jacks
And finally,
Low Plank Obliques

It's going to be awesome! Not only will I be doing this before work, I will most likely be starting at 1:00AM, ya buddy!

By the way, how do you do the code, to add Size & Color to your text at the same time?