***I AM JUGGERNAUT 2014: Thnakd1***

[ezericw]

In for the WIN! Looking forward to more posts!

[thnakd1]

You've got way more than 50 posts, you should go ahead and embed your images in your log. It breaks up the monotony of words and helps create a more interesting experience. We want to get to know you. Thanks for being a part of the community both here and on ********!!

Yeah its just that I haven't been on the forum here for a couple years.... lol... That's why I had forgotten how to post pics. The other forums I am on auto post the pics when you attach. I am working on fixing this issue... lol

Well I just tried editing the first couple posts to add in pics of me but I am unable to edit any of them so I will do it here since this is the first post it will allow me to edit for some reason.
Before pic



My gym



My Inspiration My 3 almost 4 year old daughter!

[thnakd1]

Well so far no one has mentioned music during their workouts.... I have a wide range of musical taste, but on my heavy lift days I like more hard core music. today's motivational song was "I am Colossus" by Messhugah.



This song I played while doing shrugs today during my back workout... although not in this video...

[thnakd1]

And another good one for those long slow sets.... esp the long plate farmer walks!

[thnakd1]

So today I went to the chiro to start out my day and get everything aligned again.... boy was I out of whack! That's probably the first time that getting an adjustment really hurt some, but Im feeling much better and was amped to put my back through a little hell. Today I figured stay with the light weights (ok light-er weights) and keep the reps high since I just got the adjustment today.. LOL

Meals:

Morning- 4 eggs scrambled with some salsa for flavor

noon meal- 3 pieces of California inside out roll and 8 pieces spicy crab inside out roll

Post workout- 2 scoops chocolate peanut butter Monster milk with 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

evening meal- 1 cup black eyed peas, approximately 1 lb of snow crab legs (they were on special at the grocery store today so I had to get some, esp bc my girls love them as well)

evening snack- 1 cup walnuts, 9 pieces of pineapple

before bed- 1 scoop MM with 1 scoop IL Glutamine MTX



Supplements:
Morning- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Afternoon- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Pre-Workout- 1 2.5mg Yohimbe, 2 scoops IL Juggernaut HP, 1 1/2 scoops ILCarnoCre

Post workout- 2 scoops Monster Milk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

Before bed- 2 scoops IL CycloRem, 1 Cyclo Bolan, 1 scoop Monster Milk


Workout:

Today is back day! I love Back Day! But I am keeping myself in check right now and keeping the weight down and reps up since my back was bothering me the past week.

Warm up- 10 minutes of curls, bench dips, and pull ups to warm up my upper body and get the blood flowing..... and some static stretching mixed in there as well...

Smith Machine shrugs
135x15
225x15
315x15
315x15
315x14
315x13

This was my last set... trying out two different cameras for videos so bear with me...LOL

Barbell Bent over rows
135x15
135x15
135x15
135x15
Alternated with wide grip pull ups
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10


seated cable rows
90x15
200x15
200x15
200x15
alternated with inclined shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

wide grip lat pulldowns
200x15
200x15
200x15
200x15

seated bent over DB back flyes (cant remember what they are called right this moment)
35x15
35x15
35x15
35x15
alternated with seated DB shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

Deadlifts
135x25
135x25
135x25
135x25
alternated with Farmer's plate carries (distance is total walked down and back)
45x100m
45x150m
45x200m

Here's two different videos of the deadlifts... I would love everyone's opinion on which looks better! The wider angle is my contour pro and the closer up is my cell phone.
contour:


cell phone:


overall it was a good workout.... I got a good pump and had good energy going into it. I couldn't do the one last set of plate farmer walks to the 250m length because the spot in my back was feeling tight/raw and I don't want to over do it right yet and risk more injury.

I plan on going back and cleaning up the original posts and add some pics now that I have my photobucket account again.... LOL

the next two days are rest days, but I am sure I will work something in since I can't seem to sit still.

[russianlove18]

So today I went to the chiro to start out my day and get everything aligned again.... boy was I out of whack! That's probably the first time that getting an adjustment really hurt some, but Im feeling much better and was amped to put my back through a little hell. Today I figured stay with the light weights (ok light-er weights) and keep the reps high since I just got the adjustment today.. LOL

Meals:

Morning- 4 eggs scrambled with some salsa for flavor

noon meal- 3 pieces of California inside out roll and 8 pieces spicy crab inside out roll

Post workout- 2 scoops chocolate peanut butter Monster milk with 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

evening meal- 1 cup black eyed peas, approximately 1 lb of snow crab legs (they were on special at the grocery store today so I had to get some, esp bc my girls love them as well)

evening snack- 1 cup walnuts, 9 pieces of pineapple

before bed- 1 scoop MM with 1 scoop IL Glutamine MTX



Supplements:
Morning- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Afternoon- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Pre-Workout- 1 2.5mg Yohimbe, 2 scoops IL Juggernaut HP, 1 1/2 scoops ILCarnoCre

Post workout- 2 scoops Monster Milk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

Before bed- 2 scoops IL CycloRem, 1 Cyclo Bolan, 1 scoop Monster Milk


Workout:

Today is back day! I love Back Day! But I am keeping myself in check right now and keeping the weight down and reps up since my back was bothering me the past week.

Warm up- 10 minutes of curls, bench dips, and pull ups to warm up my upper body and get the blood flowing..... and some static stretching mixed in there as well...

Smith Machine shrugs
135x15
225x15
315x15
315x15
315x14
315x13

This was my last set... trying out two different cameras for videos so bear with me...LOL

Barbell Bent over rows
135x15
135x15
135x15
135x15
Alternated with wide grip pull ups
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10


seated cable rows
90x15
200x15
200x15
200x15
alternated with inclined shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

wide grip lat pulldowns
200x15
200x15
200x15
200x15

seated bent over DB back flyes (cant remember what they are called right this moment)
35x15
35x15
35x15
35x15
alternated with seated DB shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

Deadlifts
135x25
135x25
135x25
135x25
alternated with Farmer's plate carries (distance is total walked down and back)
45x100m
45x150m
45x200m

Here's two different videos of the deadlifts... I would love everyone's opinion on which looks better! The wider angle is my contour pro and the closer up is my cell phone.
contour:


cell phone:


overall it was a good workout.... I got a good pump and had good energy going into it. I couldn't do the one last set of plate farmer walks to the 250m length because the spot in my back was feeling tight/raw and I don't want to over do it right yet and risk more injury.

I plan on going back and cleaning up the original posts and add some pics now that I have my photobucket account again.... LOL

the next two days are rest days, but I am sure I will work something in since I can't seem to sit still.

Love your thread! You're doing very good!!

[Credz]

Nice set up man! I got a home set up as well. Lots of high reps, digging that to. Big fan of it myself.

[jessedeann]

Thank you for serving our country! It's awesome to see that you've come a long way from after all your setbacks! I'll be following along your journey! I'm Jesse, an Infinite Labs Elite Athlete and I'm here to help!!! Good luck!

Well as a first log for the IAJ 2014 I guess a little bit about myself is warranted. I have been lifting on and off mainly for sports since I was 12. My dad was the one who introduced me to lifting weights and the foundations he grew up with and used in training for football. I lifted for strength and speed during High school and college for soccer ( I played goalie). After college I joined the US Army and began lifting more for my own physical fitness as well as a bit of competition against other soldiers. I worked out with a number of power lifters where I learned about Olympic lifts as well pushing some heavy weight. After I got out of the Army I changed my typical workouts for endurance as I started road racing motorcycles. While I did not gain a lot of mass, I did make up for it by being very lean and defined. After a major accident that exacerbated an injury from while in the Army I quit racing motorcycles and decided to put an emphasis in building some mass. The first year I put on about 15 pounds of lean mass, the next I put on 23 pounds (not nearly as lean though).

Since then I have been in and out of a full time lifting schedule. I was in Iraq with my job (Department of Defense civilian) in 2011 for the first I am Juggernaut Challenge and decided not to enter as I was unsure if I would be able to fulfill winning due to not knowing exactly when I would be back in the US that year. I enjoyed every bit of the logs that year and felt as if I missed out by not entering. Upon my return from Iraq I had a couple bad illnesses and injuries that sent me back in my training and health/fitness. I decided early this year I was ready to get back in it and improve my fitness and life again through working out. In June this year I started back full time lifting. So far I has dropped a lot of body fat, got back most of the strength I had lost, and put back on most of the size I had lost as well.

I decided to enter the IAJ 2014 as a challenge to myself. To see if I can kick up my workouts, diet, and overall fitness to a new level. I will be logging the Juggernaut HP (of course) and the CycloBolan/CycloDex/CycloClenz stack for the competition. I love healthy competition and I may meet some other people in here that are like minded and like a little challenge from someone to push themselves in a little inner challenge or two during the IAJ. The best way to help motivate others sometimes is little friendly competitions. I like to change things up so any routines or challenges are more than welcome. I have been around lifting/bodybuilding a long time and enjoy helping others reach their goals. I hope everyone in the IAJ 2014 challenge meets their own personal goals during this challenge, and good luck to everyone competing!

Dennis

[xmanmike22]

So today I went to the chiro to start out my day and get everything aligned again.... boy was I out of whack! That's probably the first time that getting an adjustment really hurt some, but Im feeling much better and was amped to put my back through a little hell. Today I figured stay with the light weights (ok light-er weights) and keep the reps high since I just got the adjustment today.. LOL

Meals:

Morning- 4 eggs scrambled with some salsa for flavor

noon meal- 3 pieces of California inside out roll and 8 pieces spicy crab inside out roll

Post workout- 2 scoops chocolate peanut butter Monster milk with 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

evening meal- 1 cup black eyed peas, approximately 1 lb of snow crab legs (they were on special at the grocery store today so I had to get some, esp bc my girls love them as well)

evening snack- 1 cup walnuts, 9 pieces of pineapple

before bed- 1 scoop MM with 1 scoop IL Glutamine MTX



Supplements:
Morning- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Afternoon- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Pre-Workout- 1 2.5mg Yohimbe, 2 scoops IL Juggernaut HP, 1 1/2 scoops ILCarnoCre

Post workout- 2 scoops Monster Milk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

Before bed- 2 scoops IL CycloRem, 1 Cyclo Bolan, 1 scoop Monster Milk


Workout:

Today is back day! I love Back Day! But I am keeping myself in check right now and keeping the weight down and reps up since my back was bothering me the past week.

Warm up- 10 minutes of curls, bench dips, and pull ups to warm up my upper body and get the blood flowing..... and some static stretching mixed in there as well...

Smith Machine shrugs
135x15
225x15
315x15
315x15
315x14
315x13

This was my last set... trying out two different cameras for videos so bear with me...LOL

Barbell Bent over rows
135x15
135x15
135x15
135x15
Alternated with wide grip pull ups
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10


seated cable rows
90x15
200x15
200x15
200x15
alternated with inclined shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

wide grip lat pulldowns
200x15
200x15
200x15
200x15

seated bent over DB back flyes (cant remember what they are called right this moment)
35x15
35x15
35x15
35x15
alternated with seated DB shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

Deadlifts
135x25
135x25
135x25
135x25
alternated with Farmer's plate carries (distance is total walked down and back)
45x100m
45x150m
45x200m

Here's two different videos of the deadlifts... I would love everyone's opinion on which looks better! The wider angle is my contour pro and the closer up is my cell phone.
contour:


cell phone:


overall it was a good workout.... I got a good pump and had good energy going into it. I couldn't do the one last set of plate farmer walks to the 250m length because the spot in my back was feeling tight/raw and I don't want to over do it right yet and risk more injury.

I plan on going back and cleaning up the original posts and add some pics now that I have my photobucket account again.... LOL

the next two days are rest days, but I am sure I will work something in since I can't seem to sit still.

Nice job, killa! I love back day, too! Great job so far!

[pandawrestler86]

SO.... Yesterday I was tired both physically and emotionally from New Years eve and my wife leaving. I got my workout and meals logged in, but I didn't get to log everything like I wanted so here it is.

My Goal is to put on 10 pounds of lean muscle and be at 8-10% Body fat by the end of this competition. While the lean muscle level may not be met, right now the 8-10% is the target area overall and to keep there. The problem I find is the huge difference in measurements between my scale's BF meter and the calipers I have so to alleviate this I just average the two. I also have what I consider some weak areas and in my log I will be tracking the measurements just like on everyone's dashboard. This is a good way for me to see in numbers if the work I am putting in is getting results or if I need to change up things to get a better result. I only plan on doing the measurements once a week, most likely every Sunday. Since I took the measurements last night I may not do them again this Sunday since it will only be a few days worth of work...LOL

I have a 3 day on 2 day off split consisting on major groups for each workout day. Because of this some days are longer than others (IE Legs and Back) but every now and again I will throw out a day and do something different like my Olympic 5x5 workout just to keep my mind interested. This is my current rotation is chest, legs, back two days off then arms, legs, and shoulders.

As of 1 January my measurements are:
Height 72"
Weight 181 lbs
Body fat scale-18" caliper 11"
Arms 15.5"
Calves 12"
Chest 43"
Neck 18"
Forearms 12"
Waist 33.5"
Thighs 23.75"
Hips 39"
Shoulders 51"


I can see in a couple areas where the holidays have affected me... bloating especially.... LOL

I have the same issues between the body fat scale and the caliper. I gave up on the scale and stick to the caliper and found I get more consistent result when I have some one else do it for me vs. me by myself

[pandawrestler86]

So today I went to the chiro to start out my day and get everything aligned again.... boy was I out of whack! That's probably the first time that getting an adjustment really hurt some, but Im feeling much better and was amped to put my back through a little hell. Today I figured stay with the light weights (ok light-er weights) and keep the reps high since I just got the adjustment today.. LOL

Meals:

Morning- 4 eggs scrambled with some salsa for flavor

noon meal- 3 pieces of California inside out roll and 8 pieces spicy crab inside out roll

Post workout- 2 scoops chocolate peanut butter Monster milk with 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

evening meal- 1 cup black eyed peas, approximately 1 lb of snow crab legs (they were on special at the grocery store today so I had to get some, esp bc my girls love them as well)

evening snack- 1 cup walnuts, 9 pieces of pineapple

before bed- 1 scoop MM with 1 scoop IL Glutamine MTX



Supplements:
Morning- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Afternoon- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Pre-Workout- 1 2.5mg Yohimbe, 2 scoops IL Juggernaut HP, 1 1/2 scoops ILCarnoCre

Post workout- 2 scoops Monster Milk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

Before bed- 2 scoops IL CycloRem, 1 Cyclo Bolan, 1 scoop Monster Milk


Workout:

Today is back day! I love Back Day! But I am keeping myself in check right now and keeping the weight down and reps up since my back was bothering me the past week.

Warm up- 10 minutes of curls, bench dips, and pull ups to warm up my upper body and get the blood flowing..... and some static stretching mixed in there as well...

Smith Machine shrugs
135x15
225x15
315x15
315x15
315x14
315x13

This was my last set... trying out two different cameras for videos so bear with me...LOL

Barbell Bent over rows
135x15
135x15
135x15
135x15
Alternated with wide grip pull ups
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10


seated cable rows
90x15
200x15
200x15
200x15
alternated with inclined shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

wide grip lat pulldowns
200x15
200x15
200x15
200x15

seated bent over DB back flyes (cant remember what they are called right this moment)
35x15
35x15
35x15
35x15
alternated with seated DB shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

Deadlifts
135x25
135x25
135x25
135x25
alternated with Farmer's plate carries (distance is total walked down and back)
45x100m
45x150m
45x200m

Here's two different videos of the deadlifts... I would love everyone's opinion on which looks better! The wider angle is my contour pro and the closer up is my cell phone.
contour:


cell phone:


overall it was a good workout.... I got a good pump and had good energy going into it. I couldn't do the one last set of plate farmer walks to the 250m length because the spot in my back was feeling tight/raw and I don't want to over do it right yet and risk more injury.

I plan on going back and cleaning up the original posts and add some pics now that I have my photobucket account again.... LOL

the next two days are rest days, but I am sure I will work something in since I can't seem to sit still.

Oh is that how you add pictures, through photobucket? I am so jealous! I wish I could have a gym in my house. I can't stand planet fitness :/

[ezericw]

Damn Dude! You are hitting it Hard! Awesome set, man I need a squat rack! That will be the next addition to my garage, but yours is pretty much set! Great job!

I posted some workout music in my thread too!

[kconnell]

Subbed in. Welcome back!

[Andrea928]

OK...found you! I actually had read your thread early on and for some reason didn't comment. Awesome log! Your workouts are amazing!
Good luck with the challenge. You're going to do great!

[thnakd1]

Love your thread! You're doing very good!!

thank you... just doing work! LOL

Nice set up man! I got a home set up as well. Lots of high reps, digging that to. Big fan of it myself.

Im really not a fan, don't like doing them I should say, but I know the good that they do in building my strength/endurance!

Thank you for serving our country! It's awesome to see that you've come a long way from after all your setbacks! I'll be following along your journey! I'm Jesse, an Infinite Labs Elite Athlete and I'm here to help!!! Good luck!

Thank you Jesse, I really think of them more as side steps than setbacks.... I can be my only setback but allowing anything to stop me from my goals.

Nice job, killa! I love back day, too! Great job so far!

thank you!

Oh is that how you add pictures, through photobucket? I am so jealous! I wish I could have a gym in my house. I can't stand planet fitness :/

I don't like big gyms perse, I like having all the equipment I could ever want and all the weight I need at hand but I dislike people in general and a lot of people in the gym annoy me when they sit on a piece of equipment talking and keeping me from my mission...

Damn Dude! You are hitting it Hard! Awesome set, man I need a squat rack! That will be the next addition to my garage, but yours is pretty much set! Great job!

I posted some workout music in my thread too!

thanks... the squat rack and the leg press/hack squat were both given to me by different people... the last a really good friend who is like a brother and want to help me meet my goals...

Subbed in. Welcome back!

thanks k!

OK...found you! I actually had read your thread early on and for some reason didn't comment. Awesome log! Your workouts are amazing!
Good luck with the challenge. You're going to do great!

thank you... I try...

[thnakd1]

So today was really a rest day for me although I did anything but rest! I cleaned the floors in my house and took my girls to do some shopping at KOHL'S among a number of other little things around the house. It is kind of hard to not go out in my garage and workout in some way!

My supplements on off days are the same as workout days other than the PWO Juggernaut and CarnoCre. I added a few other things I was low on and needed stocked up for this challenge as well today, more to come on those.

Meals
Breakfast- 1 cup oatmeal with 1/2 cup blueberries added

Morning snack 1 banana, 1 tbsp Peanut butter

Lunch 2 turkey sandwiches, light amount of mayo, 4 tomato slices (turkey weight 1/2 lb)

Afternoon snack 2 slices of homemade bread with hummus

Dinner 2 chicken breasts, 1 cup grilled broccoli, approximately 15 grilled baby red potatos



Before bed 2 scoops MMilk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX, 2 scoops CycloRem


Overall today was a good day and feeling good, not too sore from the past 3 days of workouts, yes a little sore but not as bad as I have felt them before! I know the glutamine twice a day and especially at night is helping my body recover while I sleep. I need to focus a little harder on Protein intake though and measure the amount of certain foods more so I have a better idea!

[Credz]

Love the food pics! Thats a plus in my book haha

[thnakd1]

Love the food pics! Thats a plus in my book haha

I started taking pics of the food I cook for myself and my girls back when the wife originally left for basic. I guess in a way it was a way of showing everyone on ******** that we were doing fine and that dad knew how to cook and take care of the girls. In a way my wife got jealous/ mad because that was her job in her eyes. While she was back I made dinner a number of times..... esp when she wanted something healthy! Now I just take the pics out of pride for my abilities to make healthy food that tastes really good. That and my girls love my cooking two!

[melalicious]

So today was really a rest day for me although I did anything but rest! I cleaned the floors in my house and took my girls to do some shopping at KOHL'S among a number of other little things around the house. It is kind of hard to not go out in my garage and workout in some way!

My supplements on off days are the same as workout days other than the PWO Juggernaut and CarnoCre. I added a few other things I was low on and needed stocked up for this challenge as well today, more to come on those.

Meals
Breakfast- 1 cup oatmeal with 1/2 cup blueberries added

Morning snack 1 banana, 1 tbsp Peanut butter

Lunch 2 turkey sandwiches, light amount of mayo, 4 tomato slices (turkey weight 1/2 lb)

Afternoon snack 2 slices of homemade bread with hummus

Dinner 2 chicken breasts, 1 cup grilled broccoli, approximately 15 grilled baby red potatos



Before bed 2 scoops MMilk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX, 2 scoops CycloRem


Overall today was a good day and feeling good, not too sore from the past 3 days of workouts, yes a little sore but not as bad as I have felt them before! I know the glutamine twice a day and especially at night is helping my body recover while I sleep. I need to focus a little harder on Protein intake though and measure the amount of certain foods more so I have a better idea!

You are really off to a great start and your log looks great! I agree with Credz, the food pic is awesome! Measuring and weighing food is really key to help you know what your intake is, and to be ensure you are getting the proper amounts. That's great you are getting in 6 meals a day, I would recommend having a serving of protein at each meal (eggs/egg whites, turkey, chicken, fish, protein shake...etc...). Looking good!!! keep on training strong!

[asheid]

I started taking pics of the food I cook for myself and my girls back when the wife originally left for basic. I guess in a way it was a way of showing everyone on ******** that we were doing fine and that dad knew how to cook and take care of the girls. In a way my wife got jealous/ mad because that was her job in her eyes. While she was back I made dinner a number of times..... esp when she wanted something healthy! Now I just take the pics out of pride for my abilities to make healthy food that tastes really good. That and my girls love my cooking two!

Uhm that looks amazing! I'll take a plate of that too while you're cooking! Looks awesome in here! Love following along!

[balls2dawalls]

I agree JHP works as described. One of the few pre-workouts that really deliver for me. Nice workout too! Do you enjoy doing upper body all at once or do you sometimes isolate bodyparts?

Today being the day after a bit of partying and waking up early to take the wife to the airport had me a bit twisted from my normal planned routine....

Meals:

Morning- 4 eggs scrambled with some salsa for flavor

1130 meal- 1/4 pound turkey sandwich with mustard (guldens spicy)

Post workout- 2 scoops chocolate peanut butter Monster milk with 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

evening meal- 1 1/2 cup black eyed peas, 8 oz tilapia filet, 1/2 cup corn



Supplements:
Morning- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Afternoon- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Pre-Workout- 1 2.5mg Yohimbe, 2 scoops IL Juggernaut HP, 1 1/2 scoops ILCarnoCre

Post workout- 2 scoops Monster Milk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

Before bed- 1 scoop IL CycloRem, 1 Cyclo Bolan, 1 scoop Monster Milk


Workout:
Today was chest day and with the Back/neck Pain issues that have been bothering me the last week has subsided, but even though it has I made this a light weight day, just high reps.

warm up 10 minutes of standing curls, bench dips, and rotator cuff exercises

Smith machine flat bench 21's (7 narrow grip, 7 regular, 7 wide grip)
95x21
135x21
135x21
135x21
135x21
supersetted with front plate raises
35x15
35x15
35x15
35x15

Smith machine incline presses
95x15
135x12
135x12
135x12
135x12
supersetted with Barbell bent over rows
135x10
135x10
135x10
135x10

smith machine decline bench press
135x15
135x15
135x15
135x15
supersetted with flat bench DB flyes
35x10
35x10
35x10
35x10

DB pullovers
35x15
35x15
35x15
35x15
supersetted with Bench dips
BWx10
BWx20
BWx20
BWx20


Overall it was a really good workout, I got a great pump on it. Almost as good of a pump as on my heavy days! I will say that the mix of the Juggernaut and the Carno Cre was great! I like adding the Yohimbe an hour before my workout to help give me a better drive for my workouts. When the bottle of the Juggernaut says take 20 minutes before workout they weren't kidding! The Juggernaut rush kicked in almost exactly at 20 minutes and hit pretty hard. It was nice, it has been a while for a PWO to kick in like the Juggernaut HP did today! I took a nap about 4 hours prior to my workout since I didn't get much sleep last night due to having to take my wife to the airport. It was nice and helpful for a great workout.

A few pics from after the workout... no flexing...
Attachment 6508631

[thnakd1]

I agree JHP works as described. One of the few pre-workouts that really deliver for me. Nice workout too! Do you enjoy doing upper body all at once or do you sometimes isolate bodyparts?

There's only one other PWO that I like but wont name it here.... LOL I only do the upper/lower type workouts as a change of pace or when I do my Olympic 5x5. I try and isolate for the majority of my workouts. The only thing I could say is when I do legs I do complete since my gym is limited since it is at my house so I only have so much I can isolate with legs. Besides I like to work all of my legs in one workout.

[browneyenessa]

So today I went to the chiro to start out my day and get everything aligned again.... boy was I out of whack! That's probably the first time that getting an adjustment really hurt some, but Im feeling much better and was amped to put my back through a little hell. Today I figured stay with the light weights (ok light-er weights) and keep the reps high since I just got the adjustment today.. LOL

Meals:

Morning- 4 eggs scrambled with some salsa for flavor

noon meal- 3 pieces of California inside out roll and 8 pieces spicy crab inside out roll

Post workout- 2 scoops chocolate peanut butter Monster milk with 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

evening meal- 1 cup black eyed peas, approximately 1 lb of snow crab legs (they were on special at the grocery store today so I had to get some, esp bc my girls love them as well)

evening snack- 1 cup walnuts, 9 pieces of pineapple

before bed- 1 scoop MM with 1 scoop IL Glutamine MTX



Supplements:
Morning- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Afternoon- 1 IL Men's Multi, 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 IL Cyclo Bolan, 1 IL Cyclo Clenz

Pre-Workout- 1 2.5mg Yohimbe, 2 scoops IL Juggernaut HP, 1 1/2 scoops ILCarnoCre

Post workout- 2 scoops Monster Milk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX

Before bed- 2 scoops IL CycloRem, 1 Cyclo Bolan, 1 scoop Monster Milk


Workout:

Today is back day! I love Back Day! But I am keeping myself in check right now and keeping the weight down and reps up since my back was bothering me the past week.

Warm up- 10 minutes of curls, bench dips, and pull ups to warm up my upper body and get the blood flowing..... and some static stretching mixed in there as well...

Smith Machine shrugs
135x15
225x15
315x15
315x15
315x14
315x13

This was my last set... trying out two different cameras for videos so bear with me...LOL

Barbell Bent over rows
135x15
135x15
135x15
135x15
Alternated with wide grip pull ups
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10
BWx10


seated cable rows
90x15
200x15
200x15
200x15
alternated with inclined shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

wide grip lat pulldowns
200x15
200x15
200x15
200x15

seated bent over DB back flyes (cant remember what they are called right this moment)
35x15
35x15
35x15
35x15
alternated with seated DB shrugs
35x20
35x20
35x20
35x20

Deadlifts
135x25
135x25
135x25
135x25
alternated with Farmer's plate carries (distance is total walked down and back)
45x100m
45x150m
45x200m

Here's two different videos of the deadlifts... I would love everyone's opinion on which looks better! The wider angle is my contour pro and the closer up is my cell phone.
contour:


cell phone:


overall it was a good workout.... I got a good pump and had good energy going into it. I couldn't do the one last set of plate farmer walks to the 250m length because the spot in my back was feeling tight/raw and I don't want to over do it right yet and risk more injury.

I plan on going back and cleaning up the original posts and add some pics now that I have my photobucket account again.... LOL

the next two days are rest days, but I am sure I will work something in since I can't seem to sit still.

Strenght and HOnor to know you even if it's through the juggernaut challenge I love your log looks great!! Weeeeeeeeeeeee

[ezericw]

Awesome Work Bud. The videos are great!

[thnakd1]

So today was Rest Day 2 and really just got things ready to go back to work tomorrow and the girls go back to school. SO on the card of course was laundry.... I do have to admit I was a bit lazier today than yesterday, [color-blue]but using the foam roller was a must![/color] SO I have been using the my fitness pal app on my phone and tablet (just need to figure out how to get a screen shot of it though). So here are my totals for today:

FAT 104g
CARBS 295g
PROTEIN 243g
CALORIES 3163

My supplements on off days are the same as workout days other than the PWO Juggernaut and CarnoCre. I added a few other things I was low on and needed stocked up for this challenge as well today, more to come on those.

Meals
Breakfast- 1 cup oatmeal with 1/2 cup blueberries added

Morning snack- 1 banana

Lunch- 2 turkey sandwiches, light amount of mayo, 4 tomato slices (turkey weight 1/2 lb)

Afternoon snack- 1 cup chicken breasts, 1/2 cup grilled broccoli, approximately 5 grilled baby red potatoes

Dinner- 2 cups of homemade crab salad (light mayo, sprinkle salt garlic powder, and diced celery), 12 oz beef stew

Evening Snack- 1/2 cup walnuts, 12 cup diced pineapple

Before bed- 2 scoops MMilk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX, 2 scoops CycloRem


I cannot wait until tomorrow's workout- ARMS DAY!!!

[thnakd1]

Strenght and HOnor to know you even if it's through the juggernaut challenge I love your log looks great!! Weeeeeeeeeeeee

Thank you fine lady... it is nice to have met you and getting to know you is my honor.


as well as all the others entered here as well.... lol.... WEEEEEEE

Awesome Work Bud. The videos are great!

Thank you.... look forward to many more, especially on my heavy days! LOL

[pandawrestler86]

So today was Rest Day 2 and really just got things ready to go back to work tomorrow and the girls go back to school. SO on the card of course was laundry.... I do have to admit I was a bit lazier today than yesterday, [color-blue]but using the foam roller was a must![/color] SO I have been using the my fitness pal app on my phone and tablet (just need to figure out how to get a screen shot of it though). So here are my totals for today:

FAT 104g
CARBS 295g
PROTEIN 243g
CALORIES 3163

My supplements on off days are the same as workout days other than the PWO Juggernaut and CarnoCre. I added a few other things I was low on and needed stocked up for this challenge as well today, more to come on those.

Meals
Breakfast- 1 cup oatmeal with 1/2 cup blueberries added

Morning snack- 1 banana

Lunch- 2 turkey sandwiches, light amount of mayo, 4 tomato slices (turkey weight 1/2 lb)

Afternoon snack- 1 cup chicken breasts, 1/2 cup grilled broccoli, approximately 5 grilled baby red potatoes

Dinner- 2 cups of homemade crab salad (light mayo, sprinkle salt garlic powder, and diced celery), 12 oz beef stew

Evening Snack- 1/2 cup walnuts, 12 cup diced pineapple

Before bed- 2 scoops MMilk, 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX, 2 scoops CycloRem


I cannot wait until tomorrow's workout- ARMS DAY!!!

You are doing great! Keep it up!

[Lanithroe]

[thnakd1]

Today started out a bit hard since I only got around 5 hours of sleep last night....I wound up waking up 3 times during the night and had a hard time getting back into the working single dad routine since my wife is gone right now. Never the less I was pumped about my workout today, even if I didn't have an exact set up plan for attack! It's ARMS day and I typically smash it pretty well and leave them aching, shaking, and sore.... LOL


I have been using the my fitness pal app on my phone and tablet (just need to figure out how to get a screen shot of it though). So here are my totals for today:

FAT 120g
CARBS 214g
PROTEIN 188g
CALORIES 2697

Supplements
AM- 1 multi, 1 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 Cyclo Bolan, 1Cyclo Clenz
Midday- 1 multi, 1 1000mg Vitamin C, 1 Cyclo Bolan, 1Cyclo Clenz
Pre-workout- 1 cyclo bolan, 1 2.5 mg Yohimbe. 1 1/2 scoops CarnoCre, 2 scoops Juggernaut HP

Post Workout- 2 scoops IL Glutamine MTX, 2 scoops MMilk
Bedtime- 2 scoops cyclo rem

Meals
Breakfast- 1 cup oatmeal with 1/2 cup blueberries added

Morning snack- 1/2 cup walnuts/ 1/2 cup pineapple chunks

Lunch- 1 mixed fajita combo nachos plate from Rosa's Cafe

Afternoon snack- 2 scoops Mmilk protein shake

Dinner- 2 Starkist lemon pepper tuna packets with 15 Ritz crackers (all plain)

Evening Snack- 1 banana




ARMS DAY!!!

Warm up- 3 sets each of pullups(10ea), bench dips(20ea), pushups(20ea)

Incline DB curls
35x10
35x12
35x15
35x12
alternated with incline barbell triceps extensions
90x12
100x12
110x12
120x10

Dumbbell preacher curls
35x25
35x22
35x20
35x18 (last set is drop set to 15lbs and done to failure.. 25reps today)
Alternated with v-bar triceps press downs
90x15
110x15
120x15
130x15

Standing cable curls (straight bar)
90x10
10x10
130x9
150x4
Alternated with Flat bench cable tricep extensions
90x10
100x10
130x10
150x6

Close grip chin ups
BW (184)x10
BWx10
BWx8
Alternated with Bench Dips
BWx25
BWx25
BWx25



As for as my preworkout drink of choice....
I would say mixing the orange flavored JHP with the Citrus CarnoCre is the way to go! The flavors blend and mix well. Besides, the pump you get from the JHP mixed with the creatine in the CarnoCre are INCREDIBLE! I would rate the mixture a 10 out of 10!

As for my workout I kept the rest to a minimum between the alternating sets, only long enough to switch positions and add weight and a quick static stretch for a couple seconds... so 10-15 seconds at the most. I rested 2-3 minutes between the different sets of exercises and held the static stretches a bit longer before starting the new sets. With the higher pace the pumps were incredible and fatigue/burn started to set in rather quickly, but I was able to push through it and complete the reps that I wanted. The use of the drop set in the DB Preacher curls was turn burn out and force my muscles to continue to work and grow even after they wanted no more. I can say dropping from the 35lbs to the 15lbs felt light but I could hardly curl it to 8-10, I just pushed through and the muscles responded quickly and well to continue for another 15reps or so.

With this being planned for higher reps I did not use the pause/squeeze at the top of each movement like I typically like to do, but it paid off in the end.




I didn't get to work abs today like I wanted since I was running late and rushed all afternoon because of work and had to fix dinner for my kids, it all works out in the end so I am not stressing it...

TOMORROW IS HEAVY LEGS DAY!!!!!!

[elizalane5]

Welcome to the IAJ challenge!! I am sorry to hear about your injuries and how they have hindered you (by the way, THANK YOU for your service! ).. However, it sounds like you're really breaking past barriers. Muscle memory is a beautiful thing too.. You'll come back much more quickly than someone who was not physically fit prior to injury!
I noticed that you mentioned you would like to lean out and keep/ build muscle... I would suggest lowering your starch intake via grains and corn. Keeping your insulin levels low throughout the day, via lower gi foods... More green veggies, brown rice, oatmeal, Ezekiel bread, etc. however, post workout is a good time to have more of those simple carbs/ sugars to support muscle gain/ maintenance.
You're off to a great start! Add some color and some pictures!