The Beast's Training Journal!

[WalkingBeast]

Re: Prisoner Of Mutilation - The Beast's Training Journal

Thanks bro. I've been reading this for about two weeks now and from that I can tell why it's titled the Beast.

And yes. The link you just posted works perfect. The ones in your other comments however aren't a link or anything. Thanks again and I'll be following for more.

Appreciate that shit brother !!

Feel free to post feedback or personal experiences any time. Always appreciate genuine feedback.

Its been a process for sure. Almost 21 years now of what most would call extreme over training. I do it for the exorcism to vent my mental demons mostly. Secondary is the growth and strength. Training to failure all the time with a progressive mindset just leads to alot of strength over the years. An obsession with never losing a rep. Though now I only push progressive resistance on certain movements. It gets to a point where you have to get creative to keep tendons from snapping. The massive volume with the failure and beyond failure training techniques takes a toll. These days there will be alot more breaks as well. Thats part of the process for me now. I just got off a ten month break and will hit some new size and strength records then take some time off again. It comes back fast. Many setbacks so Im used to it by now. I took myself out for 2 years back in 2004 as you may have seen. I now have 6 ruptured discs in my spine, carpal tunnel in both hands (numbness in hands 24/7 for over 4 years), hiatal hernia and bad acid ontop of my fucked up digestive issues and extreme exhaustion. Can hardly stay awake at time. Fucked up nerves and a crazy fucking mind. Warzone always. So it makes it more challenging to maintain that brutality. I believe that with the desire you can always get shit done though. My fire isnt what it once was but theres still a part of me that will fight to the death.

KEEP KILLIN THAT SHIT !!

 

[WalkingBeast]

Back and delts

No row workout


Another rowless back session. Avoiding tension on elbow joints when possible for now. Inner elbows. Did chin ups for the first time in years possibly. Havent fucked with them due to having shoulder issues with wide grip chins. Used to be very strong with them.

I used an inside grip today and warmed up alot with assisted chins. Then at the end hit 10 with my bodyweight. So thats a start. I think this version will be good, even with the close inside grip. They used to be a favorite of mine for back. I should be able to incorporate them with enough warm ups. Not too much shoulder strain but I limited them due to the elbow soreness.

Growth phase is coming in a few days most likely. So size and strength should have some large increases in the next 2 months.
Some strainining on hiatal hernia during pullovers but not bad. Ill may bring back rows soon, I just want to minimize tendon strain for now. I wasnt as compressed and tight in the machine today, so not as much of an issue. Though soon when I hit the growth phase I may end up around 246-250 plus and that may become an impossible fit again. Cant say though until I do it.

235 lbs after 2 meals and 42 oz milk, some other calories


Hammer Strength Lat Pullover (plate loaded)

80x50 (warm up, not to failure)
230x20
270x18

No rest til line

270x10
180x20
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Assisted Chin Ups with palms facing close grip on pinloaded machine (re introducing these to my shoulders, not pushing too hard with elbow strains, this grip is less strenuous on my shoulders)

Plate 12 x 20 (plate number is the amount of assistance)
Plate 8 x12
Plate 6 x10
Plate 4 x10 (doing them too quick to really get the assistance)
10 (Unassisted, bodyweight)
8 (same)

First time doingn bodyweight on chins in a few years possibly. Havent fucked with them since. Warming up with assisted and using this grip, I should be able to put them back into the back routines again

Standing Pullovers on cable apparatus with curved bar

I believe weight is in KILOGRAMS. Different stack than usual.

57x20

no rest til line

97x5
65x5
57x10
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Holds mixed in on all back work, but its done by feel during the sets

Dumbbell Laterals (hybrid movement, mostly trap focused)

no rest til line

55x30
60x10
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same

70x25
60x10
55x10
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same

70x15
60x10
55x10
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same

70x20
60x10
55x10
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KILL SHIT

 

[WalkingBeast]

Correction:

180x50 on the lat pullover warm up, not failure

 

[WalkingBeast]

About to hit some legs. With my growth phase approaching in a few days, Im going to have to be tactical with the next 2 months. Those 2 months being the growth phase. I was heavily considering a month or two break to regenerate my tendons, so that I could train at the higher quality that I usually do. Once tendons and joints get too compromised training becomes less effective (lighter, less reps, etc).

So those breaks are what have kept me progressing. Even in the more extreme recent example of 10 months off, and coming back bigger and stronger. It comes back within a few months so the sacrifice is worth it when needed. Hard for me to back off though. Especially now that I am beyond peak size and strength overall (compared to pre break). Hitting a growth phase with my peak size as a base, would yeild alot of fresh new muscle. Normally I start my growth phases undersized, regaining some old size during the growth phases.

So this is something thats very rare. This time around im maintaining my muscle much easier and not dropping size between growth phases. My last real growth phase may have been over 2 years ago. So far its just been regaining old size and maintaining. A bit of growth though too as Im larger in the chest/back area. Mostly maintenance and regaining.

This will be the first time starting this large and strong. I didnt even end any of my previous growth phases with this much overall size. My arms have alot of achiness and pain in elbows even without traininig. So I felt it was time to back off and regenerate. However that comes at the cost of losing some size and then spending a month or longer regaining again. I think I will just grind it out and go through with this growth phase and see where it takes me. If I dont break 250 I should be very close, but mainly I want to bring up my size measurements and second to that break PRs. Not just on heavier lifts but also high rep sets. Mainly with chest and shoulder pressing. Everything else is very dangerous for me to push PRs with at this stage.

I will have to approach it tactically though. Restraining my urges to push extreme weight or reps. The balance will be the most difficult part of the process. Some of my training will be more compromised (back and arms mainly) but I dont think itll hold me back too much

KILL THAT SHIT

 

[WalkingBeast]

Legs


Very light and low volume. Only a few sets today


Knee joints were torn up. Leg extentions were painful even with a very light warm up set, so just hit a few sets of presses.

I cycle ranges of motion to preserve joints and strengthen my reps within a rom, keep a constant tension, etc. So I will likely switch back to full reps for a while on leg presses. Which is maybe an extra 3 or 4 inches depth from usual. Im not real flexible in that position. The extra depth works well sometimes when my knees are beat up. I end up needing less reps with the extra stretch. Which is less repetition on the joint. Other times deeper reps fuck with my joints more, so it varies.

High reps werent an option today, 150 rep sets, with the joints. So a deeper rom should allow me to send a good enough signal for growth on the presses.

232 lbs after meal

Seated Leg Curl

90x35 warm
130x10
150x10
170x10

Nothing to failure today. Hamstrings very tight so didnt push it.

Leg extentions

95x100 (rest pause. Knee strain already bad on these so ditched em)

Cybex Squat Press

400x70 (knees flaring up bad around this point)
500x70 (same)
600x60 (same. Hit a few maximum depth reps midset to test it out)
700x20 (all maximum depth reps. Will cycle my rom back to the deeper reps to give joints a break)

Hip adductor

no rest til line

70x70
130x20
190x5
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same

205x5
165x10
125x10-15
85x??
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Holds mixed in with most movements

Hip abductor

70x??
110x??
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Alot of cramping up in outer thigh during

no rest til line

110x30
90x30
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Just to send some type of signal

KILL SHIT

 

[WalkingBeast]

About to hit some chest and delts. Today will probably be another light session. Possible high rep PRs with 100 and 125s on incline dumbbells but also considering trying flat bench dumbbells again or even reverse bench. Have been wanting to switch shit up.

Growth phase should start on monday, so everything should rise significantly from that point on.

KILL SHIT

 

[WalkingBeast]

Chest and delts


Very light and weak session today

For some reason my bodyweight has been going down the last week to 230 lbs today. That should change soon though as Ill start a growth phase on monday and should be gaining weekly.

Today I was very light headed and easily winded. I didnt feel I lost muscle strength or endurance but lung and heart endurance was shittier today.

Pulled out neck pretty bad at end of session. This has been somewhat normal after the heavy overhead presses. This pull was stronger than usual though. So ill see if I can hit arms on sunday without an issue. If not then it wont matter, since arms can use a week off anyway. Theyve been torn to hell lately

Incline Dumbbell Press

55x70 warm up not to failure

Flat Bench Dumbbell Press

Havent tried these in years I believe. The balancing was very awkward for me today. If I keep them in the routine then should adjust. For now strength is greatly compromised on these and inclines are way stronger

90x25 (full range reps)
125x7 (full range reps, still adjusting to this movement)

Incline Dumbbell Press

115x20 (very weak today. Shitty lung and heart endurance)

Nautilus Horizontal Chest Press (plate loaded)

180x20 warm up
270x12 (mostly holds and full range)
360x7 (same)
270x10 (same)


Nautilus Overhead Press (plate loaded)

Seat set higher , deeper reps (seat set to 6)

180x30 warm up not to failure
270x30 same
450x12 (failure I believe)

Seat set to usual setting, 7

540x10 (4 reps off from best)
590x4 and half (this I believe fucked up my neck. Didnt feel it til I hit the db laterals)


Db laterals (trap heavy version)

no rest til line

45x30
55x10
65x6 (cut it short, felt the neck pull out here)

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KILL SHIT

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Left side of neck into left shoulder still pulled out real bad. Though its normal that the nautilus overhead press usually tweaks that area, this is a little worse. Probably be back training like usual in a few days but I want to let it calm down first. I should consider dropping any type of completely vertical presses from my routine as they give the most spinal compression and issues for me. Stubborn though. Dont need direct shoulder pressing really. Get plenty from chest work.

Eating is up now. So I am now making a focused effort to eat much more heavily daily. Main focus being protein. It should be consisantly in the 250-300 plus range for the next 2 months while in my growth phase. Carbs and calories will be the main thing added to fill in the gaps.

What ive been doing is 4 tilapia filets upon wake up, then 4 again later in the day, alot of milk and on training days 4 scoops MTS whey shake post workout (100 protein). The 4 tilapia filets are 92 protein. Ill usually follow it up with a bowl of cereal and milk or some carbs.

As mentioned I found an extremely fast and easy, no clean up method with the fish. Keep a pot of water on stove top, boil the water, when its boiling throw in the individually bagged fish. Let cook for a few minutes in the bag, until white. Take out of the bags and eat. Water can be reused. No clean up and very tender and easy. Ill be using that method heavily during the growth phase. Aiming for twice a day atleast.

I may be able to get back in by wednesday or prior but will feel shit out. Either way Ill be keeping up with the eating

KILL THAT SHIT