The Beast's Training Journal!

[WalkingBeast]

Arms


Leaning out/Maintenance

Super light and low volume

Just wanted to get in and out. Moved quickly between sets. There wont be any growth during this period of depleted calories,carbs. Just some basic maintenance.

234 lbs after protein bar


Alternating Dumbbell Curls (Strict palms facing forward version, no twist)

No rest til line

30x20
50x6
??x??
??x??
??X??

Didnt really keep track of the last 2 or 3 sets.

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Incline Dumbbell Curls

(alternating arms. No rest except when other arm is curling)

40x8 on each arm
40x5 same
40x5 same
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Holds on most everything today.

Alternating db curls (same style)

no rest til line

55x5
40x5
45x5
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V bar pressdowns (Mostly long holds on all tricep work today)

KILOGRAMS for tricep pressdowns

no rest til line

35x50
65x30
95x10 (210 lb stack)

---------- (nothing to failure with triceps, just pump)

No rest til line

95x15
72x10-15
57x10
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Same

95x10
72x10
57x10
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Straight Bar Pressdowns

no rest til line

65x15
95x10
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Again

95x15
72x10
57x10
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One Arm Pressdowns

(alternating arms. No rest except when other arm is working)

30x10 (matched each arm)
30x5 (same)
30x5 (same)
30x5 (same)

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One Arm Curls on Preacher Curl Machine (pin loaded)

These were just for pure burn. Super light.

alternating one arm at a time. Same no rest style, except when other arm is working.

30x?? matched both arms
60x?? same

THIS WENT ON FOR A LONG TIME. DIDNT COUNT SETS, JUST KEPT ALTERNATING.

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SAME STYLE

60X??

WENT ON FOR A WHILE
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SAME THING

70X??

DIDNT COUNT

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[WalkingBeast]

About to hit some chest and maybe delts. Probably not the heavy overhead smith machine presses today. Maybe some other machine overheads. Possibly just some strict side laterals for delts.

Chest I still have to be real careful. Im thinking the closer grip ive been using on the militaries may be less risky for my chest strains. I should probably avoid PR attempts on the incline smith presses, but Ill see how shit feels.

I dont know if Ill even go up to 315, but if I do Ill try to bang it out for 20 plus reps if my chest feels ok.

Still calorie and carb deficient. Im sure soon it will be harder to maintain my strength. I just want to try to get leaner so I can rebuild from a cleaner slate soon.

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[WalkingBeast]

Chest and delts


Very low volume, Light and moderate weight

Leaning out phase. Pretty depleted on calories and carbs. Mostly protein bars and milk diet. Weight is going down. Ill see if what type of weight I lose. Mostly focused on protein now. Though its more like a break so even the protein is not high. Just want to lean out some before I build again.

Strength will most likely start taking a big hit within the next few weeks, but will see.

I tried a closer grip for the incline smith machine presses. Ive been using this grip for the military presses , so I decided to see how it would feel with chest. It doesnt fuck with the insertion where my strain is, as much as the wide grip I normally use. This smith machine doesnt even have a long enough bar for the full width I use normally. Im avoiding the wider grip since that can easily tear my chest with these strains. I didnt even want to try going below 5 reps with the heavier weight.

Chest felt like it fatigued quicker than usual. Didnt train it last week though. Only trained once last week. Not bad considering the strains and not training the shit, leaning out, so low energy , dizzy, etc.

I just wanted to get in and out. This is really just maintenance at most right now.

Ive done 315x20 with my usual wide grip, so 18 wasnt bad with a closer grip, and under the conditions. Seemed to feel more stimulation in inner chest, which may be good to mix up grips. I havent used a different grip on barbell presses for probably over 12 or 15 years. Once I switched to wide I never went back.

The wide grip really fucks with my strains though, as I popped the right side of my chest for a second time with my 225 rep out attempt some months ago. I had hit 50 the week prior, with strength to spare, but the following week it popped. Probably shouldnt be training chest at all, and maybe take a few months off.

It feels more like a tenderness when it gets irritated, cramping and dull aches. It seems to be getting stronger since I didnt pop anything, but not gonna get too wreckless with it for a while.

I will likely hit 405 on the military press before I hit it on the incline for reps, which is backwards, but Im training more for size these days anyway. Strength increases may not happen until I start a growth phase again.

233 lbs after protein bar


Smitch Machine Incline Press (Closer grip. Training with compromised chest.)

Constant tension style until the 225 lb sets:

Bar x 50
135x50 warm
225x20 warm
275x10 warm
315x18 (See video. Even though its a harder grip, Ill list it as a PR once I break 20, which is what I did with wide grip. Will be much stronger now when chest heals as that was a while ago)

350x8 (See video. Had to be careful near the end not to over strain so cut one of the last reps short. Paranoid with these strains)
365x5 (See video. Decided not to push it any farther today. Dont want to pop that shit a third time)
225x22 (Full reps. Held pauses mixed in at bottom. Some reps touching chest as the area was more stretched out, but most at chin and below)
225x15 (long pauses at bottom, full reps)
225x12 (same)
225x8-9 (same)
225x9 (same)

Standard Dumbbell Laterals with long holds at the top

20x25
20x25
20x20

Reverse Machine Flies

(long holds)

190x15
190x15
190x15
190x15
190x15

See videos below

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About to hit legs. Knee pain lately, but nothing new. Mostly just to burn some calories and get some vent. Upper body needs some rest. On sunday a possible overhead press focused day again. Cant say when strength will decline with this leaning out phase.

Legs pretty much maintain most of the size when eating, but right now calories are much lower. Mostly milk and protein bar diet. Keeping shit simple. Not busting my ass. Just something to train.

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[WalkingBeast]

Attempted leg session


Knees were real torn up. First leg session since the 21rst of last month. Maybe 3 weeks. Ended it early. Just want to get this leaning out shit over with. No drive for leaning out. Only really interested in gaining size and strength. Maybe Ill add in some carbs. Maybe a meal with carbs once a day. Running on almost zero carbs is fucking my energy completely. Maybe body will adjust but seems to be working against me at the moment. Diet has been basically a few protein bars and milk. Very little else. Leaning out is new to me. This is one step away from a break. I was fucking burnt out before I started this routine.


229 lbs after protein bar (From the digital scale I was expecting maybe 232-233 lbs, these doctor scales seem to get uncalibrated at times)


Leg extentions (knees fucked up, but also havent trained legs in 3 weeks)

90x100
90x100
90x100
90x100
90x100

No rest pauses during sets today, super fucking light. Just bad knees today.

Seated Leg Curl

90x25
130x20
170x10

No rest til line

150x15
120x10
110x10
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Hamstrings tight. Felt like they were gonna cramp up during.

Still undecided how I will proceed with the routine or if Ill transition into a break.

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[WalkingBeast]

About to hit some shoulders again. Overhead press focused day. Will start with smith machine military presses. Im really only interested today in having a strength day and not spending too much time in the gym. My drive is almost zero right now. Since I cut calories and have been leaning out , losing size. Its something I just want to get over with.

Ill see how my strength holds up and try to break some records on that lift. If I do itll be under more difficult conditions. Not sure which weights Ill focus on, may have to cut back some reps on some sets to save energy. Some possible records are 275x22,315x12,365x6,385x4,405x1. Those are some bare minimums to hit records. Only my 4th week doing this movement, so not much has been established.

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[WalkingBeast]

Attempted shoulders



Looks like Ive pushed myself beyond the point of mental burn out. Was repping 385 on militaries last week and 225 felt fuckin heavy today. Its all psycological warfare for me at this point. Just battling myself, weights get caught in the crossfire.

Being depleted on just eating a few protein bars and milk the last week or so, has not helped either. When my fire is strong, its easy for me to train 4 plus hours to failure , and I look forward to that shit all week. Right now I have no drive to even perform one set. Its gone now.

The thing that finished me off was attempting to lean out and now adding size loss and carb depletion, calorie depletion on top of that. I may need a few months to regenerate my mind to the point to be able train and eat as needed, to grow and get stronger, as I have been.

Ive been grinding for months now, beyond my mental limit. If I do take a few months off, my chest should heal enough , to where I should be able to rep 455 on inclines, as I should have been doing a long fucking time ago.

Its really all perspective for me, that determines what Im capable of. It comes in phases. Havent decided yet, but been pushing for a long break for a while now. If I dont choose it, it will choose me at this point, so shit will play out as it needs to.


231 lbs after protein bar and meal


Smitch Machine Military Press (same adjustment as previously, full reps)

bar x ??
135x40 warm
225x5 (Psycologically this was heavy, despite repping 385 last week. Mind completely fucking burnt out.)

It may be best to come back larger and stronger during the middle to late in this year. Thats most likely what will take place. I get stronger and larger every year, but for some reason I struggle to take breaks sometimes, even though they strengthen my tendons and mind for when I return

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