The Beast's Training Journal!

[WalkingBeast]

About to train arms. I decided to try Dr.Jekyll supp ONE more time. I know its going to run through me again, but I cut it back to one scoop just to get one more use out of it. I will likely get rid of it after today. Having my insides liquified doesnt go well with training.

This will be another pump focused growth type of session. Depending on which gym I hit, I may load up to 255 or 300 on the pressdowns. I dont want to cause issue with chest strain now either, so ill see how shit feels and take it from there.

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[WalkingBeast]

Arms


Time constraints, very light and low volume


Only had about 45 minutes to train.

The biggest issue today was shin splint type pain in the bones of my left arm. Forearm area. Left side. Could be from heavy pressing and other wear. Shoulder presses on the machine are approaching the 600s again (540 for 27 reps yesterday), and even though I dont feel it during, the pressure adds up over time.

The bone pain interrupted my bicep work a few sets in. So only a few sets were done. The pain got intense on that side by that point. Its better to work around it, so I can continue this growth phase.

I was about to trash the Dr.Jekyll pre workout mix. I tried it one more time today. No digestive issues this time. Last time I took it on an empty stomach so that may have been an issue with that supplement for me. I used 1 scoop of jekyll and half a scoop of mr.hyde pre workout. That puts caffiene at around 300 which is my sweet spot.

Jekyll has DMAA in it, I believe, which seems similiar to the focus ingredients in hemo rage and jacked. Its gives a good tunnel vision type of effect, and goes well with a high enough caffiene dosage. Most products that contain it have very low caffiene. So the 300 mg caffiene with the DMAA was a very good combo. Pump may have been enhanced too. It stacks well with the hyde. I needed to spice shit up because 300 mg of caffiene does very little for me at this stage. The DMAA and pump ingredients are a nice added effect.

Still taking the GEAR pills, Krill oil and Joint RX as well, when I can get them down. Depends on acid levels. During training I take 1 scoop of a creatine mix along with 2 scoops of Pro BCAAs. I dilute in about 60-90 oz of water. Keeps me more hydrated since I dont usually drink water alone. Taking the GEAR and other pills has also increased hydration. Its alot of pills to take down, so I end up drinking atleast 32 oz of powerade to wash them down, on the days I take them all.


237 lbs after meal


Short Straight Bar Pressdowns (strict as always lately)

KILOGRAMS for pressdowns unless noted otherwise

No rest til line

35x100
65x30
95x10 (210 lb stack)
45x20 (Strict Alternating Dumbbell Curls. Mix of one arm at a time and both simultaneous. Palms facing forward the whole time, no twisting)
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No rest til line


300 lbs x 5 (more friction on this particular stack. Was limited to this bar today)
255 lbs x 10
95x15 (kilograms again)
72x20
57x10-20
60x10 Strict Alternating Dumbbell Curls again. Same style
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No rest til line

95x35
72x20
65x10-20
57x10
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Incline Dumbbell Curls

35x15

Alternating Dumbbell Curls with reverse curl negative

No rest til line

60x4
45x5
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Very bad bone pain in left arm. Limited my power today, and I didnt push the volume today.

35x4 (too much bone pain. Not worth continuing)

One Arm Machine Preacher Curl (pin loaded)

Right arm only

Brief rest pauses only

40x40
60x10
60x10
60x10
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Just to get a little more blood in the arm that wasnt fucked up. Very light because this movement hurts my shoulder joints , elbows, etc.


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[WalkingBeast]

Normally I never used alot of supplements. It has been adding up though lately. Especially now during this growth phase, I want any edge I can get. Ill cut back on some of them during phases that are slow growth/maintenance. Most of these are supplements Ive used that work and that I believe in. As mentioned, there are only a few supplments that I believe do anything. Amino acids is a newer supp that I added into my regimen. I can only say that Ive been bigger and stronger since Ive been using them, but I also started HRT around the time I started intraworkout aminos. So I cannot say for certain that they helped. They do however get me to consume 60-90 oz of water during training, something I never did before.

The liquid aminos I havent used in a while, but will probably add back in soon. They can give alot of acid. The health related items are just shit Im experimenting with. NeedToBuildMuscle hooked me up with some supps again, so I will definately continue to implement them into the regimen and see what happens.

GEAR is a supp I used by them years ago, and seemed to get great results from. The idea is that it allows you to make any protein meal into a complete protein meal. Since it has leucine and other aminos you may not get from all protein sources. I take them throughout the day just to keep a good supply of leucine and other aminos in my bloodstream. Cant hurt at this stage. It also has bromelain which seems to be great for protein digestion. Which is another reason why they may be good before meals. As always, the supplements from this company are multifaceted.

The Big100 Met Rx bars ive been using on my drives back from the gym, to get an extra feeding in, where I normally would not. I also eat as soon as I get home, since it doesnt fill me up. Its 410 calories a bar. I use them sometimes before sleep, since I may not eat again at that point either, otherwise. Shakes I cant really use because of my acid issues. These are more costly but it gets the job done. I get them at walmart which comes to about 1.50 a bar, if you get them in the 4 packs.

I added the Jekyll to spice up my Hyde pre workout. Really I got the wrong one. Picked up jekyll instead of hyde accidentally. Figured fuck it ill stack them. This is my growth phase , so its the best time to add more supps to the regimen. Cant hurt, as I said. Any healing to joints, extra hydration, aminos, muscle endurance from beta alanine and creatine, all good things for me now. It gets harder the bigger and stronger I get, for sure. Especially with more pain and strains.

Here is all that I am using at the moment:




As mentioned, what really stands out about NeedTo's supplements is the sheer volume of ingredients in each formula. I never run joint supplements or health shit, but I can definately appreciate all the shit they cram into the products. Its often like 3 products worth of ingredients in one supplement, sometimes more. Not weak doses either. Of course I will use them, because the company is hooking me up again, but I only give straight and honest feedback about my results, always. I appreciate that the company sent me more health related items, then just shit for me to blow up on, like creatine, prohormones,etc. Health is the thing I dont take care of, and the company had more to gain by sending me shit that would blow me up. For better feedback , etc. So it shows integrity there, I believe.

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[WalkingBeast]

CHest rehab and Delts


Tried to train chest but the strain is still there in the left side. Kept it very high rep and super light. Will either continue training it light and increase the reps and possibly weight gradually, or stop training chest for a while. Undecided yet. The strain felt tight with 270.

My left arm had severe bone pain today. My arm was shaking with alot of pain, just holding up my drink. Though I continued through the dumbbell presses and up to 320 with the hammer strength shoulder press. I had 360 loaded up but decided against it. Hurts to straighten it right now. Feels like shin splint type of pain but on my inner forearm and forearm bone. Could be related to the left side chest strain or shoulder strain which is also on that side.

My left arm is also the arm that has the most hand numbness. Both hands have had permanent partial numbness for probably 6 years now. Nerve damage. Six ruptured discs, just from training, carpal tunnel in both arms, bone spurs in elbows, etc. Probably more shit now.

Im considering taking the rest of this week off for upper body training and maybe only training legs this week. Ill see how shit feels. A week may be enough recovery, but cant say yet. It would be worthless to train through this type of pain now. Ill probably take some naproxen as well to try and reduce swelling. I wont lose any size taking a week off, or 6 days.

236 lbs after meal


Incline Hammer Strength Press (constant tension style)

Chest rehab, havent had a real training session for chest in weeks.

Some brief rest pauses used on some sets. Didnt push the rest pause reps hard though. Connecting tendon in left side of chest was getting very tight.

90x100
140x75
180x100
230x50
270x55

Didnt trust the tendons in left side of chest enough to go beyond this today.

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

(Very slight incline to alleviate some spinal pressure. Left arm was fucked up. In the video youll see I struggled to kick up the 100s on my left side. Bone pain was getting bad at this stage)


50x50 not to failure
70x35
85x22
100x10 (See video. Bone pain bad by this point. Notice left arm struggling to kick up the 100 lb dumbbell)

Iso Lateral Hammer Strength Shoulder Press

Mix of full reps and 3/4 reps.

90x30 warm
180x25 same
270x20 same
320x13 (See video. Bone pain severe by this stage. Didnt go up to 4 plates a side today.)


Couldnt even hold drink without left arm shaking and in alot of pain. It may be time to take the rest of the week off for some recovery.

Dumbbell Laterals (trap focused version. I avoided rear delt work because of arm. Strict side laterals fuck with shoulder joints and the left shoulder joint is inflamed now too)

no rest til line

40x30
50x10
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No rest til line

40x20
50x20
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Short day but my left arm was done for today


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Videos below

 

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The Jekyll and hyde stack actually worked great. I felt that rush of stims that I havent felt in a long fucking time. Training was shitty due to all the strains and pain. The DMAA gives an extra focus and tunnel vision along with the stims. So it should be a good stack.

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[WalkingBeast]

This was the last few days food and supplement wise:




5-16-16 monday (1 scoop dr.jekyll,1/2 scoop mr hyde) 40 mg pantaprozole (440 mg naproxen)
(50 mg tramadol,50,50)50,000 IU vitamin D2(2 caps Krill oil)(4 caps GEAR)(5 caps Joint
RX)(2 scoops pro bcaa and 1 scoop creatine intraworkout)


ate


(20 oz choc milk)(30)XXX burrito for first meal, (52)Big100 MET RX protein bar for second
meal, (84)(crackers)(87)17 oz tilapia for third meal, (177)(ice cream)(179)(chips)(185)(20
oz choc milk)


215 grams protein






5-17-16 Tuesday (40 mg pantaprozole (50 mg tramadol,50,50 (440 mg naproxen)


ate

(crackers,granola)(4)12 oz shrimp for first meal, (82)(crackers)(84) 2 XXL Burritos for
second meal, (126)(20 oz choc milk)(156)Big100 MET RX protein bar for third meal,(188)
(crackers)(189) 16.5 ounces tilapia for fourth meal, (275)(20 oz choc milk)


305 grams protein




Notice on the day with less pills, I consumed much more food. Its just an issue with capacity. So I have to balance that out sometimes. I have major acid issues so I cant always take alot of pills without sacrificing food intake, which is way more critical during a growth phase.

Also it was an off day. Since most of this week will be a break from training to heal, I can utilise that to consume more food than usual. Training takes many hours, as does the preparation and driving to and from. Appetite is much worse but I hate to eat anyway and fish is easy. I just have to get back into the habit of eating again. As Im doing.

I notice with protein only meals I get hungry frequently (physically hungry, not mentally). That may be because they take more energy to process then other nutrients. So it may speed up metabolism. This is good for getting in more overall calories throughout the day. Lately ive been taking in carbs through carb heavy filler meals or just throughout the day eating anything with carbs in it. I keep stocked on a variety of foods, whether they be considered junk or not, they fill in the gaps. I also drink milk continuously throughout the day.

Just starting to ramp up overall food and protein intake. Up until now Ive just been eating enough to regain my previous size from before the 6 week break, since that was all that was needed.


Now Ill start adding more food consistantly to try and break some new size records, and some strength records. Mostly size for now.


Ill need more food at this point, as my weight has been stagnant for some days, which is a good indicator that I need more food to continue growth at a steady pace during this growth phase.


Might train legs shortly or later today. I may also train back using lat pullovers only. Thats about the only thing I can do to give my bone pain in left forearm a break. The rest of the week will likely be off.

If my arm heals then I should be able to train around that. The one area that Im limited now is my chest training. I got my back/chest measurement back up to 56 without even trianing chest the last few weeks. Due to the strains. So I think I can increase my growth by hitting a few sets of super high rep chest training. 270x100 on incline hammer strength maybe, and shit like that. I have to be careful not to overstrain the area so it will be a balancing act. My lats grow quickest , so that measurement should grow regardless, but it would only help to keep chest fuller and maybe grow it if possible during the injury.


I dont lose any size with a week off and usually come back stronger. Its when I go beyond that that some losses begin. So training 3 days puts me over maintenance still. The main thing is that I heal up enough to continue training and complete the growth phase. So I will try to adapt and do higher rep shit and switch movements as needed to keep shit rollin


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[WalkingBeast]

Full legs minus calves


Light and low volume


Focused on maximum depth today on the leg presses, as well as brief pauses at the bottom of many reps. I did this to get the most out of the lighter weight. I will try to preserve my knees throughout the full growth phase this time and just do whats needed for growth. Too much volume and too much weight can also lead to having to lay off leg training for some weeks.

I did leg presses first this time. Normally I do extentions and leg curls first. I did this to switch it up, and also to get the most effective movement done fresh. Leg presses being a compound movement, and doing them deep with pauses, they hit the entire leg.

I would have done a few more sets of leg press, but with the deep reps, my legs were pushing against my gut and organs and pushing all the acid back up into my throat. It was getting bad after the 600 lb set. I decided to go through with the 700 even with the acid in throat, but it was real bad after that.

Its much worse than vomitting or dry heaving during training, which I used to do weekly. With the acid it stays in the throat for many hours afterwards, and can fuck up breathing if its too severe. Ontop of missing meals, etc. So its better to avoid when possible. The sets were better quality than usual though so they got the job done, I believe.

After the presses acid was bad, but it calmed down enough to finish the rest of the routine. I didnt go crazy with volume or weight, just pumped the fuck out of the legs to finish off.


238 lbs estimated weight after previous night's meals, stayed up to train. (This scale has been broken for weeks, gym scale. I train at 3 gyms.) Estimate is based off of digital scale and pretty consistant.


Cybex Squat Press (Maximum depth was the focus today, with many pauses at the bottom of reps)

180x100 warm, not to failure
400x80
500x50
600x30 (Legs were pushing against gut and organs, pushing acid up into throat bad by this point)
700x40 (Acid was about maxed before I was about to be gurgling it)

Focus on maximum pain, depth, burn.


Nautilus Nitro Leg Extention

Brief rest pauses used throughout all sets.

90x100
??x80 (labels are fucked up on this machine, didnt matter anyway, not going for PR's just pain. This may have been over 200 or so, but unsure)
??x40
??x50

Seated Leg Curl

95x30 warm
130x20
170x10 (hamstrings tight, couldnt get a good adjustment on the machine, screw was in tight)
150x10

Hip Adductor

No rest til line (holds and regular reps)

90x50
150x10
190x5
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No rest again

205x10
165x15
125x30
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Hip Abductor

no rest til line, same style

70x50
130x10
150x10
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No rest again

150x20
130x20
110x20
90x20
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Will probably take the rest of the week off to let my left arm heal. It feels ok, but I havent put weight on it yet. Dont want to risk it. I want to complete this growth phase and get some new size before another break. I just got my size and strength back from the 6 week break, which took over 6 weeks to get back. So I am not looking to take a break just when I got back. One week isnt a problem, wont lose size and will probably come back stronger. Plus I trained legs, chest and delts, and ill do a rowless back routine within the next few days. Pullovers only. That allows me to get some stimulation and not fuck up my arm further.

The 440 mg naproxen was not a good mix with the pre workout drink before training legs. That made the acid bad.

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[WalkingBeast]

Been stubborn as hell and have not gotten into cooking yet. My main protein sources now are fairlife milk (40-60 oz a day), tilapia (I boil it in the mini bags they come in, super easy). And pre cooked shrimp (just take the tails off). The tilapia is the best value. The fairlife milk is lactose free and has 50 percent more protein.

For the lurkers out there looking to gain overall mass and muscle, heres a recipe to consider


https://munchies.vice.com/en/recipes/chanko-nabe


Sumo wrestler soup. (can add sumo wrestler meat into it too). This is a calorie dense soup. You can add more meat to fit muscle building needs, but you get the idea. Its used to add alot of body mass.

Fat is not the enemy as people believe. Gaining fat will increase your strength with better leverage for lifts. Thats why powerlifters do it. It protects your joints. It slows your metabolism thus allowing you to add more muscle and fat, you still add new muscle though. You wont become a fucking sumo wrestler over night so dont fucking worry about that. If you are concerned with maintaining the pretty look then dont even try it. Just something to consider.

To anyone who tries it, let me know how it works out.

Beef heart. Extremely cheap meat you can get at a butcher. Ultra tender. 200 grams of protein per bull or cow heart. Super easy to eat. Just boil and eat. Havent done it in a while, just providing some more uncommon options.

If you have cholesterol issues than it may be problematic for you, but check that shit out

Tongue is ultra tender and cheap too.

The 4 lb bags of sewer raised tilapia at walmart are only 11 fucking bucks as well.

Huge bags of rice, cheap.


Hamburger helper with a shitload of chopmeat. A cheap favorite of strongmen competitors.

No fucking excuses if you want to get it done. Its not that expensive to do.


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