The Beast's Training Journal!

[WalkingBeast]

Just ordered two products for my joints, inflammation, etc


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CCZQ9A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Came across some information that alot of powerlifters are using this to lift heavy weight through injuries. Also claims to reduce inflammation. I am sceptical about any medical benefit, but I fuck around with tiger balm and various other creams while at rest. Never really used them while training. Skeletal Balm I used a while ago but was hard to say how effective it was. It was mild if anything.

These horse creams apparently burn like hell and may have some other benefits. I have plenty of pain to test it on, so Ill update the journal with the result. My legs right now are strained as fuck since I started cardio, for one.

Second thing I ordered is DMSO

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BSYQ0XC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Im way beyond the point of being able to get results off alot of products targeted towards normal people, so I have to look outside the norm for more extreme options.

The DMSO sounds interesting. Many claim it relieves pain and cramping almost immediately when applied. It claims to give transdermal absorption. Absorbing meds through the skin and directly into the bloodstream. NSAIDs fuck with my stomach, so I may be able to crush them and absorb them into the target joints.

Either that or I can apply it by itself and see. Im interested to see what these products might yeild.

TB 500 I believe it was called, is another product that was reccomended to me by a hardcore lifter in my journal as well. Injectable product. Never fucked with it but always kept it in mind.

Will definately update with my results once Ive had some time to test em. Any feedback is appreciated as well

KILL THAT SHIT !!

 

[WalkingBeast]

Giddy Yap

 

[tony nico]

Just ordered two products for my joints, inflammation, etc


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CCZQ9A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Came across some information that alot of powerlifters are using this to lift heavy weight through injuries. Also claims to reduce inflammation. I am sceptical about any medical benefit, but I fuck around with tiger balm and various other creams while at rest. Never really used them while training. Skeletal Balm I used a while ago but was hard to say how effective it was. It was mild if anything.

These horse creams apparently burn like hell and may have some other benefits. I have plenty of pain to test it on, so Ill update the journal with the result. My legs right now are strained as fuck since I started cardio, for one.

Second thing I ordered is DMSO

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BSYQ0XC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Im way beyond the point of being able to get results off alot of products targeted towards normal people, so I have to look outside the norm for more extreme options.

The DMSO sounds interesting. Many claim it relieves pain and cramping almost immediately when applied. It claims to give transdermal absorption. Absorbing meds through the skin and directly into the bloodstream. NSAIDs fuck with my stomach, so I may be able to crush them and absorb them into the target joints.

Either that or I can apply it by itself and see. Im interested to see what these products might yeild.

TB 500 I believe it was called, is another product that was reccomended to me by a hardcore lifter in my journal as well. Injectable product. Never fucked with it but always kept it in mind.

Will definately update with my results once Ive had some time to test em. Any feedback is appreciated as well

KILL THAT SHIT !!

How old are you bro

 

[WalkingBeast]

How old are you bro

35 . I started training when I was 14. I was nonstop for the first 9 years, where I had only missed a week of training. Then I took myself out for 2 years in late 2004 with some spinal ruptures, the first two discs. I came back in 2007. Since then Ive been incorporating breaks. Ill take a few months off sometimes. I took a 6 month and 10 month break also since Ive been back. It comes back relatively fast due to muscle memory. With that experience and knowledge I became more adaptive and learned that I didnt need to be a slave to the shit. The training was always excessive as more of an exorcism then for the result of getting bigger or stronger. Many training sessions used to be 6-8 hours. Chest and back sessions specifically. All sets to failure, except maybe a few warm ups. Very high volume, high intensity is my foundation. Long rests between many sets on the longer training days. Alot of one rep maxing at the time as well as a shitload of rep work with heavy weights. Maintaining a pump wasnt really my mindset most of the time. I wanted to assault each set with the intent to break records. On every movement. So I waited until my body and mind was ready. I had alot of muscle endurance, but once I exhausted that Id rest less and just bang out the extra work.


Since 2007 and up I ruptured atleast 4 more discs. None of those ruptures took me out. I was used to being extremely stiff. I had assumed I was done back in 2004. It was bleak. Docs told me Id never lift again and I felt a pinch between my should blades whenever I contracted them. They were thoracic ruptures. Much more rare. Hard to find information on as well, in regards to lifting. That pinch did subside after starting rehabbing the area with bands. Then I eased back into weight lifting. I did alot of weighted core work to keep the core stronger. I couldnt press fully vertical (military press) right away. So I blew up my shoulders and traps with the strange form you see me using on dumbbell laterals. I built those up to 100 lbs. I would start with the 100's and dropset down the rack 10 lbs at a time. Though I used a little bit more side flare back then to hit the side delts more. The version I do now is mainly to hit my traps. Point being, I learned to adapt and build muscle through different angles. By feeling what worked for my body structure.

Ive also added carpal tunnel in both hands , bone spurs in elbows and hiatal hernia to the list. My stomach was always fucked up as is. Ive had permanent numbness in my hands since 2010. I ditched straps because I felt they were putting a fucked up pressure on the hand. I can grip as much weight as I can row and never lose grip anymore. I will load up 330 on the low cable row but compared to what I used to row, I go relatively light these days. Ive made up for that by doing long holds for back and dropsets. Long holds can massively reduce the reps and weight that I can use. Though I built up a strength with holds now and can lift alot that way.

When I deadlifted I lifted 730 lbs with the bar behind my legs, off the lowest setting in rack. A variation of deadlifting I called beast lift. For lockout I went even heavier. Strapping over 800 lbs to the wrists definately takes a toll over time, I believe. I started off around 105-115 lbs I estimate at the same height. Ive more than doubled my bodyweight, so its alot of mass on my frame. Im 5'8 barefoot last I measured.

Just a brief summary. The portion of this journal from 2003-2004 covers the deadlift period and benching period, before taking myself out.

KEEP KILLIN THAT SHIT !!

 

[WalkingBeast]

Havent posted a video in some months, but this is where I upload my lifting videos


https://www.youtube.com/user/Beast9898/videos


And on the journal too. Its just easier to sort through them on that page

KILL THAT SHIT

 

[WalkingBeast]

Shoulders and Chest Rehab (overhead presses and trap focused laterals)


Break return. Leaning phase.


Chest is still an issue. I could feel it cramping up with 450 and up on the overhead nautilus press. Not locking up but feelings of tenderness in the area. Not so much on the hammer strength iso lateral shoulder press which is even more delt focused. I could not put alot of weight on the chest press without the chest feeling wrong. Just feels very tender, like its hanging on from the tendons. Might not be the case but its very difficult to feel these things out. The most difficult part about adapting and training around and through injuries is making the call of when to train the area and what movements to do to train around it.

Right now I dont have an answer. I havent gotten it scanned by docs because they dont understand this lifestyle. Maybe I can get some information through an MRI that I can use , but I can see that the muscle is still intact. Everything still appears connected. Nothing ever turned purple. I had issues with my triceps at one point that was similiar. I thought they were torn. Turned out they were fine in the scans. It resolved itself over time. Not sure right now how Ill deal with it. I have no issue taking a long break. If 6 weeks off didnt heal it, I have doubts that time off is the answer.

I think Ill avoid cardio on lifting days mostly. Not really needed if Im gonna do it daily (thats still undecided). Im mainly going to rely on my diet to get leaner for now. Just to get rid of this gut so I can see if my acid situation improves. The extra stims I use on lifting days make me light headed as fuck. I add the doc jeckyll stim with the mr hyde on training days.

Im on creatine again too and my usual HRT so I should fill out on just protein and training the muscles. The main issue now is how much of a problem my chest is going to be. It can fuck with rowing and many other movements as well.


224 lbs after meal


Nautilus Overhead Press (seat set to line below 9. Mostly full reps or very close. Some rest pause used but didnt push rest pause reps to the limit. Chest was locking up)


no rest til line

90x50
270x30
360x10
450x4 (chest beginning to lock up )
-------------------

450x15 (testing my chest issue. Still very tender)

No rest til line

500x8
450x5
360x10
270x10
180x20
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Iso Lateral Hammer Strength Shoulder Press (plate loaded again)(Seat set at line below 10)(Mostly full reps on these)


180x20
270x20
320x10

no rest til line

360x6
270x5
180x10
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Dumbbell laterals (trap focused version)

no rest til line

45x30
65x5
----------

no rest til line

65x15
45x10-15
35x10
----------------

no rest til line

75x10
65x10
45x10
------------

no rest til line

80x10
75x5
65x5
35x10
--------------

Nautilus Horizontal Chest Press (plate loaded) (Seat all the way up. Back support maybe one notch from being all the way back)

Chest Rehab (Chest still fucked up)


90x50
180x20 (chest extremely tight. Didnt push it)
180x20 (inner grip, palms facing. Regular barbell style grip unless noted)
180x15

no rest til line

90x25
90x25 (inner grip again)
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it was like not training chest at all. Will have to figure out what to do with chest.

KILL THAT SHIT

 

[tony nico]

35 . I started training when I was 14. I was nonstop for the first 9 years, where I had only missed a week of training. Then I took myself out for 2 years in late 2004 with some spinal ruptures, the first two discs. I came back in 2007. Since then Ive been incorporating breaks. Ill take a few months off sometimes. I took a 6 month and 10 month break also since Ive been back. It comes back relatively fast due to muscle memory. With that experience and knowledge I became more adaptive and learned that I didnt need to be a slave to the shit. The training was always excessive as more of an exorcism then for the result of getting bigger or stronger. Many training sessions used to be 6-8 hours. Chest and back sessions specifically. All sets to failure, except maybe a few warm ups. Very high volume, high intensity is my foundation. Long rests between many sets on the longer training days. Alot of one rep maxing at the time as well as a shitload of rep work with heavy weights. Maintaining a pump wasnt really my mindset most of the time. I wanted to assault each set with the intent to break records. On every movement. So I waited until my body and mind was ready. I had alot of muscle endurance, but once I exhausted that Id rest less and just bang out the extra work.


Since 2007 and up I ruptured atleast 4 more discs. None of those ruptures took me out. I was used to being extremely stiff. I had assumed I was done back in 2004. It was bleak. Docs told me Id never lift again and I felt a pinch between my should blades whenever I contracted them. They were thoracic ruptures. Much more rare. Hard to find information on as well, in regards to lifting. That pinch did subside after starting rehabbing the area with bands. Then I eased back into weight lifting. I did alot of weighted core work to keep the core stronger. I couldnt press fully vertical (military press) right away. So I blew up my shoulders and traps with the strange form you see me using on dumbbell laterals. I built those up to 100 lbs. I would start with the 100's and dropset down the rack 10 lbs at a time. Though I used a little bit more side flare back then to hit the side delts more. The version I do now is mainly to hit my traps. Point being, I learned to adapt and build muscle through different angles. By feeling what worked for my body structure.

Ive also added carpal tunnel in both hands , bone spurs in elbows and hiatal hernia to the list. My stomach was always fucked up as is. Ive had permanent numbness in my hands since 2010. I ditched straps because I felt they were putting a fucked up pressure on the hand. I can grip as much weight as I can row and never lose grip anymore. I will load up 330 on the low cable row but compared to what I used to row, I go relatively light these days. Ive made up for that by doing long holds for back and dropsets. Long holds can massively reduce the reps and weight that I can use. Though I built up a strength with holds now and can lift alot that way.

When I deadlifted I lifted 730 lbs with the bar behind my legs, off the lowest setting in rack. A variation of deadlifting I called beast lift. For lockout I went even heavier. Strapping over 800 lbs to the wrists definately takes a toll over time, I believe. I started off around 105-115 lbs I estimate at the same height. Ive more than doubled my bodyweight, so its alot of mass on my frame. Im 5'8 barefoot last I measured.

Just a brief summary. The portion of this journal from 2003-2004 covers the deadlift period and benching period, before taking myself out.

KEEP KILLIN THAT SHIT !!

Lol that is insane man

 

[WalkingBeast]

lol that is insane man

kill that shit !!

 

[WalkingBeast]

SIZE COMING BACK STEADILY. ABOUT 8 DAYS BACK FROM 5 1/2 WEEK BREAK.


COLD FLEXED CHEST UP TO 54 1/2, LARGEST FLEXED COLD ARM 18 3/4 , LEGS STILL THE SAME, UNTRAINED FOR A WHILE, 27 INCHES. PEAK MEASUREMENTS ARE 56 CHEST, 19 1/2 ARM, 29 LEG. THIS IS A LEANING PHASE. SO ITS GOOD THAT I AM FILLING OUT DESPITE LOWER CALORIES. MOSTLY A PROTEIN DIET RIGHT NOW.

BODYWEIGHT IS IRRELEVANT BECAUSE I WILL CONTINUE TO FILL OUT WITH MY OLD MUSCLE MEMORY, AS I SHOULD GET LEANER AS I FILL OUT. Ill ALSO BE ADDING WATER WEIGHT THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OR SO. BEING BACK ON HRT AND CREATINE. SO THAT WILL COUNTERBALANCE THE SCALE. WHAT WILL BE MORE INTERESTING IS TO SEE IF I CAN GAIN NEW MUSCLE AFTER I REGAIN MY MUSCLE MEMORY SIZE. GETTING LEAN WILL PROBABLY TAKE A WHILE. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY REAL CHANGE IN MY WAIST. ITS ABOUT THE SAME. A LITTLE LESS I THINK.

ILL TRY TO RETAIN MY MUSCLE AND GAIN SOME ON PROTEIN ALONE, BUT MAIN GOAL IS TO GET LEANER FOR NOW. GOTTA GET RID OF THIS FUCKIN GUT TO SEE IF MY ACID WILL IMPROVE. ITS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. NAVEL MEASUREMENT IS AROUND 42 INCHES AND WAISTLINE 38 1/2.

KILL THAT SHIT

 

[WalkingBeast]

30 minutes cardio


Cardio endurance has improved since starting back training about a week ago. Muscle size has been coming back up already in the first week.


224 lbs before meals



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