The Beast's Training Journal!

[TRUEsoldier]

awesome lifts bro, but dont push it, heal so you can hit some serious weight soon!!

Peace

 

[WalkingBeast]

What you doing to heal up Beast?

haha Not a whole lot. Ive been training less frequently and have lowered the overall volume. Also Ive had some lighter days where Ive been focusing on the reps. Other then that Im taking glucosamine,and some aleve and alot of gatorade. Trying to work through it as much as I can until I get some answers on the problem. KEEP KILLING THAT SHIT!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

Hey Beast,
I finally got back into the gym yesterday after a week off. My regular gym closed for the holiday last friday, plus i was finishing my thesis thursday and friday. Finally everything is over and i get to relax and train. Yesterday i did a little chest and a full back and tri workout. Only went to 365 for 10 yesterday, but ill be back over 4 next week. Have a great holiday and hope the back is healing.
wick

Still fucking strong brother!! 405 for 12 soon! Have a great holiday as well and KILL THAT SHIT!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

awesome lifts bro, but dont push it, heal so you can hit some serious weight soon!!

Peace

ThanX for the concern brother!! Trying to exersize some restraint! It can be difficult! KEEP KILLING THAT SHIT!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

12-23-04 Thursday Chest,Biceps,Abs and Lower Back


I was still planning to train chest light today. I didnt even realize today was thursday until around 5pm. So didnt eat properly before the session. Wouldve liked to get in one small meal atleast. I wake up late, so this didnt happen. I ended up going heavy and had a decent workout. Considering my back is still giving me pain. Rotators were still sore too. Was feeling things out today to see what I can get away with, with these back problems. Testing the limits a little. Im atleast maintaining most of my chest strength in the meantime while I figure this thing out with my back. I can focus on bringing up my arms in the meantime, and may still be able to manage some PR's with chest, but theres no big rush. Decided to throw in biceps since I wouldnt be able to hit arms the next 2 days due to the holidays. The main purpose of today's chest routine was maintenance. The routine:

(Weighed 198lbs before meals) ("Speed Stack")

Flat Bench Press:

135x20
225x12
275x5 (warm-ups)
315x8 (2 reps off from best)
335x1 (warm-up for one rep max with 400)
365x2 (one rep from best)
400 (fail)
400 (fail)
400 (fail)
300x8.5
225x24.5

Biceps:

Alternating Dumbbell Curls:

35x15 (warm-up)
50x12
60x10
50x15

Dumbbell Hammer Curls:

60x15
70x12

Double Bicep Style Cable Curls:

70(per side)x15
90x15
100x15

Preacher Curl Machine:

100x15
120x15
130x15

Abs:

Kneeling Rope Crunches:

190x15
190x15
190x15
190x15

Lower Back:

Hyper Extentions:

15
15
15

 

[WalkingBeast]

12-26-04 Sunday Upper Chest and Shoulders


Felt the urge to train inclines today, even though Ive been trying to give my upper back pain some rest. Trying to keep chest training down to once a week but its difficult! Turned out to be a good day. I hit 2 small PR's on the strict inclines. My time was very limited to train. So I didnt get a chance to do as much as I wouldve liked. Weighed in at my heaviest. The M1T is kicking in. Im on my second week and just upped the dosage to 10mg. Hope to do another week as well. Heres the routine:

(201lbs before meals and water)

Upper chest:

Strict Incline Presses: (Cybex incline bench)

135x20
225x12 (warm-ups)
275x13.5 (1.5 rep PR for strict inclines)
315x6 (1/2 rep PR for strict inclines)
315x4.5
300x6
225x17.5

Shoulders:

15x15 (warm-up)


Dropset #1: (No rest between sets, only a few rest pauses between reps)

35x15
30x15
25x15
20x15

Dropset #2: (No rest between sets, only a few rest pauses between reps)

35x15
30x15
25x15
20x15

KILL THAT SHIT!!

 

[BigBadBootyDaddy29]

Beast, I have a bench workout that is time consuming and mentally draining, and you're just the psycho it would be perfect for. I see you have been stuck at 395 for a significant while, and, like me, you're old school in your approach to raining and your work ethic. This is a program that Doug Hepburn used way back when. It is meant to be done once a week, say Monday, then if you want you can do a lighter bench workout later in the week.


If your one rep max is 395, you want to warm up to a weight you can get 5 singles with, with no failing. The first week, I'd suggest you use 365 or so. Warm up, do 5 singles at 365, then drop some weight and do a hard 5x3-5, if you get all 5 reps on all sets, move up the next week, if you only are getting 3-4 at the end, stay the next week, if you get less than 3, you need to lower the weight to at least complete 3 reps. You want to get all 5 of the singles, if you start failing, you're using too much weight. Start conservatively and the only way to go is up. Try this for 4-6 weeks and see how you progress. Once you can do 5 singles with 390 and your top end set of 5 is about 355, try a 1 RM and I guarantee you 400 will be left in the dust.

I hope I don't come across as trying to tell you how to train, it is just that this program is designed to bust through a wall, and 400 is a significant benching milestone, and repeated failed attempts tend to leave people with mental barriers. Not too many people are interested in it because God forbid they spend more than 40 minutes in the gym, lol. I figure you're a glutton for punishment, you're an advanced trainee, and you have no problem spending chunks of time in the gym.

If you feel you need to try a little something different, give it a shot......I'd begin workout 1 like this......

135x10
225x5
275x3
315x2
335x1
365 x 5 sets of 1
315 x 5 sets of 5......starting conservative to guage since the only place to go is up.

 

[WalkingBeast]

Beast, I have a bench workout that is time consuming and mentally draining, and you're just the psycho it would be perfect for. I see you have been stuck at 395 for a significant while, and, like me, you're old school in your approach to raining and your work ethic. This is a program that Doug Hepburn used way back when. It is meant to be done once a week, say Monday, then if you want you can do a lighter bench workout later in the week.


If your one rep max is 395, you want to warm up to a weight you can get 5 singles with, with no failing. The first week, I'd suggest you use 365 or so. Warm up, do 5 singles at 365, then drop some weight and do a hard 5x3-5, if you get all 5 reps on all sets, move up the next week, if you only are getting 3-4 at the end, stay the next week, if you get less than 3, you need to lower the weight to at least complete 3 reps. You want to get all 5 of the singles, if you start failing, you're using too much weight. Start conservatively and the only way to go is up. Try this for 4-6 weeks and see how you progress. Once you can do 5 singles with 390 and your top end set of 5 is about 355, try a 1 RM and I guarantee you 400 will be left in the dust.

I hope I don't come across as trying to tell you how to train, it is just that this program is designed to bust through a wall, and 400 is a significant benching milestone, and repeated failed attempts tend to leave people with mental barriers. Not too many people are interested in it because God forbid they spend more than 40 minutes in the gym, lol. I figure you're a glutton for punishment, you're an advanced trainee, and you have no problem spending chunks of time in the gym.

If you feel you need to try a little something different, give it a shot......I'd begin workout 1 like this......

135x10
225x5
275x3
315x2
335x1
365 x 5 sets of 1
315 x 5 sets of 5......starting conservative to guage since the only place to go is up.

ThanX for the routine brother!! Much appreciated!! Good to see someone else who trains in a similiar style! That is true, Ive spent 8 hours or more in the gym before. Im willing to do what it takes, atleast in my mind. I might give that a try sometime. Right now Im pretty satisfied with my current routines. I basically alternate between 2 types of routines. I have a cycle where my focus is repetition PR's, then after Ive exhausted those Ill throw in one rep max attempts, and then pyramid down and rep out, sometimes hitting PR's on the way down. The second cycle focuses on one rep maxing first, and then throws in Repetition PR attempts on the way back down. Both usually end up being atleast 12-14 sets of flat benching with most of those sets to failure, with extra chest work afterwords. One thing holding me back now is this upper back pain. Im testing my limits to see what I can get away with! The gym is my only outside time really. The rest of the time Im confined to my small room eating and sleeping, crazy fucking anxiety and panic attacks. Adds to the challenge! I like to be in the gym pushing my limits, it keeps me somewhat stable. ThanX again for the routine and comments! Ill keep that in mind for sure! KEEP KILLING THAT SHIT BROTHER!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

12-27-04 Monday Back,Biceps,Lower Back and Abs (15 mins cardio) KILLED SOME SHIT!!



Had a good back routine today. Upper back pain didnt seem to be much of a problem. Once I got into the routine I didnt feel much of any pain in the upper back. Its very unpredictable though, it comes and goes. For me this was more then enough reason to KILL SOME SHIT. So I hit a 2 PR's with Lat pulldowns. Pinned a 25lb plate on the stack and did 325x10 reps, driving the bar into my chin on each rep (seems to be my full range on the movement, even with light weight). Also did 300 (stack) for 18 reps before that. I do the same with alternating dumbbell curls, hit myself in the chin with the dumbbells. I left a nice bruise on my forehead once with straight bar cable curls, smacking it on my forehead. haha Love it. Also drove my lebret piercing into my gums once on curls. Fuckin memories..... Lets take a moment of silence to honor this..... Long enough! Maybe thats why my fucking jaw always locks and pops when Im eating. haha. Bodyweight was still at 201. Good to see my back didnt lose any strength even though I missed two weeks of back training prior to last week. My biceps were real tight after training back and they fatigued quickly on the biceps work. I didnt have much time to train, for all I wanted to do today, so biceps was done with dropsets mainly. Ill have to hit triceps tommorrow. I did 15 mins of cardio to keep myself conditioned and somewhat healthier, hopefully. Im looking to add it in atleast 3x a week if not more when possible. I havent done cardio consistently in years. Bicep routine wasnt the best today, but I plan to train them again with triceps later this week anyway. Heres the routine:

("Speed Stack") (201lbs before meals, clothed) (3 1/2 to 4 hours in gym RUSHED!!)

Back:

Lat Pulldowns:

150x15
210x15
240x15
270x13
300x18 (One rep PR)
325x10 (PR.Never went over 300 before. Pinned a 25lb plate to stack)

Dumbbell Rows on Flat Bench:

150x20 (Right arm)
150x20 (Left arm)
v
(counts as one set)

Low Cable Rows:

165x15
210x15
240x12

Cybex Eagle Row:

190x15
230x14
250x10-12 (lost count)

Biceps: (Had to finish quickly)

Alternating Dumbbell Curls:

35x15 (warm-up)

Dropset #1: (No rest between sets. Fatigued quick today.Counting may be off)

60x8
50x4
35x6

Dropset #2: (No rest between sets. Fatigued quick today.Counting may be off)

50x8
40x4
30x7

Dropset #3:

40x8
35x6
30x6

Double Biceps Style Cable Curls:

80 (per side)x15
100x12

*15 Minutes Cardio on stepper*

Abs:

Kneeling Rope Crunches:

190x15
190x15
190x15
190x15

Lower Back:

Hyper Extentions:

15
15
15

 

[lavi]

Only 10lbs Away From A 405 Bench Get It Now!!!!!!! Kill That Shit And Up Your Eating!!!!!!!