The Beast's Training Journal!

[WalkingBeast]

8-22-05 Monday Back and Abs

Real lightheaded on this day (lack of solid food probabally). Usually Id train through it, but being in a bad fucking mood never helps. I dont have the same dedication I had 5 months ago. Only because this shit has worn down my drive somewhat at the moment. Its basically a MIND FUCK. Feel like I may be getting back again, then start back over again. Over and over again. So still feeling things out. Im taking a slower approach but have definate plans to well exceed my previous size in time. It will take alot of adaption to get there. Right now Im glad to be doing something instead of basically no training for 5 months. I atleast brought my chin-ups up somewhat. Wednesday will be some more light benching. Im not sure of what routine Ill eventually adapt for bencing. Im benching very strict now. Wednesday I will hit 200 for a minimum of 15 reps (up from 195 last week) and likely go for 225 afterwards for as many reps as possible. Those will be my two main sets on wednesday. Heres the brief routine:

Wide Grip Chin-Ups:

25 (closing in on my best of 28)
18
12

Hammer Strength Iso-High Row: (Plate Loaded) (Without jerking body)

90x15
180x15
270x15
270x12
205x15

Leg Raises:

25
25
25

 

[JL_204]

I totally hear you bro. Everytime I get started something goes on (work, school, family,etc.) and I have to start over again. Now I dont care Im dedicating myself hardcore from now on.

More eating.

more training.

More killing shit!!!!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

I totally hear you bro. Everytime I get started something goes on (work, school, family,etc.) and I have to start over again. Now I dont care Im dedicating myself hardcore from now on.

More eating.

more training.

More killing shit!!!!!

I know what you mean brother. This obsession will never leave me. Death will be a fucking vacation compared to what I have planned for the future. Id much rather be torn apart by the vultures then fucking give in to defeat. TRAIN OR FUCKIN DIE!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

8-24-05 Wednesday Chest,Abs and Lower Back


I went up another 5lbs today. To 200 for 15 reps. This was also after a set with 225 to failure. Coming back up slow for a while. Next week will likely be 205x15 with another 225 to failure set thrown in. Maybe 9-10 reps with that weight. I think Ill be using the cybex incline for my upper chest work as well. I like to train in the gym when its dead, and this means its hard enough to get spotters for flat bench. So I dont want to deal with that shit on inclines too. For now the cybex should do just fine. Especially since my approach is all bodybuilding style at the moment. Also Im thinking its time to fit legs into the routine again. No presses. But just some extentions, leg curls and calve work. Training one bodypart a day is working well for me, recovery wise (with my back) and the two days off each week is also good. Problem is, to fit legs in means training 6 days a week. So Im thinking I may train biceps and triceps together again like I did before. Thatll allow me to fit legs into the week. It adds up to an average of 24 sets just for the arms, so lately Ive divided it to give my back some recovery. Ill try doing them together and see how it feels. Its not really necessary to cram everything into a week, but its just a habit I got into over the years.

(178lbs before meals)

Flat Bench: (very strict)

135x15 (warm-up)
225x8
200x15
205x12
185x12 (Feet up on prongs of bench for this one)

Cybex Incline Press (plate loaded):

180x15
205x12
270x10 (6 45lb plates)

Cable Flies:

70 (per side)x12
60x15

Push ups:

35

Leg Raises:

25
25
25

Back Extentions:

15
15
15

 

[WalkingBeast]

8-27-05 Saturday Biceps,Triceps and Abs

Due to a hurricane I had to take yesterday off. So Ill try and fit in legs next week. Shoulders is a much greater priority, which Ill likely do tommorrow. I hit 15 sets for biceps today and 12 for triceps. I used my preacher curl dropset that has helped me gain a good deal of size. Doing these consistently I gained a 1/4 inch on my arms a while ago, and it allowed me to first hit 18" cold. A very long standing plateau of 17 3/4" before that. So since Im at 17" now I think these will be extremely useful. I only did one of these drop sets and about 30 less reps then I was doing. But its a start. Id often repeat the dropset 2-3 times ontop of other sets. I avoided these since they put pressure on my back, but I dont think itll be a threat to my recovery. I was a little heavier today at 180lbs on the WB Gold's Doctor Scale. Which is another location. I may switch over to this gym for a little while since they have some things I like. Namely the preacher bench. Its the one I used for years. The one at this other location is way too steep for me. Hurts my rotators and back. Im writing this at 3am the next day after getting some sleep. My biceps are very sore. And they havent been like this in months. So thats a good start. If anything I should be able to get my arms over and above where they were before, though it could take a while. The great thing about this preacher curl dropset is it KILLS 5 sets for biceps in record time. And it tears that shit up. Back and chest will be the biggest challenges. KILL THAT SHIT!!:

EVERYTHING VERY STRICT

(Weighed 180lbs on WB Golds Doctor Scale, after some milk)

Preacher Curls (with EZ curl bar):

60x15 (warm-up)

Dropset With Preacher Curls:

(NO REST BETWEEN SETS. Just the time it takes to drop the tens off the side and put clip back on. Started with 5 10's per side, the max I can fit. Heavy enough for now anyway. Ill work back up to break my best of 85 reps straight.)

120x10
100x10
80x10
60x12
40x15
--------
57 reps (ALL IN GOOD TIME!!)

Alternating Dumbbell Curls: (twist at the top)

35x15
45x11
50x7

Dumbbell Hammer Curls:

50x15
60x12
70x6

Double Biceps Style Cable Curls:

60(per side)x15
80x15
90x12 (?? unsure exact number on this set)

V-Bar Pressdowns:

90x15
120x15
130x15
150x15
160x15
170x12
190x10
215x5 (25 pinned to stack)

Rope Pressdowns:

110x15
120x12
110x13
100x13

Leg Raises:

25
25
25

 

[sweed]

awesome awesome job.... i havn't look a this thread in a long time (sorry) but loooks ike you doing great with some big weight. it sucks training with an injury, pullled quad, and im 4 weeks out from a comp! , buit after comp, im going to go really crazy with my training like i used to do last year good luck bro

 

[WalkingBeast]

awesome awesome job.... i havn't look a this thread in a long time (sorry) but loooks ike you doing great with some big weight. it sucks training with an injury, pullled quad, and im 4 weeks out from a comp! , buit after comp, im going to go really crazy with my training like i used to do last year good luck bro

ThanX brother!! Much appreciated! I can see your training is going very well also. KILLING THAT SHIT!! Good luck with the comp, KILL THAT SHIT!!!! ThanX again!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

8-29-05 Monday Quads,Hamstrings,Calves and Abs

First time training legs in over half a year I believe.:

Leg Extentions:

110x15
150x15
150x15
150x15
150x15
170x15

Leg Curls:

105x15
120x15
120x15
120x10

Calve Raises:

90x15
90x15
90x15
90x15
90x15
90x15

Leg Raises:

25
25
25

Sit-ups:

30

 

[WalkingBeast]

9-3-05 Saturday Trained Biceps and Abs (WB Location)

Had taken some days off due to spine pain. Still feeling the pain but decided to train through it today. Did another one of those preacher drop sets and brought it up 4 reps. Not 85 reps like before, but it all adds up.:

(180lbs before meals)

EZ Curl Bar Preacher Curls:

60x15 (warm-up)

Alternating Dumbbell Curls:

35x15 (additional warm-up, felt something sharp in the right upper portion of my back, so was testing that before doing the preacher set)

EZ Curl Bar Preacher Curls:

Dropset: (5 Sets done with NO rest inbetween, but the time it takes to remove plates. Finished in maybe 2-3 minutes Im guessing. Each set taken to failure. No spotter needed.)

120x12
100x10
80x11
60x12
40x15
------
60 reps total

Alternating Dumbbell Curls:

45x9-10
40x12

Dumbbell Hammer Curls:

50x15
60x12
50x12

Double Biceps Style Cable Curls:

75 (per side)x15
95x11
100x6

Leg Raises:

25
25
25

(15 sets for biceps total)

After finishing my dropset last week and doing 15 sets to failure on biceps, my arms went up a quarter inch which brought them up to 17.25. Still way undersized for me, but I was down to 16.5. Also these preacher dropsets are what brought my arms up to 18" for the first time. I couldnt break the last 1/4 inch for a very long time. So Ill stick to these as long as I can.

 

[WalkingBeast]

9-4-05 Sunday Chest,Upper Chest and Abs

Was going to move chest over to next week since my back was feeling some pain. Once I got in the gym I decided to just do it though. Turned out to be a decent session considering. Ill likely stay on this routine for a while until I can rep 225 for close to 20 times, then maybe Ill switch to a 5x5 for a little while. Just feeling things out. Basically my main goal today was 205x15 reps on flat bench, followed by 225 for 10-12. I met and exceeded both so next week itll be 210x15 (atleast) and 225 for anything better then 12. Im not making the 225 my main set yet. I also did a single with 275 but my intention was to hit atleast 3. Wasnt feeling it yet. This was my strongest session for chest in 5 months though. Though I havent been back benching that long yet. I may even be able to build some size if I work up to 275x15 again eventually, but this time very strict and controlled. Rather then my more ballistic style Id use to hit 17 reps with that weight when I was at my peak. That way I can get much more use out of a lighter weight. Using lighter weight in a way to build more size, rather then focusing so much on strength. I will find a way to get back my size atleast. :

(181 lbs after one meal and some milk)

Flat Bench Press: (Very strict on Cybex bench at WB location)

135x15 (warm-up)
205x18 (Better then 200x15 last week)
225x12.5 (Better then 225x8 last week)
275x1 (heaviest Ive gone so far, since Ive been back. Wanted atleast 3. But form is kept strict.)
205x13 (Feet up on prongs of the bench for this set only)

Cable Flies:

70(per side)x15
80x15
90x10

Hammer Stength Incline Presses (plate loaded): (Not my favorite, I prefer the Cybex plate loaded incline. Didnt have it here. Was just fucking around some)

180x15 (not too failure)
270x6.5
360x3 (Short of lockout on these)

Leg Raises:

25
25
25

KILL THAT SHIT!!