The Beast's Training Journal!

[WalkingBeast]

12-30-03 Tuesday Triceps and Biceps

Still feeling some light pain in my back and up and down my spine. Took some painkillers before my workout haha. Just for fun. Hadnt tried them yet. I got a nice buzz, but went to the bathroom 3 times feeling like I was about to vomit. haha Took 4 NO2's also. The workout was overall pretty good. I went moderately heavy.I did 24+ sets for arms total. Went up to 180lbs on tricep pulldowns with V-shaped bar for 12 reps. All cables for triceps. About 6 sets with rope attachment and 6 with V attachment. Only up to 55lbs on dumbell curls for about 8 reps (after being well fatigued) , 100lbs per side standing double bicep cable curls for 12-15 reps.Went up to 130lbs on preacher curls for a drop set with zero rest. 130lbs for about 12 reps, 110 for about the same and 90 for maybe 5 only. Overall nothing heavy. Painkillers made me feel winded/dizzy for some reason. Atleast 12 sets, didnt keep track of exercises sets and reps. I counted reps while I was lifting but didnt record it. Just trying to get back into it now. Hope to train chest on thursday with slightly less back pain.

 

[WalkingBeast]

1-2-04 Friday Chest, abs and lower back

I ended up giving my back an extra day off. The pain seems to be lessening somewhat. I still went very light.

Flat Bench Press:

45x20
135x20
185x15
225x12
225x15
245x9
205x14

About half of what I usually use!! haha I admit Ive been frustrated as FUCK over all of this time off and light lifting. But Im sure Ill get past this. Still waiting it out. Faith is the main thing.

Then I did cable flies up to 100lbs per side for 12 reps. Atleast 4-5 sets.

Also 4 sets of abdominals, Kneeling rope crunches on cable apparatus, Up to 190lbs for 15 reps.

Lastly 2-3 sets of weightless hyper extentions for 10-15 reps.

Nothing even remotely heavy. Still, last week I only went up to 225 , this time I increased it 20lbs and didnt feel too much pain.
Im so anxious to see where my strength is at, but if I try to test it Im sure Ill retear my back. haha Hope to go a good deal heavier next week. Maybe over 300lbs.

 

[WalkingBeast]

Looks like Im gonna discontinue this shit for a little while, until I have a decent workout

 

[chewyxrage]

Don't push yourself too hard while still recovering.....that time off will be wasted if you re-injure yourself.


I would be anxious as well, but make sure you keep an eye on the BIG picture.

 

[WalkingBeast]

Don't push yourself too hard while still recovering.....that time off will be wasted if you re-injure yourself.


I would be anxious as well, but make sure you keep an eye on the BIG picture.

ThanX! Yes I am definately holding myself back. I trained back today for the first time in a month. No deadlifts but some fairly heavy lat pulldowns and dumbell rows. Looks like some of my back is missing though. Used to have more bumps back there. haha Also the 115lb dumbells felt pretty heavy, where as I was doing 20+ reps with the 150's. But atleast I can train back again, and the pain seems to be mostly gone. So thursday I may be able to test myself somewhat. ThanX again!

 

[WalkingBeast]

1-9-04 Chest. Lower back, Abs, and Biceps

I decided to start the journal up again. I had a good workout today. I got to test my strength somewhat on the flat bench.
All my reps were done very slow and controlled and with basically no explosion at all. So this definately affected my strength overall, and couldnt get under the weight as much as usual because of the slight pain in my upper back. Considering, I didnt lose as much strength as I thought. Although I couldnt test the heavy weights.
The heaviest I went was 275 for 8 reps, very slow and controlled. Its not 15, but its a start to getting back. When I hit 15 I was blasting the weight explosively as well. Also got 225 for 21 reps very controlled as where my best was 24 reps, though I estimate at my strongest point (a month ago) I coulve hit 27. Still, Im glad my strength is still somewhat there! haha For biceps I did 12 sets, blasted them good. I dont have any records of that though, since I didnt write them down. The heaviest I went was 55lb dumbells for 12 reps and 60's for 8. Nothing heavy. I kept the pump going with little rest between sets though. Heres the routine:

Flat Bench:
45x Many times to warm-up
135x20
225x21
275x8
225x18

Hammer Strength Wide Chest machine:

185x15
275x9
275x12

Hammer Strength Incline Machine:

185 to failure (unsure of reps)
225x16

(Weights were added up as if they were on a 45lb bar)

Cable Flies:

60lbs (per side)x15
70x17
80x21
90x15
100x14
110x10

Weightless Hyper Extentions:

2 sets of 15

Kneeling cable crunches with rope:
170x15
190x15
190x15
190x15

Then 12 sets of biceps, moderately heavy and to failure

 

[Lord_Suston]

not bad you sick bastard, glad to hear you still got a lot of strength left, go easy on the injury and gradually work your way back up and beyond

 

[WalkingBeast]

not bad you sick bastard, glad to hear you still got a lot of strength left, go easy on the injury and gradually work your way back up and beyond

ThanX brother!!! Great to hear from you again!Where have you been? Hows training been? Tell T3C I asked for him. Appreciate the encouragement!!

 

[Lord_Suston]

Training has notbeen good, but steady. afew weeks ago I thought I had a stress fracture in my neck and the other day I could barely walk due to a slightly pinched nerve, all thing have been taken care of and training is starting in full force soo. I'll tell T3c, just keep training hard and ease into it, your strength will come back quickly

 

[WalkingBeast]

Training has notbeen good, but steady. afew weeks ago I thought I had a stress fracture in my neck and the other day I could barely walk due to a slightly pinched nerve, all thing have been taken care of and training is starting in full force soo. I'll tell T3c, just keep training hard and ease into it, your strength will come back quickly

Sorry to hear that brother. Im glad your getting back into it again though. Im sure youll come back strong and break some PR's. ThanX again brother!! Keep training hard!!