The Beast's Training Journal!

[WalkingBeast]

1-17-04 Saturday Legs

I finally decided to train some legs again. Will give it a try. This time my routine will be different then before. Im going to start squatting if I continue training legs. I went real light today and just worked on getting the form down on squats. Tried to go pretty deep. Still feels awkward, but better then before. Heres what I did:

6 sets of Leg Extentions, up to 255lbs for 12 reps, everything else 12-15 reps

3 sets of seated calf raises. 45lbs til failure, 90lbs til failure and again 90lbs til failure. Didnt count reps.

And lastly I decided to try squats:

135x12-15
185x15
205x12
225x10

That was all. Already feel pretty sore since its been a while since Ive done any seperate work for legs. Would like to learn to squat well. Dont have any spotter, so will have to teach and spot myself for now.

 

[nick338]

hey bro your mail box is full and i cant send PMs so ill check ya later bro

 

[WalkingBeast]

1-18-04 Sunday Inclines and Shoulders

I attempted to do inclines today. Didnt workout well. Warmed up with 135x20, then went up to 225 and only did it twice, due to pain in my upper back (right side) still there. So then decided fuck it and went on to do some very light shoulder work. Shit workout. Heres what I did for shoulders:

Dumbell Lateral Raises:

30x12-15
35x12-15
30x15
30x15

Cable Laterals:

30x15
50x15

Worst workout in a long time. Feel like Im fucking wasting away! haha We will see what the future brings!! Still fighting this shit!!! My bodyweight has been pretty high though. In the low 190's without much food or water at all. Makes me wonder what the fuck is up. My arms are also both over 17 7/8, and appear to be at 18 but not quite over to the next line. Im pretty strict with that shit. If I hit 18 legit by april, thatll be half an inch gain on the arms in a year. Maybe Ill hit 18.25. Thatd be a nice gain for me. Hope to see some changes in the upper body by april (the one year mark) cuz last year there were NO differences in upper body measurement. Even though my deadlift increased from 405 to 510. My waist did thicken nicely however from the deads. I will post updated pics and measurements in april.

 

[Tweakle]

And lastly I decided to try squats:

lol about f&$kin time bro, how did your back feel after the squatting? You're going to love what they do those legs of yours

 

[guldukat]

How sore did those squats and such leave ya, Beast?

I am sorry to hear about the pain you've had flat and incline pressing. I'm sorta in the same boat, and just when I thought the pain was gone!

Ah well. We'll be back. Just sand in the hourglass. At least we can both train biceps and legs hard...crazy preacher curls, btw! And just when I was thinking I could get a respectable standing BB curl, at that :lol:

 

[WalkingBeast]

lol about f&$kin time bro, how did your back feel after the squatting? You're going to love what they do those legs of yours

haha The squats didnt seem to hurt my back at all. Benching really hurts my back the most now. Yea I hope they do something for me!! Never squatted consistently, or much at all. My legs got extremely sore, but I havent worked them seperately in months. Mustve been those leg extentions!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

How sore did those squats and such leave ya, Beast?

I am sorry to hear about the pain you've had flat and incline pressing. I'm sorta in the same boat, and just when I thought the pain was gone!

Ah well. We'll be back. Just sand in the hourglass. At least we can both train biceps and legs hard...crazy preacher curls, btw! And just when I was thinking I could get a respectable standing BB curl, at that :lol:

ThanX brother!!! My legs are very sore. Hurts to sit! Wheres your pain? Back injury too? Its such a fucking tease. Just when it seems like the pain is gone, it comes back. Best of luck on your recovery! Im hoping itll heal up. I wonder if it will, since I am lifting consistently again. haha Yes Biceps, legs and (surprisingly) even back. I trained back pretty hard on monday considering. Benches are the most painful for some reason. Its right where the shoulder blade inserts into the scapula, on the right side of my back. Like a fucking knot. ThanX for the compliment!! I dont lower the preachers to full extention, but pretty far down. My standing BB curls can get pretty heavy cuz I thow my body into them. Not quite a clean and jerk though. haha I lower them slowly. Ive seen your lifts. Very impressive. Keep it up brother and thanx again!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

1-19-04 Monday Triceps,Biceps,Lower back and Abs

I went pretty heavy on triceps and fairly light on biceps today. Little rest between sets.Wrote it all down today. Heres what I did:

Triceps:

Rope attachment pulldowns (cables) :

70x 15 (warm-up)
90x15 (warm-up)
110x15
130x15
150x15
170x15
190x15

Pulldowns with V-bar attachment:

120x15
140x15
160x15
180x15

Skull Crushers on incline bench:

90x15
100x15

Overhead Extentions (EZ curl bar used on Skulls and Overheads):

100x15


Biceps:

Dumbell Curls:

35'sx15 (warm-up)

Standing cable curls with straight bar attachment:

190x20

Standing Curl with EZ Curl bar:

140x8

Preacher curl (EZ Curl bar):

140x6

Alternating Dumbell Curls:

55x12

Double Bicep Style Cable Curls:

60 per side x15
70x15
80x15
90x15

Machine Preacher Curls:
110x15
130x12

2 sets of 15 with weightless hyper extentions for lower back.

One sets of 150 sit-ups on sit up machine for abs.


14 sets for Triceps, 11 sets for biceps, 2 sets lower back, one set abs.

As you can see, I mix it up alot when doing biceps. Part of the reason its difficult to record. I get my sets in, but Im all over the place. Not all the sets were to complete failure. But most of them were very close. Other times I would save some strength for the coming sets. With the tricep pulldowns I usually bring the weight up to my chin and then back down also. Not the standard style of stopping it half way up. Hope to train back fairly heavy once the soreness in my legs heals.(deadlifts). Will see what happens on chest day also. My back doesnt seem to be healing much.

 

[WalkingBeast]

1-23-04 Friday Biceps, abs and lower back

I did 12 sets of biceps. Didnt log the reps or weight used. Just wanted to get this shit over with. Have been in a bad fuckin mood!!! haha Sliced myself up a little with my keys in the locker room, to put out a fuckin message and release some tension. hehe I also did 4 sets of Abs with 190lbs, kneeling rope crunches on cable apparatus, and 2 sets of 15 weightless hyper extentions.

 

[Lord_Suston]

What's the deal bro??? I thought you were making good progress coming off that injury. Patience bro go slowly into it and find out why you got injured and what to change. Hell examine your whole routine and maybe try something new.