The Beast's Training Journal!

[cwick0]

monday: iternational day of chest

flat barbell:
135x15
225x15
275x7
315x5
365x10
365x10
365x12 (record by 4 reps)

incline barbell (yep, almost broke my ankle this past friday, tore some ligaments instead)
135x10
225x10
275x10

DONE.

I am assuming you lost power again since you havent been on in awhile, but i hope all is well.

 

[WalkingBeast]

Hey beast,
I saw the hernia post. Yes, if you have a hernia it will require surgery and no lifting for a while. Needless to say you bet get some ass during this time if it is indeed a hernia because you will be one volitile person.

I noticed you are about to get nailed by another hurricane. Good luck with this one, just got uped to a categore 3. Ivan got us with some terrible/record flooding here.

Lastly, no legs for me for quite some time. I was running to catch a bus (transit) yesterday and severly roled my right ankle. Needless to say i cant walk for shit today. Fortunately i dont think it's broke. I may get it checked out monday, luckily i have great insurance.

wick

ThanX brother!! Looks like it was just a deep boil. haha Good thing though, cuz thats the last setback I need. I pulled out my back once again, but Ive lost count how many times Ive pulled it out since my back injury. Doesnt look like Im meant to deadlift again. FUCKING shame. Ill just keep my focus on heavy upper back work. Im still looking for a bench routine, having trouble deciding. I need to get my strength back now, thats the goal. I have til thursday to come up with something. Was thinking of focusing on inclines and maybe doing a 5X5 with inclines starting with 275. Cant make up my mind. That or Ill just repeat my routine again and hope for more reps with 315. Sorry to hear about the flooding. Experienced that once before. FUCKING annoying. The hurricane wasnt too bad this time. Only lost power for a day. Sorry to hear about that ankle injury. That sucks. Legs is never a big issue for me anyway these days. Just KEEP killing that bench! Best of luck in your recovery. KILL THAT SHIT!

 

[WalkingBeast]

monday: iternational day of chest

flat barbell:
135x15
225x15
275x7
315x5
365x10
365x10
365x12 (record by 4 reps)

incline barbell (yep, almost broke my ankle this past friday, tore some ligaments instead)
135x10
225x10
275x10

DONE.

I am assuming you lost power again since you havent been on in awhile, but i hope all is well.

Awesome PR brother!! That 3 sets of 275x10 sounds good too. Im thinking of giving it a try. Some awesome power with the 365! Definite inspiration! K I L L K I L L K I L L!!!!!!!!

 

[WalkingBeast]

9-25-04 Saturday Biceps

This was the day of the hurricane. The gym was about to close, so I only got a few sets in. Biceps still had some soreness and cramping for some reason. :

Alternating Dumbell Curls:

25x15
35x15
40x15
50x7 + 8 hammer curls

Double Bicep Syle Cable Curls:

60(per side)x15
70x15
80x15

 

[WalkingBeast]

9-26-04 Chest (on "Cross Bow", plus some extras)

I didnt have access to a gym today due to the hurricane. So I used my uncle's "Cross Bow" machine and a pair of 50lb dumbells. I did 20-30 sets for chest. Didnt count. I did incline flyes, incline presses, flat flyes, flat presses, decline flyes and decline presses. Also did some 50lb dumbell presses, which felt heavy after all the sets. Was surprised how much I felt it. Got a real good pump. Might be a decent machine to supplement with my regular chest work, every once in a while. Its light even at the max weight but I was able to squeeze the chest good. I also did a few sets of legs and triceps to test the machine out.

 

[WalkingBeast]

9-27-04 Back,Deadlifts(bad idea),Lower Back, and Triceps (Pulled back out again)

Seems to be the routine for me lately. Lost count of how many times Ive pulled out my back since the main back injuries in december. I was deadlifting, felt decent, so after 365x6 I decided to try 405. Pulled it out immediately. Hard for me to back off. Im sure itll be ok by my bench day, thursday. Ive already gotten this exact pull more times then I can count. Right above the glutes. Overall a shitty workout. :

Hyper Extentions:

15
15
25x15 (25lb plate)

Deadlifts:

135x12
225x12

5X5 with 315:

315x5
315x5
(27 wide grip chin-ups)
315x5
(19 wide grip chin-ups)
315x5
(21 wide grip chin-ups)
315x5
(16 wide grip chin-ups)

365x6
405 (Fail. Pulled out back again. Continued with upper back work and triceps)

Lat Pulldowns:

165x15
195x15
225x15
240x12
195x15

Triceps:

Rope Pressdowns:

70x15
90x15
110x15
120x15
130x15
140x15
150x15

V-Bar Pressdowns:

110x15
120x15
130x15
140x15
150x15

 

[cwick0]

Try sets of 10 as high as you can go on incline today, then hit sets of 6 on flat barbell or vice versa.

 

[crew9]

9-27-04 Back,Deadlifts(bad idea),Lower Back, and Triceps (Pulled back out again)

Seems to be the routine for me lately. Lost count of how many times Ive pulled out my back since the main back injuries in december. I was deadlifting, felt decent, so after 365x6 I decided to try 405. Pulled it out immediately. Hard for me to back off. Im sure itll be ok by my bench day, thursday. Ive already gotten this exact pull more times then I can count. Right above the glutes. Overall a shitty workout. :

Hyper Extentions:

15
15
25x15 (25lb plate)

Deadlifts:

135x12
225x12

5X5 with 315:

315x5
315x5
(27 wide grip chin-ups)
315x5
(19 wide grip chin-ups)
315x5
(21 wide grip chin-ups)
315x5
(16 wide grip chin-ups)

365x6
405 (Fail. Pulled out back again. Continued with upper back work and triceps)

Lat Pulldowns:

165x15
195x15
225x15
240x12
195x15

Triceps:

Rope Pressdowns:

70x15
90x15
110x15
120x15
130x15
140x15
150x15

V-Bar Pressdowns:

110x15
120x15
130x15
140x15
150x15

If you keep doing this to your back there's got to be a form issue that needs to be addressed. Also have you got your back checked by a doc?

 

[lopedogg85]

Damn Beast... Ive read many of your different threads from time to time but this one blew my mind - your workouts are unbelievable. Im just curious when did u start lifting? In the past 4 years i have lifted on and off on and off but this past summer i started near end june and ive had some decent progress - from bench 185 for at most 5 reps to 225 for about 7. Im about 5'7 about 185 but just reading everything youve done makes me realize i got a long way to go - keep it up man. Future Mr. Olympian.

 

[Mike_Rojas]

Watch that back!

You are a chinning machine, damn!