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The Beast's Training Journal!
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Tweakle said:
awesome, about time too... you must be psyked over that. Doesn't look like you've lost too much strength either, nothing that can't be built back in a few weeks.
told you those hammer machines were the shit
ThanX brother!! Im glad I can even contract my back now. Seems to be healing up. I like those hammers alot for chest. Hows your training been? ThanX for the encouragement!
Tweakle
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Kinda slacked off over the last few weeks unfortunately due to personal issues (work going shit, split with my gf etc... yes I can hear the violins playing as I type)
The kick in the ass I needed to get me back was was joining a true hardcore & it's an awesome place to train
http://www.muscleworksgym.co.uk/
some proper monsters there, trust me.
How'd you like the Hammer Wide? If I was only allowed one chest exercise I think I'd pick that, it kicks so much ass. Unfortunately the only place I know near me that has it is a gay gym! lol.
The kick in the ass I needed to get me back was was joining a true hardcore & it's an awesome place to train
http://www.muscleworksgym.co.uk/
some proper monsters there, trust me.
How'd you like the Hammer Wide? If I was only allowed one chest exercise I think I'd pick that, it kicks so much ass. Unfortunately the only place I know near me that has it is a gay gym! lol.
Tweakle said:Kinda slacked off over the last few weeks unfortunately due to personal issues (work going shit, split with my gf etc... yes I can hear the violins playing as I type)
The kick in the ass I needed to get me back was was joining a true hardcore & it's an awesome place to train
http://www.muscleworksgym.co.uk/
some proper monsters there, trust me.
How'd you like the Hammer Wide? If I was only allowed one chest exercise I think I'd pick that, it kicks so much ass. Unfortunately the only place I know near me that has it is a gay gym! lol.
I know how that is brother. Sometimes life fuckin drains you! One fucked up thing after another, piling on. That gym looks awesome! Im in a Gold's Gym, but its like a family gym. Its changing into a larger 40,000 square foot facility, so thatll be nice. Its got all the equipment I need anyway, but I got to generate my own hardcore atmosphere! I got Korn or Pantera blasting on my headphones, chalk all over the place, screaming, dropping weights, punching metal plates, walking around like a rabid beast. I love it. I feed off the negativity. The hammer wide is my favorite Hammer Strength machine for chest. Its awesome. Get an awesome contraction and stretch on that machine. haha I like the free weights best anyway. But when your working around an injury the hammers are great.
Tweakle said:
Where's the "LOL" smilie?
I like the Hammer Wide too.
I must admit, though, my mind fails me at times: the thing gets a bit scary with 4 and a half or 5 plates a side. Even at 4.5, I felt like my clavicle was about to pop!
What I wouldn't give to be back to those weights, though. With this right side nerve pinch or whatever it is, my right delt, pec and/or triceps just don't want to "fire" properly.
It makes for a hilarious-looking dip, the left side shooting up while the right lags...not something you'd want to do with any kind of weight!
LOL.
guldukat said:
Where's the "LOL" smilie?
I like the Hammer Wide too.
I must admit, though, my mind fails me at times: the thing gets a bit scary with 4 and a half or 5 plates a side. Even at 4.5, I felt like my clavicle was about to pop!
What I wouldn't give to be back to those weights, though. With this right side nerve pinch or whatever it is, my right delt, pec and/or triceps just don't want to "fire" properly.
It makes for a hilarious-looking dip, the left side shooting up while the right lags...not something you'd want to do with any kind of weight!
Sorry to hear that brother. What type of injury? Im sure youll recover before long and be back at full intensity. I thought my back was never going to heal sometimes, and now Im nearly back.
Best of luck on your recovery!
WalkingBeast said:
Thanks much bro
I'm not sure what the injury really is, which is the frustrating part! At first, I was stiff in the lower traps. The pain worked its way out toward the right lat or somewhere "under." When I bent over to soak my beard in the bathroom sink, it felt like a pull or horrible cramp.
Oddly enough, when the pain went away, weakness crept in.
I do three pec exercises in rotation, and they were all at about half my normal reps. Then when dips came around, they were laughably bad.
Well, almost
I'm not amused! I am not incredibly strong by any means, so any loss is unacceptable. I was hoping to get back to 4 plates and a quarter/side on that Wide Chest for reps, and this puts a damper on that...for now! I want MORE, damn it!
Ah, I'll figure it out. Not having medical insurance might make this little odyssey...tough, but I'll pull through!
I'm pleased you're recovering nicely, though. That's all the more incentive for me to get back on track
Tweakle said:
I forgot to say, that black fellow on the left of the second pic is super-jacked. Is he a top amateur?
Sweet looking gym in any event. My Gold's is a bit much of a family place like Walking Beast's...I'd love to find a good, hard-core, train or fucking die-type place around here.
Tweakle
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that's Brian Buchanan, Mr universe & the guy's stood in Mr Olympia lineups. Looks awesome doesn't he? One day I'll have to grow the cojones to talk to the pros who train there
Sorry to hear about the injury, I had an SC ligament strain that totally ruined my dipping and benching for months. Nasty stuff. Hopefully yours won't take as long to clear up, but I hear you on the hammer wide... the stretch at the bottom is so extreme I can feel my sternum opening up like a chestburster's about to pop out of it.. the poundage I can push on it makes it worthwhile, I have a 335 flat bench but I'm pushing 5.5 a side x 6 on the wide so it doesn't really correlate to free weights but I'm happy with the ego boost I get from it
Sorry to hear about the injury, I had an SC ligament strain that totally ruined my dipping and benching for months. Nasty stuff. Hopefully yours won't take as long to clear up, but I hear you on the hammer wide... the stretch at the bottom is so extreme I can feel my sternum opening up like a chestburster's about to pop out of it.. the poundage I can push on it makes it worthwhile, I have a 335 flat bench but I'm pushing 5.5 a side x 6 on the wide so it doesn't really correlate to free weights but I'm happy with the ego boost I get from it
That sucks Guld. I wish you the best in your recovery!
Damn tweak, you look like you got more then 335 in you!
TRAIN OR FUCKIN DIE!!!!!! Check out this link if ya get the chance, I had a little fun.
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Damn tweak, you look like you got more then 335 in you!
TRAIN OR FUCKIN DIE!!!!!! Check out this link if ya get the chance, I had a little fun.
http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/usercp.php?s=
