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The Beast's Training Journal!
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BIGDHO said:
ThanX for asking brother! Im still natural aside from supplements. This is my ninth straight year now training. I was 105-115 at 14 when I started, so its taken me a while just to get to this size and strength. Im trying to get as far as I can naturally first, before going on anabolics. Im still working my way back up to where I was 5 months ago, before my back injury. I was hitting 315x7,275x15,325x5,370x1 on flat bench and 315x6,275x11,360x1 on incline before the injury. Not all in the same workout, but those were my bests. Could taste 400. I hope to get my strength back soon. Looking massive in the avatar!! Keep it up!! ThanX again for the encouragement!!
JKurz1 said:
ThanX brother!! Im sure itll change eventually, but id like to get some freaky size and strength naturally before hitting the AAS, then id get some nice results after just one solid cycle. Im not looking to be on too often. Maybe one cycle a year if I can keep the progress coming. Im not the most patient, but I can hang on aslong as Im seeing some results by the end of the year. Hows your training been? TRAIN OR FUCKIN DIE!!!!
5-7-04 Triceps, Biceps, Abs and Lower Back
Today was a light bicep and tricep routine. I didnt feel the strength today for the heavier weights. Atleast I got the workout in. Ill be taking tommorrow off to recuperate a little. I plan to hit inclines on sunday. Heres the routine:
Triceps:
Rope Pulldowns:
70x15
90x15
110x16
120x15 supersetted with leaning tricep extention w/ same weight for 6 reps
130x12 supersetted with leaning tricep extention w/ same weight for 5 reps
140x15 supersetted with leaning tricep extention w/ same weight for 3 reps
150x15
160x10-12 (unsure)
Incline Skull Crushers With EZ Curl Bar:
90x15
110x8
110x12
110x5
V-bar Pushdowns:
110x15
130x15
140x12
Biceps:
Seated Alternating Dumbell Curls:
40'sx15
Standing Alternating Dumbell Curls:
55'sx9
Standing Barbell Curl:
135x13
135x15
155x4
Machine Preacher Curl: (pin loaded)
110x15
120x12
130x10
Standing Cable Curl:
150x15
160x12
Hammer Curls:
40x12
Double-Bicep Style Cable Curls:
60 (per side) x15
70x15
70x14
Abs:
Kneeling Rope Crunches:
190x15
190x15
190x15
190x15
Lower Back:
Hyper Extentions:
BWx15
15
13
Today was a light bicep and tricep routine. I didnt feel the strength today for the heavier weights. Atleast I got the workout in. Ill be taking tommorrow off to recuperate a little. I plan to hit inclines on sunday. Heres the routine:
Triceps:
Rope Pulldowns:
70x15
90x15
110x16
120x15 supersetted with leaning tricep extention w/ same weight for 6 reps
130x12 supersetted with leaning tricep extention w/ same weight for 5 reps
140x15 supersetted with leaning tricep extention w/ same weight for 3 reps
150x15
160x10-12 (unsure)
Incline Skull Crushers With EZ Curl Bar:
90x15
110x8
110x12
110x5
V-bar Pushdowns:
110x15
130x15
140x12
Biceps:
Seated Alternating Dumbell Curls:
40'sx15
Standing Alternating Dumbell Curls:
55'sx9
Standing Barbell Curl:
135x13
135x15
155x4
Machine Preacher Curl: (pin loaded)
110x15
120x12
130x10
Standing Cable Curl:
150x15
160x12
Hammer Curls:
40x12
Double-Bicep Style Cable Curls:
60 (per side) x15
70x15
70x14
Abs:
Kneeling Rope Crunches:
190x15
190x15
190x15
190x15
Lower Back:
Hyper Extentions:
BWx15
15
13
5-9-04 Sunday Upper Chest and Shoulders
Today was a very weak and light day. Was feeling light headed and nauseous for some reason. Atleast I got something in. I cut the shoulder work short cuz I was feeling real light headed. heres the routine:
Incline Bench:
135x20
225x13
225x13
225x11
Smith Machine Inclines:
225x15
275x6
315x1
275x5
245x8
225x12
Shoulders:
Dumbell Laterals:
25'sx15
30x15
35x15
35x15
Cable Laterals:
50x12
Today was a very weak and light day. Was feeling light headed and nauseous for some reason. Atleast I got something in. I cut the shoulder work short cuz I was feeling real light headed. heres the routine:
Incline Bench:
135x20
225x13
225x13
225x11
Smith Machine Inclines:
225x15
275x6
315x1
275x5
245x8
225x12
Shoulders:
Dumbell Laterals:
25'sx15
30x15
35x15
35x15
Cable Laterals:
50x12
Scotsman said:
ThanX brother!! I broke 2 more PR's today on both deadlifts. Ill post em up in a bit. ThanX again!!
5-11-04 Tuesday Back,Deadlifts and Abs
Today was my best back workout in a long time. I broke 2 PR's on both major deadlifts. The partial beast lift and partial deadlift. I got 575 on the partial deadlift from the rack. It was one of my longest lifts ever, but I made it lockout. Screamed my throat raw today. haha I also pulled 730 off the lowest setting on the rack, with the bar behind the legs, a beast lift. I lifted for over six hours I estimate and hit 39 sets, 33 of them for back alone. I had done about 15 sets of T-bar rows and chins before even starting the deadlifting. So not even fresh. I plan to hit 585 on the partial deads very soon and over 750 on the partial beast lifts as well. Felt very weak today, but I got pissed and drove thru the light headedness. The new "Speed Stack" without ephedrine is garbage, just makes me lightheaded.ThanX for the support! Heres the routine:
(6 or more hours) (192lbs on water only)
T-Bar Rows with Barbell:
35x20 (35lb plate on end of barbell)
70x15 (2 35's)
105x15
140x15
175x15 (5 35's)
210x6 (came loose from wall)
210x6
235x4 (6 35's and a 25)
210x7
175x15
Wide Grip Chin-ups:
15
Close Grip Chin-ups:
15 (underhanded) (chin-ups done at different parts of routine)
T-Bar Rows with barbell (again):
160x15
180x15
205x10 (4 45's and a 25lb plate)
Partial Deadlift: (lowest setting on power rack)
135x15
225x12
315x1
405x1
500x1
530x1
555x1
575x1 (Another 5lb PR)
585 (fail)
Clean and Jerk:
135x7 (first time trying the lift, fucking around)
Dumbell Curls:
65'sx6
55'sx5 (just having a little fun between sets)
Partial Beast Lifts: (a deadlift with the bar behind the legs, done off lowest setting on power rack)
585x1
635x1
675x1
700x1
730x1 (5lb PR, I almost got it a while ago, but the other side came loose)\
735 (fail)
Lat Pulldowns:
165x15
180x15
Abs:
Kneeling Rope Crunches:
190x15
190x15
190x15
190x15
Today was my best back workout in a long time. I broke 2 PR's on both major deadlifts. The partial beast lift and partial deadlift. I got 575 on the partial deadlift from the rack. It was one of my longest lifts ever, but I made it lockout. Screamed my throat raw today. haha I also pulled 730 off the lowest setting on the rack, with the bar behind the legs, a beast lift. I lifted for over six hours I estimate and hit 39 sets, 33 of them for back alone. I had done about 15 sets of T-bar rows and chins before even starting the deadlifting. So not even fresh. I plan to hit 585 on the partial deads very soon and over 750 on the partial beast lifts as well. Felt very weak today, but I got pissed and drove thru the light headedness. The new "Speed Stack" without ephedrine is garbage, just makes me lightheaded.ThanX for the support! Heres the routine:
(6 or more hours) (192lbs on water only)
T-Bar Rows with Barbell:
35x20 (35lb plate on end of barbell)
70x15 (2 35's)
105x15
140x15
175x15 (5 35's)
210x6 (came loose from wall)
210x6
235x4 (6 35's and a 25)
210x7
175x15
Wide Grip Chin-ups:
15
Close Grip Chin-ups:
15 (underhanded) (chin-ups done at different parts of routine)
T-Bar Rows with barbell (again):
160x15
180x15
205x10 (4 45's and a 25lb plate)
Partial Deadlift: (lowest setting on power rack)
135x15
225x12
315x1
405x1
500x1
530x1
555x1
575x1 (Another 5lb PR)
585 (fail)
Clean and Jerk:
135x7 (first time trying the lift, fucking around)
Dumbell Curls:
65'sx6
55'sx5 (just having a little fun between sets)
Partial Beast Lifts: (a deadlift with the bar behind the legs, done off lowest setting on power rack)
585x1
635x1
675x1
700x1
730x1 (5lb PR, I almost got it a while ago, but the other side came loose)\
735 (fail)
Lat Pulldowns:
165x15
180x15
Abs:
Kneeling Rope Crunches:
190x15
190x15
190x15
190x15
5-12-04 Wednesday Legs and Calves
Had some pain in my hamstring today, so I went lighter on the leg extentions and only did one set of calve raises since the pain got sharp. After warming up with 400lbs for 2 sets of 20 I was able to continue leg presses pretty heavy. Since last week Ive been cutting the amount of weight I use on the leg press in favor of getting more depth. Im trying to bring the weight down as deep as it will go on each rep, thus the reason you wont see 800 for 52 reps in these workouts. haha I did get 650 for 25 pretty deep reps though. Didnt do any partial reps. I was pretty torn up from deadlifting and everything else, but still managed a good session. Heres what I did:
Leg Extention:
75x15
90x15
90x15
120x15 (Hamstring pain kept me from going heavy, and doing more sets)
Leg Press:
400x20+ (Slightly over 20 reps, lost count)
400x20
500x20 (10 45lb plates)
550x20
600x25
650x25 (12 45lb plates, 2 25lb plates)
Calves:
Seated Calve Raise:
70x15 (Sharp hamstring pain, so I ended it there)
Had some pain in my hamstring today, so I went lighter on the leg extentions and only did one set of calve raises since the pain got sharp. After warming up with 400lbs for 2 sets of 20 I was able to continue leg presses pretty heavy. Since last week Ive been cutting the amount of weight I use on the leg press in favor of getting more depth. Im trying to bring the weight down as deep as it will go on each rep, thus the reason you wont see 800 for 52 reps in these workouts. haha I did get 650 for 25 pretty deep reps though. Didnt do any partial reps. I was pretty torn up from deadlifting and everything else, but still managed a good session. Heres what I did:
Leg Extention:
75x15
90x15
90x15
120x15 (Hamstring pain kept me from going heavy, and doing more sets)
Leg Press:
400x20+ (Slightly over 20 reps, lost count)
400x20
500x20 (10 45lb plates)
550x20
600x25
650x25 (12 45lb plates, 2 25lb plates)
Calves:
Seated Calve Raise:
70x15 (Sharp hamstring pain, so I ended it there)
5-13-04 Thursday Chest,Speed Bench,Abs and Lower Back
Today was a good workout. I completed an easy 5X5 with 295 plus some extra sets with 300,315,275 and 225. Next week 300. Hope to get back in the next few weeks.Inclines on sunday as always with the same high volume minus the speed bench. Heres the routine:
(192lbs before meals, on water only) (Estimated 4 1/2 hours) (39 sets total, 32 of them for chest alone)
Chest:
Flat Bench Press:
135x20
225x12
275x2 (3 warm-up sets)
5X5 Routine:
295x5
295x5
295x5
295x5
295x5
Then:
315x2
300x4
275x8
225x16
225x13 (little rest after the last set)
Speed Bench: (30 seconds rest between sets,Reps done as explosive and quickly as possible...Speed was good)
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
Cable Flies:
80 (per side)x15
90x15
100x20
110x18
120x16
130x9
140x7
Seated Fly Machine (Pec Dec):
165x11
195x8
Abs:
Kneeling Rope Crunches:
190x20
190x15
190x20
190x15
Lower Back:
Hyper Extentions:
15
45x15
90x12 (2 45lb plates at arm's length)
Today was a good workout. I completed an easy 5X5 with 295 plus some extra sets with 300,315,275 and 225. Next week 300. Hope to get back in the next few weeks.Inclines on sunday as always with the same high volume minus the speed bench. Heres the routine:
(192lbs before meals, on water only) (Estimated 4 1/2 hours) (39 sets total, 32 of them for chest alone)
Chest:
Flat Bench Press:
135x20
225x12
275x2 (3 warm-up sets)
5X5 Routine:
295x5
295x5
295x5
295x5
295x5
Then:
315x2
300x4
275x8
225x16
225x13 (little rest after the last set)
Speed Bench: (30 seconds rest between sets,Reps done as explosive and quickly as possible...Speed was good)
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
Cable Flies:
80 (per side)x15
90x15
100x20
110x18
120x16
130x9
140x7
Seated Fly Machine (Pec Dec):
165x11
195x8
Abs:
Kneeling Rope Crunches:
190x20
190x15
190x20
190x15
Lower Back:
Hyper Extentions:
15
45x15
90x12 (2 45lb plates at arm's length)
