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[Walking Beast]

9-24-11 Saturday Legs,Hamstrings,Calves, Abductors


Leg wraps have kept alot of tension off the knee joints and allowing for deeper reps. Will keep using them for now.:

(210 lbs after 2 meals)

Leg press:

180x50 warm
400x50 warm (leg wraps used from this point on)
500x50 warm
600x50 warm
700x70
700x60
800x65
600x81

Seated calve extention:

200x50
220x30
220x30
200x40
200x40

Seated Leg curls: (hamstrings still tight as fuck)

85x20 warm
130x20
145x15
130x12 (lot of pain and cramping up for many months now)

Abductions:

130x30
140x30
250x15
220x15

KILL THAT SHIT

[Walking Beast]

9-28-11 tuesday Trained chest,rear delts and traps.





(210 lbs after meal )

Elbows werent too bad today. Anti inflammatories seem to be helping. Still training very light
overall and much less volume. Making slow gains to where I was though. :

Flat Bench Press:

135x20 warm
135x20 warm
225x24 3/4 (Full range of motion)

Dumbbell Inclines:

55x50 warm
75x15

Flat bench:

225x8 (stopping reps just short of chest, then back up)

DB Laterals:

45x30 warm

into

DB shrugs

45x30

without rest
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Incline DB Presses: (Constant tension. ROM is just short of chest and just short of lockout)

65x48
80x28
90x18

Hammer Strength Incline Press: (ROM is just short of chest and just short of lockout , unless

noted)

180x20 warm
230x15
270x10
320x8 (Just short of lockout, but full stretch to bottom)

DB Laterals:

70x15

into

70x30 shrugs

Without rest
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Back to HS Inclines:

320x6
270x9
270x11 (fast with full stretch to bottom, just short of lockout)

Seated Machine Fly:

150x15
210x6 (cut short too much elbow irritation. Will most likely drop these)

Reverse Dumbbell Flies:

30x25 warm

90x30 Shrugs

50x15 Reverse DB fly

80x30 Shrugs

45x15 Rev DB Fly

80x30 Shrugs

45x15 Rev db fly

90x30 Shrugs

45x20 rev db fly

90x45 shrugs

KILL SHIT

[Walking Beast]

[David Lees]

Hey WB, have you ever filmed some of these epic 50+ rep leg press sets? I for one would love to see that man...feckin' crazy volume. Either that or the Bench press sets with 315...you're crazy strong dude.

[gymboy5000]

Hey WB, have you ever filmed some of these epic 50+ rep leg press sets? I for one would love to see that man...feckin' crazy volume. Either that or the Bench press sets with 315...you're crazy strong dude.

i would pay for a video of these claims of 700x80 800x50 800x50 leg press sessions. seems like a bit much to me

[Walking Beast]

Hey WB, have you ever filmed some of these epic 50+ rep leg press sets? I for one would love to see that man...feckin' crazy volume. Either that or the Bench press sets with 315...you're crazy strong dude.

Appreciate that shit


Ive wanted to film for a long time. Especially when I was stronger. Now with all these injuries my strength is way down on everything. I havent been going above 225 when I bench recently, because of these elbow issues. Will most likely work my way back up but Im not even sure where my strength is at on the bench now.

I posted a video when I was around 190, about 2 years ago. My shoulders were really messed up but posted a 225x39 bench, and 275x19. My shoulders were so bad I only did 315 for a single after and had to stop. The form was quite sloppy in those videos, especially to compensate for my shoulders grinding. Really killed my power. I wasnt at my strongest then but it gave an idea.

Saw your 405 video and very impressive strength. Perfect form too. My form is very rarely textbook. Sometimes I will do sets very strict. Especially now that I am incorporating more bodybuilding style. Most of the time it was ballistic style. Though I mix it up.

I have another video of the dumbbell lateral dropsets I used to get alot of shit about. Its from the same time period. The video needs to be captured and converted to digital though and the guy who does that for me has been very busy. They movement is more of an upright row/lateral hybrid. If I had to describe it. I lean forward , use body momentum, pull up with the traps as I flare my arms out to the side. Something I came up with and really destroys my traps and delts. I got strong on them because I couldnt do presses for a long time for shoulders. After the ruptured disk lay off.

In march of last year would have been the best time to get chest videos. In time it may come back though, as the size comes back. Now I am just trying to tear up the muscle for growth, using preexhaustion, dropsets and techniques like that.


KILL THAT SHIT !!

[David Lees]

I hope you get back to feeling healthy again very soon then meng!

[Walking Beast]

i would pay for a video of these claims of 700x80 800x50 800x50 leg press sessions. seems like a bit much to me

On some days my range is only about 1/2 or 3/4's down. During sets there will also be come more partial reps just to accelerate the burn. Im mostly focused on the pain and inicreasing it. While not destroying my knees. Some days the dept is quite deep but it just depends.

I used to vomit or dry heave weekly on legs. Now I get almost no nausea. I think the main reason for that is not because I changed in some way, but because I used to get my legs down to my rib cage and felt like I was crushing my organs. Some weeks I get closer to that range but its rare now. Back then I would get 800x50 but very deep. Now it really varies.

KILL THAT SHIT

[Walking Beast]

I hope you get back to feeling healthy again very soon then meng!

Appreciate that shit!


Ill see if I can upload the old shitty bench videos. Extreme shitty form like I said and shoulders were fucked up. I tried to do something anyway because I set up the video session. Which is very rare occurence.

Ill try to upload them now. I think I still have those two clips on this PC

[gymboy5000]

On some days my range is only about 1/2 or 3/4's down. During sets there will also be come more partial reps just to accelerate the burn. Im mostly focused on the pain and inicreasing it. While not destroying my knees. Some days the dept is quite deep but it just depends.

I used to vomit or dry heave weekly on legs. Now I get almost no nausea. I think the main reason for that is not because I changed in some way, but because I used to get my legs down to my rib cage and felt like I was crushing my organs. Some weeks I get closer to that range but its rare now. Back then I would get 800x50 but very deep. Now it really varies.

KILL THAT SHIT

Fair enough dude partial reps explain this. Keep rockin it

[Walking Beast]

These give a very rough idea. I was 190 here and down in size even for the time. Shoulders were very bad. Painful grinding in this video. The days I hit my best lifts on the bench press my shoulders were very smooth. No limitations with that at all. When I hit 275 for around 30 and 315x23 it was with this type of ballistic form. I was also 20-25 lbs heavier which gives me massive strength increases. Ontop of that I was on a superdrol cycle which gave my muscle incredible elasticity and strength. When I lowered the bar it felt like loading a spring when I was on that shit. Very potent for strength.

In these videos you can see me favoring one shoulder. Where one side is higher then the other. Due to my shoulders busted up as hell. I didnt realise the extent til I got into the gym and put weight on my shoulders. Which is usually the case



225x39

http://youtu.be/HaLDtXR5nSA

275x19

http://youtu.be/x7J0F4LowBk


And aside from some old deadlifting pictures from when I was 23, 185 lbs. Thats about all the validation I can provide online for now. Old benching pictures too but the videos are more accurate.






My training now is fucking pathetic to me. At some point down the line its a possibility Ill get some video. This shit was recorded on a fucking VHS shitty recorder. So a pain in the ass to digitize. HD camera would be much better. Dont have that kind of money to spend now however, and am fucking weak now

KILL THAT SHIT

[Walking Beast]

Fair enough dude partial reps explain this. Keep rockin it

Appreciate that shit

Yes, alot of times the depth really varies. Depends on what my knees can handle now. In the past I felt invincible. No real pain. Just vomit every week.

Its difficult to really explain how the form is with just text. Most of the time Ive done what feels right to me and have not followed any guidelines. Always glad to explain best I can

KILL THAT SHIT

[David Lees]

Thanks for sharing the vids Beast, that's some sick pressing dude. Damn, that's a WIDE fuckin' grip you use on the bench...may be the cause of your shoulder issues. I started using a narrower grip over the last year or so and it has seemed to fair better for my shoulder joints. I have trained with shoulder pain in both shoulders off and on for about 4 years now. It just flares up whenever the hell it feels likes pissing me off (like now for example as I am prepping for my show). And then it goes away just as quickly as it showed up. Suxx getting old lol!

[Walking Beast]

Thanks for sharing the vids Beast, that's some sick pressing dude. Damn, that's a WIDE fuckin' grip you use on the bench...may be the cause of your shoulder issues. I started using a narrower grip over the last year or so and it has seemed to fair better for my shoulder joints. I have trained with shoulder pain in both shoulders off and on for about 4 years now. It just flares up whenever the hell it feels likes pissing me off (like now for example as I am prepping for my show). And then it goes away just as quickly as it showed up. Suxx getting old lol!

No problem. I know they are pretty ugly to look at but gives you a general idea. Most of the time now I will tuck my legs under the bench for more stability. Which keeps me a little bit more planted on the bench. I still have the tendancy to press explosively and get my body into the reps somewhat. When going for records in the past I basically cut out the negative portion, let the bar drop then blast it off my chest. My best was 225x52 when I was in the 210-216 lb range (20-26 lbs heavier then the vids) with that type of form. Whenever I write 3/4 reps this is basically what Im referring too. If I had huge glutes and massive gut then it would be considered textbook powerlifting form maybe. ha ha

Unfortunately I never got a video session set up when I had my best lifts. Back is really my strong point. My muscle endurance is high so I can usually hit alot of reps with many weights. It definately translates to a heavier max but I stopped fucking with that. I found a built much more strength training the reps. I think now with more bodybuilding style I can still build. Though I have those ballistic sets in the routine still.

Some of my best lifts for back were:

730 lb beast lift off bottom pin on rack (185 lbs bodyweight. A deadlift with bar behind legs),

Lat pulldowns: 355x17 (plates pinned on to machine),

Dumbbell rows: 150x33, 180x20, 210x7 (grinded fucking shoulder , ha ha, had to stop. Used custom dumbbell handle I got online),

Iso Low Row Hammer Strength: 360x100 (very breif rest pauses), 450x50+ (rest pauses), 540x20+ (plates roped onto machine), 630x?? (cant remember reps but one day my bicep tendon popped going this heavy, 7 plates per side).

40 chin ups at 200-210 bodweight range.

So thats why I was never impressed with pros videos. The amount of sheer size and training very relatively light. Though now I am training much lighter. The tendons and joints become the weak links. The back is much stronger then those weak links. Same with pressing. Have been trying to get more creative so I dont take myself out again. Im fine with just growing at this point. I was obsessed with PRs on every lift whenever possible for most of my training. After a point it becomes detrimental.

I used to have a shoulder width grip. Years ago I read about how wider would hit the chest better and cut the range of motion to allow for moving more weight. So I adapted it and never went back. My hands are not too far from the end of the bar. Many times I have reracked onto my hands causing blisters.

Yea fucking joint pain. ha ha It chooses when to show up. My shoulders were bad in that video. But then I took naproxen at 1000mgs for a week. Next week I was machine pressing with little pain. Following week after that benching without pain. I think after that session I couldnt raise my arms above my head. Very bad joint pain. Since then my shoulders havent caused any major problems. Now its my fucking elbows and wrists. I should expect alot worse for what ive done to myself on a consistant basis without backing down. The fucking addiction and adrenaline. I get so caught up in the shit, forget about everything else, and never know when to leave. Its harder for me to hold myself back then to train brutal long sessions.

Here is how I added weight to the hammer strength iso low row:



Then use scissors to cut the ropes off. The bandages are my bloody leg wraps from long ago. The plates with the holes in them are good for adding extra resistance. They will hit into you a little but dont interfere.

Maybe try naproxen for a week. At 1000 mgs a day. The prescription one seemed to work best for me. However generic alieve seems to definately help as well. Ive been using it daily the last week. Mainly for my elbows now

KILLLLL THAT SHIT!!

[Walking Beast]

9-29-11 Thursday Back,Shoulders and Traps

Elbows felt much better on the consistant naproxen. Still kept the volume not too high. More slower reps for most sets, holding contractions etc. Variety of exercises very low since many exercises still cause elbow strain.

Heavier then I probably should go at this point, but felt fine in the gym. For now atleast. Aside fromt the usual pulling out of my lower back mid workout:

(208 lbs after meal)


Lat pulldowns: (Reps held at chin level unless otherwise noted. Sometimes for a few seconds, other times just held and deeply contracted. Reps are slow and deliberate unless listed as fast)

165x25 (warm)
210x15
225x10
240x10
255x8
270x7
285x16 (Fast reps)
310x8 (fast. Started adding plates onto stack again. Since elbows felt fine in gym)

Dumbbell Laterals:

50x30 warm

into

DB shrugs

50x20

no rest

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DB laterals

50x15

into

50x20 shrugs

without rest
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320x6 (Either fast or slow on these, illegible. Fast I believe)
285x8 (fast)


DB Laterals

50x15-20

into

DB shrugs

50x20

without rest
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Lat pd's :

255x10 (fast)
240x6 (holds again)


Iso High Row Hammer strength:

270x8-10 (held contractions for several seconds)
320x6 (same)
370x8 (fast)

DB Laterals

65x15

into

65x20 shrugs

without rest
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Back to HS ISO HIGH ROW

320x6 (holds)
270x7 (holds)

DB Laterals:

70x25

into

70x15 shrugs

without rest
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Db laterals

75x15

into

75x9 Shrugs (lost my grip and dropped dumbbell)

No rest
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No straps used as always

KILL SHIT