Walking Beast's Journal

[Walking Beast]

Ive never really believed in overtraining. Ill admit that it is overtraining in the sense of doing permanent damage to the body over a period of many years. I always got slow steady gains over the years aslong as I ate enough. My front delts got the most training at one point.With the massive chest sessions done twice a week, plus shoulder work done with chest on those days. They were also one of my most developed areas. So I think for building you just need to feed the muscle and is very difficult to overtrain them in the sense of growth. Injuries is another issue.



And my front delts would be the area that would be the most "overtrained" by that theory of overtraining. I believe much more in undertraining. Because the most overtrained muscle for me was also the most developed.

It definately has to be fed though. For the first 4 years until I was 18 my diet was very little food. Plus biking 7 miles each way to get to gym. So my weight gain was very slow and I mainly got super strong at a light bodyweight. Just stronger and stronger but hardly growing. Strength gains dont always translate to size. Your body can just become more effective without growing. So its important to FEED THAT SHIT. When I was doing 6-8 hour back and deadlift sessions on a fucking granola bar at 185 lbs, I wasnt feeding that shit properly. I was too exhausted to eat when I got back and all my sessions were so long that I wasnt getting in all the food I should have been.

My gym is 24 hour so I can train anytime. I dont like these fitness gyms but it does have that one benefit


KILL THAT SHIT!!

[Walking Beast]

5-8 hours holy fuck. I'd do it though if it was guaranteed to work for me

Its really not neccesary for the results. Theres a fucking reason Im the only one who does that shit. What alot of people miss when they see my training is that Im not really a bodybuilder. Ive never fit it into any class. The training is first and foremost for that vent. Its like an exorcism for me, to vent my demons. Very very needed for my state of mind. Otherwise I am a complete fucking maniac.

I cant really say how much training I need for growth. Probably not nearly as much as Ive done. My body has been fucking stubborn as hell though. Very slow to gain. I was 105-115 lbs when I started and it was a long fucking battle to gain and maintain any type of size whatsoever. I poured my soul and blood into the shit and didnt question the massive all day sessions when I started. I just got in there and fucking tore the shit out of myself. Did it all day, then repeat. I would force feed to the point of vomitting sometimes. Always hated to eat, bad nerves, so I would be doing that when not training. Sitting with food in front of me for hours. Sometimes 4 hours or longer, until I finished it. A massive meal. Or hitting buffets for 4 hours, etc. I put everything into that shit. And once I locked my mind into that way of thinking there was no turning back. No fucking excuses. Always been obsessive as hell that I didnt KILL THAT SHIT to the fullest extent. I wanted to make fucking sure that shit was anihilated

Growth for me is secondary. I want to get as massive as possible but not if I have to pump drugs and lift like a bitch to achieve it. Id rather go down in fucking flames then live like that. So while I have backed down on my training , I cant allow myself to start training super light. My mind wont let me do it. It would bore the fuck out of me and piss me off.

I also dont give a fuck about symmetry and looking pretty. The goal was to be a fucking freak. So that doesnt fit my criteria in anyway

KEEP KILLIN THAT SHIT!!

[ZyklonB]

appreciate all the details...everyone has different reasons why they lift. The way you lift its obvious that you are driven to victory or come home on your shield.

are you still consuming alot of liquid food...what does the diet look like on average?

[Walking Beast]

appreciate all the details...everyone has different reasons why they lift. The way you lift its obvious that you are driven to victory or come home on your shield.

are you still consuming alot of liquid food...what does the diet look like on average?

Appreciate that shit

I started again with alot of liquid. Milk again. My appetite has been complete shit lately but aim for around 200 protein minimum.
Rarely go above, sometimes lower. I dont focus on clean foods. They may be in the diet, but to me its mainly about getting the shit in.

Ill be more focused with eating more when training improves, or I see some results from where Im at now.

This was yesterdays diet:

(16 0z milk) (cookies) (20)(12 oz milk) (32)Salmon filet for first meal, (55) 4 bacon egg

cheese biscuits for second meal, (99) Lasagna tray for third meal, (214)

I rarely go above 4 meals. Sometimes only 3. With 1/2 gallon of milk to fill the gaps. My metabolism is pretty damn slow now. So dont need to consume as much.

KILL THAT SHIT

[Walking Beast]

10-12-11 wednesday Chest, shoulders, biceps and triceps


Started on gabapentin and meloxicam. One is a nerve medicine and the other is an anti inflammatory. The nerve med is supposed to aleviate the hand numbness but dont feel anything yet. Its only day 2. However the anti inflammatory definately did something today.

Havent been able to do many reps with my triceps due to them cramping up and giving out basically. Doc felt the arm and said triceps still appear to be fully attached. Getting MRI tommorrow. Doc said to stop training triceps. I dont like to neglect anything though. Instead of not training them I went heavier then Ive gone in a long time. Clearly the triceps still have more strengt then I thought, despite the atrophy, but seems the inflammation was making them fatigue quicker. Had very little elbow issues today.

Also fucked with the 120s which luckily is the max at this gym, otherwise might get wreckless. My first time really doing flat dumbbell presses in a long time. I will likely switch for a while to dumbbells.

Still need to restrain and continue with pre exhaustion and going lighter overall. Though restraint is not my strong point:

(212 lbs after milk and 3 meals)

Order of exercises is messed up at some points. Got scrambled:


Flat Dumbbell Presses: (most reps done in constant tension , just short of chest and just short of lockout, though sometimes going deeper for a stretch)

50x70 warm
85x18
100x13
110x7

Dumbbell Lateral:

45x40 warm

Flat DB Press:

120x5
120x7

DB laterals:

50x25

Flat DB press:

120x7

DB laterals

50x30
70x20

Alternating DB Curls: (bicep tendons not fatiguing like usual)

35x20 warm

into

35x15 hammer curls

(no rest)
-----

Alt db curls:

40x22

into


40x8 hammer curls

(no rest)
-------

Alt db curls

47x10

into

47x5 hammer curls

No rest
--------

alt db curls

45x9

into

45x9 hammer curls

no rest

--------

Alt db curls

50x11

into

50x5 hammer curls

No rest
---------

Incline DB press: (same rom)

75x33 warm

Lateral db raises:

50x30

into

35x12 alternating db curls

into

35x8 hammer curls

No rest
--------

Alt DB curls

35x10

into

35x5-8 hammer curls
--------

Incline DB Press:

90x20

Alt db curls

35x9

into

35x8 hammer curls

no rest
-------

DB lateral raises

70x20

Alt db curls

50x6

into

50x5 hammer curls

no rest
-------

Cambered Bar Standing Curl

75x20 warm
100x10

Alt db curls

30x10

into

30x5 hammer curls

no rest
--------

Db lateral raise

35x20

into

35x5 alt db curl

no rest
-------

Cambered bar standing curl

100x11

DB lateral raise

45x20

Hammer Strength Incline Press: ( Constant tension ROM as mentioned above)

180x40 (some very breif rest pauses)
270x12 (same)
320x8 (same)

Dropset: (no rest between sets)

320x8
270x4
230x4
180x4
180x4
--------

Double Biceps Style Cable Curls

(weight is per side)

60x30 warm
80x14
90x11
80x14

Curved Bar Cable Pressdowns: (Very strict style,anti inflammatories made huge difference)

70x200 (some very brief rest pauses. Worthless PR because I dont usually do this. Warm up/Pre exhaustion)
120x30
140x20
160x25
180x15

Dumbbell Kickback:

30x15

Curved Bar Pressdowns

200x14
225x9 (plate pinned to stack, havent done that in a while)
225x7
200x10


Dumbbell kick back

45x15
35x15

KILL THAT SHIT

[David Lees]

Killin' shit and takin' names!

[Walking Beast]

Killin' shit and takin' names!

Appreciate that shit

Lookin larger then ever

KILL THAT SHIT on stage!!

[Walking Beast]

10-13-11 Friday



No training today but went for the MRI. Could not fit in the fuckin machine. It was a closed MRI. So I had to drive back and now have to reschedule. I assumed there was enough fat fucks out there in the US that this would not be an issue.

About to train legs shortly, and will post that up tonight when I get back


KILL EM N GRILL EM

[Walking Beast]

10-14-11 Saturday Legs,calves,hamstrings,abductors

Lighter and low volume to give knees a break:

(212 lbs after 2 meals)

Leg press:

180x60 warm
400x50 warm , leg wraps used beyond this point
500x80 warm
600x70
700x70
800x50

Seated Calve Extentions

200x70
220x40
240x25
260x15
200x25 (shortly after previous set)
200x40

Seated Leg Curls: (hamstrings a little less tight today but still weak)

95x20 warm
140x15
155x15
170x10
155x10

Abduction machine

110x50 warm
170x30
230x15
230x15

KILL SHIT

[Walking Beast]

10-16-11 Sunday Back,Shoulders,Traps


Hit 217 after my last meal (5 plates of asian buffet food) last night. The Mobic (anti inflammatory) is working very well for my joints at 15 mg daily. Elbows had very little strain today. Usually with 285 on lat pulldown and 460 on iso high row the strain kicks in. Hardly at all today. Still kept myself restrained from going super heavy. :

(213 lbs after meal)

Wide grip chin ups

14 (too much elbow strain on these still, cut them short)

Lat Pulldowns

165x26 (all reps held for several seconds at chin level, warm up)
210x12 (same)
240x10 (same but held for less time)
285x12 (fast, but not letting elbows jerk straight)
285x15 (same)

Dumbbell Laterals

45x30

into

45x30 shrugs

No rest
-----
Lat PD

285x6

DB laterals

50x25

into

50x30 shrugs
no rest
------
Lat PD

Dropset: (no rest til line)

255x8 (all sets done with slow reps and deep contractions, some held longer then others)
225x5
195x5
180x5
-------
Iso high Row Hammer strength

180x15 (contractions held for several seconds, warm up)
270x25 (fast)

Db laterals

60x25

into

60x30 shrugs

no rest
----

Iso lateral high row

360x10 (fast)
410x10 (fast)

DB laterals

65x15

into

65x25 shrugs

no rest
--------

Iso high row

460x5 (fast)

DB laterals

50x25

into

50x30 shrugs
no rest
--------
DB laterals

50x20

into

50x25 shrugs

no rest
---------
Same:

50x20

into

50x20 shrugs

no rest
------
same:

50x20

into

50x20 shrugs

no rest
---------

Iso High Row:

Dropset: (no rest til line)

All contractions held, up to several seconds

360x5
320x5
270x5
230x5
180x6
-------

DB Laterals

50x15

into

50x20 shrugs

no rest

-----

KILL SHIT

[Walking Beast]

10-19-11 Wednesday Chest,Shoulders,Biceps and Triceps

Not too heavy. Some inflammation in elbows especially towards the end with triceps:

(216 lbs after 2 meals)

Flat Bench Dumbbell Presses: (still adjust to the movement, ROM is constant tension and not locked out)

55x75 warm
100x16
120x9 1/2

DB Laterals

45x35 warm

Flat DB presses

120x8

DB Laterals

50x30

Incline DB Presses

70x31 warm

Db Laterals

50x25
50x20

Incline DB presses

100x16

DB Laterals

50x25

Incline DB Presses

110x10
100x11

Hammer Strength Incline Press (ROM is constant tension, short of bottom and no lockouts)

180x15 warm
270x15
360x5
360x5
360x5

DB laterals

50x25

HS Inclines

320x8
320x8 1/2

DB Laterals

65x25

HS INCLINES

320x7
270x9 (left a quarter on one side, had to take off mid set and continue)

Alt DB curls

35x15 warm
40x15
50x10

DB hammer curls

60x10
60x10


Alt db curls

45x11

into

45x8 hammers

no rest
-------
Hammer curls

70x8

Alt db curls

45x8

into

45x8 hammers

No rest
------

Cambered bar standing curls

70x25 warm
95x13
90x14

Double biceps style cable curls (weight is per side)

60x25 warm
70x20
80x12

Strict Curved Bar pressdowns (elbows flared up pretty bad by this point)

70x100 warm
110x30 warm
140x40
160x16
180x16
180x18

KILL SHIT

[Walking Beast]

10-24-11 monday Back and Shoulders



Probably OVERKILLED THAT SHIT, tendon wise. Restraint is not my strong point. Did have some elbow inflammation last few days and today prior to session in right elbow especially. Was sick last 3 days as well. A combination of tender elbows and sickness (breathing issues with congestion, nonstop running nose) is why I decided to just hit back today and not last week. :

(213 lbs after meal)

Lat Pulldowns:

165x20 (warm, reps held at chin level for several seconds)
210x15 (Holds at bottom for several seconds. Used straps from this point on, hands still torn up)
240x12 (same)
255x10 (same)
270x8 (same)
285x8 (same)
285x7 (same)
285x7 (same)
285x6 (same)

DB Laterals

45x40 warm
45x20
50x20

285x18 (fast, not held)

DB laterals

45x30

into

45x5 Front raises

no rest
------
lat pulldowns:

310x9 (fast, 25 lb plate added to stack)

Db laterals

45x20

Lat pulldowns

310x9 (fast)
310x8 (same)

DB laterals

50x25

Lat pulldowns

310x7

DB laterals

45x20

Lat Pulldowns

310x10 (fast)
310x8 (fast)
310x7 (fast)
310x6 (fast)

DB Laterals

70x12

Lat pulldowns:

285x11 (fast)
255x5 (holds at bottom for several seconds)

DB Laterals

70x13 (weight may be off, slightly illegible)

Iso High Row Hammer Strength

180x15 (warm. Contractions held several seconds)
270x8 (warm. Same)
360x8 (fast, no holds but deep contractions always)
410x8 (same)
450x6 (same)
500x4 (same)
320x12 (same)
320x9 (same)
320x8 (slow)

Decided to back off by this point. Hands torn with blisters and elbow tenderness making its return , especially after the 500

KILL THAT SHIT

[Walking Beast]

10-29-11 Saturday Chest


Elbows fucked up today, wrists. Hands feel real swollen. Withdrawals from going off this nerve med too. So mind is fucked up. Few light sets thats it:

(214 lbs after meal)

Flat dumbbell press (constant tension ROM)

55x77 warm
100x21
120x8

Hammer Strength Incline (same ROM)

180x45 warm
270x23
320x13
360x5 (elbows and wrists very bad)

Getting Second arm scanned MRI on monday, see whats next

KILL SHIT

[Walking Beast]

10-30-11 Legs,Calves,Biceps

Arms swollen as hell from the elbows down. Getting other arm scanned later this morning. Will see what the scans reveal.

Not too heavy:

(215 lbs after 2 meals)

Leg press:

180x50 warm
400x50 warm, wraps used beyond this set
500x80 warm
600x100 warm
800x60
800x60
800x60
800x50

Seated calve extention

200x50 warm
220x40
220x50
220x30
200x50
200x50

Alternating Dumbbell Curls: (Biceps super light today. Tendons in elbows and wrists inflamed, bicep fatigues very fast)

20x40 warm

into

20x10 hammer curls
no rest
-------

Same

25x15

into

25x10 hammers
------

same

35x15

into

35x5 hammers

-----
same

40x10

into

40x5

hammers

------
same

45x7

into

45x5
hammers

-----
same

35x9

into

35x5
hammers
--------
same

45x10

into

45x10

hammers
--------
same

30x10

into

30x5 hammers
-----
same

35x10

into

35x10 hammers
----
same

30x10

into

30x5 hammers
-------
Cambered bar standing curl

60x12 warm, but too much strain on tendons today

Alt db

30x15

into

30x5 hammers
------

KILL SHIT

[Walking Beast]

11-6-11 Sunday Chest and Shoulders


Took the last six days of this week off. To let wrists, hands, elbows recover. Waiting to get the results back on the MRI scans on both elbows, to see whats going on.

Heavier then I probably should have gone but didnt feel any worse then usual in my elbows. Still on 15 mg mobic so might be masking it somewhat.

Very limited exercise selection at this point. I keep cutting exercises from the routine. In order to train aslong as possible before another massive lay off. If I have the surgeries done on the elbows then will be out for some months I assume.

I was substituting dumbbells for barbell benching, but puts alot more pressure on joints. So now just hammer strength inclines. Only hammer strength machine at this gym that doesnt fuck with my elbows, wrists too much at this point. :

(213 lbs after 2 meals)

Hammer Strength Iso Incline Press: (Constant tension ROM unless otherwise noted. Just short of lock out and bottoming out)


(Seat set to 13 notches down)

90x40 warm
180x35 warm
270x31
320x19 (very breif rest pauses, few seconds)
360x11 (same)
410x6 1/2 (3/4 more ballistic reps)
410x6
430x4
360x11

DB Laterals

45x50 warm

Hammer strength iso incline press

Supersetted with DB laterals: (no rest)

360x11

into

DB laterals

50x30
45x10
42x8
(no rest)
-----

Back to HS Inclines

360x7

DB Laterals

45x20

HS Inclines

320x10

DB laterals

50x30

HS Inclines

Dropset: (no rest til line)

320x10 (Constant tension ROM on these sets)
270x4
230x5
180x5

DB Laterals

50x20
50x20

DB laterals

Dropset: no rest til line

65x20
50x10
45x8
--------

Dropset again: (no rest)

65x13
50x8
45x5

KILL SHIT