After getting a little mixed up and reading the Lean Beast schedule rather than Huge Beast I thought I was lined up for a Beast Cardio workout. My legs are still burned out from Tuesday’s leg session so finding out that Shoulders was on the cards was a welcome relief. This workout introduced a couple of new exercise to me. The EZ Bar Underhand Press, basically a barbell shoulder press with palms facing inwards and the amusingly named Sagi Six Way. The latter involves doing a seated lateral raise then at the top of the motion moving the weights forward until they’re in front of your face, then from there you lift them, straight arm, to a vertical position. Then you do it all in reverse for 1 rep in total. It’s a killer and an amazing way to finish off all three heads of the shoulder. I loved this workout, just like the others it’s focussed on the combination of single, super, giant and drop sets which totally exhaust the whole shoulder girdle and traps. All-in-all it felt supremely effective. Tomorrow is cardio, having had a quick look at the workout to see what was coming it looks like P90X plyometrics crossed with Insanity Plyo Cardio Circuit….with weights!
Day 3 Body Beast – Build/Bis
I woke up this morning fired up and looking forward to this one. Then events of the morning took an emotional toll leaving me listless and tired. After some encouragement from Team Immortal and a scoop and a half of Jack3d I got stuck in. It’s amazing how physical exertion can help you clear your mind, at least for a while, as you pour your energy into slinging some heavy metal around. So, what of the workout? Here’s that word again. Intense. There is no let up, it just keeps coming at you. Also, another humbling experience as you transition from back into bicep exercises you do 3 sets of 30 second close grip chin-ups. On the final set I managed 1 unassisted chin-up. 1! I’ll say that again, 1. Bonkers. Then it’s into a progression of single sets with a drop set for each final set of 8. The killer here for me is 1,1,2 hammer curls. That’s a left arm hammer curl, a right arm hammer curl, then both arms together. That counts for 1 rep. The progression is 15, 12, 8, 8. By my reckoning that’s 129 curls. No wonder my arms felt like they were ready to explode. Then you polish the lot off with 4 sets of EZ Curls. Afterwards I felt awesome, arms and back were incredibly pumped and mentally I felt clearer. It’s cardio and beast abs tomorrow. Not sure exactly what to expect, except I’m sure there’ll be more heavy metal…
Body Beast – Beginning the Journey
As those of you in the Team Immortal Facebook group know, I begun my Body Beast journey this week, perhaps not surprisingly I’ve decided on ‘Huge Beast’ rather than ‘Lean Beast’. My first day of the programme was Monday 23rd July meaning, if I run to schedule, I will finish on 21st October. My aim for this workout, as you might expect, is to add lean muscle mass. The programme claims you can add 10lbs so that’s what I’m shooting for since his lines up with the key reason why I workout which is, as I get older, for as long as I possibly can, I want to get stronger. Whether it be lifting heavier, cycling or running further or walking longer I want to challenge the ageing process. My current age is 35. Some facts and figures: My starting weight is 12st 10lb (178lb) Body Fat Percentage (according to warrior callipers) is 8.6% Lean Body Mass = 162lb I’ll be keeping a keen eye on these figures as I progress. I might even post some pictures at some point. The first phase or block of Body Beast is Build. This is 3 weeks of 6 days on, 1 day off. Before receiving the programme I’d run through some of the workouts via worksheets in order to understand the progressions and movements and I’m glad I did because during the workout you get very little time to think. So, by way of a quick catch up, here’s a quick synopsis of the two workouts I’ve done so far: Build-Chest/Tris This workout introduces what appears to be a recurring theme in the programme – Dynamic Set Training (trademarked by BeachBody) This involves a progression of single [...]
