Cowboy's Switch the Darkside

[Btcowboy]

Triples

Bench 1st time on barbell in a month
Barx8
135x8
155x5
175x5
185x3
195x3
205x3x3

Strict OHP
45x12
65x10
85x8
105x5
115x5

Side laterals
15x15
20x10
25x10
30x6

Bent over rear laterals
15x20
20x15
25x10

Reverse pec Dec
75x12
85x12
100x10

Felt good and strong today.

 

[Btcowboy]

Triples week last day

30 mins fasted cardio all week so far

Triples arent the plan for squats though. Still working depth and keeping more upright for high bar. Basically next month or so will be working at lighter weights getting thenform down

Front Squat
Barx8
135x8
185x5
185x4x4
135x8
I wont front squat again too much on the delts will work on SSB going forward

Pulldowns
160x12
180x10
200x8
220x6
240x3

Seated row close grip
130x10
150x8
170x8
190x6

Dumbell shrugs 2 sec hold
65x12
75x12
90x12
100x10
110x8

 

[Btcowboy]

Weighed in this am and its up. I was about 2600 cals when I last calculated what I am eating (eating same now). I dropped a meal, cut most carbs from plan, and added cardio.

Thinking or hoping its water weight, I am a week in on 50mg drol with 50mg var. Also started back on creatine. I am out of drol end of day tomorrow so will be 5 more weeks of var.

I know I shouldn't worry about the scale but do. I guess see what next week looks like

 

[Silentlemon1011]

Weighed in this am and its up. I was about 2600 cals when I last calculated what I am eating (eating same now). I dropped a meal, cut most carbs from plan, and added cardio.

Thinking or hoping its water weight, I am a week in on 50mg drol with 50mg var. Also started back on creatine. I am out of drol end of day tomorrow so will be 5 more weeks of var.

I know I shouldn't worry about the scale but do. I guess see what next week looks like

Fuck the scale.

I look to the mirror for progress.

if the weight goes up, but I look better... thsts a win

 

[Btcowboy]

Fuck the scale.

I look to the mirror for progress.

if the weight goes up, but I look better... thsts a win

Thanks brother and I agree.

I have been having a recurring thought lately.
1. Fuck this cutting BS
2. I am never gonna be body beautiful. Mainly because I was a fat fuck for so long, short of surgery I will never be perfectly happy.
3. Just be happy to look good in my head (clothes on lol) and strong as fuck

 

[Silentlemon1011]

Thanks brother and I agree.

I have been having a recurring thought lately.
1. Fuck this cutting BS
2. I am never gonna be body beautiful. Mainly because I was a fat fuck for so long, short of surgery I will never be perfectly happy.
3. Just be happy to look good in my head (clothes on lol) and strong as fuck

Thsts it,
Look better than most
Lift heavier than almost all.
All good.
Unless your Larry Wheels.

He can do it all lol

 

[Btcowboy]

Thsts it,
Look better than most
Lift heavier than almost all.
All good.
Unless your Larry Wheels.

He can do it all lol

Yes he can lol

 

[Btcowboy]

Thsts it,
Look better than most
Lift heavier than almost all.
All good.
Unless your Larry Wheels.

He can do it all lol

To add, in clothes I get comments all the time about how I look. Even at the gym hiw my back is getting wider and thicker, my arms are getting bigger, shit I just broke the 17 inch mark finally lol

 

[Silentlemon1011]

To add, in clothes I get comments all the time about how I look. Even at the gym hiw my back is getting wider and thicker, my arms are getting bigger, shit I just broke the 17 inch mark finally lol

That's a big day bro,

I broke it for the second time as well.
I'm wanting to end this cycle at 18.5 (Currently 17.5)
Pretty doable, considering ive neglected my biceps for 6 months straight lol.

Yeah man,
If you're getting compliments, you're doing something right, just keep that up and dont worry about the minutia.

 

[Btcowboy]

That's a big day bro,

I broke it for the second time as well.
I'm wanting to end this cycle at 18.5 (Currently 17.5)
Pretty doable, considering ive neglected my biceps for 6 months straight lol.

Yeah man,
If you're getting compliments, you're doing something right, just keep that up and dont worry about the minutia.

Haha thanks bro and congrats on the arm size... 18.5 would be wicked

 

[Silentlemon1011]

Haha thanks bro and congrats on the arm size... 18.5 would be wicked

To be honest
I'm a little flabby right now lol.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

This MK 677 and creatine has me looking a lot softer right now. Plus been eating more carbs and been off blast since October. Part of me objects, but my lifts are going really well for a cruise and that keeps me happy.

 

[Btcowboy]

This MK 677 and creatine has me looking a lot softer right now. Plus been eating more carbs and been off blast since October. Part of me objects, but my lifts are going really well for a cruise and that keeps me happy.

I think I have a hard time letting go of the number on the scale, partly because of being so fat and getting rid of about 135lbs. I love getting stronger amd bigger if it happens and that's the conflict I have. I guess maybe in a way on BB routines all work outs are semi cardio compared to PL so maybe I underestimated how hard this cut would be.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

If you're wanting to cut you're gonna have to temporarily let go of your numbers. It's pretty hard to have it both ways. They bounce right back seriously though. Like for me I benched 400+ in October, by December during my cut 335lbs was almost max effort, now in February 335lbs feels like nothing again. It's a huge, huge mindfuck at the time when your maxing on your regular warmup weight and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't ego crushing, but such is life.

 

[Btcowboy]

If you're wanting to cut you're gonna have to temporarily let go of your numbers. It's pretty hard to have it both ways. They bounce right back seriously though. Like for me I benched 400+ in October, by December during my cut 335lbs was almost max effort, now in February 335lbs feels like nothing again. It's a huge, huge mindfuck at the time when your maxing on your regular warmup weight and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't ego crushing, but such is life.

Cutting has always been fairly easy for me. Last cut went from 227 to 202 no issues. This should be about the same. The only differences is running orals on it, and powerlifting as opposed to bodybuilding. But in saying that I also know I am struggling letting the numbers drop, they really havent all that much, DL is up, bench is fairly static, squat has come down but thats more me wanting to fix form

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Cutting has always been fairly easy for me. Last cut went from 227 to 202 no issues. This should be about the same. The only differences is running orals on it, and powerlifting as opposed to bodybuilding. But in saying that I also know I am struggling letting the numbers drop, they really havent all that much, DL is up, bench is fairly static, squat has come down but thats more me wanting to fix form

To me cutting is easier physically and harder mentally. Easier because I don't stuff my face constantly even to maintain weight. Harder because my lifts immediately suffer immensely. Bulking is harder physically because every meal I'm eating well beyond being full to the point of puking. Easier mentally because my lifts go up.

 

[NovaFlex]

To add, in clothes I get comments all the time about how I look. Even at the gym hiw my back is getting wider and thicker, my arms are getting bigger, shit I just broke the 17 inch mark finally lol

I’m under the same mentality, man...Even if I got to like 200lbs, I’d never take my shirt off except to swim—so why worry about it? I’ve been fat for way too long for my body to look “good”...If I can cut down to a healthy BF, and look jacked in clothes, while being strong AF, then I’m happy.

 

[NovaFlex]

To me cutting is easier physically and harder mentally. Easier because I don't stuff my face constantly even to maintain weight. Harder because my lifts immediately suffer immensely. Bulking is harder physically because every meal I'm eating well beyond being full to the point of puking. Easier mentally because my lifts go up.

As long as I’ve been in the gym, it’s always been an up and down thing, trying to cut...Bulking would be easy as hell for me, and I know I can put on some mass if I can just get rid of the extra fat first.

 

[Worf]

I’m under the same mentality, man...Even if I got to like 200lbs, I’d never take my shirt off except to swim—so why worry about it? I’ve been fat for way too long for my body to look “good”...If I can cut down to a healthy BF, and look jacked in clothes, while being strong AF, then I’m happy.

Personally I’m only willing to drop weight as long as my strength is still improving or at worst stalled out

 

[Btcowboy]

So switched to Sheiko today.
30 min fasted cardio


Bench
135x8
160x4
185x3
200x5x3

Squat highbar
135x8
185x5
225x5
255x5x5

Bench
135x6
160x6
175x4x6

Dumbell flies
40x4x6

Fucking love it