Cowboy's Switch the Darkside

[Btcowboy]

Two white lights is good. You get three lights, white is good, red is bad. Two out of three or better is a good lift.

I got deeper on lighter weights looking like keep at it and practice, will try box squats too. Anything to get better at this.

 

[Btcowboy]

First this tendonitis is starting to get old. Gonna have to go get it dealt with I cant have arm issues like this with the fire dept.

Anyways
3 rep week
Deadlift intensity @TM way narrower stance now.
Barx8
135x8
225x8
255x3
295x3
325x3
365x1

OHP volume strict
Barx8
65x8
75x8
90x5x5

DB side laterals
15x10
20x10
25x10
25x5

Facepulls
50x15
60x15
70x15
80x15

Pulldowns
120x8
140x8
160x8
180x7

800mg ibuprofen ice and then heat both arms

 

[Perrin Aybara]

How does narrow stance feel?

 

[Btcowboy]

How does narrow stance feel?

It feels ok, I am half in the smooth with grip, with hook grip that where my thumb is. Felt different and think it will be better with practice. I did notice one thing slowing me up off the floor, I wasn’t taking the slack out first so up then dead stop then up, so need to work on that

 

[Worf]

@Btcowboy Are you taking anything for joints? Glucosamine, fish oil, topical magnesium, turmeric curcumin .

 

[Btcowboy]

@Btcowboy Are you taking anything for joints? Glucosamine, fish oil, topical magnesium, turmeric curcumin .

Short answer no.

 

[Worf]

Give some of that stuff a try

 

[Btcowboy]

@Btcowboy Are you taking anything for joints? Glucosamine, fish oil, topical magnesium, turmeric curcumin .

yup just reading about it all now. Dosages? What to look for as far as amount of ingredients? I am thinking try glucosamine and turmeric curcumin to start

 

[Worf]

turmeric curcumin - Google Search:

I bought this one. I take all the supplements I mentioned. Can’t tell if any one supp is doing more than the other but combined they help

 

[NovaFlex]

I love fish oil. I Take it every day. No idea if it helps or just placebo, lol. But o guess if it helps in my head, then it helps.

 

[Btcowboy]

Quick video narrower stance. Left foot looks way out there but its camera angle. Looks like I got sloppy on last rep dropping hips. Seemed very light to me only 90% of old TM before the 425 last week.

 

[NovaFlex]

Quick video narrower stance. Left foot looks way out there but its camera angle. Looks like I got sloppy on last rep dropping hips. Seemed very light to me only 90% of old TM before the 425 last week.

The lifts look good, except for what you mentioned: You didn’t pull the slack out first, which meant you weren’t as tight as you should / could have been, and it didn’t look like you were setting your lats cos your arms didn’t look tight before your pull. Unless I’m wrong on that part?

but nice pulls dude.

 

[Btcowboy]

The lifts look good, except for what you mentioned: You didn’t pull the slack out first, which meant you weren’t as tight as you should / could have been, and it didn’t look like you were setting your lats cos your arms didn’t look tight before your pull. Unless I’m wrong on that part?

but nice pulls dude.

I think a couple things with my deads. Keeping in mind this was pretty light, but speaking generally.

1. Struggle setting lats, using cue protect armpits.
2. Taking slack out before pulling
3. This lift in particular I got lazy on set up between sets probably due to weight feeling really light. A mindset change i need to make.

I also find closer to my maxes inset up better except maybe for lats.

 

[NovaFlex]

I think a couple things with my deads. Keeping in mind this was pretty light, but speaking generally.

1. Struggle setting lats, using cue protect armpits.
2. Taking slack out before pulling
3. This lift in particular I got lazy on set up between sets probably due to weight feeling really light. A mindset change i need to make.

I also find closer to my maxes inset up better except maybe for lats.

What worked for me was a tip from Pete Rubish— he said to grip the bar and turn your elbows outward, it 100% tightens your lats

 

[NovaFlex]

Also, the only way to get your setup to “stick” is to do it every. Time. No matter the weight. PA will probably say the same thing— always setup the exact same way and pull as if it’s max effort.

 

[Btcowboy]

What worked for me was a tip from Pete Rubish— he said to grip the bar and turn your elbows outward, it 100% tightens your lats

Turn out is opposite of protect arm pits no?

 

[Btcowboy]

Also, the only way to get your setup to “stick” is to do it every. Time. No matter the weight. PA will probably say the same thing— always setup the exact same way and pull as if it’s max effort.

Agree 100%

 

[NovaFlex]

Turn out is opposite of protect arm pits no?

Maybe I said that wrong. You want the inside crease of your elbow to be turning toward the bar. The “protect your armpit” never worked for me because I didn’t know WTF it meant, lol.

 

[NovaFlex]

I couldn’t find the video, so that’s the best I can do right now lol.

 

[Btcowboy]

I couldn’t find the video, so that’s the best I can do right now lol.

Explains it perfectly