Cowboy's Switch the Darkside

[Worf]

Here’s a good study on training frequency. Volume is constant as is intensity. IMO it’s an excellent study as the sample group was collegiate powerlifters and had a solid training history. The result slightly favorable towards training the lift more frequently. The issue I see with the study is it doesn’t account for the ability to increase intensity when training a lift less frequently. sure you can hit a lift 2-3x per week but can a trainee work at or above 90% at any given point during a week where they are squatting or benching the very next day or even eod.

New training frequency study: 3x vs. 6x

 

[Btcowboy]

Busy week damn....,

weight 217.6 so down another 1.4lbs since starting fasted cardio. Honestly right now with Xmas and wife’s baking just trying to minimize damage lol.

giving delts a rest, pinned right quad this am and so far so good, knock on wood.

back to it tomorrow

 

[Btcowboy]

Triples week

30 min fasted LISS cardio

Deadlifts
Barx8
135x8
225x5
285x3
315x3
335x3
355x3
375x3

Preacher Curls
40x12
70x12
80x12
90x8

Over head dumbell tricep extensions
50x12
60x12
70x10
80x8

The bar I used for deads seemed heavier than 45lbs dunno

 

[Worf]

Some of the stiff bars are 55 lbs. bar diameter is slightly larger and the collars are bigger, easiest way to tell.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Some of the stiff bars are 55 lbs. bar diameter is slightly larger and the collars are bigger, easiest way to tell.

And they just feel heavier because they're stiff.

 

[Btcowboy]

Some of the stiff bars are 55 lbs. bar diameter is slightly larger and the collars are bigger, easiest way to tell.

Well grabbing it out of the rack seemed heavier. All the lifts felt heavier than they should. I didnt notice much flex but not that the weight was super heavy... used same collars as always and didnt seem any thicker.

Maybe just me

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Is it just me that has favorite bars at the gym that I try to seek out and use every time if possible?

 

[Btcowboy]

Is it just me that has favorite bars at the gym that I try to seek out and use every time if possible?

Nope me too... my gym has 1 I prefer for deads another for squats. Bench is usually the same bar

 

[Cityofgrit]

Is it just me that has favorite bars at the gym that I try to seek out and use every time if possible?

My gym has one of those blue Rogue deadlifting bars that flex really well. The knurling is pristine still as well. That's the bar I go to for deadlifting. There's only one though

 

[Perrin Aybara]

My gym has one of those blue Rogue deadlifting bars that flex really well. The knurling is pristine still as well. That's the bar I go to for deadlifting. There's only one though

Never used, but comparable to a Texas bar I hear.

 

[Cityofgrit]

Never used, but comparable to a Texas bar I hear.

What's a Texas bar like? I've never used one

 

[Perrin Aybara]

What's a Texas bar like? I've never used one

I think specs wise the big name deadlift bars are similar like Okie, Rogue, and Texas. Slightly smaller diameter, longer length, and more aggressive knurling. Supposedly a Texas bar has the most whip and is the official deadlift bar of the USPA. I posted some comparison pics of the bend of my Texas bar compared to a stiff gym bar with similar weights, but not sure exactly where or when.

 

[Cityofgrit]

I think specs wise the big name deadlift bars are similar like Okie, Rogue, and Texas. Slightly smaller diameter, longer length, and more aggressive knurling. Supposedly a Texas bar has the most whip and is the official deadlift bar of the USPA. I posted some comparison pics of the bend of my Texas bar compared to a stiff gym bar with similar weights, but not sure exactly where or when.

I can definitely tell the difference between the Rogue bar and a stiff Olympic bar. It's night and day.

 

[Btcowboy]

I can definitely tell the difference between the Rogue bar and a stiff Olympic bar. It's night and day.

Ha maybe that's why the bar yesterday felt heavy off the floor no flex... but it did seem heavy out of the rack...

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I can definitely tell the difference between the Rogue bar and a stiff Olympic bar. It's night and day.

The more weight the more difference, too. If you take your time you can get into a better position by pulling the bar before the plates leave the ground.

I dug through my old videos and got some screenshots with similar weights and the flex of the bars right as the plates leave the ground.



^ 650lbs on a stiff bar



^ 655lbs on a Texas Deadlift bar

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Hard to really say exactly how much flex you get without measuring somehow, but I can tell you for sure even fractions of an inch make a difference and it's more than just a fraction.

 

[Btcowboy]

Hard to really say exactly how much flex you get without measuring somehow, but I can tell you for sure even fractions of an inch make a difference and it's more than just a fraction.

I am gonna have to look harder at their bars.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I am gonna have to look harder at their bars.

They'll be marked on the ends with their brand logos.

 

[Btcowboy]

They'll be marked on the ends with their brand logos.

I tried one day but some have nothing in them

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I tried one day but some have nothing in them

No, the generic ones at my gym are blank on the ends, too. The name brand deadlift bars would have the logos on the ends though.