Cowboy's Switch the Darkside

[Btcowboy]

You can recover from it? Too many sets frys my ass

Yeah, on Meadows i was in the gym 5 days a week running the volume as above or more. My body just adapted to the amount of volume I was doing. I will admit one leg day was nuts... I had to stop before I finished it. Felt sick, out of sorts, couldn't get my wind, and felt like that for a few days. Since then no issues though.

We need to keep in mind I wont be running volume like that with the intensity of PL. Which I am happy to say starts Monday

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I can handle a ton of non big three lift volume too. I guess I can handle a pretty decent amount of big three volume too. Sheiko doesn't seem crazy to me like a lot think it is.

 

[Btcowboy]

I can handle a ton of non big three lift volume too. I guess I can handle a pretty decent amount of big three volume too. Sheiko doesn't seem crazy to me like a lot think it is.

I think most can handle volume. It is just getting through the first 3 to 4 weeks. In that time your body is saying what the fuck are you doing, then it succumbs to it as the norm and adapts. 531 is definately 180bthe other way lol

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I think most can handle volume. It is just getting through the first 3 to 4 weeks. In that time your body is saying what the fuck are you doing, then it succumbs to it as the norm and adapts. 531 is definately 180bthe other way lol

Lack of volume was my biggest complaint about 5/3/1. The BBB template was about the most volume that I remember.

I used to do a ton of calisthenics volume before I started lifting weights. Like 50x50 push ups in a day or 50x10 chin ups in a day. Might've permanently increased my work capacity or something.

 

[Btcowboy]

Lack of volume was my biggest complaint about 5/3/1. The BBB template was about the most volume that I remember.

I used to do a ton of calisthenics volume before I started lifting weights. Like 50x50 push ups in a day or 50x10 chin ups in a day. Might've permanently increased my work capacity or something.

Couldn't agree more, and i think after this 4 week block of hypertrophy and volume I may be looking for a change.

Weighed this am at 215.2 so gained a pound the last couple weeks, so the camp food did end up putting on weight, and explains some increase in weights at the gym. I nee to hit 200 soon so I can get back to eating and getting numbers up. Maybe since starting drol and var next week if I should cut cals a little harder

 

[KL8209]

I think most can handle volume. It is just getting through the first 3 to 4 weeks. In that time your body is saying what the fuck are you doing, then it succumbs to it as the norm and adapts. 531 is definately 180bthe other way lol

Lmao

 

[Worf]

I can handle a ton of non big three lift volume too. I guess I can handle a pretty decent amount of big three volume too. Sheiko doesn't seem crazy to me like a lot think it is.

I did pretty good with my volume block after I figured out what I could actually recover from

 

[Worf]

Lack of volume was my biggest complaint about 5/3/1. The BBB template was about the most volume that I remember.

I used to do a ton of calisthenics volume before I started lifting weights. Like 50x50 push ups in a day or 50x10 chin ups in a day. Might've permanently increased my work capacity or something.

Sounds like some Jailhouse Strong type shit

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I did pretty good with my volume block after I figured out what I could actually recover from

What do they call it, MRV? Max recoverable volume.

Sounds like some Jailhouse Strong type shit

Exactly. Had nothing else to do.

 

[Worf]

What do they call it, MRV? Max recoverable volume.



Exactly. Had nothing else to do.

Yup, MRV. I could handle about the same amount of sets in a session but train more frequently with less weight and slightly higher reps. Took me about a month to figure it out. I don’t think I could have made the small amount of progress I did without it.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Yeah, frequency and volume is where it's at for me at least. High intensity wrecks me.

 

[Btcowboy]

Looking for thoughts

I have the one week left of drol at 50mg/day then 5-6 weeks of var, depending on 50mg or 60mg a day.

I was thinking running both together for the first week or so

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Should be good for strength.

 

[Btcowboy]

Should be good for strength.

So 1 week 50mg drol plus 50mg var shouldn't be too bad on liver? Then var only for the next 5 weeks

 

[Perrin Aybara]

So 1 week 50mg drol plus 50mg var shouldn't be too bad on liver? Then var only for the next 5 weeks

I've done it before. The drol makes me feel like shit without or without the var. I have made it a few weeks on 50/50 before.

 

[Btcowboy]

I've done it before. The drol makes me feel like shit without or without the var. I have made it a few weeks on 50/50 before.

Nice will give it a go,

 

[Btcowboy]

Back to PL thank god.

Started 50mg Var and 50mg Drol split 2x a day. Enough drol for a week.

30 min fasted cardio

Triples week

Deadlift -havent deadlifted in a month
135x8
225x8
315x5
365x5
405x3
465x3
465x2

Standing EZ bar curls
50x15
70x15
80x15
90x9
70x10

Vbar pushdowns
50x25
70x15
90x6
70x10
60x10

All but the last double felt nice amd easy. I probably could have ground out a 3rd.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

This is why people shouldn't freak out about a deload. One month off and you haven't lost anything.

 

[Btcowboy]

This is why people shouldn't freak out about a deload. One month off and you haven't lost anything.

If anything I gained a little 475x1 is my single PR and I noticed a mistype should be 455 not 465 but still a rep PR

 

[NovaFlex]

This is why people shouldn't freak out about a deload. One month off and you haven't lost anything.

I look forward to deloads when I’m working heavy, lol.