So, I’m a fickle bastard as it is. I have a hard time deciding where to eat dinner, let alone figuring out what direction to take my training. I’m finally to a point where I’m comfortable with my body, and have had a really difficult time convincing myself to bulk in fear of becoming fat again. On the other hand, this perpetual cut doesn’t quite align with my long-term goals either. I’ve settled on the fact that I’m no longer a raging drunk, and don’t binge-eat accordingly and I’ve been tracking my food intake for over a year, so it’s probably safe to experiment with a caloric surplus. I like the concept of slowly reintroducing calories into your diet to allow your metabolism time to adapt, and hopefully minimize fat gains. My estimated TEE is ~2800; I plan to reverse diet up to 3100. No carb cycling, no carb tapering, no bro-shakes at night… just food—50/30/20 (which I’m already finding it difficult to keep fats that low).
I posted most of my stats in another tread, but here are the log basics that I haven’t:
Goal 1: Gain 10lbs while finishing my deployment… let’s say 3-4 months.
Goal 2: Improve strength on big 3.
I’ve never maxed any lifts because idk, just haven’t. I finished HST program a month or so ago, which ended with 5RM, so I’ll use those.
Bench: 235x5
Squat: 240x5
Deadlift:275x2
I’ll be following PHAT with one caveat of alternating squats/RDL and deadlift/front squat every other week. I tried to squat and DL same day and it’s just no bueno for me. Hopefully I’ve got my quad:ham and push:pull ratios correct this time around, because I definitely think my hams have been neglected and are severely gimped because of it. They’re screaming right now from yesterday’s good mornings, which is a good start.
http://forum.simplyshredded.com/cached/62cba6687710efbeea6de274ac30b3a2.jpg
Since the silhouette monster highlights my lack of wings, let operation build-a-back commence.
I posted most of my stats in another tread, but here are the log basics that I haven’t:
Goal 1: Gain 10lbs while finishing my deployment… let’s say 3-4 months.
Goal 2: Improve strength on big 3.
I’ve never maxed any lifts because idk, just haven’t. I finished HST program a month or so ago, which ended with 5RM, so I’ll use those.
Bench: 235x5
Squat: 240x5
Deadlift:275x2
I’ll be following PHAT with one caveat of alternating squats/RDL and deadlift/front squat every other week. I tried to squat and DL same day and it’s just no bueno for me. Hopefully I’ve got my quad:ham and push:pull ratios correct this time around, because I definitely think my hams have been neglected and are severely gimped because of it. They’re screaming right now from yesterday’s good mornings, which is a good start.
http://forum.simplyshredded.com/cached/62cba6687710efbeea6de274ac30b3a2.jpg
Since the silhouette monster highlights my lack of wings, let operation build-a-back commence.