Destined to suck...log

[ShortFuse]

Destined to grow...log

Been a member here forever, got deleted about 2 years ago (never posted or anything so it wasn't cuz I was bad lol)...

22, 6'2-3" - 205.1 lbs, been working out since I was 17 (now you can see where the title came from)

Anyways, I'm not dwelling on the past, nor do I care...just getting everything straight right now. Body fat is a decent number, can't say what it is, not 100% concerned about it I just know I am chubby.

I am down 8 lbs in 3 weeks, only been recording my foods on fitday for 2 weeks, so we'll say I've only been strict dieting for 2 weeks now. I do some cardio probably two days a week, 20-45 minutes depending on how I feel or if it is a workout day.

I just finished the 4th week of 5x5 (most recent weights):
squat 185x3, dead 185x5, bench 210x3, row 150x3...

Been taking thermorexin 6 caps per day for a week now, drinking green tea 1-2 times per day, taking multivitamin in the morning, b complex in the afternoon...amplify02-xt on monday/friday workouts... so here's the background, next post will have my typical diet from fitday.com and the following will have a few questions...

 

[ShortFuse]

Total: 1777
Fat: 67 34%
Carbs: 97 20%
Protein: 201 46%

^^ pretty typical macros for the past week...although most of the days are up to 2000 calories... but I haven't crossed the 20% threshold with carbs yet...typical day:

Breakfast: Quaker low sugar oatmeal, 4 egg whites,1 whole egg, ham, 100% whey in water (433 cal, 10g/30g/59g fat/carb/prot)

Can of Tuna, ANPB (280 cal, 17/6/23)

Planters south beach peanuts (170 cal, 15/6/5)

Tyson Chicken Breast, Carrots, Cherry Tomatoes (137, 3/8/21)

100% whey, anpb (330, 17/9/32)

Tyson Chicken, salad w/ little no fat ranch (don't know estimates on salad and too lazy to add up) so just chicken is (100, 2/0/20)

100% whey in water, 2 servings no fat cottage cheese (200, 1/10/38)

bed

Like I said, it varies a little...but this day would be 1709 (64/69/211)

Which the macros would be 35% fat, 14% carbs and 51% protein

This is definately an underestimate because there are other small things thrown, maybe another 100 calories worth. I know this is low, I'm increasing the volume starting today...

See any issues? (By the way, for now I am cutting...at least to 185-190 lbs...as long as it is pleasing to the eye I'll start bulking again)

 

[ShortFuse]

As I said, I am on week 4 of the 5x5, but my squat/dead #'s are pitiful...

I've been on the diet above (or very similar) for about 2 weeks now (don't know my #'s from the first week)...and I'm stuck at 185x5 for squat, which was my 5 rep max when I was 8 lbs heavier...Is it the diet? Should I just go with it, trying to increase on the 5x5 schedule, till I am done dieting?

Same goes with my dead...I don't know if it just my legs, but my dead should be at least 100-150 lbs heavier for my other weights? I can SLDL more than I can regular deadlift. I suppose it is just bad form...

*puts on flame cap*

 

[SgtSlaughter]

You're underweight from a weightlifting standpoint for your height.

IMO, if I was you... I'd stick to a clean maintenance calorie level diet, not as many shakes in the day, whole good foods (not processed), and focus on getting stronger... you'd lean out in time while adding muscle and getting stronger.

If you booze up every weekend... or a few nights a week... that would impair muscle gains greatly for most people.... just an FYI if you do.

I think us guys that are 6' + can pull SLDL more easily than conventional from what i've observed.... I'm not sure why.

I've recently started Sumo DL though, makes me get my ass down and use my legs more... you may want to give it a whirl, see if that helps.

 

[Kabeetz]

Bro..I don't care if you squat just the bar and deadlift just the bar.

You're gonna try your best and improve and drop the negativity. Stop knocking yourself so much and change the thread title. This is ridiculous. You can't feel so sorry for yourself. You're obviously trying to change yourself for the better so embrace the quest!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[dline]

Bro..I don't care if you squat just the bar and deadlift just the bar.

You're gonna try your best and improve and drop the negativity. Stop knocking yourself so much and change the thread title. This is ridiculous. You can't feel so sorry for yourself. You're obviously trying to change yourself for the better so embrace the quest!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

^^^^^^Word is born Brotha, stop dissin` yourself get pumped up and change what you dont like about yourself. Most importantly if you don;t like yourself now then what do you think an outer apperance is gonna do for you internally. Maybe help you infront of the mirror in the morning but dont be that guy. Confidence comes form within.


DLine

 

[ShortFuse]

Whoops, I forgot to mention that the thread title was a joke, my bad... I'm not actually that negative towards it, I always go in expecting to make gains...it never used to happen, but I'd still try my hardest and I'm actually making progress on the 5x5 now...

And I've already leaned out from weightlifting...happened a few years ago, but I still carry an amount of fat that I intend to remove..moreso now because I made the decision to. Much easier to lean than gain muscle, for me at least...I've had many ups and downs in weight/strength...I just figured if I post it up I'm going to be accountable for what I lift and what I eat.

It's not an excuse and I'll change the thread title if I have to lol...I just wanted some insight into why my deads/squats suck so much right now, or if it is because of my calories...


Oh and BTW..to prove I try, I came home and threw up after my workout lol! I didn't even make it inside my front door and BLEHHHH...may have had something to do with the thermorexin mixed with amplify haha

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Yes, usually your core lifts will go down on cutting diet.



Mixing stimulants like that probably isn't the smartest thing to do, btw.

 

[HiDnGoD]

IMO 1800 cals isn't enough to gain muscle for a guy over 6'-2".

 

[ShortFuse]

Hrm, so I intended to do cardio this morning before work, but it was just too damn cold at 7:30 in the morning...so I worked and then came home jogged to the gym (.5 miles), finished the workout from yesterday (barbell curls, weighted dips, tricep pulldowns), did the elliptical for 20 minutes and jogged back home...

I actually weighed 205.8 today...which is 0.7 lbs higher than what I weighed two days ago, and 1.7 lbs heaver than I weighed 5 days ago...Odd, maybe I need some changes in the diet or it is lbm gain (since I did improve on the 5x5)..I guess that's where bf measurements come in. I'm going to continue my diet and stick to my cardio routines for a few more days and see what happens. Today's food:

Breakfast: 100% whey, 5 egg whites, ANPB and a splash of soy protein with my whey
2: Planters peanuts
3: 2 servings chicken, carrots
4: 100% whey
5: (1 hour pre workout) 1.5 serving chicken, 1/2 can green beans
6: (immediately following workout) splash of soy in 100% whey with Jiff pb (ran out of anpb) shake
7: (45 minutes after workout) 1.5 serving whole wheat pasta with a can of 99% fat free chicken (only ingredients are chicken, water, and salt)

and I plan to have 2 servings cottage cheese and another serving of whey before bed

This will put me at 2149 calories, 66 fat, 106 carb, 286 protein (macros: 29/16/55)

Considering my carbs came from fat free cottage cheese, whole wheat pasta, and green beans primarily...I'd say these are ok?

Anyways, give me some feedback please...if my body weight stays the same/gains and I am getting stronger...I suppose I will maintain this diet as long as I am improving on the 5x5 as scheduled...which would be awesome...

I am probably still enough of a beginner (just don't look at the amount of years I've spent in the gym haha) that I may be able to gain mass and lose fat at the same time.

Also, who do I talk to about changing my thread title since you guys don't like it