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OK, this one's a little complicated...
My weight and strength gains are stalled completely. I've had body recomposition since altering my diet and beginning to lift 8 weeks ago, but virtually no weight gain.
I'm 31, 150lbs and 6'2" i.e. what we would call a long streak of pelican sh*t in Australia. I consume an average of 3.5-4K cals/day. Lift full body EOD, with emphasis on bench, deadlifts, dumbell flyes, cable rows, shoulder presses, and lat pull-down. I'm considering going to a split routine:
upper, lower, upper, lower, rest, full body, rest
This is where it gets hard.
I have crohn's disease. Complex carbs and dietary fibre are difficult for me to eat in significant quantities. I lose some blood through my intestines, hence mild anemia. I have also required long term corticosteroid treatment many times over the last fifteen years, with two bowel resections. The corticosteroid treatment has had a profound catabolic effect on my lean mass and significant reduction is bone density => osteoporosis. My body fat is around 5%. My crohn's is reasonably stable and I am taking no meds, just a B vitamin mix.
Also, my spine was injured during a surgery when I was seventeen, resulting in significant peripheral neuropathy in my left leg. This means reduced flexibility and strength in that leg, making squats very difficult.
I also currently live in the US, where AAS can only be used for HIV induced wasting, not crohn's, ulcerative colitis, osteoporosis, prednisone induced wasting, etc...
I would really like to hit 180-185lbs. It would be brilliant if I could do that over the course of one year. Unfortunately, whatever I'm doing isn't working well, the last 8 weeks I've managed maybe a pound.
I've been using a calorie counting website to carefully monitor my diet, and I have always spread my meals out throughout the day to reduce pain associated with large meals.
This is what I ate yesterday, and is very similar to all days.
meal 1:
whole wheat seeded toast
3 scrambled eggs
1 cup kefir
meal 2:
50 gm whey
1.5 cup 2% milk
2 tbsp ANPB
1 tsp honey
snack:
1 banana
10 dried prunes
meal 3:
chicken sandwich w/ whole wheat seeded bread
leek/potato soup w/ cream
meal 4:
50 gm whey
1.5 cup 2% milk
2 tbsp ANPB
1 tsp honey
snack:
1 apple
meal 4:
chicken sausage w/ roast potatoes
meal 5:
mahi mahi fillet
asparagus risotto
mixed salad
meal 6:
50 gm whey
1.5 cup 2% milk
2 tbsp ANPB
1 tsp honey
I need some serious input on how to modify diet, training routine and/or supplements. If I can get my training and diet spot on, I'm really hoping I can reach my goal naturally despite the medical issues. At some point, I may consider getting a hormone panel to see if I can qualify for delatestryl or the like.
So please give me all the advice and help possible!
My weight and strength gains are stalled completely. I've had body recomposition since altering my diet and beginning to lift 8 weeks ago, but virtually no weight gain.
I'm 31, 150lbs and 6'2" i.e. what we would call a long streak of pelican sh*t in Australia. I consume an average of 3.5-4K cals/day. Lift full body EOD, with emphasis on bench, deadlifts, dumbell flyes, cable rows, shoulder presses, and lat pull-down. I'm considering going to a split routine:
upper, lower, upper, lower, rest, full body, rest
This is where it gets hard.
I have crohn's disease. Complex carbs and dietary fibre are difficult for me to eat in significant quantities. I lose some blood through my intestines, hence mild anemia. I have also required long term corticosteroid treatment many times over the last fifteen years, with two bowel resections. The corticosteroid treatment has had a profound catabolic effect on my lean mass and significant reduction is bone density => osteoporosis. My body fat is around 5%. My crohn's is reasonably stable and I am taking no meds, just a B vitamin mix.
Also, my spine was injured during a surgery when I was seventeen, resulting in significant peripheral neuropathy in my left leg. This means reduced flexibility and strength in that leg, making squats very difficult.
I also currently live in the US, where AAS can only be used for HIV induced wasting, not crohn's, ulcerative colitis, osteoporosis, prednisone induced wasting, etc...
I would really like to hit 180-185lbs. It would be brilliant if I could do that over the course of one year. Unfortunately, whatever I'm doing isn't working well, the last 8 weeks I've managed maybe a pound.
I've been using a calorie counting website to carefully monitor my diet, and I have always spread my meals out throughout the day to reduce pain associated with large meals.
This is what I ate yesterday, and is very similar to all days.
meal 1:
whole wheat seeded toast
3 scrambled eggs
1 cup kefir
meal 2:
50 gm whey
1.5 cup 2% milk
2 tbsp ANPB
1 tsp honey
snack:
1 banana
10 dried prunes
meal 3:
chicken sandwich w/ whole wheat seeded bread
leek/potato soup w/ cream
meal 4:
50 gm whey
1.5 cup 2% milk
2 tbsp ANPB
1 tsp honey
snack:
1 apple
meal 4:
chicken sausage w/ roast potatoes
meal 5:
mahi mahi fillet
asparagus risotto
mixed salad
meal 6:
50 gm whey
1.5 cup 2% milk
2 tbsp ANPB
1 tsp honey
I need some serious input on how to modify diet, training routine and/or supplements. If I can get my training and diet spot on, I'm really hoping I can reach my goal naturally despite the medical issues. At some point, I may consider getting a hormone panel to see if I can qualify for delatestryl or the like.
So please give me all the advice and help possible!
