Originally Posted by
tlifter
I'm almost 29, 5'8, I started at a bw of 180 now I'm 175. Before the year off from lifting I was 196 and my strongest but I want to lose some fat before bulking again. I'm following the diet Jim Wendler describes in 5/3/1 2nd edition. Drink a protein shake before meals and then eat some protein, carbs, and fruits/vegetables until you are satisfied so protein isn't the problem but I know trying to lose weight and get stronger is an uphill climb but when you are lifting beginner weights its something you can get away with a little. My weight has been fluctuating weirdly this week. I started with everything too light because I wanted to reinforce proper form and I know the weight will come, but I'm not new to the lifts except for the power clean. I've been lifting for years but I took a year off because my job gave me no time to lift. I was getting 3 hours of sleep a night. My starting weights were squat 85x5 but I was going ATG. I deep squat because I competed once and want to compete again. Now my squat is deep but not ATG. Last night I did 205 3x5. I told you I started too light. My bench press started 65x5 and last night I did 95 3x5. I haven't missed any reps yet but I'm starting to feel the weight which is good. My overhead press started at 55x5 and I have missed reps but gotten stronger each time at 80lbs twice. I noticed I had been letting the barbell sort of fall on my chest on the bench press and overhead press so this week I focused on slowing it down but not doing a 3 count or anything like that. As I get more reaquainted with both, I will speed it up so I'm in control but going faster down. My deadlift started at 115x5 which since deadlifting was the hardest lift to learn for me, I thought I would need a lot of time to relearn that but actually form came back very quickly so last night I pulled 245x5. I take 3mins between sets but last week and this week I have sometimes felt like I need to take 5mins on the squat. I know 3-5 is the norm.