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  1. #1
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    Default Some help from you strong people

    Hey guys.

    So a little bit about me. Last December I was 5'8, 210 lbs and never worked out in my life. I got into Xfit and dieting and ended up at ~160 by July. I started working on strength shortly after but then got annihilated by a drunk driver one night and didn't work out for a bit. With all the meds I was on and starting medical school I dropped down to about 150 lb (not a good look).

    I screwed around in the gym for awhile with different ideas but dedicated to a SS-type program about 3 months ago. Now I was certainly NDTFP. My starting stats were:

    5'8
    160 lb
    Squat- 145 shitty form
    Bench- 100
    Press- 80
    DL- 190 shitty form

    Since I still had a belly and was a moron, I was following the SS paradigm on 2000 calories a day (without adequate protein) thinking I would magically get stronger and lean out at the same time. I was adding 5 lbs/lift/workout for about 10 weeks. Ended up at

    5'8 (wish you could work out height!)
    165
    Squat- 180, (reset once, fixed my form)
    Bench- 140
    Press- 105
    DL- 270, (Reset once, fixed my form)

    That last workout was so unbelievably heavy, I said fuck it... went to taco bell and did unholy things. For the last week and a half I have been eating about 2500-3000 calories a day + 1/2 GOMAD (so about 3700-4000 a day) with around ~200g of protein. I feel way better and shot up to 175. I know you guys advocate eat eat eat so I wanted to check if you think this is enough?

    Current stats (all PRs)
    175 lb
    Squat- 200
    Bench- 150
    Press- 115
    DL- 285

    Sorry for the long post.

    PS- I spent $60 on meat today.... felt awesome.
    PPS- I had to read the "clarification" article like three times, but I think it finally sunk in.


    EDIT: I forgot to mention that because i cant do PCs at my gym, I'm doing the PP variant with the chins. Currently I'm doing sets of ~6 with 10lbs added.
    Last edited by tiders; 01-25-2011 at 01:04 PM.

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    You added 20lbs to your squat in 1.5 weeks after previously maxing out after a reset... yeah, you've got your shit straight. Just don't get fat by eating stupid things. How old are you?

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    Good to hear. I'm a 22 year old dude.

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    You are in the absolute target demographic for this. Eat a lot of good food, get a lot of sleep, lift as detailed in SS, and watch your numbers go way up. I wish I knew how to squat when I was 22.

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