Oh, important other info that I should log. Shooting for 4000 cals a day and 200 g protein, not going to track that closely for now though. Shooting for 8 hours sleep a day. Will log that more closely if a hit plateau. I do some bad food when I feel like I just need to slam a couple big macs to get my calorie count up, but also loads of fruits and veggies, creatine, milk. Concentrating on higher cal has given me significant muscle size gains in last few months using standard CF classes (from L to XL t-shirts, no change in waist), but very little strength gains.
Anyone out there have experience with SS linear progression starting from numbers like mine? I'm hoping I can add at least 200# to *strengthlifting* total before needing an intermediate program.
Btw, I see lots of CrossFatters get to somewhere near my numbers (except on bench) on standard CF programming, but very few get beyond that without a more focused strength cycle. There are some, but they are <1% genetic freaks with very good lifestyle factors.