Originally Posted by
CamLeslie
Hey man, nice log. Pretty detailed. I was basically in your situation about a year ago. 5'10", 240ish, 500 squat, 300 bench, 500 deadlift in competition but my knees and elbows hurt all the time and eventually got pretty burned out/sick of lifting/tired of being so fat that it made moving difficult. I don't usually chime in on people stuff but I saw the HLM by Andy Baker and I wanted to let you know that I think that is a step in the right direction. The guy really knows what he is talking about when it comes to lifting and programming for people who aren't Superman and have jobs/lives. He is also pretty accessible to ask questions and his youtube channel is gold.
Heres what I did to kind of change things up and get back to feeling better:
1. Get the weight off (down to 205 now), ; this has basically eliminated knee pain, mine was between the shin and knee, probably from not squatting deep enough consistently because I was more concerned with numbers than form. That plus the extra 35lbs I was carrying around... I just used Avatar Nutrition, does the macros for you, 10 bucks a month or something like that. No need to overthink. My lifts have dropped some but I think when I hit the turn around and start adding weight again slowly they will come back, 512 squat @ 242 vs 415 squat @ 205, 309 bench @ 242 vs 285 @205... etc.
2. Signed up for Baker Barbell Club and let Andy do the programming for awhile. This has been nice because of the other guys doing it, some stronger, some weaker but all real people with real lives.
3. I switched from LBBS to a High Bar Back Squat, blasphemous on here I know, but man my elbows feel better.
Hopefully some of that helps. Keep up the good work. I tell myself all the time, its a journey not a sprint.