Reply With QuoteWhat are your macro averages for the past week? It sounds to me that you aren't eating properly to facilitate adequate progress. a 260 @ 1 x 5 deadlift is ~100 lb too light for a 194 lb male.
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Diet advice
Hi Robert,
Im looking for some advice on my diet. I have been getting my lifts in on the SSLP but the one thing that has bothered me lately is my body and the way I look. I find that as I gain weight I am gaining just a bigger and bigger stomach and I'm not much of a fan of that. I understand that the program is about strength and not looks and I am also aware that I won't look like a model in my lifetime. I just feel like I'm getting fat. I am 33 year old male and have been running SSLP since February 2019. I am 5'10" and 194lbs. As for BF% I would say 30% or more. I eat roughly a 2500-3000 calories a day, I try to get in 170g of protein and unsure of the rest, carbs are higher and fat is possibly 60g or so. My current lifts are as follows:
Squat- 3x5-245lbs
Press- 3x5-107lbs
Deadlift-1x5-260lbs
Bench-3x5-160lbs
I was struggling with my lifts and was advised to get my body weight up to 200-215lbs. I have tried to reach this goal to get my lifts up but it seems like as I eat more and more and focus on my protein to help build muscle but I don't feel like I'm doing enough. I can be a picky eater and struggle to get my protein numbers in. I also work a job were eating for the job is hard to do and getting food in is tough when you don't have access to it. I drink milk when I can and I try to get in protein shakes to help get my numbers.
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What are your macro averages for the past week? It sounds to me that you aren't eating properly to facilitate adequate progress. a 260 @ 1 x 5 deadlift is ~100 lb too light for a 194 lb male.
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I'm sorry for the late response. I have figured these numbers out. I have been pretty bad about tracking lately and sick so I know I have slacked off but the averages are;
2041 Cals
190 Carbs
75 Fat
159 Protein
After doing these numbers I am sure I am under eating with my protein numbers. I also know that I struggle getting everything in and not sure what to do.
Starting Strength Coach
You are under eating period. Carbs are gonna need to be a lot higher than that. Double those for starters. Training will get easier.
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shoot for something like 380 carbs, 318 for protein, 150 fat or 380 carbs with 200 protein and keeping fat low?
Starting Strength Coach
The latter should work well.
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