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Thread: Wasted Time "Cutting." Now What?

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    Default Wasted Time "Cutting." Now What?

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    I fucked up twice. First, ate way too sloppily and grew a gut. Then, ate way too little and stalled on everything.

    After wasting all that time "cutting," I'm 25YO male, 5'9", 195lb, at about 25% body fat (37-38" waist) stuck on basically every lift:
    Squat: 315x5, 320x4
    Deadlift: 345x5
    Press: 107.5x5, 115x2
    Bench Press: 162.5x5, 165x3
    Power Clean: 145x3

    Anyways, I'm currently awaiting a diagnosis for an injury, but once that's sorted out, how should I proceed? I'd ideally like to be 15-20% body fat, but I'm now in no rush to get there as my bigger issue right now is clearly still strength. What should I set my calories and macro targets at?

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    You fucked up because your deadlift is piss week and I am betting that squat is probably high.

    Which injury are you referring to? You skipped over the part where you got hurt.

    I would forget about your body fat until your deadlift is 440 x 5, bench press is 225+ for a set of 5, and you are pressing over 200 for a single. I notice you didn't list chin ups or pulldowns?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Santana View Post
    You fucked up because your deadlift is piss week and I am betting that squat is probably high.
    I'll record a squat form check.

    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Santana View Post
    Which injury are you referring to? You skipped over the part where you got hurt.
    I posted about it here: Slight Rotator Cuff Pain for Weeks. Doctor Needed?
    Based on the advice, I talked to my doctor and am awaiting an ultrasound.

    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Santana View Post
    I would forget about your body fat until your deadlift is 440 x 5, bench press is 225+ for a set of 5, and you are pressing over 200 for a single. I notice you didn't list chin ups or pulldowns?
    Okay, sounds good.

    I can do 3 chin ups.

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    Sounds like you have work to do.

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