Switching to HLM from LP, reduce the waist.

[Tate1981]

Hey Rob,

So, I am currently about to wrap up a 12 week LP. I have been consuming around around 3,200cals on LP. My lifts have progressed, maybe not as much as some of the LP stories you see around here but given my age 38yr old and a busy life with work and family outside of the gym, I think now's the time for a proramming change to better manage recovery.

Squat 100kg 3x5 - 130kg 1x5
Deadlift 125kg 1x5 - 165kg 1x3
Bench 70kg 3x5 - 100kg 1x1 + 95kg 5x3
Press 40kg 3x5 - 62kg 1x1 + 55kg 5x3
Chins bodyweight 10,8, 7
Chins weighted 3x5 +12kg added

I started out about 195lb 20-25% bf 40" waist, I am now 199lb feel a little leaner but on some days my waist appears to be 41" others right around 40". My goal now going into HLM is to lean out slowly and bring waist down. I was upto 350g Carbs in the last weeks of LP so would pulling out 50g/200cals carbs away be a good move if i want to keep strength gains coming, albeit weekly?

Appreciate any adivce/feedback

Thanks

[Robert Santana]

Thanks for posting. Your numbers are actually not too bad for a LP and I think you did just fine for your situation. Dropping to 300 g carbohydrate is a good start. How much fat are you taking in?

[Tate1981]

Thanks Rob. I currently take in around 85g of fat coming from whole eggs at breakfast, olive oil for cooking. Ive been hitting around 250P/350/85F.

[Robert Santana]

That's fine for now, pull some carbohydrates, see what that does, if you stick again, pull some fat and take it down to 60 g. The more carbohydrates you can lose on the less it will kill your training.

[Tate1981]

Ok mate. Thanks. Pulling fat should be easy. I just switch 6 whole scrambled eggs at breakfast to 3 whole, 3 whites.

[Tate1981]

I may not yet even need to pull out anything as i plan to incorporate two 20min prowler sessions at the end of Mon and Fri workout so the HIIT might bring fat down at my given cals. Time will tell.

[Robert Santana]

Even better man!