What did you do wrong?
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overweight from SS
I was stupid and ate way to much and now Iv'e doubled my bodyfat from 15% to 31% and I'm 18, 6 foot and 210. Can I continue SS with this large amount of flab? I love the strength but went about the diet incorrectly. I'm almost intermediate. any solutions? If not I'll throw it lyle's way.
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What did you do wrong?
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Disclaimer: What I am asking now is not sarcastic or pugnacious, I am trying to turn over a new leaf even before the New Year Resolution binge.
Please do tell us what you did wrong, because I suspect that if I do that which you'll describe, it will be right for me. I don't eat enough, and my strength sucks.
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If your 6ft and 210 you are not overweight. You could probably gain more and continue linear progression.
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I ate 7-8 grand of cals a day and it was mostly pure shit.
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6'0" 210 sounds fine. How are your lifts?
You 18-year-olds crack me up.
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I'm interested in your lifts, and how you know you're 31% bodyfat.
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Coach, I've seen this pattern a lot lately here, where people ask about injuries or some facts about their body and/or training and your answer always be 'how did you know/measure that'. I'm sure this was a result of being bitten a lot by people assuming certain "facts" about their conditions.Originally Posted by Mark Rippetoe
Maybe a post warning about how getting that fact is as important as the fact itself should be a sticky?
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I'm 6'1" and 224 and only doctors that live by the BMI think I'm fat.
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If you doubled your bodyfat to get to 31%/6'0/210lbs, then the mistake is blindingly obvious. It wasn't a matter of overeating - it was straight up undertraining.
It's probably also worth noting that an intermediate lifter is defined by their ability to adapt/recover, not their absolute strength level. Unless you've stalled out on linear progression numerous times you can't really tell whether or not you're "almost intermediate."
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