Geigerb's training log

[Geigerb]

Male, 5'10, 23 years old, 288lbs.
First time lifting in a year or two. lifted yesterday to see what felt heavy, I am at.
SQ:185 3x5
Press:105 3x5
DL:205 1x5

BW:288

read the become a beast article in the nutrition form.Been eating 3500 calories for the past few days. its a little intimidating for me since I have always been big(and honestly its a bet of chore to get 300 grams of protein in). but I got faith its what's best in the long run.
see y'all tomorrow.

[carson]

Welcome. I don't think you need to gain weight. You may wish to check the nutrition section for advice.

[Geigerb]

Hi Carson, the form is where I got the 3500 number from... although I may have misunderstood him. the sticky at the top of the nutrition form said to read this To Be A Beast | Barbell Medicine
it seemed a good enough place to start. I used his graph. and kind of cut it down the middle between fat loss (11.43 Kcal/lb) and recomposition (12.62/lb). also 3500 was a nice round number in that rage, and I like round numbers...
12.62*288=3634.56
11.43*288=3291.84
I took it as a starting point.did I misread his recommendation? or miss the point entirely? any and all help/helpful critics are welcome.

[Agilic]

Welcome. Previous PR's?

Starting with 3500 sounds reasonable and then adjust accordingly based on your goals as well as what that # is doing to your bw.

[Geigerb]

bench:300ish
squat:405ish
don't remember doing much deadlifting back then...
that was back in school when I just did whatever the coach told me.but since that time I have had a football injury, surgery on said injury, got married and now am a desk jockey,so I am not surprised at how much strength I have lost.... time flies... now that I think about it.its been more like 4 or 5 years... just realized I am old lol

[Geigerb]

3/30/16
SQ:195 3x5 Felt good. all came up fast
Bench: 160 3x5 Felt heavy. got threw all sets. last rep of the last set was noticeably slower
DL:215 1x5 Felt good. came up fast.

BW:288

[Agilic]

Don't worry man, slow and steady and you'll be strong again in no time. Form videos are a great idea for you and others to critique, even if you've had the opportunity to work with a SSC in person.

[waistline warrior]

Don't forget that you will be adding muscle at the same time as losing fat. Your scale weight may stay the same for a while until those two lines intersect and weight starts to drop.

Welcome to the forum.

[Geigerb]

4/1/16
SQ:205 3x5 felt heavy, but came up fast.
Press:115 3x5 felt heavyish, completed all reps/set. have a clicking in my shoulders/elbows.
DL:220 1x5 felt good, came up fast.

BW:289

[Geigerb]

4/5/19

SQ:215 3x5 felt good, came up fast
Bench:170 3x5 felt heavy, went up surprisingly fast
DL:230 1x5 felt good, came up fast

BW: forgot to check