Originally Posted by
peez
Hi Z,
first of all, welcome to the forum, I'm sure you'll get plenty of feedback from the folks who hang out here. With the book & posting here you are off to a great start.
1) you are too light. 175 at 6'2" is SKINNY. If you want to be strong, at that height, your weight should begin with a 2, eventually. Eat. Read Jordan Feigenbaum's "To be a beast". Re. Paleo: you need some carbs esp. on workout days ...
2) I'd give the plain novice LP a shot. Find your starting weights, try to increase weights every workout etc.. Eat. Sleep. Repeat. Once you have exhausted that you should think about advanced novice, HLM etc. Once those are exhausted, TM, 5/3/1, KUA etc could be right. As you are not 20 anymore, TM might be too much - it was for me at age 42 - or you might be able to handle it. I'm on a version of Wendler's 5/3/1 now and that's manageable.
3) Did I mention you should eat?
4) Very important: make sure your form is good. You can post technique form checks here (technique forum), or even better find a coach, a real SSC. Texas has a few good ones!
Good luck!