Originally Posted by
bikesandcars
I follow your posts with interest. I think part of the "heat" is that you came out of left field with really long excited posts about a completely different way of eating and recovering than the norm. Also you tend to interject a lot of scientific words and sometimes say things that don't make sense like talking about "different kinds of electrons".
Rip, the coaches, and the experienced folks here are very good at making people strong with methods they have proved over the years, there is hundreds of years of combined professional training experience here. That said, you are you and there are always outliers and different ways of doing things. I think the best thing to do is what you are doing here, documenting your training and your results.
You have pretty solid strength numbers for your age / bodyweight. A big part of this kind of training is motivation and putting the effort in. You seem to be channeling your passion for your lifestyle into lifting motivation which I believe is a huge part of your overall success. In other words, you found a eating method / lifestyle that works for you and you have simply decided that you are going to make it work for strength.
Keep up the good work. Carbs are always there if you need them. I'm curious about how your method impacts biological markers like HDL/LDL cholesterol, testosterone, cortisol, insulin, etc., ever had bloodwork done?