Update:
Gonna start with measurements:
Ignore the body fat estimate. I have no idea how accurate it is.
This new job has me extremely active. It’s just delivering pizzas, but I’m constantly in and out, walking everywhere, walking up stairs, sweating and everything else. As a consequence I haven’t really been eating as much either. I still eat about 4-5 times a day but they aren’t as big as they 0once were. In the morning I get around 160-190 grams of protein. And about 2 hours before training I surge a giant bit of carbs for energy. Roughly 250. I’ve upped fats to around 70-100, just to give me some form of steady energy throughout the day.
I’ve been complaining about my lifts, but I have no idea what for when I actually look back at my logs. Although I’ll stagnate sometimes, I’ll come back with 30 extra pounds on a PR every odd rotation or something like that. Mainly concerning squatting and deadlifting. I’ll give my bench a rest because I’m surprised it’s held up despite how randomly I train it sometimes. I’m not going to fight my body or force it to do anything because I realize how active I’ve become and how much I don’t take naps anymore. I’m in between 2,700-2,900 calories but I may or may not have to add something to it, because even with that amount I’m still tired. Not sleepy tired, just need more food tired.
I’ve lost about 5-6lbs already just from work. I’m between 204-205 in the mornings in the span of three weeks. Which is good, but I’m not going to rush anything. I’d say give it maybe 2-3 more months until I see myself in 190 territory again.
My main focus is now strength retention. If I can squeeze out a decent climb in numbers even better. Once this semester is over I’ll kick it into gear and start registering for a meet. By then I’ll have upmost faith in the numbers I choose. If I can run 5/3/1 with the numbers I’ve been working on, at least three more times and hit maybe 4-5 extra reps on anything concerning that day I’ll be good.
Food wise, nothing fancy. All liquid in the morning, solid food before training, and liquid around 8-9pm. Fancied putting ginger in everything now because my mom keeps making everything with it.
I’m not sure exactly what I’ve done to my hips. They’re feeling good at the moment, but I’m just remembering all the issues I’ve had with them. They’re fairly mobile. Not really right, but sciatic nerve on both sides is always irritated. It’s not unbearable or horrible in any way, but it’s noticeable. Heat helps, mobility work helps, icing it does not help. My back is okay. My knees however hurt. Off to the side now. At first it was in the middle just behind the patella, but that’s from squatting without sleeves for the first year of my training when going heavy. Now it’s agitated from deadlifting. In such a way where I rotate my leg at the hinge from my knee on down going outwards. Most likely just me needing to brace better and fix my footing. Still hurts though.
Other than that I’ve just been working the kinks out on some of my lifts because i want to.
