Ok. 6’ 3" and 220 lbs., + or -. Is that skinny-fat? I have been this size for the past three and a half years whether I lift or not. Eat more, right? I can down 20 to 30 pieces of pizza regularly at buffets. Three foot longs at Subway, no problem. I move around a lot. I use to lay around more and that helped me swell up. I apparently have unlocked some metabolism secret. I did state some short term goals in my second post. I will add to them as I figure it out. Most of you are probably more techy than I am. I’d like this picture rotated and smaller, anyone?
The last log I started was great. I made two or three posts and then nothing. I must have achieved my goals way ahead of schedule. I’ve decided to start another one. I guess I’m looking for something to do.
Same stuff. Hit and miss lifting. I eat well, though. I’m almost forty years old and I want to turn back time, not like Cher, though.
When I’m not really “training” my body defaults to skinny legs and shoulders. Much like Kermit the Frog.
I asked my six year old daughter if “Daddy has a fat tummy?” She told me “No, it’s your butt that is fat.” I took that as a compliment.
I used to be kind of strong and almost very athletic.
I am trying to look more like a semi-beefy blue collar guy. How’s that for training science? My legs and “yoke” really let me down. Symmetry? No.
I’m a good month into a 20-reps squat program. I started at 225 lbs on the bar. It took me a week to commit. Yes, I am going deep. The next workout will be with 275 lbs. I’m doing this with two days of rest in between workouts. I can hit the first 10-12 reps of these pretty quickly. I think that this 20 rep thing is working to meat up my legs. Remember, my butt is fat in the eyes of a six year old. It’s just mid-quad down I’m concerned with. This is all high bar un-belted squatting. My stance is about shoulder width.
Prior to beginning to squat I deadlifted a little. Because it’s easier. I did 455x3 reps standing on two 45 lbs. plates and wearing my Redwing work boots. So it was a deficit deadlift of some inches, maybe five or six or more. The bar was right at the top of my boots.
Food:
Typically, in the past few weeks this is it-
pre-breakfast: some ricotta and a handful of raisins
breakfast: chicken leg quarter or six jumbo eggs and a bowl of oatmeal
mid-morning: chicken or a lot of peanut butter
lunch: garbage meat from a gas station
mid-afternoon: chicken or pb
dinner: Chicken and a carb, or six jumbo scrambled eggs with cheddar
nite-nite: cottage cheese and peanut butter
I am susceptible to eating ice cream, cookies, and a combo of pb, chocolate chips, and raisins. This is awesome if you haven’t tried it. Around workout time “almost” anything goes. I’ll usually cram some more ricotta in my mouth too.
Today I did this for a workout:
Some swings with 50 lbs. to warm the body. 50 reps
Hanging snatch grip high-pulls, sets of five up to 205 lbs. Then snatch high-pulls with 265 lbs. 5 sets of 1.
All this was just to loosen up and prep for Wednesday, squat day.
I will do more swings later for cardio. It’s too cold to go swing a hammer outside.
