I think that the following day was pretty good and today was a little high again.
I’ll keep giving it a try. Something is happening as you can see the weight loss, even if it is water. I am surprised that I’ve almost dropped.15 lbs in 6 days.
Yea dumping carbs down to near nothing will still deplete glycogen stores and water weight, but not enough to get you in Keto. I actually prefer to be low carb for a week prior to entering Keto. It makes it much easier. If you can, try to keep protein at 25% for a week.
If you need help with recipes or meals, I’ve got a few staples.
I’d appreciate some assistance. As you can see, I’ve been trying but I still have a few things to work out with the food choices.
The other thing that I am worried about is losing strength. I suspect that I will and I hope that my Starting Strength Gains don’t suffer too badly.
03/13/2018
This morning, I weighed in at 255 lbs.
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I hurt my back on Monday (12th).
That was great. I learned something new about my form on squat. I’ve been putting too much weight on my heels or on my toes. I put the weight on the middle of my foot and the bar was perfectly over midfoot the whole time. I guess it is the little things.
Squat 3 x 5 @ 145 lbs (new footing - Go up 10 lbs every squat until I have a hard time keeping the form straight)
OH 3 x 5 @ 115 lbs (new grip which works my right shoulder blade quite a bit but it felt great)
Deadlift 3 x 5 @ 205 lbs (I went down but this was incredibly easy)
Hopefully, in 8 - 13 weeks, I will be at my goals of DL/4 plates, Squat/3 plates, Bench/2 plates and a 25 lb
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03/18/2018
I’m about to break the 255 barrier (body weight)! I suspect that tomorrow morning or the morning after it will happen!
On a bad side note, I have a self diagnosed posterior labral tear in my right hip. I’ve had labral tears in both shoulders due to a car accident. This one seems minor in comparison (it isn’t a complete tear, just a small tear).
I was squatting with the weight in my heels instead of my middle foot (low bar squat). Lesson learned. I’ve reset my weights and I am going to do a quick progression from the new reset weights. I should be back to my weights in 1.5 months. I plan to hit a 315 lb squat by June.
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03/21/2018
I weighed in at 253.6 lbs this morning.
Reset due to lower back injury but I learn each time! Through failure comes knowledge.
Squat 3 x 5 @ 165 lbs
OH 3 x 5 @ 120 lbs
DL 1 x 5 @ 235 lbs
Doctor update: It looks like I just strained my lower back and it is pressing up against a nerve in my spine causing my right leg to hurt!
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4/19/2018
Squat 3 x 5 @ 225 lbs
OH 3 x 5 @ 135 lbs
DL 1 x 5 @ 295 lbs
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4/20/2018
Squat 3 x 5 @ 230 lbs
Bench 3 x 5 @ 220 lbs
PC 5 x 3 @ 160 lbs
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4/25/2018
Squat 3 x 5 @ 245 lbs
Bench 3 x 5 @ 237.5 lbs
Hang Snatch 3 x 3 @ 45 lbs (This was awesome. I miss these)
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4/30/2018
Squat 3 x 5 @ 255 lbs
Bench 3 x 5 @ 240 lbs
PC 3 x 5 @ 162.5 lbs
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05/05/2018
Squat 3 x 5 @ 265 lbs
Bench 3 x 5 @ 242.5 lbs
DL 1 x 5 @ 325 lbs
Curls 3 x 5 @ 70 lbs
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05/11/2018
Squat 3 x 5 @ 275 lbs
Press 3 x 5 @ 120 lbs
DL 1 x 5 @ 345 lbs ( I wrote my number down incorrectly last time. This was terribly difficult!)
Curls 3 x 5 @ 75 lbs
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