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Hi everyone!
« on: January 07, 2012, 07:57:30 AM »
Hi guys, nice to meet all of you.

I set a goal for this year of 2x BW Deadlift, 1.75x BW Squat for sets across, 1.25 Bench for sets across, and 1x BW Press while maintaining my bodyweight.  It would be nice if I could lean out a bit too.

I would really appreciate any insight or suggestions on nutrition from any of you guys.

Current stats:

Weight: 6' 205 lbs, BF% roughly 23%.  I don't want this to get any higher.

I have quite a ways to go on the upper body lifts, especially press. I'm pretty sure I can hit the lower body lifts.

Some things that I have to deal with:

1) freakishly long arms and short torso - at 6' I have a 6'4 wingspan and wear a size 34 length pair of Levis

2) Grip issue with right hand - had a major accident a few years ago and had a tendon repair go terribly wrong. It never quite healed right. I have a feeling this is why my DL has lagged.

 3) Some nerve neuropathy in left arm that flares up when doing chins or pressing movements. It has been getting better with some tissue massage.

The plan:

Starting Strength from PP / Standard SS / Advanced Novice / Texas Method
Eat 3000+ pure paleo calories daily after four weeks on the program (when I am caught up to my previous 5RM), will look something like:

 BFAST: 6 egg scramble
 Lunch: 1+lb meat + veggies
 Dinner: 1+lb meat + veggies

8 hours of slerep

Supplements:
Fish Oil 2x TBSP daily
Standard Multivitamin
NOW Super Enzymes
Creatine
Vitamin D 5000 throughout the winter

Thoughts or suggestions are EXTREMELY WELCOME!

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Re: Hi everyone!
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 03:18:02 PM »
Dude, welcome!  Your post almost weirded me out, very similar to... yours truly (other than the body fat).

You're right, you need to cut to at least 15%.  With your (good) workout plan you obviously don't want to wreck your strength, so keep an eye on calories particularly getting enough fat as you bump carbs down.  My ratios in lifts are similar to yours as well due to long arms and legs.  Don't worry about the "weak" bench, we have twice as far to lift the damn weight compared to some.

Let me know how your diet works for you.  I'm more of a spread meals out guy but that's because I work with SAD folks who are fat, lazy, and eat junk and have drug (sugar) addictions and it keeps me satiated.  Also, focus on meat quality mid- to long-term; consider buying 1/4 of a cow if you can obtain a deep freezer.  I worry you'll get bored with your diet or have hunger pangs, so keep "snacks" around and remember what I said about fat. 

Fish oil, awesome.  Multivitamin, good/ok.  Enzymes, good.  Creatine, ok/good.  Vitamin D, awesome.  Look for the link up top if you're not already using iHerb for your supplements - you save $5 and *I use them exclusively* for my whole family!

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Re: Hi everyone!
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2012, 09:27:44 AM »
Eric -

Thanks for the welcome!

I'm excited to give this a shot, and I'll keep your suggestions in mind. 

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Re: Hi everyone!
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 02:07:54 AM »
Welcome!  I should be learning workouts from you!
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Re: Hi everyone!
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2012, 12:02:48 PM »
Hi there jts. We have similar goals. I'm 6' 1" 205 w/ 20% BF. So, how is your progress?
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Re: Hi everyone!
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2012, 12:02:48 PM »