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LiquidRacing · 04-22-2009, 03:15 PM

so, i was browsing around, as usual-searching for knowledge-when i came across this forum. i like the layout as it is like others i have used and am used to. so, hello. i'm james.

here's the deal:
in august '07, i stopped smoking.
in september '07, i started the basement weights thing. i was 297pounds.
now, i am at planet fitness, as of november '08.
i now weigh 215. i have lost an inordinate amount of weight over the last year and a half.
i weight train seriously on m-w-f, cardio t-th, i like to go on mid-paced walks on saturdays.
i spend almost exactly one hour in the gym m-w-f, and 30 minutes total on t-th.
i am on a hybrid body for life approach-minus the competition-i feel the only real competition is with myself.
i have done 5x5, I.C.E., H.I.I.T., even Max O.T.
i find changing rep schemes along with lift variances is what is the best approach for breaking plateaus.

so, i have lost 82 pounds, cool. here's the problem:
when i started(a couple months after) i was able to bench 315 for 3 good olympic style reps. now? i'm lucky to have a good day and lift 200 for one half-assed rep. i am super weak compared to what i was in january '08.

i think my lifting strategies are well in place-i've studied techniques since highschool(long ago). my nutrition has been the culprit. i think i'm on the right track, but i need help-and i can't pay the obsurdly amounts that a nutritionist would charge, therefore, my plight.

here is a sample of what i just started one week ago:
m-w-f
4:00am-creatine "kool-aid" @ 200 cal
weight train 4:30-5:30am
5:30am-protein shake and half banana or small apple @250cal
9:00am-protein shake and half banana or small apple/or oatmeal with real fruit/or fibreone oats and chocolate @ 200-250 cal
12noon-chicken breast and noodles of some sort, usually half a cupish @ 500-750 cal
3:00pm-tuna and crackers/or protein shake and half banana or apple @200-250 cal
6:00pm-dinner is never the same, but i try to keep it under 800 cal.
that's about it for m-w-f.
on t-th, i am almost the same EXCEPT i don't drink creatine before cardio, i actually go in fasting mode.
i think it's obvious i need help, because i've watched a few people go into the gym that were about as big as i was, as far as i could tell. anyway, they are where i feel i am at, only they did it in a fourth the time. i can't go into specifics about EVERYTHING that i have done. i can tell you that the path i chose was DEFINITELY the cheapest and by no means the FASTEST, but i feel it is the most RELIABLE in a sense that i created this and stuck with it for the last year and a half, allowing the morphing process to take effect and change little quirks in my routine as they came up.

i want my 300 pound bench back. i want my 425 pound squat back. i want my 50 pound standing alternating curls back. i want my 1000 pound hack squat back. i DO NOT want the fat that was associated with the strength back. ther-in lies my problem.

can someone please help? am i missing something?
here's a list of ALL supplements i am taking:
SixStar creatine-lifting days
SixStar whey protein-every day
SixStar nitric oxide-lifting days

{ZCA stack-self assembled and capsuled by me in a 400:400:54 ratio(yeah i know it's higher than normal, but that's the mix that works best for my energy level in the morning)Now Bitter Orange, Bayer aspirin, 2 cups coffee-black}a.k.a. poor man's ECA Stack

flaxseed oil-every day
one a day multi-vitamin
glucosamine chondroitin

the reason i ask, is when i changed my diet-which was way worse-i actually gained 10 pounds in one week. this weight hasn't come off. i would like to assume it's lean mass, but my weight lifting increases haven't been present at all, in fact they suck!

i'm 35. i'm not small. i'm 6'2 on a good day. i hold my weight like a linebacker. no pear or apple shape, even when i was lofty(heehee, lofty

my arms and legs are definitely more shapely than before, rather smaller-but not by much. just WAAAYYYY weaker. i know with strength comes size. i have come to terms with the possibility of dying before i ever see my abs. i hope not though. please help.

pretty huge for a first post, huh?

04-22-2009, 03:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
LiquidRacing Eptopian Ruler Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 6	hmmmm...... so, i was browsing around, as usual-searching for knowledge-when i came across this forum. i like the layout as it is like others i have used and am used to. so, hello. i'm james. here's the deal: in august '07, i stopped smoking. in september '07, i started the basement weights thing. i was 297pounds. now, i am at planet fitness, as of november '08. i now weigh 215. i have lost an inordinate amount of weight over the last year and a half. i weight train seriously on m-w-f, cardio t-th, i like to go on mid-paced walks on saturdays. i spend almost exactly one hour in the gym m-w-f, and 30 minutes total on t-th. i am on a hybrid body for life approach-minus the competition-i feel the only real competition is with myself. i have done 5x5, I.C.E., H.I.I.T., even Max O.T. i find changing rep schemes along with lift variances is what is the best approach for breaking plateaus. so, i have lost 82 pounds, cool. here's the problem: when i started(a couple months after) i was able to bench 315 for 3 good olympic style reps. now? i'm lucky to have a good day and lift 200 for one half-assed rep. i am super weak compared to what i was in january '08. i think my lifting strategies are well in place-i've studied techniques since highschool(long ago). my nutrition has been the culprit. i think i'm on the right track, but i need help-and i can't pay the obsurdly amounts that a nutritionist would charge, therefore, my plight. here is a sample of what i just started one week ago: m-w-f 4:00am-creatine "kool-aid" @ 200 cal weight train 4:30-5:30am 5:30am-protein shake and half banana or small apple @250cal 9:00am-protein shake and half banana or small apple/or oatmeal with real fruit/or fibreone oats and chocolate @ 200-250 cal 12noon-chicken breast and noodles of some sort, usually half a cupish @ 500-750 cal 3:00pm-tuna and crackers/or protein shake and half banana or apple @200-250 cal 6:00pm-dinner is never the same, but i try to keep it under 800 cal. that's about it for m-w-f. on t-th, i am almost the same EXCEPT i don't drink creatine before cardio, i actually go in fasting mode. i think it's obvious i need help, because i've watched a few people go into the gym that were about as big as i was, as far as i could tell. anyway, they are where i feel i am at, only they did it in a fourth the time. i can't go into specifics about EVERYTHING that i have done. i can tell you that the path i chose was DEFINITELY the cheapest and by no means the FASTEST, but i feel it is the most RELIABLE in a sense that i created this and stuck with it for the last year and a half, allowing the morphing process to take effect and change little quirks in my routine as they came up. i want my 300 pound bench back. i want my 425 pound squat back. i want my 50 pound standing alternating curls back. i want my 1000 pound hack squat back. i DO NOT want the fat that was associated with the strength back. ther-in lies my problem. can someone please help? am i missing something? here's a list of ALL supplements i am taking: SixStar creatine-lifting days SixStar whey protein-every day SixStar nitric oxide-lifting days {ZCA stack-self assembled and capsuled by me in a 400:400:54 ratio(yeah i know it's higher than normal, but that's the mix that works best for my energy level in the morning)Now Bitter Orange, Bayer aspirin, 2 cups coffee-black}a.k.a. poor man's ECA Stack flaxseed oil-every day one a day multi-vitamin glucosamine chondroitin the reason i ask, is when i changed my diet-which was way worse-i actually gained 10 pounds in one week. this weight hasn't come off. i would like to assume it's lean mass, but my weight lifting increases haven't been present at all, in fact they suck! i'm 35. i'm not small. i'm 6'2 on a good day. i hold my weight like a linebacker. no pear or apple shape, even when i was lofty(heehee, lofty my arms and legs are definitely more shapely than before, rather smaller-but not by much. just WAAAYYYY weaker. i know with strength comes size. i have come to terms with the possibility of dying before i ever see my abs. i hope not though. please help. pretty huge for a first post, huh?