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Last one! I think anyways :) If you want to read an awesome book on form (especially on the kinds of lifts you are talking about), would highly recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/Starting-Strength-3rd-Mark-Rippetoe/dp/0982522738/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355453541&sr=1-1&keywords=starting+strength It's a…
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I'm not familiar with the SL routine, but it sounds like a lot of other 5x5 applications focused on compound movements...split up in some fashion where the specific exercises rotate on the 3 day schedule. Volume and frequency sound very reasonable from what I gathered from your post. One thing I would zero in on, is the…
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Lifting heavy at a calorie deficit is a bad combination in one man's humble opinion (especially for long durations). Lean muscle simply cannot synthesize out of thin air. It takes a surplus of kcals to do so. What do you mean by heavy? E.g. what is the frequency (how often you lift, what the splits look like) / what is the…
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Few questions: - How many kcals are you consuming per day? - What are the splits between your macros (protein, carbs, fat)? E.g. 45% / 35% / 20%. - What kind of exercise are you doing? Some additional reading that might help you: Part 1:…
