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Yes, this exactly. Someone needs some reading comprehension skills.

Good for you man. One of the things I've learned on this journey is that, while CICO really is scientific fact, it is also the most simplified formula for weight loss. Meaning: it's true that you have to burn more calories than you consume, but *what* you consume for those calories can make a difference in how you feel,…

What are you eating for carbs? The issue to me sounds like satiety. You're hungry all the time, so you eat and then go over your calorie goals. You can fix that. It sounds like your eating plenty of protein, and protein has good satiety. However, I find on a high-protein, low-carb diet, I am still hungry. It takes large…

BTW, I'm 44 and started lifting about three years ago. Attending my first powerlifting competition this winter. Feel free to friend me if you like.

Yep. This.

I don't log my lifting at all. Too easy to want to eat the calories back. I figure the extra calories burned during lifting, not counted, is just bonus deficit. I don't really care what my exact deficit is every day, or for a whole week. It's better for me if I just focus on consistency. I just try and hit the sedentary…

You keep right on thinking that.

I'll join. This has been my goal for a bit now.

Well, I'm going to disagree with those that say to just cut. Yeah, you'll lose fat. And muscle. I've read from a few trainers who say that they actually find recomp the most beneficial to people who are right where you are: 30% body fat. You don't need to be chasing the "last five pounds" to do a recomp. The science…

This. I have two "upper body days" per week. The bench & bent-over-row are my core lifts that day, and are how I start every session, and then I do supersets for the bicep/tricep, mixing in other chest/lat exercises as the session goes along (flys, cable pull-downs, etc.) My favorites (for arms specifically, since that's…

So, here's something I've been doing, because let's face it: deadlift is hard on the CNS. It just is. My lower back always has pain after a heavy deadlift session. But by the time I walk out of the gym, my back feels like a million bucks. What I've started doing, for the past month or more, is going immediately to…

Bingo. Winner.

Truly inspiring.

This

Eating at a deficit. Really watching my calorie intake like a hawk every day. Walking every day (as a means to expand my caloric deficit). Switching my diet to a mostly-vegan diet and eating twice as many meals per day (smaller means, but more meals, and feeling less hungry). The way you describe yourself sounds almost…

Don't do it. If you hate it, you won't stick with it. Find something you enjoy doing and do that instead.

Yep. No reason to give it up. Like anything else, just count the calories. I just switched to a *mostly vegan* diet about five weeks ago as a way to help reduce my unbelievably high cholesterol levels. I have two things I haven't cut out: cheese (only on pizza) and shrimp. I go veggie pizza now, and limit to two slices.…

Your theory doesn't really matter. Scientific fact is what counts. First, understand that you are in one of three energy states: 1) Calorie surplus (eating more than you burn) 2) Maintenance 3) Calorie deficit (eating less than you burn) In order to lose fat you have to eat - and maintain over time - a caloric deficit. If…

Started at 42 (now 44). I lifted in high school and a little bit in the Air Force, but had not anything since I was 19 or 20 and I had never done a deadlift. I started with StrongLifts 5x5, One thing I'd say if you go the Olympic bar/powerlifting route: add accessory work early on, especially anything that adds lateral…

That's how I do mine, so I second this bit of advice. I got a gym, they have no issues with me being barefoot. First off: good job man. Second: are you stretching at all in any capacity? Are you doing any sort of targeted ankle strengthening exercises in addition to the main lifts? I was doing the same lifts for over two…

That is, indeed, the term. But recomp takes so long... I tried it for a long time, with little success. I think the drawbacks, for me, were all mental. It's really difficult to lose fat when you're recomping and the scale isn't moving. You can tell yourself the science and logic of it all day long, but when the scale…

Thanks. I developed it in November. Decided to go the injection/steroid route first because I thought that would cure it. But it seems my bursitis is caused by a severe imbalance in my hip strength. My PT person did a test where they have me lay on my side, and lift my upper lug toward the ceiling, then they press down on…

I had bursitis in my knee a few years ago. The hip bursitis is turning out to be a completely different animal.

Very cool man! I'm attending my first meet in Feb. Just hit the 1100 club yesterday.

Yeah, piperdown44 has the right of it - what matters is that you lift on a progression. Meaning, each week you go lift, you add weight to the exercises you're doing. Also, 5am vs. 6pm: I prefer to lift in the afternoon, after I've had a chance to fuel my body for the workout. In the early morning like that, you're glycogen…

Just hit 460 PR on Friday.

Brett Contreras has said that for every four workouts you do, two will be mediocre, one will suck, and one will be great. I've talked to guys in my gym about this and they feel that assessment is spot-on. I've seen pretty much the same thing. I think the key is, when you have that really sucky day, don't quit or go home.…

I don't do meal prep, and the reason you posted (boring) is one of the big reasons I don't. The other is because eating what is essentially leftovers, by the end of the week, that's just fun. Food should be enjoyed, IMO. Part of this journey, to me, is learning to establish a good relationship with food. Freshly prepared…

Yeah, the scale can be a bit disheartening when you're lifting. There's a lot happening with water retention, but also, for newbies, you can gain some muscle while cutting the fat. You're basically recomping, and when that happens, the scale doesn't tell the whole story. Hence, pictures. Take them. You'll thank yourself…

I wish had taken pictures. I cannot recommend this route strongly enough. When you see yourself every day in the mirror, it can be difficult to notice the changes because its so gradual. Pictures are great. Definitely do it.