Add in lean proteins and complex carbs. I know it's easier said than done. But what about eating some well-made jerky (ideally a turkey jerky that hasn't been soaked in sugar; but beef would be good too given the amount of exercise you're doing)? What about adding some whole grains in (oats post-workout, brown rice with lunch, etc.)?

I hear you on the love for fatty foods, though. :-) That's why I have a keg rather than a six-pack. :-)

When you box squat, do you do high sets, low reps (westside style; e.g., 10 sets of 2)?

Mmmmm ... Taco Bell. Now I'm craving a sack of soft tacos. :-)

He could just add in some peanuts, peanut butter or almonds with a couple of meals. Hell thats an easy and healthy 500 calories a day.

No its more high rep right now. The program I am using at the moment has box squats as a strictly assistance exercise. So it's reps of 10.

burrito supremes!!!

I hate you both!!! Stop pushing me to find the closest Taco Bell!

I have oatmeal in the AM with a banana..lunch is random (bad food from local sub shops)..Dinner is usually breaded chicken fillets or something with rice..

I'll see if last night was just a once a week thing. I can deal with extra rest once a week.:-)

I think that your problem is right there. Ya need to eat more bro. Def try to get some protein down in the morning. Also adding another meal / snack would be ideal. Also pack a lunch!

I've never been accused of not eating enough. :-) When I wrote this down though it does seem like I don't eat enough..come to think of it, why the F am I not losing any weight then? It's been about a month and I don't feel like I've trimmed any fat off.

Absolutely take it off the rack, Dokk. Big difference in having a weight on your back out of the rack at opposed to being under it in the Smith machine. :-)

Gotta eat more often to drop the weight biggest mistake Im sure most guys here see. People at less in an effort to lose weight. Eat more, just worry more about quality and content. You would be surprised. You can eat 6-7 times a day very healthy and drop a ton of fat.

first day of practice tonight.... wish I didn't hit legs so hard yesterday haha

I like the way you are thinking, but worry about actually walking the weight out off the hooks. thats where things get dangerous


I've never done this but heard it done by a lot of high level elite track athletes...

Set the hooks, pins whatever you squat off of at a height that makes your hamstrings parallel. Tighten up get ready and just do Rack squats. Stand up with the weight then return to hooks. Easy way to do Heavy loading minus the safety of actually going down etc.

I saw above people talking about box squats....When I do mine I use about 50% of max. I work on squatting onto the box then exploding off it. I try and bend the bar by driving up so fast, most times I actually will drive up off my heels, which gives my calfs a nice workout too:-) (all while maintaining good technique of course)

Phuuuuuuuuuuuk ... I LOVE burrito supremes. Damn you ... I'm gonna have to make a run for the border. I'm effin hungry now! LoL!

I'll give the high rep box squat a run next leg day. :-)

:-)

You are as wise as you are monstrously strong, Admiral. :-)

I'm a lightweight. :-)

Yeah ... and I'm skinny. :-)

Let's ride bikes! :-)

I'm not sure I entirely understand. So you're starting in the hole and exploding up, right? But you have to go back down again, don't you? Or are you saying to set the power rack safety arms up high and just stand up and down with maybe a 4-6" range of motion? :-)

Interesting. I like the imagery. How many sets/reps at 50% do you do?

Ya. I thought that would be hard to understand after I read it......

You do it with 4-6 inchs ROM

I like to do between 6-9 sets of 2/3 reps....A lot has to do with how I am feeling. If I am feeling good and moving the weight I will keep going upto 9 sets. If I am moving like a dinosaur I will just work the 6 sets

Hope that helps

It does. Thanks. One more/final point of clarification: the 4-6in ROM is from an almost standing position, right? Or are you talking about starting from down in the hole/parallel?

If you are more than about 500cal/day less that what you are using, your body goes into starvation mode and stores everything. Don't forget to add in calories from any protein shakes/bar or other supplements you may be taking to that total.

You can find some good resources here to determine how many calories YOU should be consuming on a daily basis to maintain your weight. Nutrition calculators are listed about halfway down the page. You can adjust from there whether you want to gain or lose. You should check in with that figure regularly during big changes in body composition and/or activity.

:-)