I'm pretty tired of guys using powerlifting as an excuse to be fat... but I'm tired of guys naturally lean who promote Paleo like it's god's gift too.
The only problem I have with Paleo, and I haven't researched it too much, is that I'm pretty sure they don't allow shakes... I don't like any diet that isn't life friendly. What does life friendly mean? well if you forgot to grab your paleo supplies and you've gotta eat fast because you're working, it's pretty easy to just hammer a shake with olive oil, then eat when you can.
I tried to reason with a paleo nut one time, and it was the most annoying thing I've ever heard. He just went on and on about how perfect Paleo is... and I'm sure it's good, I'm sure it's what's going to be the easiest on our bodies in terms of toxins and digestion...
My case was, that yes it's cool, and yes it's worked for you, but you've been a high level athlete your whole life, if you can't get a regular person to do an essentially low carb diet, then what's the fucking point? This guy didn't even follow paleo to the letter either.
I got constant shit for trying different things, different foods, different diets... I got ripped and it didn't matter, but that's what it was like with that guy... he'd get into fights with his girlfriend over leaving an air conditioner on while they drove, and he had no ability to see her side, and no ability to take accountability for himself whatsoever.
Anyhew, I got lean for a while... it was cool, I went all the way down to around 205, it was ok.. I didn't magically lose all of my strength, but I lost some.
I wanted to go up after this meet, so I used a general guideline of being able to see my abs, at 240 they're pretty blurry, but I'm not quite fat, so game on... I think I'll stay here for a while, work to harden this weight up. This will involve.... wait for it, cause this is pretty fucking radical... I'm going to STOP having CHEAT MEALS... that's it... I'm not going to radically change everything, I'm just going to stop having cheat meals... I'm going to log my diet on here a bit, I don't have any coaches right now, so blogging helps me to keep track. I think sitting around 230 would be a good weight right now, but I'd be happy with 225... What are my cheat meals? timbits, restaurant food, popcorn at the movies, chips and snacks while watching movies, plain hamburgers... but I do that all the time... they're good, and no condiments...I love that one.. the condiments generally kill any meal you eat... stick with mustard or learn to enjoy the taste of food, not ketchup
How did I get to 240 in 3 weeks? I have no idea, after 3 years of planning all your meals out, and coming up with your own philosophies, I don't really need a general guideline... I had more carbs, a lot more fat, and a ton of BCAAs... I had some cheat meals, they were excellent. It's nice to work with a coach, once you get the hang of it you're running really smooth, but a bit of time to recharge is pretty sweet too.
My strength hasn't done anything too crazy, but I'm very over trained right now, so it's hard to tell.
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