[quote]vancouvernewbie wrote:
But you are right, I’m not overly strong at all.[/quote]
It isn’t about not being strong. Nobody’s “strong” when they’re getting started. It’s about what is or isn’t delivering results, and making tweaks to diet and/or training if needed to make sure progress occurs.
There’s slow and steady and then there’s s-l-o-w and steady. Beginners can usually see results relatively-quickly because they’re new to the stimulus. Under-eating will throw the brakes on any good training plan though. In any case, it sounds like you’ve got an idea of what to do and which way to go with the training and eating. That should kickstart some real progress over the next few months.
Be sure to monitor bodyweight and strength each week and make adjustments as needed (mostly to nutrition. The key to the lifting is sticking with it and letting it work).
These are contradictory in the short-term. Focus on one or the other, preferably the one which is more important and fundamental. (Hint: it’s the muscle mass one).
It’s a thing, yep, but specific goals give concrete targets to shoot for.
Getting the book is definitely a great idea, but he’s written plenty about it, so you can get started ASAP instead of waiting to get the book first:
Juggling the particular days is fine as long as it’s still well laid out. Basically try not to have the hard deadlift session right before or right after the hard squat session. If you’re still training four days a week, this is easy.
Fixed. But yep, that should do it.