hi, everybody
been lurking the forums for a couple days now, working out a few kinks in my head over in my intro thread (One Armed Row and Bench Critique - Beginners - Forums - T Nation)…now that that i got that cleared up, it’s time to start tracking and learning
a couple basic bits about me:
44…45 in january
5-11 @ 224lbs @ 24% bf
lifts are super low…gotta start somewhere
won’t go into a ton of details on my past experience except to say i’m very much new at lifting…i’ve done some SS…i started this week with 5/3/1 + Triumverate
i definitely can’t do all the assistance moves currently…but, i figure i gotta start somewhere if i expect to be able to ever do them…chin-ups/pull-ups, hanging leg raises are currently fail for me…i do have a pull-up band, so that’ll help there…not sure what i can do for the hanging leg raises other than keep trying
for leg presses, they are right out as i don’t have a leg press machine in my garage…i’ll have to come up with something to fill in (lunges maybe?)
a couple goals are in order, in no particular order:
** i’d like to get down to 190-200lbs; so, my diet will focus on 2400 cals/day with 170-200g both protein and carbs, fill in with clean fat…depending on how fast/slow the weight comes off, this could be my mid- to long-term goal…just not sure how quickly, or not, the weight is going to come off
** focus on starting 5/3/1 safely and not rushing things by working on form before weight
** do the assistance lifts and stretching/warm-ups every day…going all-in for the program
i have had a number of things happen these past few years that have combined to screw my head up…time to get back to the basics
i’m looking forward to learning a lot from everybody
thanks for your time
Erik–