Diary of a novice strongman

Charlts

Didn't feel great yesterday, not much energy as I'd been hurtling around trying to get stuff together for a job interview so mind not 100% on legs day, still grafted hard though. Have to start hammering trap bar dead lift as it's an event in the comp and I'm no where near good enough yet.

10min walk, prowler and mobility drills

Trap bar dead - 40x10, 80x10, 120x10, 160x10, 160x10, 200x1, 200x1 (neither felt good). 120x3, 160x2, 200x1 (fastest of the night, borrowed smelling salts), 210x1, 215x1 (real grinder to lock out).
Squat - 130x6, 130x6, 140x6 - Squatted really well again, never squatted so deep or fast before.
Front squat - 80x5, 80x5, 80x5
Calf raise - 124x15, 133x15, 151x15

Was knackered after that so came home, ate like a monster and ordered some nose tork!

sheriffwoody

what did you eat when you got home?

Charlts

Loads! I haven't been that hungry for a while so probably cut my cals back a bit too much yesterday and Sunday.

Last nights food was - 3 x Sweet Potato's, Family sized portion of green veg, 2 x Turkey breasts, 250ml Greek yoghurt, handful of mixed nuts, handful of dried fruit, handful of home made flapjack and the 1/4 pack of caramel digestive wifey brought home. I took to bed a shake with a handful of oats, 300ml milk and a scoop of whey!

windymillers

That looks a very good training routine....cracking form on the squats as well

Charlts

Thanks, the squatting is improving every session and the time I spent with the power lifting coach has really helped more so with deadlifts than anything else.

sheriffwoody

maybe thats where i am going wrong. after the gym last night i had a bowl of cornflakes lol

Charlts

The gym is the easy part, it's keeping your food/nutrition in check that's the hard part. I naturally go the opposite way to you and eat too much!

sheriffwoody

i tried eating more the other week, but then i just appeared fatter in the mirror and on the scales.
so currently my diet is thus (if the mrs is working nights and i am only feeding myself)
breakfast - bowl of cereal (i have been better at this, up until recently i could quite happily not eat breakfast)
lunch - for the past week or so i have been have 3 eggs scrambled and sometimes mixed with a tin of tuna if we have one in the cupboard
dinner - if i am home alone then maybe some more eggs, maybe a pasta bake, maybe nothing.

when i really try and eat more i feel and look worse for it.

Charlts

I'll get my food intake down on here a bit later, it's basically the same whatever I'm trying to do I just alter the amounts.

windymillers

How many times a day are you eating? Are you mostly carbs or protein?

Do you use any mass gain protein drinks?