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I lift weights and stretch on a regular basis. Even though I spend only a fraction of my time doing this and most of my time sitting I do not suffer from back p

I lift weights and stretch on a regular basis. Even though I spend only a fraction of my time doing this and most of my time sitting I do not suffer from back pain or posture problems. I used to suffer from both. I've been doing strength training for almost two years now and I've got to the point where my strength is classed as "advanced". That's roughly where a reasonably strong person can expect to get to with consistent training and no drug use. I also finely control my diet. For strength training I used a program called Greyskull LP (Phrak's variation) [1] and for my diet I use Leangains. Both are quite technical and make sense to hackers, I think. Phrak's variation of GSLP is important because it places equal emphasis on pull movements for upper body. These are better for the shoulder joints than pushing and lead to having balanced strength. Unbalance is the cause of many pains and posture problems. For stretching I used a program calling "Starting Stretching" [3]. I was able to increase my flexibility significantly which helps me with cycling. [1] http://i.stack.imgur.com/OUcEY.png http://i.stack.imgur.com/OUcEY.png [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/leangains/wiki/faq https://www.reddit.com/r/leangains/wiki/faq [3] https://phrakture.github.io/starting-stretching.html https://phrakture.github.io/starting-stretching.html

supreme_sublime 9y ago
I've been doing Stronglifts for a bit, fell off for a few months but got back on it regularly the past 6 months or so. My biggest problem has always been my diet. I'm pretty used to eating whatever I want as I've always been tall and lean. At the moment I eat a lot of tacos, eggs and bacon, I also eat a spicy chicken deluxe from Chick-Fil-A for lunch every day I'm in the office. Probably not the best diet. I'm not opposed to eating healthier foods, but for the past couple weeks I've been doing time restricted eating to pretty decent effect. Basically the same thing as intermittent fasting, just not as much of a focus on the diet side of things. All this to say, all the advice I've seen online about what diet are focusing on macros, which is great. What I really want though is specific meals that are easy to make in large quantities so I don't have to spend all my time cooking. Do you have any resources for that? I've come across some sites like https://www.eatthismuch.com/ https://www.eatthismuch.com/, but last I checked the recipes are kind of lacking. Any recommendations there?
- antisthenes 9y ago
  Marinated chicken (made in bulk) and protein shakes are your best friends to get the protein macros in without spending too much time on cooking.
- n4r9 9y ago
  I'm confused. If you've always been tall and lean and are trying to get strong, why are you restricting your eating? Tacos, eggs, bacon and chicken are all great foods to fuel a program like Stronglifts.
  - supreme_sublime 9y ago
    Well, I've gained about 25 pounds, a lot of which is muscle, but some of it was fat as well. I'm probably about 15-18% bodyfat now. Since summer is approaching I'm thinking I want to cut. I've never really tried to cut before so I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to do that. I would basically just eat everything in an attempt to gain weight.

supreme_sublime 9y ago

I've been doing Stronglifts for a bit, fell off for a few months but got back on it regularly the past 6 months or so. My biggest problem has always been my diet. I'm pretty used to eating whatever I want as I've always been tall and lean. At the moment I eat a lot of tacos, eggs and bacon, I also eat a spicy chicken deluxe from Chick-Fil-A for lunch every day I'm in the office. Probably not the best diet. I'm not opposed to eating healthier foods, but for the past couple weeks I've been doing time restricted eating to pretty decent effect. Basically the same thing as intermittent fasting, just not as much of a focus on the diet side of things. All this to say, all the advice I've seen online about what diet are focusing on macros, which is great. What I really want though is specific meals that are easy to make in large quantities so I don't have to spend all my time cooking. Do you have any resources for that? I've come across some sites like https://www.eatthismuch.com/ https://www.eatthismuch.com/, but last I checked the recipes are kind of lacking. Any recommendations there?

antisthenes 9y ago
Marinated chicken (made in bulk) and protein shakes are your best friends to get the protein macros in without spending too much time on cooking.
n4r9 9y ago
I'm confused. If you've always been tall and lean and are trying to get strong, why are you restricting your eating? Tacos, eggs, bacon and chicken are all great foods to fuel a program like Stronglifts.
- supreme_sublime 9y ago
  Well, I've gained about 25 pounds, a lot of which is muscle, but some of it was fat as well. I'm probably about 15-18% bodyfat now. Since summer is approaching I'm thinking I want to cut. I've never really tried to cut before so I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to do that. I would basically just eat everything in an attempt to gain weight.