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Video from 11/8 now up, gonna catch up on this weekend's training asap.

Kent McCann Training Log 11/8/2012 - YouTube

Day 2

Workout: OHP Day, 5/3/1, 3x5 week

Overhead Press
145x5
125x5
115x5

Accessory Work

So I'm givin' this whole journal thing a go. I've been into the whole fitness thing for a few years now, and discovering the paleo/primal style of eating was one of the best things that ever happened...

24 hour fast leading up to it, some BCAA's and a deadlift workout in the morning before.

LOAD up on all the turkey + veggies I want. Have some of anything else that I want because it's freakin'...

I'm going to play piano an hour a week... not fitness related, but good for the body and mind none the less!

More carbs, especially post workout! A few hundred grams, even. (keep fat low during these meals, however, to avoid gain of adipose tissue.)

Heavy strength training! Try Starting Strength or...

It might be water weight, better stress hormones, or the increase in carbs from crappier food. More carbs improves leptin levels, which can increase the mobility of FFAs in your system.

If you're not hungry, not angry/overly anxious, and still able to perform all your necessary tasks each day easily, you're probably not eating too little.

The body is phenomenally good at letting...

Powerade zero

It has food coloring and artificial sweetener, so it's not really primal, but it's got a lot of electrolytes (salts) and tastes way better than salt water!

Figure out how much meat you need to hit your protein macros. Eat that much every day. Try to keep it grassfed for better fat profiles, or eat lean cuts. Eggs are fine too.

Fill up the rest with...

As you lose bodyfat, your gut will get better. And yes, like Dirlot said, gravity certainly sucks...

Don't sweat it in the mean time! You'll get there

Why do just one movement? How often are you doing it? What about time to recover?

If you don't provide a stimulus to the muscle, you will lose your progress eventually... how long it would take...

Fasting is a fine method for controlling daily calorie intake, just make sure that meal is still healthy with a good amount of veggies. Pigging out at one meal can cause gastric distress, so if you...

There's nothing to say that you can't get in shape without eating animal products...

My main gripe with vegans is that they tend to assume they're healthier than everyone else just because they...

Strength is very strongly correlated to muscle size, it's just a slow process. Keep getting stronger and you'll get bigger.

You also need surplus calories to optimally build muscle... so once...

Awesome question. Unfortunately, due to the medical implications therein, the only people that would really be within their scope of practice to answer this would be nutritionists, registered...

Are you doing the SS program by the books, or is it modified at all? Have you tried the plateau busting methods Rippetoe recommends? (dropping to 80-90% and working back up?)

It might be time to...

Wendler's 5/3/1 - Modified - Squat Day!

Squats 305/270/235x5+
Leg Press 5x15
Leg Curl 4x15
Leg Extension 4x15
Ab Roller 4x12

Assuming he's macro cycling as well as IFing, are these low carb days?

I work in EMS and often have to eat on the run... but 20 minutes would still be a stretch to get in all his calories for one...

Congrats to both of you! It is amazing what eating right can do for your skin... I seem to be much more tan year round and all my acne (which wasn't terrible, but definitely annoying,) is gone.
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For me diet soda is about the sweetness... I know it's not real sugar, but my tongue and my brain don't seem to be able to tell the difference.

Winter definitely makes it easier. Stick to coffee...

I wouldn't too worry about your intake being too low so soon. Trust your hunger.

If you do hit a plateau at some point, adding more protein / good fat / good carbs (immediately post workout)...

People are too quick to assume primal = low carb... your activity level is going to determine your carb requirements.

Sweet potato fried in coconut oil = awesome post workout.
Fruit out the...

Awesome man! I just started doing refeeds recently and can already feel an improvement in energy and recovery. Hearing that it also helped you drop another pants size after a lengthy plateau is also...

Whenever I have back problems it usually goes hand in hand with tightness in my whole posterior chain. Stretching my glutes/hams with either static stretching or foam rolling helps loosen everything...