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<blockquote data-quote="_DC_" data-source="post: 38783" data-attributes="member: 1681">Its going well so far.&nbsp; I had a lower abdominal burning during squats last week and I had to go back to basics.I reread the squat portion of SS and realized that I was only quarter squatting (not going all the way to parallel).&nbsp; I was doing 195x5 (not bad considering it was about my 5th squat ever in my life) and I started getting the pain.I could only do 165x5 this week, but I was pain free.&nbsp; Going to parallel definitely made me let out some primal growls.&nbsp; Shit is hard.&nbsp; Its definitely important to do the lifts correctly, specifically squats and deadlifts where the potential for injury is high, esp. when the weights increase.I'm going to try to find someone the next time I do deadlifts to watch my form.&nbsp; I know from the book to basically drive your heels into the ground, using only your legs until the bar clears your knees, then lifting with your back.&nbsp; Its not easy to translate this however, even in front of a mirror, a side view from a person knowledgeable in deadlifts should be all I need.As for the losing fat/gaining muscle.&nbsp; From what I read its indeed POSSIBLE, especially for beginners, but its also INEFFICIENT.&nbsp; You can make way more progress doing a bulking phase, and then a cutting phase.&nbsp; My current plan is to continue lifting 3 days a week full body for 2 whole months, eating about 3000-3500 calories a day.&nbsp; Hopefully I'll gain more muscle than fat, but we shall see.&nbsp; Once October rolls around for me, I plan on using the same exact lifting routine but drastically cutting my calories (attempting as best I can to keep protein relatively high).&nbsp; I had great results with Eat Stop Eat in the summer (fasting 24 hrs, two or three times a week).&nbsp; If you only eat maintenance calories on the &quot;feeding&quot; days, say 2400, you can easily lose 2-3 lbs of fat a week.&nbsp; The amazing thing here is that your body does not slow metabolism after 24 hrs (in fact it increases slightly), however if you were to eat say 1500 calories every day, your metabolism would decrease.&nbsp; Leangains.com is an excellent resource for intermittent fasting (a slightly different program than Eat Stop Eat).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="_DC_, post: 38783, member: 1681"] Its going well so far. I had a lower abdominal burning during squats last week and I had to go back to basics. I reread the squat portion of SS and realized that I was only quarter squatting (not going all the way to parallel). I was doing 195x5 (not bad considering it was about my 5th squat ever in my life) and I started getting the pain. I could only do 165x5 this week, but I was pain free. Going to parallel definitely made me let out some primal growls. Shit is hard. Its definitely important to do the lifts correctly, specifically squats and deadlifts where the potential for injury is high, esp. when the weights increase. I'm going to try to find someone the next time I do deadlifts to watch my form. I know from the book to basically drive your heels into the ground, using only your legs until the bar clears your knees, then lifting with your back. Its not easy to translate this however, even in front of a mirror, a side view from a person knowledgeable in deadlifts should be all I need. As for the losing fat/gaining muscle. From what I read its indeed POSSIBLE, especially for beginners, but its also INEFFICIENT. You can make way more progress doing a bulking phase, and then a cutting phase. My current plan is to continue lifting 3 days a week full body for 2 whole months, eating about 3000-3500 calories a day. Hopefully I'll gain more muscle than fat, but we shall see. Once October rolls around for me, I plan on using the same exact lifting routine but drastically cutting my calories (attempting as best I can to keep protein relatively high). I had great results with Eat Stop Eat in the summer (fasting 24 hrs, two or three times a week). If you only eat maintenance calories on the "feeding" days, say 2400, you can easily lose 2-3 lbs of fat a week. The amazing thing here is that your body does not slow metabolism after 24 hrs (in fact it increases slightly), however if you were to eat say 1500 calories every day, your metabolism would decrease. Leangains.com is an excellent resource for intermittent fasting (a slightly different program than Eat Stop Eat). [/QUOTE]

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