Huffdogg's profile

About Me:

Topped out at 250, dieted my way to 168 lbs skinny-fat, lifted back up to a lean'ish 200, then got sloppy and packed more fat back on. Now I juggle body composition and strength goals. I'm no longer concerned with the number on the scale. I'm watching the reflection in the mirror and paying attention to my 3 lift total. Trying not to gain too much fat while I work primarily on neural adaptation to improve strength. I still weigh-in regularly as just one of many metrics of how my nutritional juggling is working out. Time is an issue for me (work a lot of overtime and have a wife, house, and 2 girls that need my time). I found the StrongLifts 5x5 program to be very nice, compact, and rewarding, and finished a 12 week cycle of that in early March '12, and I followed an intermittent Fasting program for my diet. Focusing still on heavy compounds. Have done Wendler, SS, Smolov, and GZCL method all with varying degrees of success. One cycle of Brandon Lilly's Cube Method put 20 lbs on my total, and then I sort of burned out on power lifts. Fell off exercise and diet completely for a year and a half or so, and now I'm back on the horse but focusing on bodyweight (Convict Conditioning template) so I can improve my climbing for work. Been making some implements to train the Highland Games events, and hope to start hitting that this spring (2016). Using http://www.1percentedge.com/ifcalc/ to run my caloric needs, which break down to: 1.5g protein per kg bw .5g fat per lb bw Fill the rest with carbs My biggest dietary challenge is financial. Just lift Stop saying "tone" Fuqardio Fitocracy username: Huffdogg

Why I want to get in shape:

Vanity, mostly, but it doesn't hurt at work for me to be able to climb around on the structures I build with less effort (Ironworker). I want my tattoos to have a nice canvas for display, and to be healthy and strong for both work and play. I aspire to compete in powerlifting occasionally. 3 lift total right around 1100 now, shooting for 1200 raw by the end of next year.

My Inspirations

• Single-limb bodyweight movements
• Looking good naked
• 200 lbs Press, 300 BP, 400 Squat, 500 DL at around 200 lbs.
• Compete in Highland Games