Spencer907
Level 1 Valued Member
I'll try to make this brief. Im 41, 6'1" and 260 lbs. Been doing powerlifting/Strongman/weights for 20+ years now. Im fairly strong, Ive won a local strongman comp in my division for 2 years in a row now, Im ALL natural as in I dont even use supplements, my "Supplements" is basically a tall glass of milk, some chicken, or a fat Ribeye right after a hard gym session. Heres the deal, being "big" and "bulky" is cool and all but Im honestly over it because Im chronically stiff, chronically sore, I can jog about a mile and Im breathing like a water buffalo, Im just overall feeling uncomfortable in my own body. I need to get off the weights because when I go to the gym I cannot help but to lift heavy and when I lift heavy I always eat to recover. I DID do calisthenics only for about 2 months once and I noticed a dramatic change in how I felt, I got down to 240 lbs and felt so much better, my appetite was way less. I need to get back to calisthenics, I need to do more cardio, I need to eat less, I need to be more flexible, I need to get rid of this chronic soreness in my back. I have no idea what sorta program to do, Im just basically going to be walking everyday coupled with push ups, dips, HSPU's, pull ups, bodyweight squats/lunges/hiking, Australian pullups every chance I get and start eating less. Id like to be 225 lbs eventually. So......wish me luck, Ill turn to this forum for constant encouragement and motivation to stay on track. It seems I always resort back to lifting big and eating big because honestly im good at it and I suck at bodyweight movements because of my size. its hard doing things you suck at but im all done feeling like this. Thank you for listening to me bit*ch.