IMayAgainKnowChris
Level 5 Valued Member
Background: 35/m, 186 lbs (about 85kg) skinny fat body type. I used to run about 165 when I was very active and looked relatively lean (minus the love handles which never seemed to disappear completely) but not terribly muscular. Always been a skinny fat guy. Been lurking for a while and I’ve probably read every post on the kettlebell section of the forum 3 times.
Always did some half-hearted version of a workout plan from about 16-25. Mostly body weight stuff but did put my time in doing bench/squat/deadlift type work though I never got terribly strong (form, consistency). I could max at 225 on the bench, deadlift was around 280 I think. Squat was always low.
Started CrossFit at 25 for about a solid year. Got leaner and stronger but also had lots of lower back and neck strains/pains/etc due to poor form, racing the clock, etc...
LONG STORY SHORT: Was an IV drug user after age 25(heroin, crack, methamphetamine). All training and physical activity stopped.
Got clean in the end of 2018 and ballooned from 175 to about 215 at my heaviest. Due to my weird skinny fat body type I still fit into my size 34 pants and medium shirts. I mostly gain the weight in my love handles and hips and butt and just look sloppier than I look “fat”.
I had a 16kg and 24kg bell I had bought and in the beginning of June decided to start S&S after re-listening to the Rogan Podcast with Pavel. I wanted a program that was SIMPLE and that I could stick to that didn’t big me down with variables and long workouts. I’m the type of person who immediately says “yeah but what about XYZ” when it comes to anything. That’s why S&S seems like a perfect place to start. My goal right now is to do that program AS WRITTEN and not do any accessory or supplemental stuff (maybe minimal GTG pull-ups) because I want to keep it simple, consistent and actually see what results the program yields for me.
Had a beautiful baby girl in April and for my wife’s sake I wanted a program that wouldn’t take more than 45min/1hr away from the family AND that I could at home.
Started S&S around June 15 (as written) and want to start posting my training logs on here. Using the 16kg for the swings and GU’s. One handed swings are not terribly hard but I’m doing mostly 2HS to get that hip hinge dialed in better. I CAN swing the 24kg but my form doesn’t feel solid enough for me to do any more than one or two sets 2/3 times a week of swings with it before switching back to the 16kg. Get ups are a little challenging with the 16 but totally doable. Will stick with this weights for a while I think thought I feel like I’ve always gotten my strength back pretty quickly.
DIET INFO: Strict Keto. Most days I do intermittent fasting (stop eating around 6-7pm and done eat again until 1pm the next day). I do have black coffee in the morning though.
I don’t really count calories or macros (aside from watching carbs) as most days all I eat is steak and eggs with cheese. Sometimes a salad if my wife makes me
So happy to be apart of the community!
Always did some half-hearted version of a workout plan from about 16-25. Mostly body weight stuff but did put my time in doing bench/squat/deadlift type work though I never got terribly strong (form, consistency). I could max at 225 on the bench, deadlift was around 280 I think. Squat was always low.
Started CrossFit at 25 for about a solid year. Got leaner and stronger but also had lots of lower back and neck strains/pains/etc due to poor form, racing the clock, etc...
LONG STORY SHORT: Was an IV drug user after age 25(heroin, crack, methamphetamine). All training and physical activity stopped.
Got clean in the end of 2018 and ballooned from 175 to about 215 at my heaviest. Due to my weird skinny fat body type I still fit into my size 34 pants and medium shirts. I mostly gain the weight in my love handles and hips and butt and just look sloppier than I look “fat”.
I had a 16kg and 24kg bell I had bought and in the beginning of June decided to start S&S after re-listening to the Rogan Podcast with Pavel. I wanted a program that was SIMPLE and that I could stick to that didn’t big me down with variables and long workouts. I’m the type of person who immediately says “yeah but what about XYZ” when it comes to anything. That’s why S&S seems like a perfect place to start. My goal right now is to do that program AS WRITTEN and not do any accessory or supplemental stuff (maybe minimal GTG pull-ups) because I want to keep it simple, consistent and actually see what results the program yields for me.
Had a beautiful baby girl in April and for my wife’s sake I wanted a program that wouldn’t take more than 45min/1hr away from the family AND that I could at home.
Started S&S around June 15 (as written) and want to start posting my training logs on here. Using the 16kg for the swings and GU’s. One handed swings are not terribly hard but I’m doing mostly 2HS to get that hip hinge dialed in better. I CAN swing the 24kg but my form doesn’t feel solid enough for me to do any more than one or two sets 2/3 times a week of swings with it before switching back to the 16kg. Get ups are a little challenging with the 16 but totally doable. Will stick with this weights for a while I think thought I feel like I’ve always gotten my strength back pretty quickly.
DIET INFO: Strict Keto. Most days I do intermittent fasting (stop eating around 6-7pm and done eat again until 1pm the next day). I do have black coffee in the morning though.
I don’t really count calories or macros (aside from watching carbs) as most days all I eat is steak and eggs with cheese. Sometimes a salad if my wife makes me
So happy to be apart of the community!
