Benjamin_K
Level 4 Valued Member
I rarely read people discussing the difficulty in gaining weight/muscle for the naturally skinny-fat person. Most nutrition advice seems focused on dropping weight, whereas I have the exact opposite problem. For all of my 20s I weighed around 150, and despite having low body fat, did not have abs. I'm 5'9 with long limbs and looked (and was) skinny. After doing tons of research I decided to get strong, really this time, for real strong. And as of this posting, after a hard 8 months (I'm now 31), I weight about 170— which is HUGE to me. My strength numbers are solid, and my GPP work (S&S) good as well. I have gained a bit of fat, though not much, but definitely don't have visible abs.
So my goals are: 1) Look close to Delvaux's Hercules.
2) Get strong in bent press and other esoteric (to me) presses.
Going forward I have two questions.
1) Would it be appropriate for me to post before and after pictures here so as to show my progress? By "here" I mean in this, or another part, of the forum. I've been using Reload and S&S, and before Reload I was using other Eastern Bloc training plans; my progress is indicative of those plans.
2) What would be a good way for me to drop the fat without losing my muscle I've gained? I'm legit ANXIOUS about cutting any foods because I don't want to wither away to 150s again. This anxiety has caused me to research for hours daily the diets of old strongmen (since that was pre-roids) to see what they ate, and was is actually possible natural.
Current foods eaten: lactose free milk, peanut butter, honey, protein powder, eggs, sausage, rice, oatmeal, red meat, and some spinach. My stomach does not tolerate high amounts of fiber, gluten, or much dairy. I drink fruit juice. And probably intake too much sugar. I read almost everywhere that I need to eat more fat in order to lose fat. If someone can help me understand this, that would also be greatly appreciated.
Sorry if this sounds rambling.
All responses greatly appreciated.
So my goals are: 1) Look close to Delvaux's Hercules.
2) Get strong in bent press and other esoteric (to me) presses.
Going forward I have two questions.
1) Would it be appropriate for me to post before and after pictures here so as to show my progress? By "here" I mean in this, or another part, of the forum. I've been using Reload and S&S, and before Reload I was using other Eastern Bloc training plans; my progress is indicative of those plans.
2) What would be a good way for me to drop the fat without losing my muscle I've gained? I'm legit ANXIOUS about cutting any foods because I don't want to wither away to 150s again. This anxiety has caused me to research for hours daily the diets of old strongmen (since that was pre-roids) to see what they ate, and was is actually possible natural.
Current foods eaten: lactose free milk, peanut butter, honey, protein powder, eggs, sausage, rice, oatmeal, red meat, and some spinach. My stomach does not tolerate high amounts of fiber, gluten, or much dairy. I drink fruit juice. And probably intake too much sugar. I read almost everywhere that I need to eat more fat in order to lose fat. If someone can help me understand this, that would also be greatly appreciated.
Sorry if this sounds rambling.
All responses greatly appreciated.