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Moonduck · 02-08-2007, 08:23 PM

Thanks for the feedback.

I'm thinking it is a plateau as well, as I've been sitting at it for a while now (almost two months, very frustrating). I mentioned muscle gain because that is a recent change and is tracking along with some serious strength gains (FrEx, I hit 245lbs on the bench last night, up 15lbs from two weeks ago). When the weight goes up, but the pants fit the same, I call it muscle gain. Could be wrong, I could just be finding new and interesting ways to depost fat *shrug*

As to 220, again *shrug*. I weighed about 220# throughout muc of high school, and I was rather seriously active then, as well as having a lower body fat % overall. I have slightly in excess of 8" wrists, and that is a damned good sign that I can honestly claim to be "big-boned".

The problem with the plateau is that i worry that I've dieted too long and I've gone into a protracted metabolic slow-down. I say that largely because my cold tolerance is almost entirely gone. I complain about chilly temps nearly as much as my chronically low BP wife. I've read more than a few articles that say that extended caloric deprivation can cause said slow-downs as an autonomic defense mechanism. A slow metabolism is actively counterproductive at this point, so I need to figure out ways to ramp it back up.

And deadlifting is very safe when done correctly. I make sure that I don't lift to failure, or eve to exhaustion. High weight sets are done to low reps and with solid rest periods in between. Injuries happen when you get sloppy, and exhaustion is the leading cause of sloppy lifts. My back and knees feel better than they have in ten years, and I can honestly say that smart lifting is the reason.

The next experiment in metabolism-boosting will be short, intense workouts added in on otherwise non-lifting days, consisting of barbell complexes. These are well known to ramp up metabolism, frequently for hours afterwards, so I'm going to give it a shot for a few weeks and see how it does. For now, I'm only going to add in one extra workout a week like this, as I don't want to stress the system too much.

02-08-2007, 08:23 PM	#378 (permalink)
Moonduck Junkie Location: SE USA	Thanks for the feedback. I'm thinking it is a plateau as well, as I've been sitting at it for a while now (almost two months, very frustrating). I mentioned muscle gain because that is a recent change and is tracking along with some serious strength gains (FrEx, I hit 245lbs on the bench last night, up 15lbs from two weeks ago). When the weight goes up, but the pants fit the same, I call it muscle gain. Could be wrong, I could just be finding new and interesting ways to depost fat shrug As to 220, again shrug. I weighed about 220# throughout muc of high school, and I was rather seriously active then, as well as having a lower body fat % overall. I have slightly in excess of 8" wrists, and that is a damned good sign that I can honestly claim to be "big-boned". The problem with the plateau is that i worry that I've dieted too long and I've gone into a protracted metabolic slow-down. I say that largely because my cold tolerance is almost entirely gone. I complain about chilly temps nearly as much as my chronically low BP wife. I've read more than a few articles that say that extended caloric deprivation can cause said slow-downs as an autonomic defense mechanism. A slow metabolism is actively counterproductive at this point, so I need to figure out ways to ramp it back up. And deadlifting is very safe when done correctly. I make sure that I don't lift to failure, or eve to exhaustion. High weight sets are done to low reps and with solid rest periods in between. Injuries happen when you get sloppy, and exhaustion is the leading cause of sloppy lifts. My back and knees feel better than they have in ten years, and I can honestly say that smart lifting is the reason. The next experiment in metabolism-boosting will be short, intense workouts added in on otherwise non-lifting days, consisting of barbell complexes. These are well known to ramp up metabolism, frequently for hours afterwards, so I'm going to give it a shot for a few weeks and see how it does. For now, I'm only going to add in one extra workout a week like this, as I don't want to stress the system too much.