Progress.

As for under eating, can you tell us what you ate in that 1700kcals day? It should be pretty obvious to people on here whether you're under eating or just calculating it wrong.
 
Zefan said:
I can't speak for CalorieCount but I've used MyFitnessPal and it was pretty awesome.
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I am considering using MyFitnessPal instead of CalorieCount, atleast for a while. Would enable me to see which I prefer.

Zefan said:
If you don't know where your products are coming from (I'm assuming this is the case as you've said there are options for specific brands/supermarkets) then you should be able to simply weigh them and use generic "baked potato" and enter the weight of the portion. It might seem a little anal at first but once you've done it for a week or so you begin to remember what weighs what and what's worth weighing.
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The baked potato I could only find supermarket stuff or those microwave meals, I presumed they were all frozen. Searching 'baked potato' instead of 'jacket potato' seems to have brought up better results.

Zefan said:
As for under eating, can you tell us what you ate in that 1700kcals day? It should be pretty obvious to people on here whether you're under eating or just calculating it wrong.
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As copied from CalorieCount on that particular day (actually turns out to be 1800cal):

Breakfast
Oatmeal with Milk
Egg, Scrambled
With 1 or 2 bottles of water I think.

Lunch
Egg White Omelette
Jacket Potato
Can of Tuna

Dinner
Steak and Ale Pub Style Pie (got home and my Mum had cooked one!)

Snack
Apple


I'm ordering myself some Whey protein to help me hit my macros too. What I'd like to do is plan my meals a week ahead, I think it would help me out a lot (especially when college starts), but I need a good idea of where to start first.
 
From what I can see you are without doubt under eating.

Also a serious lack of fat bro. Your breakfast, egg single or eggs plural? Why egg whites at lunch? Yolks are brilliant and have fat which you want.
 
I usually throw in three eggs, sometimes maybe one or two more. I also usually put in one or two yolks too. Egg whites at lunch because I have access to the microwave... currently working out things I can make in there.

I seriously need to get a better idea of what I should be eating on a daily basis so I'm ready for college! :confused:
 
DrewSecrets said:
I usually throw in three eggs, sometimes maybe one or two more. I also usually put in one or two yolks too. Egg whites at lunch because I have access to the microwave... currently working out things I can make in there.

I seriously need to get a better idea of what I should be eating on a daily basis so I'm ready for college! :confused:
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Don't see why you'd remove the egg whites?

And 5 eggs, it's all about 5 eggs any less is just pointless :p
 
Begbie said:
Don't see why you'd remove the egg whites?

And 5 eggs, it's all about 5 eggs any less is just pointless :p
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I must have phrased that wrong; if I'm adding a yolk I use the whole egg. So 3 Egg Omelette: 2 egg whites, 1 whole egg.

I used to have 6 egg omelettes on a daily basis... my Mother was never pleased. :D
 
I think it was mainly this that got me throwing away the yolk... but reading the comments everybody seems to disagree with the idea.
 
Can't see the video at the moment, but I see no reason not to add the yolks unless your on some very strict macro counting.
 
Today:

Squat 5x5 30kg

Bench Press 5x5 25kg

Barbell Row 5x5 35kg

I think I need to work on my placement of the bar when squatting, I can see it sliding down/off my back when I hit the heavier weight!
 
Today:

Squat 5x5 32.5kg

Overhead Press 5x5 25kg

Deadlift 3x5 (following Gruda's and Monkee's advice) 45kg

Overhead press seemed the most difficult weight wise today, I'd say my form is getting there but it's hard to be 100% without a partner who knows what he's doing. Form wise, I think Overhead press is probably my worst, followed by deads.
 
Yes. I usually check the technique before going to the gym, but it's hard to check if I'm doing it correctly (no mirror and no partner). Doing my best to get it right though!
 
2nd Sept
Squat 5x5 35kg
Bench 5x5 27.5kg
Barbell Row 5x5 37.5kg

4th Sept
Squat 5x5 37.5kg
Overhead Press 5x5 27.5kg
Deadlift 3x5 50kg

6th Sept
Squat 5x5 40kg
Bench 5x5 30kg
Barbell row 5x5 40kg

Overhead press is probably still the most difficult weight wise, though when I did the deadlifts on Wednesday I did find them to be a bit slippery due to the amount of sweat on my hands.

Would it be a bad or good idea to throw in a bit of cardio with the training, or would I best off of just sticking with the weight training for now?
 
TheCenturion said:
Overhead press is always the first weight to stall/plateau :p

If your sweat is making it more difficult to grip the bar, consider getting some chalk.
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I'm thinking of getting myself some liquid chalk, I believe it's a lot less mess than traditional chalk but I'm not 100% on how it compares grip wise.

TheCenturion said:
It's worth recording your lifts and uploading the vids here to make sure that you're lifting properly.
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mrthingyx said:
Which is why icecold hinted about posting a video or two. :)
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I'd like to but I've got nobody to record the video right now, don't think setting a tripod up in a gym would be such a good idea. Tried getting some of my mates down but they wont have any of it. Hopefully I'll be able to get some recorded soon, I assume mobile quality will be adequate? Will be nice knowing where I'm going wrong and where I'm going right, certain I'll be able to improve somewhere!
 
Prop it up against a wall or another unused machain or something. If you have a phone with a front camera, consider propping it up and use the front camera so you can get your stance and see if your fully in the camera view while recording. I do it all the time, mainly because my gym partner is useless (jking before i get my a*** kicked) :p ..
 
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