Thread: Couple of deadlift questions

Originally Posted by Zaphod

My goal is strength. Body type? Not real sure there. Decent size frame but I have a hard time putting on muscle. My current condition is fair, in my opinion. Nutrition? I don't really count calories, just try to eat smart. Minimal eating out, very little junk food. Maybe a candy bar twice a week is my guilty pleasure. Right now I'm trying to clean up my diet a bit and maintain my consistency in going to the gym. I'm someone who can only change one thing at a time. Otherwise it gets too overwhelming and I don't see the results quick enough and I stop altogether. So I've got the workout consistency down, now I'm trying to get the diet in some semblance of order.

But the goal is strength.

I understand, Personally, I would focus on the nutrition aspect of things before strength. Here's why:
Once you are certain what you're eating daily in macros, you will know where you're lacking and can quickly fix it. This alone will add strength to all your lifts. I use www.fitday.com it is a free user friendly web site for calorie counting and could potentially save you years of frustration from lack of results. If you know what you're putting in your body on the daily, you can measure the results to your expectations and then adjust your nutrition plan accordingly.
Other wise, you are putting the cart before the horse and will be second guessing yourself. This takes a small amount of time and offers a huge return on your investment.

Nobody changes everything at once, personal experience and hindsight are great teachers, good instruction is faster. Dialing in on our nutrition is the most important variable for change by any standard