Well, now I know why I haven't seen faster muscle gains. I'm not eating anywhere near enough calories and I know I've been super low on protein for a few weeks now. Just found Martin's Leangains PDF which outlines some ways to determine your daily caloric intake.
Doing his math, I need 1,500 calories a day to maintain (which I'm not eating); 1,800 calories a day on workout days (to grow and recover) which I'm not getting close to; and 1,200 calories on rest days...
Hmmm...time to head back to the kitchen. I've got some meal prepping to do! I can't believe I'm saying this, but if I want to get lean, I have to eat more!
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I stumbled onto your site after stumbling onto the Leangains site too.
I think what you're doing is awesome, and I'm looking forward to seeing your results.
You are kicking some serious butt! One of my goals is to be able to do a chin up as I am very weak with my upper body. How did you progress to doing full chin ups?
Thanks for your blog! It's inspiring!
It wasn't until I started Leangains and lifting heavy when I really began to improve. Bodyweight chinups and pullups are pretty easy now, so I add weight and train in the 4-6 rep range.
Keep me posted on how you're doing!