Hey BBM team,
I’m a 27 year old M, 5’6" and current BW is 155lbs. I started SSNLP in May 2020 when gyms opened back up in my state and have been running through the Beginner Template for the past 4 weeks. When I started back in May, I weighed 135lbs. My numbers at the end of NLP were as follows:
Squat 3x5 230#
Bench 3x5 120#
Press 3x5 100#
Deadlift 1x5 280#
I try to hit 3000kcal/day with 200g protein. Most days, I don’t hit this exactly because of my busy work schedule and honestly eating that much food makes me feel sick. I haven’t felt run down or weak with my workouts on the BT but should I be all that concerned about gaining mass at this point? I don’t plan on being a world class powerlifter, but I’ve gotten it in my head from years of listening to others in the barbell scene that I need to be somewhere north of 185lbs in order to be “strong”. I’m definitely stronger than I used to be but I would like to be stronger, for sure.
Thanks in advance!