Hello again! I had some great success with my return to the gym with the beginner template, putting 150lbs on my squat and deadlift specifically, and my strength levels actually surpassed what i had before my layoff! (I was losing 25lbs and 7" off my waist too!)Squat and deadlift about 375lbs and 420lbs.
however i am on week 3 of powerbuilding as i am still losing some weight, waist about 36" at the moment, looking to go down to 32ish. I am a 23yr old male, 5"9 198lbs.
as of week 3 of powerbuilding 1, i seem to have lost about 20lbs off of both lifts, upper body lifts basically staying the same. It’s weird, squatting and deadlifting almost feels like a novel stress to me, i guess since going from doing both (variations and such) 3x a week before. I wonder if this is why, or maybe i am not going hard enough with the leg accessory work.
looking for guidance as to what to do next/change as i am looking to lose a few more inches off the waist still, but really wanting to get stronger. Thanks!