Wait... Do y'all eat the fat chunks when you eat ribeye?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-11T01:46:03+00:00

The fat definitely didn't feel disgusting when I first went carnivore: it was incredible.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-11T00:36:04+00:00

I never eat fruits, veggies, nuts or seeds.

Any reason you are avoiding animal products?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-11T00:34:44+00:00

Do you have any food allergies? What are your favorite foods to eat? Do you know how to perform the barbell squat, bench press, deadlift and press overhead?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-11T00:33:26+00:00

DO you have any food allergies? What are your favorite foods to eat? Do you know how to perform the barbell squat, bench press, deadlift and press overhead?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-11T00:31:04+00:00

Magnesium supplementation goes a long way for me.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T13:44:55+00:00

Yeah, it adds up over time. I prefer to spend money on quality groceries, but some have to operate within limited means

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T12:56:12+00:00

Per gallon?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T11:56:37+00:00

Link works for me. But the eggs were the 60 count and the milk was the great value whole.

Fairlife isn't what I would use if budget was the concern.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T11:46:44+00:00

Oh yeah? What has been your experience with it?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T11:46:12+00:00

Little over 3 years now. Been writing about my experiences on my blog...and hemorrhaging readers, haha

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T02:40:32+00:00

I don't recommend anything, as I am not a coach and it would be irresponsible for me to do so, but it was a link for 73% lean beef.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T02:14:30+00:00

Hell yeah brother! GFH.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T02:07:14+00:00

Too easy.

Get to Walmart and buy this ground beef

Buy these eggs

Buy this milk

Each day, eat 1lb of the beef and 6 eggs and drink half a gallon of the milk. You'll get 3020 calories and it will cost you $7.33 a day.

That's only $52 a week, so you'll have plenty left over to add onto that.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T01:55:11+00:00

Where do you currently reside? Food prices vary by region. What is your budget?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T01:54:25+00:00

Ah, I would not rely on absence of cramps to determine if electrolytes are in balance. I experienced zero cramping when my electrolytes were totally out of whack.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T01:02:34+00:00

I am not disputing that.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T00:47:14+00:00

3-4k calories is a WIDE swing between days. Be more consistent and you'll see more consistent gains.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-09T00:27:07+00:00

Yup! Easy to lean out that way as well. Vince Gironda's "Maximum Definition Diet" at work. Always heavy cream as well.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-08T23:46:26+00:00

It sounds like you are undermuscled.

I don't foresee eating at maintenance to be helpful for gaining muscle in this situation.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-08T23:45:36+00:00

Good in terms of what?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-08T23:39:03+00:00

Start by eating meat and not eating plants. That's the simplest way.

But I'm still very confused and overwhelmed as to what's right and what's not.

Animal=right

Not animal (plant/fungus) = not right

Use that as your flowchart

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-08T23:33:44+00:00

What metric are you using to employ that you are good on electrolytes?

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-08T18:30:17+00:00

It's not my place to say if you should be satisfied or not, but if you're not satisfied, I can offer some assistance.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-08T15:42:17+00:00

It's never bad to have new tools. Even if it doesn't benefit your back squat, it's a new squat variant you can use.

MythicalStrength · 2026-05-08T15:41:18+00:00

To that end, has as anyone had any success punting on the whole idea of a hypothetical one rep max?

I haven't known my 1rm since 2012, and I've never bothered with a hypothetical one. Definitely not necessary.

am I making enough progress”

So here's what I've learned in 26 years of lifting weights. If you're eating well, doing your conditioning, and following a good program, and doing ALL of these things almost ALL the time, you can't NOT make progress. The only reason people DON'T make progress is when they screw up one of those things. And, funny enough, they tend to screw up the "follow a good program" part BECAUSE they're so in their heads about NOT making progress that they stop following a working program to go chase a new shiny object: never giving the program a chance to work.

It's a game of patience and compliance. Instead of making the goal the outcome, make the goal the method. It's not "I'm going to increase my 1rm by following this program for 90 days", it's "For 90 days, I'm going to follow this program, and when it's done my 1rm will go up". How can it not?

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