Well, I am 6' at 180, so I should be pretty close.

ROFL

Well played!

The higher the intensity, the more you start burning away muscle. But yes, this is correct. And glycogen stores will get depleted after an intense lifting session only if the reps are fairly high or the workout is very, very long.

Um, real meat has more protein per serving than a powder, and chicken usually has less fat, if not just the same. Some fish has almost no fat and much higher protein.

My last check-in until the end of the month...lost 3 more pounds this week, down to 329.

That's down 89 pounds from February.

Headed on vacation, planning to stay active on my dad's bike and keep the food righteous. With a few bad treats along the way.

So steady state is better?

Not necessarily. Depends on the intensity of the steady state. Interval training allows for a higher average heart rate without the associated muscle loss. You can still lose muscle via interval training, but your relative training intensity can be higher.

Bodybuilder weren't totally wrong when doing an hour or two of uphill walking on a cut before a show. It just eats up a ton of time.

89. Amazing!

6ft 180 and 20% bf... all making sense now.

I must be a fatass. I am 5'8" and range from 167-174.

Feel like I might have some right shoulder impingement. I've got some slight to moderate pain when reaching over my head (especially towards the end of the day) and when I sleep on my right side.

Anyone have experience with shoulder impingement? Should I just back off the lifts that cause immediate discomfort, or do I need to shut down all upper body until it stops hurting?

I already take a NSAID for a knee and I grabbed some PT exercises off the Web.

I'm sorry you had to find out this way.

Start doing rotator cuff work, scapular retractions, Y-W-T-L's and band pull-aparts now. Impingement is usually caused from lack of rear delt/rotator work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nm0rKHAXzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Dm-j5wYIc

should get you started.

If you feel the need to continue pressing exercises, switch to dumbells, use a nuetral grip with elbows tucked to side.

I'd go see an orthopedic doc first. I've had a very severe shoulder injury in the past. Several surgeries later, and due to some post trauma arthritis, scar tissue, and joint degereration, I have an impingement issue in my right shoulder. Not all impingements are the same. In my case, it will require a clavicle resection procedure, which I had 20 years ago to fix it. Working out the muscles would only irritate it more. Your case may be different, but I'd hate to see you make it worse without a proper diagnosis, which requires x rays.

I have a gacky rotator. Sucks.