Hey whoah! He's 5'9 and 168lbs.. Why start lifting 3 times a week? Im 5'9 and 150lbs the same height as most guys around my weight, 168 guys would be 6'0!
Ive started a new diet in order to get down to 147. I eat healthy anyway and with cutting out alcohol and junk food I'll get down no problem, but here it is anyway... Breakfast: I either have scrambled eggs and wholewheat bread or porridge, always with a cup of tea/coffee and a pint of water. Lunch: 3 boiled baby potatoes sliced into a Ceasar Salad with some cheese and croutons. Dinner: Whatevers going once its got carbs and protein and some veg.. i.e rice and beef, pasta and chicken with a chilli, bolognese, jalfrezi, whatever sauce. I always eat dinner with a coffee coz it makes me **** before I go training in the evening so I dont feel so full. Drinking plenty of water throughtout the day to flush out!
I usually stop lifting 2 to 3 weeks before a fight and then trim down. Not that I lift that much I just do arms and back and maybe some legs. Even then, its only 1 or 2 times a week
Actually, since I began this topic, my weight go away from me and I was all the way up to 173 at one point, but now I'm back down to 167 and still losing!!