conflicting goals that don't.

I'm writing this on my phone,  so forgive any typos.
Also, I've slacked writing,  sorry.

I'm coming off a plateau,  weight wise.  Psychologically,  plateaus suck. You step on the scale and you've gained a pound or two,  or just not lost.  It can make you want to quit,  but if you've done right,  plateaus aren't bad things.  Here's why:

I experienced more of a body composition change during the past two weeks than and period of pure weight loss I've ever had. So while  my weight has gone up and back down  5 pounds, I've lost fat and added some muscle.  My pants are falling off,  shirts are hanging a bit more freely.  And I have a little more loose skin in the belly. I'm 33, it's not going to tighten up instantly.  But it will.

Now,  the conflicting goals.

My primary goal here is physical activity in order to burn more glucose out. This,  seemingly,  requires very regular physical activity.

I'm also trying to cut fat and build muscle.  I'm not trying to be Arnold,  but I'm working on a 1200 lb three lift combo by the end of the year.  That's a damned lofty goal, and one made more difficult by not having insulin spikes due to my diet.  Insulin has good anabolic properties.

Now,  why do these goals conflict?  Because to lift big,  you need recovery.  Recovery is rest.  Rest is the lack of activity.

Here's how they don't:  On Friday,  I did deadlifts. Previously, I'd failed at 405. Friday,  I pulled 415 lbs. Good growth,  and I did it after a week of recovery from that lift.

Last night,  I squatted. I upped my high weight set to 245lbs. I repped it 5 times and had more in me,  but my shoulder was too tight,  so I finished out with weighted calf raises,  leg presses, etc. Again,  about a week of rest between sessions.

 Today,  I did a mix of chest,  back,  and arms.  No huge progress,  but I'm upping my reps on the previous weight,  so it's still progress.

I could divide today up into three days easily.  That gives me 5 different gym days a week.   Which makes the 2 goals not conflict.  That's a win.

An aside on my goals for lifting.  My rough,  and damned ambitious goals are simple.

Bench max,  1 rep max: body weight.
Squat 1rm: 2x body weight.
Dead 1rm: 2.5x body weight.

At a goal weight,  of 240lbs, that's a bench of 240, a squat of 480 and a dead lift of 600

That would be 1320 lbs,  and I'll need it as weak as my bench is lol.

Right now,  I'm benching 115, squatting 245, and deadlifting 415, for a total  775. Can I add over 400lbs to my lifts in ten months,  while cutting 50 lbs of body weight?   Watch me.