Working Out

     So I am currently following a workout plan to build strength. I would like to gain muscle mass, the problem is that because I am one of those people with a super-hyper metabolism, it is extremely difficult for me to build muscle mass unless I eat a LOT in addition to the workouts, and it has to be good, clean food. Well I don't have the money for enough such food, I do have a bunch of big tubs of whey protein powder that my father bought for me though, but in order to be able to consume the protein necessary for serious mass building, I'd need to consume around eight shakes a day, and although this is a good powder (Optimum Nutrition), protein shakes still get sickening when you are on the fifth shake or higher.
      So hopefully, I can ignore the mass and just mostly concentrate on building muscle strength, as muscle strength and muscle size are not per se the same thing, because a good deal of muscle strength relies on the nervous system. I am a weakling at the moment in terms of ability to lift heavy weights. I started out benching about 130 lbs, now I am at 150 lbs, a 20 lb increase, but I would like to get up to doing sets with 250 lbs, with at elast a 300 lb max. It will be very cool when I can where I can do multiple sets of six to eight reps with 300 lbs. I also intend to get where I can barbell squat and deadlift at least 300 lbs. These will provide an excellent base I think for then learning the Olympic lifts, and also for increasing my deadlift and barbell squat further.
      A little later I am going to do my Monday workout, which consists of benchpress, military press, and pullups, we will see how my benchpress fairs this time. Hopefully I can maybe benchpress 160 lbs.