Really? I used to be in a weight liftathon competitions in High School. So I know how to lift. I just don't do it right now because of my back problems. I just spent a shit ton of money on a bowflex to get down to 200 by this time next year. Can't put the strain of the plates on me right now. This is safer and can be put in the apartment. I have kids and work 50 hours a week, so is hard to get to the gym.
I was also over 300 pounds when I was in High School. 330 to be excat and had only a 26% body fat. Don't believe me, don't care, but is true. Said it before in that thread I was talking about earlier. I also put up over 410 pounds twice and lost in the finals to a kid that got kicked out of the comp because of steriods, just was a year later.
So your 325 pounds at you being almost 300 is not that good. I guess you can't even do a chin ups, can you?