I have been working out for about continuously for about the last 5 years. I am 31 year old male 5'8" and 180lbs. Over the last 6 months I have been doing a lot of training with squats, bench press and especially dead lifts. I was dead lifting in the 375 to 400 lb range at one point.

My question is this I am 2 weeks into your Get Lean program. Will I lose a large percentage of my strength and mass by doing this program or will I be OK. I hate to give up the dead lifts. Should I be doing a different program so I don't lose all the gains I have mmade. I do want to lean out.

You are experiencing the classic training paradox. What I mean by this is you are wanting everything at the same time. This is normal! Everyone wants the following: Size, Strength, Power, Muscular Endurance, Low bodyfat levels, etc. However, each of these areas must be trained specifically to truly see results.

For example: It is very difficult to maximize strength and power when you are also dieting to lean out. When your caloric intake is minimal you just don't recover at a pace that allows your body to train heavy frequently enough to gain strength.

The key to overall success is to organize your training into yearly segments. I know this sounds long and boring to do but it will truly allow you to reach your potential if you do so. Your training year needs to be broken down into (4) three-month cycles. Three months or 12 weeks is a great segment of time to really maximize a physical goal like strength or lower body fat levels. Here is an example of a great yearly training schedule:

Macrocycle 1: 4 Day Strength and Power Program
Macrocycle 2: 4 Day General Fitness Program
Macrocycle 3: (1st 6 weeks) 4 Day Get Lean EXPRESS! Program
(2nd 6 weeks) 4 Day Strength and Power EXPRESS! Program
Macrocycle 4: 5 Day Get Lean Program

Cycling your training programs like this is provides your body with a great amount of variation and allows you to continue making progress. You will have times of the year when you are working on pure strength development (Strength and Power Programs). There will be times when you are getting a good balance between strength and overall muscular endurance (General Fitness Programs). And, times when you will be training with the goal of burning as many calories and getting as lean as possible (Get Lean Programs). There is no better way to get everything you want other than investing this kind of time and training variation. Give it a shot!