[NoVa Dude]

42 years old; I've lost 63 lbs. since April '07 (went from 268 to 205, at 5'11"); BF went from 28% to ~19%; looking to get down to about 15% BF, but maintain my lean mass (or gain some). I hit the weights 3 nights a week at home (about 25 minutes, some compound, some iso, some body weight), and do stairmaster 3 nights a week (about 35 minutes each session), burning about 600 calories per.

Can't do squats; an old cervical spine surgery prohibits me from doing squats with the (heavy) weight on my shoulders (I also work out alone, so that's dangerous); do deadlifts work well for revving metabolism? Am I doing too much cardio? Should I just focus on compound movements for now?

Thanks.