Don't waste levels with level adjusted races. Or, if you are going melee route and want to max damage, take Bugbear. LA1, +4 str +2con +2dex -2cha, +3 nat armor. Then 11 levels of Warblade. Bugbear also gets some racial levels, that are nice.
Other option is 2 levels of fighter and 10 lv of cleric. You are gunning for 5th level spell Righteus Might. Size increase ( weapon changes size with you), bonus to str con and nat armor.
In 3.5, you are going for bonuses to damage, not damage from weapon itself. You want you strength as high as possible, 2 handed weapon for 1.5x str on damage, +x enchantment on weapon, weapon focus feat, power attack (bonus damage is doubled for 2 handed weapons). Next, pick either weapon with high crit range or weapon with big crit multiplier. High crit range, you put keen enchantment on it to double it, like Falchion, which is 18-20, keen makes it 15-20. Other option, take Greataxe for x3 or my favourite, Scythe with x4.
For items, standard stuff. +x weapon, belt of giant strenght, +x armor, ring of protection. Remember, you are going up front and need some defense also, so don't skip on those.
Personally, i would go with option 1 and just take warblade and be done with it. Put some points into Inteligence ( you get int to damage vs flat footed or flanked oponents). Also, as a Warblade, you can take Weapon specialization feat.
