Help...losing LBM

[AirWolf]

I've been cutting for the last several months and made a nice steady decline from 235 24%bf to 215 20%bf in about 3 months...which was still a bit too much LBM for my tastes, but I was looking much better. Now, I've had the flu for the past week and have dropped down to 203, still at 20%bf according to my scale. Is it possible that I lost all that LBM in just a week?

And based on this loss do I really need to go all the way down to 180lbs now to get to 10%bf?

 

[njlw226]

I've been cutting for the last several months and made a nice steady decline from 235 24%bf to 215 20%bf in about 3 months...which was still a bit too much LBM for my tastes, but I was looking much better. Now, I've had the flu for the past week and have dropped down to 203, still at 20%bf according to my scale. Is it possible that I lost all that LBM in just a week?

And based on this loss do I really need to go all the way down to 180lbs now to get to 10%bf?

what kind of bf scale are you using?

 

[AirWolf]

what kind of bf scale are you using?

Tanita BF-625

About 2 years old...

 

[chewyxrage]

Tanita BF-625

About 2 years old...

Those aren't really considered accurate. Many things can effect the reading.

You should try some calipers.....

And I think it's impossible to lose 12 pounds of LBM in a week.

 

[psychedout]

How does the mirror look bro?

 

[AirWolf]

How does the mirror look bro?

Much, much better than when I started...still no-where near the 10% I want to get to.

 

[pintoca]

I've been cutting for the last several months and made a nice steady decline from 235 24%bf to 215 20%bf in about 3 months...which was still a bit too much LBM for my tastes, but I was looking much better. Now, I've had the flu for the past week and have dropped down to 203, still at 20%bf according to my scale. Is it possible that I lost all that LBM in just a week?

And based on this loss do I really need to go all the way down to 180lbs now to get to 10%bf?

Dude, you got the FLU, most likely you got dehydrated. LBM is not only muscle, is EVERYTHING in your body besides fat and that implies a hell of a lot of liquids.

Drink up and you will gain all your water back. Without cardio it seems imposible to loose that much muscle in 1 week. How were your calories during the flu period?

pintoca

 

[SPORT SCIENTIST]

Those scales are a pile of shit.

I've got some too, notice, if you push down and make yourself heavier on the scales - they actually show that you have more bodyfat, how crap is that.

They use bio impedence analysis. The electrical current takes the shortest route possible through your body, meaning that it only travels through one leg to the other (not travelling through the top half of your body. They always give a higher reading, as the current goes through your butt (which has proportionately more fat than elsewhere)

I believe that the cheap tanita scales use a much less accurate algorithm/equation for working out bf, and are completely useless.

Like the last guy said, your losses will mostly be due to water loss.
As for the LBM loss, it really depends on your diet/training:
If you post that, it would make it easier to give decent advice. There are many sups you could take, bt lets have a look at your diet and training first.

 

[kiosk]

I always use good'ol tape measurements to tell if I am losing or gaining LBM, plust strenght loss/gain at the gym are pretty good indicators also.

 

[AirWolf]

Those scales are a pile of shit.

Like the last guy said, your losses will mostly be due to water loss.
As for the LBM loss, it really depends on your diet/training:
If you post that, it would make it easier to give decent advice. There are many sups you could take, bt lets have a look at your diet and training first.

I agree about the scale...but I still feel like it should be moving in the right direction.

While I had the flu my appetite was shit - I couldn't eat much so I relied mostly on a few scoops of ANPB and a protein shake or two.

My typical diet is as follows:

9am - 3 Egg whites, 1/2 scoop whey, 1/2 cup oats
10am - 1/2 scoop whey, 1/2 cup oats
1130 - lift
1245-130p - PWO Shake (2 scoops whey, 25g maltodextrin, 25g dextrose, creatine, glutamine)
2pm - 1.5 egg whites, 8oz turkey, 1/4cup cucumber, .5 efa rich egg yolk, .5tbsp dressing
4pm - 1.5 egg whites, 8oz turkey, 1/4cup cucumber, .5 efa rich egg yolk, .5tbsp dressing
7pm - 8oz turkey, 1/2 cup broccoli, 1tbsp dressing, 1oz cheese, 1/2 cup lettuce
10pm - 1tbsp ANPB, 1/2 cup Celery, 1/2 cup NF Cottage Cheese, 1tbsp flax

Daily Totals 2770 Calories, 100g Fat, 310g Protein, 150g Carbs (33/45/22)

I also incorporate caloric cycling...so some days I'm up, some days I'm down...above is an average day. My goal is getting down to 10% bf.

I'm following an HST program for weights and typically do 30-45min of cardio twice a week.