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Roonytunes
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I went for my routine bodyfat test today. I came in at 14.7% . I'm happy enough with it since I was able to enjoy a few cheat meals in the last month and still drop 1.2% on a schedule that I feel is now comfortable as a regular lifestyle. I've now dropped 8.55% bodyfat in total in 4 months since I started at 23.25%.
These are my current measurements in comparison to 7/29:
chest - 30 3/4 inches (dropped 0.75 inches)
bicep - 10 3/4 inches (dropped 0.25 inches)
waist - 23 1/4 inches (dropped 0.75 inches)
abs - 31 inches (dropped 0.5 inches)
hips - 38 1/4 inches (dropped 0.5 inches)
thigh - 20 inches (gained 1 inch)
I gained 1.2lbs lean mass since my scale weight has stayed the same.
It is obvious now even at a lower body fat that I'm battling some genetic issues as can be seen with my waist to hip ratio. I'm told that I just need to keep dropping bodyfat so that my body will eventually give up the sticky fat deposits in my thigh/hip area. Not sure how low I have to go just yet - we initially thought 13% would do the trick, but we're not sure now.
Changes to diet:
Try to keep calorie range between 1300-1500 cals
Limit the fat intake to 40g
Limit carb intake to 100g or so
Eat more green veggies
Changes to workouts:
Keep cardio to 5-7 x a week
Take my 3 split body workouts (2 upper, 1 lower) and change one of those upper body splits to include some lower body work within it, especially the adducter machines
I am going to adhere to this program as best as I can. I'm heading on mini vacation again from Thurs-Mon for the labor day weekend, so I'll be giving myself some time off then. Plan to get right back into it though when I get back for three weeks and then my parents visit from India in Oct for 15 days - I only get to see them once a year at best, so I'm just going to eat my mom's cooking since in my culture, it is very offensive not to do so. My parents are old now, so to me it's just not worth it to upset and argue with them over a couple of pounds and inches. I'll just work extra hard when they leave.
However, aside from some of these hurdles that life tends to throw, I hope to be able to continue through this program till the end of the year at this point.
These are my current measurements in comparison to 7/29:
chest - 30 3/4 inches (dropped 0.75 inches)
bicep - 10 3/4 inches (dropped 0.25 inches)
waist - 23 1/4 inches (dropped 0.75 inches)
abs - 31 inches (dropped 0.5 inches)
hips - 38 1/4 inches (dropped 0.5 inches)
thigh - 20 inches (gained 1 inch)
I gained 1.2lbs lean mass since my scale weight has stayed the same.
It is obvious now even at a lower body fat that I'm battling some genetic issues as can be seen with my waist to hip ratio. I'm told that I just need to keep dropping bodyfat so that my body will eventually give up the sticky fat deposits in my thigh/hip area. Not sure how low I have to go just yet - we initially thought 13% would do the trick, but we're not sure now.
Changes to diet:
Try to keep calorie range between 1300-1500 cals
Limit the fat intake to 40g
Limit carb intake to 100g or so
Eat more green veggies
Changes to workouts:
Keep cardio to 5-7 x a week
Take my 3 split body workouts (2 upper, 1 lower) and change one of those upper body splits to include some lower body work within it, especially the adducter machines
I am going to adhere to this program as best as I can. I'm heading on mini vacation again from Thurs-Mon for the labor day weekend, so I'll be giving myself some time off then. Plan to get right back into it though when I get back for three weeks and then my parents visit from India in Oct for 15 days - I only get to see them once a year at best, so I'm just going to eat my mom's cooking since in my culture, it is very offensive not to do so. My parents are old now, so to me it's just not worth it to upset and argue with them over a couple of pounds and inches. I'll just work extra hard when they leave.
However, aside from some of these hurdles that life tends to throw, I hope to be able to continue through this program till the end of the year at this point.
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Rt,
