Getting rid of fat around my middle...

[craig r]

craig r said:

I've upped my calories, been eating (mostly) clean for about 2 weeks and finally got round to using the machine at the gym that calculates body fat % and that over the weekend. Probably should have done it at the start 2 weeks ago, but at least now I have a marker! According to it I am:

13st 2lb (83.6kg)
6'1.6" (1.87m)
BMI = 23.9
Body Fat % = 16%
Body fat Mass = 13.3kg

Don't really match the pictures on the previous posters link though, so I'm not taking the results as gospel, I'll just use them as a marker.

Exercise is 30 min HIIT x 2/week, SL 5x5 x3/week, yoga 1hr/week.

5x5 I'm currently on:

Squat 40kg
OHP 27.5kg
Deadlift 55kg
Bench 30kg
Row 40kg

Really enjoying it, and I'm in and out in less than an hour! That part of the gym is still a bit intimidating, but everyone started from somewhere!

Update...6 weeks on current stats are:

Weight = 85.1 kg
Height = 1.87m (that shouldn't change really)
BMI = 24.3 (now only 0.7 away from falling over the top end of that scale)
Body Fat % = 15.8%
Body Fat Mass = 13.4kg

So if I'm understanding this correctly I have added 1.4kg of lean mass? In which case that makes me happy.

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