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Originally Posted by xcelbeyond
Are you taking relatively accurate BF measurements?
My guess is, from your size, and your diet, that you are probably losing an equal (OR MORE - as I did) amount of muscle. This only means you are dropping weight on the scale. When you reach your goal (bodyweight), you'll have just as high a BF as you did at at 274 but a WHOLE LOT LESS MUSCLE   |
As far as accurate BF measurements I'm not too sure....the scale that I have has some sort of electrical measurement thing where it sends some sort of current through the body to check BF%. When I first used it (about 13 weeks ago) it would say 40% BF at a weight of 274. Now it's measuring between 35%-37% at a weight of 262-264. I also have my fiance do my body measurements about once a week...she measures chest,stomach,biceps,quads,calves,neck,waist. There hasn't been any decrease in muscle yet....or at least I hope there hasn't been. Since biceps,quads,calves have not had loss in inches. There has been a decrease of inches in chest,stomach,waist and neck. Neck measurements went down about 1/2 inch....everything else was about 1 inch off each.
As far as diet...do you think it's ok for weight loss yet still feed muscle growth? I need to find a good muscle training routine to follow. I'm doing some muscle training...but very sloppy.
I'm just getting into muscle training which is something I've negleted do to just doing cardio...more muscle = burn more calories. Didn't really know that till recently.
4sets of 15reps abs @ 95 pounds each day
Biceps I'm doing 4 sets of 15reps (not sure how much weight I think I'm doing 60 lbs
Triceps 4 sets of 15reps (not sure how much weight)
Calves (I'm not working on them yet...they are huge I'm trying to see if with weight loss they can get smaller.)
Quads (also not working them but I should)
Really that's all I do...as far as muscle training.
I do mostly cardio. 45-60 mins on the rowing machine....45-60 mins on the eliptical machine. Average Calories Burned is 210-310 rowing and 450-500 on eliptical machine...I maintain a log of calories burned daily.