Thanks for the Advice, BF is Lower

Nutrition
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I posted a few weeks ago about how I was 189 at 12.4% BF, and that I wanted to trim that BF number down. I got some great advice here (primarily on when to take in carbs, when not to, etc.). Today I weighed in at 181, and thought I looked pretty cut, so I had another test done. I got calipered 4 times just to be sure and it averaged out to a hair over 9% (9.3%).

The best part is that I haven’t lost ANY strength at all. In fact with the higher protein intake the last couple weeks I actually think I’m stronger, and I’ve noticed I’ve put up higher weights deeper into my workouts instead of fading. Thanks guys!

I’ll be posting pictures here later tonight!

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Looking forward to the pics !
Excellent job.

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[quote]Fabregas wrote:
Looking forward to the pics !
Excellent job.[/quote]

I hope you like red-hawt ABZZZZ boooi

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Can you post a link to that thread?

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[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
Fabregas wrote:
Looking forward to the pics !
Excellent job.

I hope you like red-hawt ABZZZZ boooi[/quote]

Super Ghey.

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you had best be under 5’8

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[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
I posted a few weeks ago about how I was 189 at 12.4% BF … Today I weighed in at 181 … a hair over 9% (9.3%).[/quote]

189 @ 12.4% = 165.5 pounds lean body mass.

181 @ 9.3% = 164 pounds lean body mass.

Just sayin’. Keep this up, and you’ll disappear soon enough. But as long as you’re looking and feeling better today than you did a few weeks ago, I guess you’re headed where you want to go.

He said, yesterday afternoon. Follow-up picture-fail.

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^ way to burst his bubble. lol

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[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:
AccipiterQ wrote:
I posted a few weeks ago about how I was 189 at 12.4% BF … Today I weighed in at 181 … a hair over 9% (9.3%).

189 @ 12.4% = 165.5 pounds lean body mass.

181 @ 9.3% = 164 pounds lean body mass.

Just sayin’. Keep this up, and you’ll disappear soon enough. But as long as you’re looking and feeling better today than you did a few weeks ago, I guess you’re headed where you want to go.
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Is that normal to drop that much body fat while losing only 8 lbs? I would have assumed it would take more than 8 lbs to drop 3.1% body fat because of water weight, and that doesn’t even include the 1.5 lbs of lean body mass lost subtracted from the 8 lbs. I must be confused about something.

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[quote]kylec72 wrote:
Chris Colucci wrote:
AccipiterQ wrote:
I posted a few weeks ago about how I was 189 at 12.4% BF … Today I weighed in at 181 … a hair over 9% (9.3%).

189 @ 12.4% = 165.5 pounds lean body mass.

181 @ 9.3% = 164 pounds lean body mass.

Just sayin’. Keep this up, and you’ll disappear soon enough. But as long as you’re looking and feeling better today than you did a few weeks ago, I guess you’re headed where you want to go.

Is that normal to drop that much body fat while losing only 8 lbs? I would have assumed it would take more than 8 lbs to drop 3.1% body fat because of water weight, and that doesn’t even include the 1.5 lbs of lean body mass lost subtracted from the 8 lbs. I must be confused about something.[/quote]

UMMM it’s a percentage.

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[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
kylec72 wrote:
Chris Colucci wrote:
AccipiterQ wrote:
I posted a few weeks ago about how I was 189 at 12.4% BF … Today I weighed in at 181 … a hair over 9% (9.3%).

189 @ 12.4% = 165.5 pounds lean body mass.

181 @ 9.3% = 164 pounds lean body mass.

Just sayin’. Keep this up, and you’ll disappear soon enough. But as long as you’re looking and feeling better today than you did a few weeks ago, I guess you’re headed where you want to go.

Is that normal to drop that much body fat while losing only 8 lbs? I would have assumed it would take more than 8 lbs to drop 3.1% body fat because of water weight, and that doesn’t even include the 1.5 lbs of lean body mass lost subtracted from the 8 lbs. I must be confused about something.

UMMM it’s a percentage.
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He started off with 23.436 lbs of body fat at a body weight of 189 lbs. He’s now at 16.833 lbs of body fat at a body weight of 181 lbs. That means 6.603 lbs of body fat were lost out of the 8 lbs of body weight, which equates to .825 lbs of body fat lost per each lb of body weight. Whether it’s in percentages or integers that doesn’t mean anything. My question is whether this is a normal rate of fat loss (82.5% body fat lost per lb of body weight)? That seems like an insanely high rate of fat loss per lb of body weight.

How do we know the other 17.5% wasn’t mostly water weight, not lean body mass? If the body fat percentages are accurate for the beginning and ending body weight, then I’m curious to hear if this is a normal rate or what?

By my estimation and Accipiter’s remarks regarding his increase in strength I doubt he lost much lean body mass, if any at all. I may be wrong about the water weight loss, though, and that’s the reason for my confusion.

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[quote]kylec72 wrote:
BONEZ217 wrote:
kylec72 wrote:
Chris Colucci wrote:
AccipiterQ wrote:
I posted a few weeks ago about how I was 189 at 12.4% BF … Today I weighed in at 181 … a hair over 9% (9.3%).

189 @ 12.4% = 165.5 pounds lean body mass.

181 @ 9.3% = 164 pounds lean body mass.

Just sayin’. Keep this up, and you’ll disappear soon enough. But as long as you’re looking and feeling better today than you did a few weeks ago, I guess you’re headed where you want to go.

Is that normal to drop that much body fat while losing only 8 lbs? I would have assumed it would take more than 8 lbs to drop 3.1% body fat because of water weight, and that doesn’t even include the 1.5 lbs of lean body mass lost subtracted from the 8 lbs. I must be confused about something.

UMMM it’s a percentage.

He started off with 23.436 lbs of body fat at a body weight of 189 lbs. He’s now at 16.833 lbs of body fat at a body weight of 181 lbs. That means 6.603 lbs of body fat were lost out of the 8 lbs of body weight, which equates to .825 lbs of body fat lost per each lb of body weight. Whether it’s in percentages or integers that doesn’t mean anything. My question is whether this is a normal rate of fat loss (82.5% body fat lost per lb of body weight)? That seems like an insanely high rate of fat loss per lb of body weight.

How do we know the other 17.5% wasn’t mostly water weight, not lean body mass? If the body fat percentages are accurate for the beginning and ending body weight, then I’m curious to hear if this is a normal rate or what?

By my estimation and Accipiter’s remarks regarding his increase in strength I doubt he lost much lean body mass, if any at all. I may be wrong about the water weight loss, though, and that’s the reason for my confusion. [/quote]

I has everything to do with the individual in question. If someone is 40% bodyfat and loses 50 pounds chances are a larger portion of that 50 pounds is going to be fat mass, compared to someone who is 15% bodyfat and loses 50 pounds.

Even if you consider one person the results will vary at different times. The lower your bodyfat percentage is at the beggining of a “cut” the more likely it is that you will lose LBM along with fat mass, if the person is training without AAS.

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Good job, when losing body fat you SHOULD be gaining strength best way to keep muscle.

If you plateau any day just take in shots of olive oil for 2-3 days and then take em away ^^

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[quote]300andabove wrote:
Good job, when losing body fat you SHOULD be gaining strength best way to keep muscle.

If you plateau any day just take in shots of olive oil for 2-3 days and then take em away ^[1]

LOL I have a jar of olive oil on my desk actually. I weighed myself again today, and I was 178…whoops. Guess I should cut back the cardio from 20 miles/week running to 10.

  1. /quote ↩︎

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http://www.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/pictures_pics_photo_body_rate_image_performance/heres_the_latest

Here’s my rate my physique thread. I’m going to post a side shot of my lats tomorrow, I don’t know how else to show how thick they are relatively speaking

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[quote]kylec72 wrote:
He started off with 23.436 lbs of body fat at a body weight of 189 lbs. He’s now at 16.833 lbs of body fat at a body weight of 181 lbs. That means 6.603 lbs of body fat were lost out of the 8 lbs of body weight, which equates to .825 lbs of body fat lost per each lb of body weight.[/quote]

Dude… you’re overthinking it. Actually, to say you’re overthinking it is an insult to overthinkers. Take a breath. The less math involved in training, the better. You’re calculating things to the thousandths of a pound, for fuck’s sake.

Accipiter, looking good. Like I said, as long as you’re headed where you want to go, keep at it.

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[quote]Chris Colucci wrote:
kylec72 wrote:
He started off with 23.436 lbs of body fat at a body weight of 189 lbs. He’s now at 16.833 lbs of body fat at a body weight of 181 lbs. That means 6.603 lbs of body fat were lost out of the 8 lbs of body weight, which equates to .825 lbs of body fat lost per each lb of body weight.

Dude… you’re overthinking it. Actually, to say you’re overthinking it is an insult to overthinkers. Take a breath. The less math involved in training, the better. You’re calculating things to the thousandths of a pound, for fuck’s sake.
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Yeah, I was not thinking straight that day at all while being on Benadryl for a bad cold. Trying to find a perfect formula just is not the right way to go about it.