Well, today is Week 0 (or day 1) and the first fat check (Poliquin bio signature measurement to be exact) of my 90-day challenge (research on bio sig here). This is where the measurement of my body’s fat is done by an experienced personal trainer and I’m left with a percentage reading. I’ve had this process done a few times over the last couple of years or so, but it hasn’t been consistent and systems for its analysis have changed.
It is a lot more than just body fat – you are weighed, 12 different parts on your body are measured for fat, and then once entered into the system it provides you with an analysis of what lean mass you have, what body fat % you are, and what areas you should be targetting to banish that fat from.
For me it was a good day: I reduced my body fat by 1.1% in 12 days and I was happy (I had my this process done around 12 days ago as I’ve wanted to track just before this 90-day challenge anyway).
So, these are the starting points for this fat reduction challenge:
- Weight: 103.5kg
- Lean Mass: 82.5kg
- Body Fat: 20.3
My aim for the end of the 90 days is to get my body fat percentage at or below 12%. This is in the middle of someone who is serious minded about their fitness, as highlighted by Marc Perry’s guide here on ideal body fat percentage. I was surprised (although not shocked) that I was over the obese category on 27 August last year when my number was 30.5%.
So, I’m super happy today that just a little over 10 months I’ve been able to reduce the amount of fat that my body has by a third. I think that’s a real achievement. And as you’ll know if you’ve been on any kind of ‘diet’ or ‘mission’ then you’ll know that the first few steps seem hard, but the next ones are actually hard. I’m just glad that I have a motivator (or three) to help me along the way.
There you have it. My weigh in so to speak at the start. I guess I was a little taken back by how fat I look in the photos. I’m fine with it, but I kinda thought that how I reflected would be how I looked (a reminder to myself about human psychology and how the mind works), and that I would look a lot slimmer than I did six months ago. (See below for that photo.)
So, with that said I’ve decided to hop back on the supplement wagon for this challenge. This means I’ll be popping pills to help the hormones in my body align a lot more healthily and be less stressed so that my body can work at its main role: giving energy to the muscles and helping to build them, and them sending that excess fat out the back door! (pun intended).
I’ll be updating soon with what supplements I’ll be taking and why. They’ve been ordered, but I’m just waiting for the lovely people at FedEx to deliver them; supplements are a chicken and egg thing: I could order them and then be left with ones that aren’t much use as they’re made to change every month you have a fat check.
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