Get fit - unfat competition

[namtrak]

This last week just gone is the first time at the gym since last year. Four days, about an hour a day. First the first few weeks of my journey I was actually finishing a landscaping job. For the last few weeks, I was mucking around at home basically.

At the gym I am doing 20 minutes walking, 20 minutes riding and 20 minutes rowing more or less.

[namtrak]

:eek:

I rowed about 20km at the gym this week and have lost about 6cm off the belly.

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg
Week 8 109.2 kg
Week 9 110.2 kg

[Harry72]

So your loosing fat and gaining muscle!

[namtrak]

Heading back in the right direction

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg
Week 8 109.2 kg
Week 9 110.2 kg
Week 10 109.1 kg

[bitingmidge]

All I can do is sit here and spur you on!!

Keep up the good work!

P

[namtrak]

Still losing cm off the waist, but weight is a bit stagnant. I've taken to rowing and am getting through between 20 and 30km a week, plus walking and cycling. I think I may stop using weight and start using body fat, which is supposed to be a more accurate method

Week 1 110.7 kg
Week 2 108.1 kg
Week 3 107.9 kg
Week 4 107.2 kg
Week 5 108.9 kg
Week 6 109.4 kg
Week 7 109.9 kg
Week 8 109.2 kg
Week 9 110.2 kg
Week 10 109.1 kg
Week 11 110.2 kg

[woodbe]

namtrak, keep at it, the benefits are long term.

Do you have a heart rate meter? If you want to burn fat and not add too much muscle, you need to control the level of exertion in your exercising, as well as the extent. That's easier to do with a heartrate meter, and there are guides on the web about this stuff. A polar monitor comes with a little book on the subject too...

woodbe.

[namtrak]

I am now dropping weight as my main measure of my progress and am moving onto, wait for it ,...... body fat. This seems to be a far more accurate assessment of where I am upto. I got myself a set of calipers and used the Seven Site Fat Caliper test to work out where I am at. I will only be monitoring it every month or so and I also am aware that this isn't a weight watchers forum so I dont want to clog it up with my other junk too much!! I will be posting up some pics of a redgum dining table I am working on which should be completed in the next couple of weeks, just for those who roll their eyes at complete lack of relevance of this thread!!

Details:

Body Fat 24.67%, I have a lean body weight of 82.87kg, which when I add on a reasonable body fat percentage of say 15% means my target weight should be around 95.3 kg. So in other words I have to lose around 10% body fat or 15 kg - for anyone that is interested

[Caliban]

Way to go Idaho.
Mate I'm going to have to be given a DNF on this comp for the time being.
Although all the effort of lugging my 91kgs up and down stairs on crutches should help.

[Harry72]

Namtrak 20% BF is considered a average heathly level, 15% is getting towards a AFL player level!

[namtrak]

Well the Bombers are looking a bit light on this year