Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008
…getting to dial yourself a smaller butt on your adjustable dressmaker dummy.
Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008
| Week | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Change |
| 1/6/08 | 1/20/08 | 2/3/08 | 3/2/08 | 3/30/08 | ||
| Age | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | +1 year | |
| Weight (lbs) | 145.8 | 142.8 | 142.0 | 141.0 | -4.80 lb | |
| Neck | 13″ | 13″ | 13" | 12.75" | -0.25" | |
| Shoulder | 42″ | 41.5″ | 41.75" | 42" | 0" | |
| Chest | 36.5″ | 35″ | 35" | 34.5" | -2.00" | |
| Waist | 27.25″ | 27″ | 26.5" | 26" | -1.25" | |
| Abdomen | 29.5″ | 29.25″ | 28" | 27.5" | -2.00" | |
| Hip | 39.25″ | 38.75″ | 38.5" | 38" | -1.25" | |
| Thigh | 23.5″ | 23.5″ | 23.25" | 23" | -0.5" | |
| Knee | 13.5″ | 13.5″ | 13.5" | 13.5" | 0" | |
| Calf | 15″ | 15″ | 14.75" | 14.5" | -0.5" | |
| Ankle | 7.75″ | 7.75″ | 7.75" | 7.75" | 0" | |
| Bicep | 12″ | 12″ | 12" | 12" | 0" | |
| Forearm | 9.5″ | 9.5″ | 9.5" | 9.5" | 0" | |
| Wrist | 5.75″ | 5.75″ | 5.75" | 5.75" | 0" | |
| W-H Ratio | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.68 | ||
| SF-Thigh (mm) | 15 | 14 | 12.5 | 12 | -3 mm | |
| SF-Tricep (mm) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | -3 mm | |
| SF-Subscapular (mm) |
11 | 12 | 12.5 | 12 | +1 mm | |
| SF-Suprailiac (mm) |
15 | 10.25 | 10 | 9.5 | -5.5 mm | |
| SF-Bicep (mm) | 6 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | -2 mm | |
| BF% Omron | 24.9% | 23.8% | 21.8% | 20.4% | -4.5% | |
| BF% Navy | 25.95% | 24.95% | ||||
| BF% Durnin- Womersley |
26.96% | 24.51% |
As you can see from the table above, I have been slowly but surely making progress in my spring cut. Of course it would be nice to see more dramatic numbers, but I console myself with the fact that although I have lost 2″ in both my chest and waist, my shoulder and relaxed bicep measurements are unchanged and my strength is still increasing steadily, which indicates that I am not losing any lean mass from my upper body on this program. I am nursing the hopeful dream that I may actually NOT have Skeletor’s bony chest when I reach 17% body fat this time around.
W00T!
I didn’t have time to take pics due to yesterday’s late night at work, but I’ll get some up by Sunday.
Diet and workouts were both 100% yesterday, but sleep was a bit on the low end at only 6 hours. I attempted to do my run intervals outside this morning, but my lower back just wasn’t having any of it. I had to stop after only 6 minutes and take a rain check on the workout. I’ll be doing today’s workouts after work (when my body and back in particular should be warmed up) at the gym and at home, then hitting the sack with something exceptionally boring to knock me out — like the final Harry Potter novel, upon which I had previously given up around page 118 due to its gratuitous surplus of words combined with a noticeable shortage of action.
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WORKOUT
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- Interval Run (20 min)
- Incline Walk (10 min)
- Hip Hop Abs Total Body Burn (40 min)
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NUTRITION
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M1: 2 whole egg/3 egg white omelette with 1/2 c. mixed veggies
M2: 1/2 c. light soy milk, 3/4 scoop protein powder, 1/2 T. cocoa powder, 3/4 oz. walnuts
M3: 1 c. chicken and veggie in red sauce stir fry, 1 double-size granola chocolate chip protein cookie
M4: 1/2 c. light soy milk, 3/4 scoop protein powder, 1/2 T. cocoa powder, 1 T. Naturally More ANPB
M5: 1.5 c. chicken and veggie in red sauce, 3/4 oz. walnuts
M6: 1 scoop protein powder, 1/2 T. Naturally More ANPB
Supplements: 1 multivitamin, 1 vitamin C, 1 vitamin D + 500 mg Calcium, 6 fish oil caps