Day 7: Rest and Results

I kept my starting measurements on my Team Beachbody profile. I'll just copy them over to here.

March 7, 2010

Weight: 305
Waist: 52
Hips: 49
Chest: 50
Right arm: 16
Left arm: 16
Right Thigh: 27.5
Left Thigh: 28.5
Body fat (estimate from Team Beachbody body fat calculator): 32%

March 14, 2010

Weight: 287
Waist: 49
Hips: 48.5
Chest: 47
Right arm: 16
Left arm: 16
Right Thigh: 28
Left Thigh: 29
Body fat (estimate from Team Beachbody body fat calculator): 30%

So, 18 pounds, net 5.5 inches lost, gained mass in my legs, and lost 2% body fat. Net 7 pounds of lean mass lost (since I gained in my legs) and 11 pounds of body fat gone. The 7 pounds of lean mass was likely water or waste products being stored in the body. I kid you not on this. The second day I had the Shakeology, I had one trip to the bathroom where I left 3 pounds lighter. I weighted myself before going for some reason. That stuff really works.

The fact that I'm young and male probably accounts for a lot of this loss. I'm actually kinda shocked at this.

The mass gain in the legs explains why I was having trouble with the movements involving the legs in the Sweat 1-2 routine (which is 80% of them). I really didn't realize just how weak my legs were compared to my size. I mean, I was doing squats and lunges at 305 pounds, so I guess they would be bigger doing that. That also tells me there likely isn't a ton of fat in my legs and that I'm likely carrying most of my fat in my upper body.

I can see some definition in my arms now and even a little in my abs. It's kinda cool.

It also happens to be my birthday, so I'm celebrating that today, 27 years. I guess that means I'll just have to push harder on my workouts in week 2.

Keep pushing play. I know I will be.