I apologize for neglecting my duties in posting. No excuses I hope to make up for it in the upcoming weeks.
Here are some of the things to look forward to:
1: I get a lot of emails asking me about programming and what exercises I like. Therefore I thought I would start a series detailing the good the bad and the truly ugly in terms of effectiveness, complete with pictures and links to video’s.
2: A primer in basic programming as well as recommendations for articles, books and resources to get you started
3: More product reviews.
Also if anyone has any suggestions, or questions they would like me to address, please don’t be shy.
Results of my most recent Body Fat test:
As I mentioned in my post last week, I was scheduled to get my body fat tested this past Sat. 2/13/2010.
The results were good and very interesting. First it was discovered that Greg, who is helping me with this, accidentally miscalculated the January numbers. He had said I was 19% which I thought was too low. As it turned out I was right, he used the chart for men rather than women. He discovered his mistake and my Body fat% for Jan. was 21% right where I thought it was.
So with that correction here are the results.
BF% 21-20%
Weight: 109lbs-110lbs
Site changes: 7 site caliper test
chest: +1
mid-axial: +2.5 (side of the rib cage)
Tricep: -1.75 (one of the places I tend to store fat)
Subscapular: -2
Abdominal: -1
Suprailiac: -2 (hip)
Thigh: -1.5 (the other site I tend to store fat)
Summary: I’ve managed to lose 1% of fat WHILE actually gaining a little muscle. The resulting fat stores have shifted a little ie: chest and midaxial which is fine by me, but at the same time I have lost mm’s at every other site including the two spots: tricep and thigh which are the areas of greatest fat storage.
I am very happy with my progress. My goal for this month is to lose 2% more.
Now for the really cool stuff:
Lastly before I go, I want to leave you with a link to a great blog post by Leigh Peele from this past June. Leigh is an highly accomplished trainer and nutritional coach. She is a regular member of the the fitcast as well as having written and published a number of ebooks and articles on training and nutrition especially for women. What I like about Leigh is not only is she very direct, but she also takes the time to read the research for herself but also conducts her own research, she speaks to women at the point they are at. For example if someone wants to look like Victoria Beckham, though in all honesty, I really can’t fathom why anyone would want to emulate her body. I mean to me she looks like a stick figure with 2 balloons for boobs, but that’s me, to each their own, she’ll explain how that figure is most likely achieved. Leigh is also very anti-dogma, which is great because you get a more balanced opinion.
The following blog is entitled: Defining Bulky, Once and for all. and it basically looks at womens attitudes towards desirable body types, strength training and when we refer to a woman being bulky what does that actually mean.
This is an awesome article, one of my favorites, I refer back to it often.
Enjoy and until the next time:
Be Well, Train hard
Michelle
