FireMike

I don’t know about other people, but I have always feared stepping up and having bodyfat measurement done realistically with the calipers. I’ve always used electric testers and guesstimations to figure what I thought my bf% would be. Well on Monday a friend of mine, who is also competeing in the same shows as I, we were training together. He mentioned having one of the personal trainers at the gym check his bf% to see where he was. My fear of calipers and I were like go right on ahead and do it bro, i’ll just sit that out. My buddy breaks his shirt off and I notice he’s got some mass but as far as quality, not so much. his bf% comes back at 18. Im thinking wow I think im around 14 but if he’s at 18 I gotta be lower, so I took the shirt off and had the calipers done. The results: 10.5% BF. I couldn’t believe it, so I had him re do the test about half an hour later, after I relaxed in the hot tub a little and had a meal. The result: 10.8% BF… UNBELIEVABLE. Unfortunately I carry all my bf in my abdomen, my legs, arms, and chest have very little to peel off. Im glade I did this bc I feel great about where I am sitting and I now know I need to start hammering my midsection w brute force. Considering I have only been dieting 3 weeks and haven’t begun doing cardio yet, I couldnt be happier with my progress. My current stats are as follows: 215lbs, 10.5%BF, Arms 17.75", Legs 26.75", Waist 34". Everything was cold at time of measurements also, since I hadn’t trained in 10 days. Hopefully my arms will be back at 18" once I get a couple of training sessions in on them. Overall tho, Im happy and im looking forward to christmas day and eating a couple pieces of my favorite pastry Bakklava…YUM other than that i’ll be dieting thru the holiday. STRENGTH & HONOR

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