Hiya,
So, I'm getting married! Super excited, plans are well underway and my brain has of course turned to my body.
I'm an actor and a fitness instructor (level 3 PT qualified, massive fitness nerd) and I have had life long struggles with my body. I have a lot of knowledge regarding body recomp, but have always struggled to apply it to myself.
I took the plunge two months ago and hired an online PT, I expressed my goals:
- An androgynous, muscular physique (I indentify as nonbinary) I've got no interest in the Kim K butt and curves - I aspire to crossfit athletes. Ideally I am working towards a six pack, with defined arms (keeping legs in proportion, though I'm keener to focus on strength over aesthetics here).
- I want to keep my strength high and not lose too much in the way of cardiovascular fitness (because I still need to be able to teach)
I knew this wasnt going to happen overnight, and I was fully commited to both my training an nutrition. I was fully compliant for the first 3 weeks, hit my macros and never skipped a workout. Thennnn I got sick, couldn't eat or really move for about four days. Once I felt better, I had a week of not counting my macros as closely because the urge to binge was uncontrollable - I did not skip any workouts though and would not have been more than a couple of hundred calories max over my maintanace. After this week, I got back on the wagon, was compliant with macros and workouts. The before and after pics are the result.
I started at 116lbs, through the first month went down to 107lbs (during sickness) and have gone back up to 110lb. I'm 165cm. My measurements have stayed pretty much the same, this is where I am atm in inches:
Waist 24.5
Stomach 26.5
Leg 18.5
Bicep 9.2
Weight 110lbs
Honestly? I've worked my metaphorical balls off and have got a sum total of nowhere. I am no longer working with my trainer (partly for financial reasons, partly because I don't think the communication was there). This isn't a thread to bash my trainer, she did what she thought was best, but I'm looking for how best to love forward from here.
Macros I was given (this is in month 2, after having lost 6lbs or so)
Workout day
185 carbs
115 protein
65 fat
1770 cal
Non workout day
155 carbs
125 protein
60 fat
1660 cal
I manage a minimum of 12,000 steps a day, and am working with weights 5 times a week (push, pull, push, pull, extra). I have two HIIT sessions and one 20min LISS session.
I'm thinking of taking my calories up by about 100 every few weeks until I hit about 120lbs, then start a cut. I'm anticipating therefore bulking until mid August, then cutting until my wedding in late September. Do we think this is a good idea?
My workouts will focus on heavy compound lifts with accessorise thrown in. Probably push/pull split with some boxing/classes thrown in.
Thoughts?
So, I'm getting married! Super excited, plans are well underway and my brain has of course turned to my body.
I'm an actor and a fitness instructor (level 3 PT qualified, massive fitness nerd) and I have had life long struggles with my body. I have a lot of knowledge regarding body recomp, but have always struggled to apply it to myself.
I took the plunge two months ago and hired an online PT, I expressed my goals:
- An androgynous, muscular physique (I indentify as nonbinary) I've got no interest in the Kim K butt and curves - I aspire to crossfit athletes. Ideally I am working towards a six pack, with defined arms (keeping legs in proportion, though I'm keener to focus on strength over aesthetics here).
- I want to keep my strength high and not lose too much in the way of cardiovascular fitness (because I still need to be able to teach)
I knew this wasnt going to happen overnight, and I was fully commited to both my training an nutrition. I was fully compliant for the first 3 weeks, hit my macros and never skipped a workout. Thennnn I got sick, couldn't eat or really move for about four days. Once I felt better, I had a week of not counting my macros as closely because the urge to binge was uncontrollable - I did not skip any workouts though and would not have been more than a couple of hundred calories max over my maintanace. After this week, I got back on the wagon, was compliant with macros and workouts. The before and after pics are the result.
I started at 116lbs, through the first month went down to 107lbs (during sickness) and have gone back up to 110lb. I'm 165cm. My measurements have stayed pretty much the same, this is where I am atm in inches:
Waist 24.5
Stomach 26.5
Leg 18.5
Bicep 9.2
Weight 110lbs
Honestly? I've worked my metaphorical balls off and have got a sum total of nowhere. I am no longer working with my trainer (partly for financial reasons, partly because I don't think the communication was there). This isn't a thread to bash my trainer, she did what she thought was best, but I'm looking for how best to love forward from here.
Macros I was given (this is in month 2, after having lost 6lbs or so)
Workout day
185 carbs
115 protein
65 fat
1770 cal
Non workout day
155 carbs
125 protein
60 fat
1660 cal
I manage a minimum of 12,000 steps a day, and am working with weights 5 times a week (push, pull, push, pull, extra). I have two HIIT sessions and one 20min LISS session.
I'm thinking of taking my calories up by about 100 every few weeks until I hit about 120lbs, then start a cut. I'm anticipating therefore bulking until mid August, then cutting until my wedding in late September. Do we think this is a good idea?
My workouts will focus on heavy compound lifts with accessorise thrown in. Probably push/pull split with some boxing/classes thrown in.
Thoughts?
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