I got bf% checked and I went from 23.7% 202lbs and now I’m 21.7% 212lbs. Both was measured using bodyfat calipers. I’ve been lifting consistently for over 4 months it’ll be 5 months on the 21st of this month.
Why does my clothes feel like I got fatter? Shirts are tighter around belly area and pants are tighter too. I thought I was going to be like 28-30% because I’ve been eating nothing but junk practically last few months so I was surprised bodyfat% actually went down!
1st time I checked within 30min or so after cardio. 2nd time I checked 1-2 hrs after lifting and 30+mins after after finishing cardio as I did both this day.
They’re better than that stupid electic handle thingy. Is it possible for a beginner litter to gain 11lbs lean body mass last 3-4 months while I’m starting my 7th weekly 100mg TRT injection today?
No. There’s zero point in ever checking bodyfat percentage. The 2% points are well within the basic margin of error for calipers and the trainer should have explained it to you. I’m guessing he didn’t because it’s an error in his favor and makes him look like he knows his shit, which he doesn’t.
What you should do is take progress pictures tomorrow morning in just your shorts, fix your diet immediately (seriously, what’s the point of training and being on TRT if you’re going to keep eating crap?), and then take progress pictures in 1 month and forget about tracking your bodyfat percentage.
I hate eating clean makes me miserable first month or so I know cause I’ve Dieted eating clean for 3+ months and lost 30+lbs 3 different times since 2008. Plus I don’t know how to cook and all these boxed foods get boring and bland after eating the same thing practically everyday.
Why can’t I eat junk at maintencance calories as long as I’m getting enough protein? I do 6+ hours of cardio on top of full body 3x week. Plus I work at Amazon Fulfillment which is 10 hours of walking. They say supposedly we burn 400calories an hour but I think it’s BS.
2% Margin of error would still mean it’s possible I really did lose 2%BF as 23.7 would be really 21.7-25.7 and the 21.7 I got this time around would really be 19.7-23.7
I very much agree with what people have said about the chances of the measurements being accurat and the value of said tests.
I don’t know what there is to learn about cooking. It is pretty easy if you don’t expect to be a chef or something.
How does one even get by without knowing some basic cooking stuff?
If you are getting TRT you probably aren’t that young, right? I mean not at an age where your mother would be preparing all your meals.
Cooking:
Do you know how to prepare pasta, potatoes, rice? Brokkoli, spinach, carrots? Do you know how to prepare meat and eggs?
Do you have a pot, frying pan, stove?
It is really not that hard as some people make it sound.
If you have higher ambitions and want to cook more tasty and less plain stuff, then there are literally millions of recipes online or in books.
Come on, man, you got fatter. There’s no use pretending you didn’t. The question is just whether you want to change it, and there’s no moral judgement if you don’t. If you do want to be leaner, it will be very difficult to do so with junk food.
It’s actually been 5 months not 3-4. I asked the person today at gym that checked it before and she said Janruary.
I just checked my waist with tape it’s still the same as Janruary when 10lbs less and I think possibly 1/4inch to 1/2 inch less. I’m in my 5th consistent month as a beginner and started TRT 100mg weekly 7 weeks so it’s possible that I really am gaining lean body mass and those bf% measurements with calipers really do show I lost 2% despite going from 200ish to 212.
I read and watched on youtube that naturally the average consistent bodybuilder will put on 40-50lbs of muscle in his lifting life 1/2 of that coming in the first year.
Btw I’m 25 so it’s sad that my t-levels was 209 when I got it check in April before I started TRT.
Stop eating those premade frozen crap foods, stop eating all factory produced food. Jesus your 25 learn to god damn cook its not hard, grill a streak, make meatballs, chicken a million different ways. Rice cooker is great, make rice for a couple days.
If not lose weight and find a good girl to cook hahaa