Coach Thib,
I am attempting to drop some body fat and love the BFB program. It gives me a great workout and with the equipment I have, it works great. My question is, can I use the BFB to lose fat primarily? Is 5 days too many under lower calories? Or possibly 3-4 days a week for better recovery? I am nearly 40 with a somewhat sedentary job, so I need a little more to get the fat off.
Thank you in advance.
[quote]Kal-El wrote:
Coach Thib,
I am attempting to drop some body fat and love the BFB program. It gives me a great workout and with the equipment I have, it works great. My question is, can I use the BFB to lose fat primarily? Is 5 days too many under lower calories? Or possibly 3-4 days a week for better recovery? I am nearly 40 with a somewhat sedentary job, so I need a little more to get the fat off.
Thank you in advance.[/quote]
BfB is designed to gain muscle and strength not as a fat loss tool. It has to be done on a caloric surplus, not a deficit. You can use the same circuit/complex approach for fat loss but with higher reps and lower intensity. Something like:
2 circuits of 3 reps (with approx. 80%) then 2 circuits of 1 rep (with approx. 90%), then 2 circuits of 6 reps (with approx. 70%)
This is your training day.
I’d do it 3-4 times a week and once or twice I’d do sprint sessions or loaded carries.
Thank you very much.