So 7 weeks ago I had just finished the football season and damn happy I got through it without a major set back (I had a calf strain 1st game from a poor pre-season that I intend to rectify next year!).
However……. I could feel the body was weakened and although aerobically ok, my lean muscle mass had probably dropped and my muscle endurance was getting towards it’s limit. Thank god we didn’t quite have the season we wanted and hadn’t made finals!
So I thought I should put my my money where my mouth is and start seeing what I could actually do what I tell my clients I could do for them! And besides, I am heading towards my 58th year on this earth and want to see that I’m in pretty good nick for a grumpy old man!
The Aim: Of course, like everyone I wanted to chase the Unicorn! Build muscle and lose body fat at the same time. The first problem with that is the aforementioned time on this earth – 57 (almost 58) years. It’s a job just maintaining lean muscle mass let alone gaining it but what the hell, it’s worth a crack. The second problem is my DNA ingrained sweet tooth. Again Scott, practice what you preach you princess!
The Specifics: I started around 66.4kg of which 14.1 of those kg’s were Body Fat and 26.7 of those were Muscle Mass. I set a target of dropping about 1.5kg of body fat and gaining 0.5 kg of muscle mass. The time frame I set was end of October or about 10 weeks. If it gets to early November to make the 12 weeks, well I’m ok with that.
Where am I?:
Well 7 weeks in and kind of ok. I’ve managed to drop 0.9kg’s of Body Fat which is well on track but only managed to gain about 0.2kgs of Muscle Mass (it’s so damn hard at my age ….. but Scott, what is that Arnie quote that hangs in your gym “You can have results or you can have excuses but you can’t have both”. )
Realistically, I could only rate myself a 7 out of 10 for performance so far. I have improved my diet dramatically and have no doubt increased my workout and the right stuff. But have I really kept to it and more importantly have I really pushed myself in both diet and gym effort? 7/10!
I’ll drop another post at the end that will be an honest show of results and also give more details about the routines but if you want to know more about what I’m doing or what I could do for you, get in touch. Remember, it’s never too late or more importantly, never too early to start improving your health and fitness!
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