Join date: May 2009
Location: Louisiana, USA
Posts: 126
Here are my before and after stats, before and after photos, and after video.
BEFORE:
Tanita Ironman Body Composition scale:
Date: 1/20/2011 Time: 8AM
Weight: 170 lb.
Body Fat: 14%
Body Water: 59%
Muscle Mass: 132.5 lb.
Bone Mass: 7.0
Visceral: 4.0
My measurements in inches:
Date: 1/20/2011 Time 8AM
Height: 5'9
Weight: 170 lb.
Neck 15.5
Shoulders: 47.5
Chest upper: 41
Chest lower: 39.5
Waist naval: 35
Upper left arm: 15
Lower left arm: 11.8
Upper right arm: 15.25
Lower right arm: 11.8
Upper left leg: 22.5
Lower left leg: 14
Upper right leg: 22.5
Lower right leg: 14
Ankle left: 8.5
Ankle right: 8.5
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AFTER:
Date: 3/2/2011 Time: 11AM
Tanita Ironman Body Composition scale:
Weight: 157 lb.
Body Fat: 11.1%
Body Water: 61.4%
Muscle Mass: 132.8 lb.
Bones Mass: 7.0
DCI/BMR: 1846
Visceral Fat: 2.0
Date: 3/2/2011 Time: 11AM
Measurements in inches:
Height: 5 ft 9 inches
Weight: 157 lb.
Neck: 14.5
Shoulders: 47.5
Upper chest: 40
Lower chest: 38.5
Waist at naval: 33
Waist at largest: 33
Upper left arm: 14.5
Upper right arm: 14.5
Lower left arm: 11.5
Lower right arm: 11.5
Upper left leg: 22.5
Upper right leg: 22.5
Lower left leg: 14
Lower right leg: 14
Left ankle: 8.5
Right ankle: 8.5
I did a DXA Scan on their brand new machine.
DXA Scan
Date: 3/2/2011 Time: 12:30PM
Weight: 157 lb.
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Body Fat: 13.7%
Muscle Mass: 132.6 lb.
I talked to the nurse about the new machine. The muscle mass was only off by 0.2 lb. I asked her why the machine was reading a higher body fat level than expected. She claimed that it may be confusing fat for water because I was an athlete and my fluids are constantly changing. She told me that this DXA machine tends to read body fat about 2% higher than it "may or may not be." Which means that I am somewhere from 11.7 - 13.7% body fat.
My scale at home uses bioimpedence for body composition. I set it in athlete mode and it generally is 2% lower in body fat than regular mode. Interesting.
Join date: May 2009
Location: Louisiana, USA
Posts: 126
kaisermetal wrote:
you didn't have much fat to cut, you should have better spent your time bulking.
I have those problem areas of fat, especially around the love handles and backside. This diet greatly reduced my entire body fat by 2-3% in about 4 weeks. That is awesome in my opinion! I have bulked my entire life and I needed a different approach. Now, since I'm lean I will head towards bulking again.
Join date: May 2009
Location: Louisiana, USA
Posts: 126
jeffmyers4 wrote:
how did you incorporate the pulse fasts in with the V-Diet?
On week 4 of the V-Diet, I did a Pulse Fast the day before the HSM day and the day after the HSM day. This way, you maximize the anabolic effects of the re-feed and do not hold any excess water weight. I did a total of 6 Pulse Fasts the last 3 weeks of the V-Diet.
