16/04/2019
First pic (Last years 16 weeks results) 18.1 ➡️4.7% BF 🤭
Second pic (start of this years 12 weeks) starting 11% ➡️ we’ll see 🤷🏻♂️
began with 7% higher BF last year So as Iv managed to maintain a relatively low BF, so I’m gonna try approx 10-12 weeks.
📅 plan in advance- I would recommend having a solid plan in place before you begin, if you don’t know where to start seek a decent coach to help. Of course you may need to tweak throughout the process, but having a good plan initially will make it easier to adjust.
🧮Work out maintenance KCALS
⬇️work out a slight calorie deficit from maintenance over a week- DONT go too low too quickly!
Its important to eat as many calories as you possibly can for energy and gym performance, while still having enough of a deficit too illicit fat loss.
Starting higher will give you more room to adjust through the process. Begin with a 5-10% drop and tweak accordingly depending on your time frame.
🍗keep to a high protein target, make up the rest from carbs, fats and Eat plenty of micronutrients for satiety.
🚶🏻♂️keep NEAT high - luckily I have quite an active job so generally il do an average of 15000 steps a day, obviously everyone’s work weeks/ lifestyle is different so being more active during the day can be more difficult.
Plan times in during the week to increase your NEAT where you can, this will make a huge difference!
📉Track and monitor progress regularly- very important for any body composition goal, if you don’t track progress then how do you know it’s working?
🥩leading on from the point above, Adjust/ progress activity, training and food accordingly- this is why it’s important to track, if things plateau you know to adjust and most importantly progress.
And lastly!
🍔Eat foods You enjoy eating!
I don’t want to be miserable a bastard so I will be including palatable foods I like, these will be planned to fit within my weekly calorie target.
It is import to include foods you enjoy to sustain a diet long term!
There will inevitably be social events during these times, Accept you’ll be eating excess calories, plan lower calorie days & ⬆️exercise around it. @ Bristol, United Kingdom