rtestes
Sat, May 13th, 2006, 05:29 PM
I don't know where the women are, but I decided I would start a thread on what can be achieved.
Take an average woman, maybe not that of today but a few years back(1987). She was 28 years old, 5'4", weighed 135lbs. Muscle made up 36% of her body weight or 48lbs. Her body fat was 26% of her body weight or 35.1lbs. Bone made up 12% or 16.2 lbs. And her organs, skin, other was 26% or 35.1 lbs.
Now what would happen to her if she went on an effective diet and resistance training program and she followed it for 10 weeks as directed and achieved the average results that were obtained by other women who had done the program?
Well she would lose 15 pounds of fat and gain 3 pounds of muscle. Her weight would go from 135lbs to 123lbs. Her muscle mass would go from 49.6 to 51.6lbs and her fat would go from 35.1 to 20.1lbs. Her bones, organs, skins, etc. would remain the same. She would have 16%BF and 42% muscle. The ratio of muscle to fat would be for every 2.57 lb of muscle she would have one lb of fat. As that average woman her ratio was 1.38/1.
When you gain muscle, even if your weight remains the same, you get leaner in the sense your body fat % becomes smaller. When you lose fat, your muscle mass % increases. So if you diet and build muscle the overall change becomes enormous and the effect on your figure is dramatic.
So, time to cut the calories and pump the iron. Same thing y'all have heard and seen around the list. Get back in here, start to changing your life. The successful ones should share and tell people how you did it. Those that haven't been successful should ask for help and listen to good advice. What is good advice? That is for you to know and to be able to know requires some study just like you did in school. And you know what? It is worth the effort, this is for your body and health.
Now I will withdraw and let the females address the possibilities of a change in their bodies for life. And how best to achieve it.
Take an average woman, maybe not that of today but a few years back(1987). She was 28 years old, 5'4", weighed 135lbs. Muscle made up 36% of her body weight or 48lbs. Her body fat was 26% of her body weight or 35.1lbs. Bone made up 12% or 16.2 lbs. And her organs, skin, other was 26% or 35.1 lbs.
Now what would happen to her if she went on an effective diet and resistance training program and she followed it for 10 weeks as directed and achieved the average results that were obtained by other women who had done the program?
Well she would lose 15 pounds of fat and gain 3 pounds of muscle. Her weight would go from 135lbs to 123lbs. Her muscle mass would go from 49.6 to 51.6lbs and her fat would go from 35.1 to 20.1lbs. Her bones, organs, skins, etc. would remain the same. She would have 16%BF and 42% muscle. The ratio of muscle to fat would be for every 2.57 lb of muscle she would have one lb of fat. As that average woman her ratio was 1.38/1.
When you gain muscle, even if your weight remains the same, you get leaner in the sense your body fat % becomes smaller. When you lose fat, your muscle mass % increases. So if you diet and build muscle the overall change becomes enormous and the effect on your figure is dramatic.
So, time to cut the calories and pump the iron. Same thing y'all have heard and seen around the list. Get back in here, start to changing your life. The successful ones should share and tell people how you did it. Those that haven't been successful should ask for help and listen to good advice. What is good advice? That is for you to know and to be able to know requires some study just like you did in school. And you know what? It is worth the effort, this is for your body and health.
Now I will withdraw and let the females address the possibilities of a change in their bodies for life. And how best to achieve it.