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Originally Posted by chazzyb31  Woah there, Kenny. Before you go overboard, I suggest you look at a couple of body fat charts: Body Fat Chart Body Fat Percentage Charts for Men and Women
You'll see from these that 10% is too low for a guy your age. ........
Just be safe, luvvie, and take it easy. This is a marathon, not a Santa dash.  |
I didn't realise 10% was below the healthy recommendation for someone my age.
I just need a goal to set myself to give me something to work towards.
I based my goal on something I read in a post somewhere on here. I think it was a post by Mike (MikeB). I'm sure it stated he wanted to get down to 5% body fat? I asked my trainer what his body fat % was and he told me it was around 10%, but he is in his 20's.
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Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion That makes sense honestly...weight lifting while trying to lose weight helps prevent muscle loss, and since you weren't able to lift weights recently you lost a little muscle as you continued to stay at a calorie deficit. I too have a shoulder injury but I lift weights around it in the mean time. I still lift a good amount of weights for my lower body, back, arms and chest, but only exercises that don't impact my shoulder. If you feel comfortable lifting around your injury you may want to give that a shot?
Dropping your body fat below 10% is a VERY ambitious goal, but you may want to consider taking babysteps first? Say under 20% by mid year, etc. |
You make very good sense. I will make my initial goal to get below 20% and take it from there, but I am setting myself a target of May.
I am back into weight training again. My shoulder feels fine now but I can still feel it slightly when pressing weight but I am taking it very easy with shoulder / chest press etc...
Thank you both for your advice and infomation!