How fast for body fat % loss?

[timeforsleeep]

I had a trainer at the local 24 hour fitness caliper measure my body fat and came out around 18% or so.

I have started running a timed carb diet and am hoping to get to 12-13% by the time summer rolls around (while maintaining muscle and strength).


is this a feasible goal? I have more or less 2.5 months officially now.

[timeforsleeep]

help please?

[senorhayabusa]

So how many lbs do you have to lose to reach 12-13% BF.

In my case, i was 165-167 lbs. at late December 2007. Now i am 150 lbs. today. So about a 15 lbs. weight loss for me. But that was with INTENSE treadmill cardio and a really restrictive diet.

Also you can look into doing the ECA stack to boost up your metabloism and fat loss.

[blueguitar322]

Typical long-term loss rates for dedicated work-outs and strict nutrition are 0.5-0.7% body fat per week, or 1-1.5 lb per week. It usually goes faster at the beginning, slower at the end.

[timeforsleeep]

Originally Posted by senorhayabusa

So how many lbs do you have to lose to reach 12-13% BF.

In my case, i was 165-167 lbs. at late December 2007. Now i am 150 lbs. today. So about a 15 lbs. weight loss for me. But that was with INTENSE treadmill cardio and a really restrictive diet.

Also you can look into doing the ECA stack to boost up your metabloism and fat loss.

i'm actually trying to hold onto my weight and dont' want to drop lower than 160-165; that's why i'm running a timed keto diet. i'm hoping it will work.

[bbronswyk2000]

You can lose at most 1% a week if you are very strict and have the right exercise program.

[lonewolf0420]

So the fact that in 4 weeks time my BF% roughly went from 18.6 to 17.2% and my LBM went from 191 to 196 is good progress? Or bad?

[Vineshway]

not difficult at all