Being_the_Don
Master Don Juan
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I need some advice, guys. I've been working out at the gym since Jan 1, 2007. I did the machines for several months then I started on the free weights. I've increased that to bike riding for 1 hour every other morning before going to the gym. People have told me that I'm looking slimmer, more muscular but I don't see the physical difference in my upper torse. I know I'm stronger because I'm lifting more and more. But I still have the sub cu fat.
A friend of mine (a guy) saw me last March and said that I looked thinner. Then in April a close friend (woman) whom I hadn't seen in many many months kept singing about how my build was. Then last week I happened to see the guy again in the hall (we hadn't talked since March) and he said that I was looking leaner and more muscular. Then a couple of days ago another lady friend whom I hadn't seen for about 3-4 weeks looked at me and asked if I was losing weight. The thing is this woman and I have known each other for a while and she already knows I go to the gym and bike ride. So in all three cases the people paying the compliments had intervals of several weeks to months without seeing me to then talk about my physique change when they do see me again.
But I did my weigh in this morning after finishing my bike ride. The last weigh in was in March (and I posted it on the forums) and it was 165 pounds. Today the weigh in is 162 pounds. My BF% is 26.5. I did a BMI calc and it's about 24.6. I know I'm stronger and stronger because I'm increasing the weights at the gym. I have a heck of a lot of energy and stamina. Last week a group of us went hiking and there were steep steep stairs out there and I was way ahead of everyone else. I wasn't even winded but they all were. And this was an assortment of women and men some of whom would be considered average weight and doing some light exercises. I'm at the gym for an hour 3 days per week. And I bike ride for an hour three days a week.
What the heck is going on??? My weight seems to be holding at 162-165 pounds. What the heck is going on here????
My target is 154 pounds of lean muscle. I want to be lean muscular. I'm about 11 pounds off from that, been holding steady at this weight for months.
A friend of mine (a guy) saw me last March and said that I looked thinner. Then in April a close friend (woman) whom I hadn't seen in many many months kept singing about how my build was. Then last week I happened to see the guy again in the hall (we hadn't talked since March) and he said that I was looking leaner and more muscular. Then a couple of days ago another lady friend whom I hadn't seen for about 3-4 weeks looked at me and asked if I was losing weight. The thing is this woman and I have known each other for a while and she already knows I go to the gym and bike ride. So in all three cases the people paying the compliments had intervals of several weeks to months without seeing me to then talk about my physique change when they do see me again.
But I did my weigh in this morning after finishing my bike ride. The last weigh in was in March (and I posted it on the forums) and it was 165 pounds. Today the weigh in is 162 pounds. My BF% is 26.5. I did a BMI calc and it's about 24.6. I know I'm stronger and stronger because I'm increasing the weights at the gym. I have a heck of a lot of energy and stamina. Last week a group of us went hiking and there were steep steep stairs out there and I was way ahead of everyone else. I wasn't even winded but they all were. And this was an assortment of women and men some of whom would be considered average weight and doing some light exercises. I'm at the gym for an hour 3 days per week. And I bike ride for an hour three days a week.
What the heck is going on??? My weight seems to be holding at 162-165 pounds. What the heck is going on here????
My target is 154 pounds of lean muscle. I want to be lean muscular. I'm about 11 pounds off from that, been holding steady at this weight for months.