Points to note when determining Weight Gains / Losses:
- Use a tape measure. – it doesn’t lie. (Measure in nine places (limbs, chest, stomach in three places and hips) as fat loss is rarely linear.)
- Use the scale.
- Take photos every two weeks.
- Track your strength in the main, compound lifts you perform.
- Strength increases correlate well to muscle gains.
- Maintenance of strength is a good indicator of muscle retention.
- Muscle growth will hide fat loss so don’t just rely on the scale.
- When around 15% or lower fat comes off the upper abs first
- Same weight as 4 weeks before? Are your strength stats up? Stomach measurements down? If so then that’s progress!
Using the mirror to gauge progress is a natural reaction. However with a cyclical diet like Leangains, use of the mirror
alone is a sure way to screw with your head. This is especially true with people that can see abdominal definition. -There are days, and even times of the day where you will look softer or harder than others. Your weight will fluctuate also throughout the week. Why? Because 3-4g of water is sucked in with every 1g of carbs. It’s a natural part of the process and nothing to worry about
) and we did two specific movements that involved push-ups, sure enough this morning pain is back.
