Transformation in Progress (Week 12)

I've completed the first twelve weeks of working with my new coach and my new emphasis on a bodybuilding style to lifting.

After two year of losing a ton of fat and powerlifting, it was definitely a big change. I had to build more muscle endurance. "You're strong, but you lack endurance," my new coach told me. He knew I was coming from a major transformation of fat loss and mental state, and he knew I had done powerlifting for a while.

The first six weeks were spent basically in 'transition' from powerlifting to bodybuilding. The second six weeks I dropped to 'cutting' calories and upped my activity level.

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The results are in for the first twelve weeks as I had a body scan today. My bodyfat dropped 1.6 percentage points, which doesn't seem like a whole lot... until you dig deeper into the data and realize I lost 3.2 pounds of fat and gained 5.3 pounds of lean body mass.

This is probably the most important point. By increasing Lean Body Mass, I increase how much my body burns just existing. This will in turn help me get leaner in the future.

There is still a lot of work to do as I work towards my goals, but this "intro" phase into bodybuilding techniques has been quite an adventure already. As I go full tilt into the next program starting tomorrow, I know I see great things ahead as I continue to improve my body composition, get stronger, more athletic, and more flexible.