Age: 16
Gender: Male
Goal in Mind: Lose fat and maintain muscle
My weight data is available here -> XXXXXX
Please check it out because it is important for my question.
I plan to reduce my body fat first. I have an equipment that detects body fat and body water and I logged it on the spreadsheet above with my weight. My question is, as you see, in body fat, I decrease in lp (pound). It also decreases my % but not that much. I want to reduce fat to reduce weight but I want to maintain my muscles. Because my equipment doesn't measure body muscle, I used the formula 100 - % body fat - % body water = % muscle. And as the spreadsheet says, I'm increasing % muscle but decreasing muscle lb (pound).
My question is, what should I see, the lb (pound) or % (percent)?
I want to maintain my muscles and reduce fat.
Is it better if both % fat and fat lb (pound) decrease or should I only take note of fat lb (pound) or should I only take note of fat % (percent)?
In my muscles, is it ok if % muscle increases but muscle lb (pound) decreases? Or should I maintain the muscle lb (pound)?
calculation for pound -> Weight in lb x (%(muscle or fat)/10)
Gender: Male
Goal in Mind: Lose fat and maintain muscle
My weight data is available here -> XXXXXX
Please check it out because it is important for my question.
I plan to reduce my body fat first. I have an equipment that detects body fat and body water and I logged it on the spreadsheet above with my weight. My question is, as you see, in body fat, I decrease in lp (pound). It also decreases my % but not that much. I want to reduce fat to reduce weight but I want to maintain my muscles. Because my equipment doesn't measure body muscle, I used the formula 100 - % body fat - % body water = % muscle. And as the spreadsheet says, I'm increasing % muscle but decreasing muscle lb (pound).
My question is, what should I see, the lb (pound) or % (percent)?
I want to maintain my muscles and reduce fat.
Is it better if both % fat and fat lb (pound) decrease or should I only take note of fat lb (pound) or should I only take note of fat % (percent)?
In my muscles, is it ok if % muscle increases but muscle lb (pound) decreases? Or should I maintain the muscle lb (pound)?
calculation for pound -> Weight in lb x (%(muscle or fat)/10)
Answered by Roman Footnick
Throw away your scale and throw away your machine... Or sell them on eBay.You're focused entirely on the wrong thing... Numbers. The numbers are arbitrary. Nobody cares what your numbers are.... Even you!
If you look like crap in the mirror, but the machine says your built like Mr. Olympia - then it doesn't really matter.
Use your mirror. Use the camera on your phone. Have trusted and honest people critique you. Don't do it daily. Weekly at most. Monthly is best for most people to evaluate progress.
Improving your physique takes time. And you are young and not fully developed (i.e. HPTA axis) so be patient and ENJOY the process.
If you like crunching numbers (which I assume you do) then keep track of your weights at the gym and occasionally take some measurements (i.e. Height, weight, neck, waist, chest, arms, legs, calves.)
If you want a simple way to chart the ratio you are after, then every 3 months measure your waist and neck or arms. The smaller the waist and bigger the neck or arms the more muscular you've become.
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