Recent content by Haematological

I'm not too sure about this. The very bottom of your ribcage would be closer to your bellybutton than to your chest. I'm just curious if you can point me to any videos that illustrate this? Maybe I'm just not understanding correctly.

Yeah, I had initially used that calculator, which put me at 23%, and then did some researching online of pictures of women with similar body fat percentages to me. I would guess I'm probably less than 23. Ultimately the more inexpensive methods, even the caliper, tend to be inaccurate by a few...

I would also suggest varying exercises from week to week to develop a well-rounded physique, and activate different stabilizer muscles, etc. I would suggest doing barbell bench press one week just to switch things up. You might want to try dumbbell flyes occasionally to swap in for the pec...

Good question. I was able to maintain my gains throughout my 2 week low carb diet. A week ago my friend convinced me to slap a plate on each side for bench press, which I was able to bust out with 4 solid reps, and two additional forced reps. Three weeks ago I was also able to do 135 lb...

I agree, the food scale is a very important tool for tracking calories. I'll just have to be very disciplined with tracking everything. The reasoning behind carb cycling would be to avoid homeostasis, and keep my calories somewhat dynamic. So I'm doing 2 days low carb (30-90 g), 1 day high...

I tried doing those calculations again (thanks for the direct links). I got 23% body fat, 2381 BMR based on moderate exercise level, and 2650 based on very active. So 30% reduction of calories based on those numbers would leave me in the range of 1666-1855 calories per day.

Thanks so much for responding! I'm not sure which numbers don't add up to you, maybe you can specify? Anyway, I've been working out for about 2 years now, and have been slowly recomping my body from about 175lb. I'm actually not too sure about my starting weight, as I was pretty afraid of the...

I'm taking a week off from lifting, so I have a lot more time on my hands to devise a new workout/nutrition plan. I've been lurking around here, reading different threads, and thought I would post my own. Any advice would be appreciated! I'm 24, female, 5'4, and around 155lbs. I'm not sure...