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Graphs for Oct 2009

For the sake of posterity, here are the weight and fat graphs from last month


Body Weight Chart


Body Fat Chart

The graphs start from my lowest weight and fat points which was on September 23, 2009. I was about 117.3 lbs at 10.2% body fat at the time. I started eating more calories from there on and now after 5 weeks I am 120.8 lbs at 12.2% body fat. After about 2 weeks of eating a lot I started seeing that my body fat % was moving faster than my weight gradient. So I decided to cut back a little bit, but then I lost weight (and fat) quickly. And then again I increased my calories.

Here are the gains I have made last month:
  • Body weight gain: 3.5 lbs
  • Body fat% gain: 2%
  • Body fat gain: 2.8 lbs
  • Muscle mass gain: 0.7 lb
I fell very short at my muscle gain, adding just 0.7 lb of muscle while putting on a lot of weight.
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  1. SS GuyNovember 6, 2009 at 7:21 PM

    Hey these are cool graphs Chandan. I like your analysis! Thats a precious 0.7 lbs you have gained there since that is the reason for your increased strength on all the exercises. I will definitely put up my logs and graphs soon. I just completed 3 weeks of proper training and I want to wait a little more so that I can get sufficient data. I was getting used to the new lifts looking at Starting strength book/DVD. But the best part is that my diet seems to be working for me and my BF% has stayed almost constant since I started. I will post that data this weekend.

    And yes, this post of yours answered all the questions I had. :) Maybe it is not worth taking before/after pics and measurements for small time frames like a few weeks. I am sure you will agree.

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