maxm007's Blog

In January 2007 I decided to act on a promise I made jokingly to my girlfriend that I would have a six pack by the Summer. I had always done some exercise like weight lifting , but I had never taken fat burning seriously. I was more into building mass , I did not care about fat at all.

Basically like most office people I would sit my ass down all day , would eat 2 large carb rich meals a day and hit the pub way to many times. 2 or 3 times a week I would go lift some weight to "get big". I had some muscle and I wouldn't have called me fat , but I definitly had a gut.

I read a body building book about fat burning , bought a fat meter and started logging my progress. This totally changed my workout to one that was focused on cardio as primarily and weight lifting as secondary. To cut a long story short , in January I measured 16% body fat. By the summer I was 9%. I almost halved my fat percentage without losing weight.

Unfortunately for my body type that still wasn't enough to show my abs. My top ones where showing slightly . but I had not reached my goal. There was more gut to burn! Then I went on holliday , moved house . , started a new job , started smoking/drinking again. You know the deal , no exercise and bad lifestyle for 8 weeks and you are have the fitness level of a 70 year old again. Luckily , I have watched my diet and I'm still between 11 - 12%.

So here is my goal: Spring 2008 , I will get to the fat percentage level needed to show all my abs and give my girlfriend something to use for the washing. I suspect it to be around 7% , so that is 3 - 4kg of fat to lose. That should be very doable.