So I've done a pretty hefty jump, and reduced my body fat percentage by almost 2% in 3 weeks. As a keen runner I've noticed my performance increase significantly and decided to take on challenge number 2! The perfect timing of this experiment should hopefully improve my performance for the running season.
The goal: To get my body down to my racing weight.
I currently weigh 137 pounds with a body fat percentage of 23%. To be at my racing weight and peak performance for long distance running I need to have a body fat percentage of around 19%. To get to this level, it is estimated that I would need to lose 8 pounds (wow thats a lot!). This is assuming I would not gain any more muscle mass and purely lose body fat.
So my new challenge is to get down to my race weight. The experiment will begin on Saturday 28th May.
Will my time improve??? With a body fat percentage of 19% I would hope to get a half marathon time of under 1 hour 50 minutes.
Wish me luck guys and gals!!
Sounds interesting Liz! How do you aim to cut the weight? Solely through dieting? Or just exercising? Or is this like you'd see fighters do and lose the water retention within a short amount of time (I've heard that's incredibly bad for peoples health though?)
ReplyDeleteI really want to get to my ideal competing weight too and want to challenge myself!
Mark (The Amazing Zero)