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During this period, he will need to begin working on building lean muscle. This means some mild aerobics and weight training. The trick is to do it with lower weights but until muscle fatigue occurs. Lots of situps and crunches. He will be getting measured tonight - biceps, waist, thighs, chest, etc. I will have him set-up a side page on his blog where those who are interested can monitor his progress. Ideally, his chest should be 10" more than the waist. By adding the muscle, his body fat level will go down. I'm not sure if the weight drops but his waist size should tighten. The last phase will also be for three weeks. After that, he should be all set to return to a normal diet although one where most of the sugars are limited. This is part of many longeivity diets - processed sugars are just awful for us. It means more fiber, fruit and vegetables along with lean protein.
Sometime this week, I hope to get him alone at the house to take pictures with the feet and who knows what. Hopefully, it will be a return to more of the sexier posts. As for me, I cut my diet cycle down to 30 days - I was struggling with the lower calories. I believe that I am going to need to do a number of cycles to get to where I hope to have him by mid-May.
He remains in the cage as there has really been no chance or need to have him out.
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4 comments:
You're doing a really good job with him. He's already looking pretty good and you have a very well thought-out plan to make him better. Keep up the good work.
Glad to hear his diet is coming along for You! :)
Glad to hear his diet is coming along for You! :)
It may be unrealistic to expect muscle gain while dieting. The body, in fact, will cannibalize muscle tissue for energy. Thus, your husband will need to make sure that he does not over train, that when he does exercise he works only the large muscle groups of the body, and that he take creatine to better simulate muscle growth.
http://www.cbass.com/CREATINE.HTM
Judging by his pictures, he probably has another 20 pounds to lose. Then you will both face the very tough prospect of him not gaining the weight back. For your husband to maintain his new, lower body weight means that he must be on a diet for the rest of his life.
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