What is a reasonable goal for a friendly body-fat loss competition between me and my boyfriend?
ByI am 28yrs., 5 ft. 8 in., 150 lbs, with 22%-24% body fat depending on the calculator used. My boyfriend is 27yrs., 5 ft. 11 in., 170 lbs with 24-30% body fat depending on calculator. We'd like to start exercising (we were both very athletic in high school and I also in college) but we have been pretty inactive for 3 years now.
I'd love for an expert to tell me what would be a reasonable goal to set for body fat loss if we commit to exercising 3-4x per week 30-45 min. each time for 4 to 6 weeks (no diet modifications yet, just exercise). I know guys burn it off faster than girls, so I would like to know what would be a fair, comparable loss for each of us. That way we can see who really "won" and have some fun with it.
Thanks so much for your help!
Well, the first thing you can do is have a professional body fat test as those online calculators are very inaccurate.
And to lower body fat, it is a case of strength training as well as cardio and a high protein diet.
A good place to aim if you want to look really lean without looking ripped would be 18%-22% for a female and 10%-14% for a male. If you want that six pack, then 16%-18% for a female and 8%-10% for a male.
4 Comments
June 24th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
It really isn't a good idea to compete with a guy, because he'll win! The reason? He has more muscle mass which burns lots more fat than we do. Compete with another woman, so this way it will be a equal competition.
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June 24th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
what happened to women can do whatever men can do? all that women and men are equal stuff? why do you get a handicap? fair is fair. you wont lose much fat anyway with just exercise. if you worked out 10 hours a day , you would lose less than someone who didnt work out and had a solid diet. once you learn how your body works. now i can lose 5 pounds a week while eating 3500 calories a day and no exercise. you should start your diet first then start working out. get your body primed for exercise.
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June 24th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Well, the first thing you can do is have a professional body fat test as those online calculators are very inaccurate.
And to lower body fat, it is a case of strength training as well as cardio and a high protein diet.
A good place to aim if you want to look really lean without looking ripped would be 18%-22% for a female and 10%-14% for a male. If you want that six pack, then 16%-18% for a female and 8%-10% for a male.
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