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Hi all, about me....

tomjanecourtney
tomjanecourtney Posts: 97 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
I’m a 61 yr old retired guy on a boat in London.
In March 17 I was 226 lbs/ 30% fat / 5’10”, too much good wine and food....
Never trained before but I do everything to excess.
1 month later I was 206 lbs, basically stopped eating.
May 17 joined a gym and got some PT and My Fitness Pal.
Trained 3 or 4 times a week since then, each session between 2 and 3 hrs weights, find cardio tedious.
Now, Oct 17 I am 188 lbs / 23% fat and , if I say so myself, looking pretty good (comparatively).
Target is 180 lbs / 15% fat.
The Question is, is this a realistic target at my age?

Replies

  • rosstarrant
    rosstarrant Posts: 22 Member
    Anything is possible if you put your mined to it
  • Out_of_Bubblegum
    Out_of_Bubblegum Posts: 2,220 Member
    Congrats on great success to date!!

    Age is just a number, to be honest, and has little to do with body composition.

    I think 180/15 is definitely doable.
  • tomjanecourtney
    tomjanecourtney Posts: 97 Member
    Determined to ignore and work through the seemingly weekly strains and injuries which are inevitable when you workout at my age :)

    On a 3 week cut with Macros calculated from Michael Matthews’ book ‘Bigger, Leaner, Stronger’.

    2150 cals, Protein 45% - Carbs 30% - Fat 25%
    And
    Working out 3 days @ 1 1/2 hrs ish
    Day 1 - Chest / Shoulders
    Day 3 - Back / Arms
    Day 5 - Legs / core
    A swim day

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