New group for anyone doing The Body Fat Breakthrough!

DENSITYoriginal

bbinoa I see you started not too long ago. How's it going? I plan to start in mid May, hopefully. I'm a fitness instructor and in order to do this I have to give up teaching, something I've done for over 20 years...not easy. I'd like to get the hours that I spend at the gym back and I need to get a real grip on the calorie intake. I've never counted before.
I know the workouts will be a challenge but I think I can get through them.
The book is very motivating because it makes good sense.
How's it been for you? Do you have someone going through it with you? My husband will do it with me. Poor guy, I always drag him into whatever I'm dying to try next!! LOL!

DanielleYR

bbinoa - I just got the book and read through it.. I am starting tomorrow.. how is it going? I could not find a group either.

bbinoa wrote: »

Today is day 1 for me. Did anyone find any groups? If not please feel free to send me a friend request on here!

korseth

Hello all!
I have been a fan of Dr. Darden for a long time. I trust his information and am looking forward to starting this program- "The BF Breakthrough".
I have an Associates Degree in Sport & Fitness Management and was previously a personal trainer. I understand the concept of his book and understand why the cold shower/bath needs to be done. Eccentric training causes a lot of muscle soreness and the cold decreases that effect. Otherwise not many people would stick with the program. I dont have a spotter and am going to have to improvise some of these workouts to ensure I dont get hurt.
I am short 5'3" and will probably take a little longer to lose some BF (bodyfat) but Im excited. I lost 50# about 5 years ago (BF was 18%) by working out daily for 3-4 months with a PT and basically starving myself and not eating well when I did eat- not a good idea! I kept off about 30 of those pounds but my BF has increased. Im 51 and have tried numerous programs but have time constraints. I am 5'3.25" and weigh 143.4 pounds today 4/28/15. My BF is around 30.3%
I start my first workout this morning and have my menu plan in place. The cold bath or shower is going to be the hard part along with drinking all that water.
Who is along for this ride with me? Woohoo!

AshDF7

About to start day one tomorrow! I have about 35lbs to lose so I am hoping this can kick my *kitten* into gear! Does anyone have any suggestions and or personal experiences they would like to share?

An1tra

I have just begun this week. So far I like it. Anyone else currently doing this?

ionmrav

Hi everyone, I started at my local gym 2weeks ago. Its exciting!

ionmrav

*I started the bf breakthrough at my gym two weeks ago!

bbinoa

Hi all... just saw this group here and could never find it before!! Oops sorry I've missed out!
Anyways.... update. Yes, I've been following the bodyfat breakthrough. I stuck w it for 4 weeks and had amazing results. Literally every day I would notice a change. I had lost 5# but alot of inches. Unfortunately I ended up with a back injury (not related to the workouts) and was off a few weeks. I'm back on what I call a modified version of BF breakthrough. Also took some of the principles from "power of 10" I honestly missed working out more. Power of 10 is still the slower training. I'm eating similar to the BF breakthrough program except I tend to make my own dinners instead of frozen meals (too much good fresh stuff available this time of year ). I still do the super hydration, and daily walk after a meal. Just a few more exercises mostly

Results have been fantastic though. It's been 3 mos since I started. I was feeling a little bummed because the scale weight hadn't moved that much... 9 lbs. Alot of people have commented I looked smaller though. Last weekend I redid my pics and measurements and I'm SO glad I had done it. I've lost a total of 36 inches! Have gone down 2 pants sizes. I'm now even more committed and I'm kind of going back to more of the BFB basics.

How's everyone else doing? I really think it's pretty easy. My biggest issue is wanting to do more bc I can't get over that mindset. Oh, and I'm doing it alone. My husband does his own thing

acarr214

I just got the book and will be starting this Monday. I'm super nervous about the diet portion, I've been trying to stay away from carbs as much as possible but I have hit a plateau after 25 lbs.
@ Ionmrav

ionmrav wrote: »

*I started the bf breakthrough at my gym two weeks ago!

how have your results been?

acarr214

Hi all...here is a link to the group that was started a while ago: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/21343-the-body-fat-breakthrough

bbinoa

Thanks for the link to the group @acarr214 ! I joined. Will see if there's anything going on there.

Good luck. I think you just have to trust that it will work and follow it, diet and all. I didn't think I could not do all the normal amounts of cardio and see results and I did. Keep the faith for the diet portion too!

acarr214

Thanks @bbinoa !!!

Carwoman

I'm on week two, but confused about the reps/sets/time thing. Unless I'm just impatient, I don't see where there is any specification on how many/how long to work. It says to log weight used and time, but let's say I'm doing leg presses at 100lbs. how many reps (neg-pos-neg) or is it time limited? And only one set? I assume I should increase weight at some point? I need guidelines please!...I don't want to get 6 weeks into it only to realize I wasn't doing it correctly. Thanks for any help!

bbinoa

It's one set, 3 reps only per exercise. So for leg press quickly lift to the point where you execute the first negative, lift slowly for the positive and lower again for the negative. You're going for 30 seconds on each one. Record that time. When you can completely execute 30-30-30 for each one, it's time to up the weight. If you're doing doing it correctly you should be feeling it!

creve2015

terrimaricle wrote: »

Has anyone seen results yet? I just started the program today.

I have been on the program for almost 2 weeks and have dropped 12 pounds so far....it has been the most successful program I have tried

Wtwilli

I am really interested in starting this program, but am nervous about doing so because I really enjoy running 3 or 4 miles most mornings. Has any one been successful with this program and still done cardio 4 or 5 times a week? Will running negatively impact the program?

bbinoa

If you want to follow the program exactly per the book, then yes, doing the additional cardiovascular doesn't improve your results. I've done the program a couple of times. Sticking with it per the book yielded the best results, but I also missed my "other" workouts (running, Zumba, spinning) so usually only get about 4 weeks in before I start doing something else. However, it does seem from my own experience that you really do need that rest time between the workouts.

wdlawless1

Hi! I just started the Body Fat Breakthrough program myself 9 days ago and have lost 2.1 kg (4.5 pounds) in that time. I use the X-Force machines at Gainesville Health & Fitness in Gainesville, Florida on Mondays and Thursdays. I ride the stationary back 7 days a week for 35 minutes each session. Once the pool area reopens in June I will use the cold plunge after every workout. My goal is to lose 23 kg (50 pounds) by Labor Day. The MyFitnessPal app has been an indispensable accountability tool regarding my dietary habits. I only wish that it could track the calories burned during strength training workouts.