Personal trainer wanted... or just someone who has 10mins to

martinh78

Topic: Personal trainer wanted... or just someone who has 10mins to read my post!

I appreciate this is a long question and many points have been covered elsewhere (I've read them ALL and hence my need for clarification!), so I will say thanks in advance for taking the time to look at and answer my question. The "free help" is not taken for granted I assure you.

So...


Anyway, here is a bit of info about me to give a full picture:

I am 5'10", 88kgs.

My days vary greatly with regards to daily activity, from days at a desk to hard physical work. I set my daily activity as light - the lowest common denominator I thought.

I am looking to loose weight by a calorie controlled diet (hence why I'm on mfp). Actually I just want to get my body fat down from 25%. I am currently 88kgs and figure I need to loose 13.2kgs of fat to get my body fat down to 15%.

I row 6 sessions a week 70-80% MHR. I might change this to 4 sessions, and add jogging to my routine for a change. Expect that to be at a similar level though.

I've read so many different levels of what % protein, carbs, etc I should have, blah blah. A rowing plan that I am using suggests 60% carbs, 15-20% protein and 20-25% fat. I think this seems to high for carbs.

I do want to build lean muscle to start with. I'll look to bulk-up after I've achieved the above first.


So, taking into account a weigt loss of 2lbs a week, mfp recommends 1530 Calories a day (before exercise)

I have set my carbs at 50% (191g)

Protein at 30% (115g)

Fat at 20% (34g)

Saturated fat 17g (I'm usually way, way below this, half or less most of the time)


Does the above look ok FOR ME considering my weight loss goal and building lean muscle? I think my calorie level is ok as I "feel" it's enough (when I eat my exercise calories). It's important to me though that the carbs, protein and fats are correct for training.


As I say, I know it's a big ask but would really appreciate a "yes, that looks good with your exercise plan and you should see steady weight loss with lean muscle developing"!

Many thanks, Martin

martinh78

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