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What is an acceptable LBM loss while losing weight?

For_the_Last_Time
For_the_Last_Time Posts: 136 Member
edited January 9 in Health and Weight Loss
Start weight 220, 44% BF (figured out by a trainer at gym). Which means 96.8 pounds of fat 123 pounds of LBM. Correct?

A month later weight 209, 42% BF (same method as above) which means 87.78 pounds of fat and 121.22 of LBM.

So a loss of 9.02 lbs fat and 1.78 of LBM. Is that too much?

I am just started added in doing the strength circuit and considering forking out the money for some PT time to get free weights started but want to make sure that I am going about it the correct way.

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  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
    I don't know that there is a magic percentage. You just need to work to minimize LBM loss when you are cutting. To me it seems a bit to high to me.

    You probably also know this stuff, but here are some things you should do to preserve LBM

    * Resistance training full body 2-3 times per week
    * Eat plenty of protein (~ 1 gram per pound of body weight)
    * Supplement with BCAA and gluamine
  • For_the_Last_Time
    For_the_Last_Time Posts: 136 Member
    I appreciate the opinion while I get that there isn't a magic number but was hoping for there to be some guidelines. I did a search on google and saw a few saying under 20% is ok but that was on body building forums not exactly the same thing as I am doing.
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