loose weight and bodybuilding (friends wanted)

19joneschris86
19joneschris86 Posts: 5
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Hi all im 27 year old male from west midlands, currently weighing 93kg and need to get down to 72kg for my bmi to be acceptable for the british army. I am also intrested in bodybuilding so any advice on diets training etc are all welcome. Also in need of friends so get adding!

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  • paulkempjr
    paulkempjr Posts: 64 Member
    Hey man, I'm into bodybuilding too. I'm in a wheelchair, and am currently training for my 3 year goal of entering my first WCBB competition. Feel free to add me.
  • 19joneschris86
    19joneschris86 Posts: 5
    No way thats awesome, if thats not inspiration I dont know what is. Do you know if being a bodybuilder (with gaining muscle mass) affect someones bmi as I need my bmi to be 25, im currently at 29 with 30% body fat. Sorry if I seem clueless.
  • jesz124
    jesz124 Posts: 1,004 Member
    Muscle isn't taken into account in BMI. Thats why it sucks IMO. It just compares your weight to your height and tells you if you fit in the standard acceptable weight category for your height basically, regardless of whether that weight is muscle or just flab. When are looking at joining up?
  • tempest501
    tempest501 Posts: 329 Member
    I am nearly a year in with my training / weight loss. I would not pay much attention to BMI if you are going to build muscle as it just doesn't work. For example I am 168 pounds now and bmi says I need to be about 140 . I would look ridiculous as I am currently at 15% bf and not fat by any means. Sure need to get bf down further but at 140 pounds I would be a skeleton. Ill send and inv and good luck
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    Ye man
  • 19joneschris86
    19joneschris86 Posts: 5
    Im looking at joining up july next year I have plenty of time to loose the weight but wanted to bodybuild in the time between.
  • tricksee
    tricksee Posts: 835 Member
    good luck man!!!!
  • jesz124
    jesz124 Posts: 1,004 Member
    I think if was you i'd concentrate on just losing some body fat and do some general strength work, plus building up your endurance of course.

    The last thing you want to do fail medicals because your classed as overweight due to muscle you are carrying, that would suck majorly!!

    My OH is army and he does weights generally but he's more into his cardio as he knows he needs to be as fit as poss for PT etc.
  • girlie100
    girlie100 Posts: 646 Member
    FR sent :) good luck!!
  • 19joneschris86
    19joneschris86 Posts: 5
    yeah i am focusing on my cardio at end of the month hopefully when ive lost some of my fat content i can run a couple of miles at the moment but thats as far as it goes.
  • 19joneschris86
    19joneschris86 Posts: 5
    Thanks, same to you

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