Planning Your 12-Week Beach Body Adventure! Step 1
Submitted by Got Strength? Blog
Time to get beach-ready!
So how are we going to do it? Yesterday I told you there was 13 weeks until Memorial Day, the start of beach season. If you’ve got some serious poundage to take off between now and the swimsuit days then we’ve got to get started.
Let’s plan a 12 week diet and exercise program. Sure, there are 13 weeks but we’re going to take this week to get the ball rolling.
Start by figuring out where you are now. That is, of course, depending on where you are now. The best method to determine your starting point is to have your body fat percentage checked. You can have a trainer do it at a gym via the caliper method, use an online calculator, or go to a hospital/university to have either a DEXA scan or underwater weighing. I hate the little handheld electric bodyfat testers, so I almost never recommend them. They’re just too inaccurate for me. The online calculators aren’t any better, but they’re easy and cheap.
I also want you to take some anthropological measurements. Measure the following with a tape measure:
-Your right bicep
-Around your chest at the widest point
-Your waist 1″ above the navel
-Your waist at the navel
-Your hips at the widest point
-Your right thigh 6″ above your knee
-Your right calf at the widest point
Record all of these measurements and we’ll use them tomorrow!
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