Measurements with the Trainer

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Michelle got me a 3 session personal training package for Christmas with Austin.  He was the same trainer I went to at A2O Fitness before Boston and then again for my first 100 at the Bear.  I asked him to take measurements back in December and again in February after I lost a few pounds.  These are the measurements from 2/6/13, 12/28/12, 7/20/12, and the very first one back on 1/28/11 (from left to right in the detail).  

Many of the measurements didn't change significantly but the pinch tests did.  I don't have the pinch results (and if I did they probably wouldn't make much sense anyway). But for example, a 34 inch waist with a pinch result of 5 versus a 34 and a pinch of 3 would be higher body fat, etc.  I was surprised to see with only a 2.2 pound weight change between the first and last readings that my body fat decreased 5.3%.  I thought I was in the best shape of my life back in the spring of 2011 too!

Anyway, it has been interesting to see the change over time and I really regret not having something like this done in the very beginning. I am a numbers nerd so this stuff fascinates me.  By contrast I have acquaintances at work who say, "when my pants don't fit the same I change up the diet and exercise a bit more, the END!"   

Weight:
181.2 / 190.2 / 182.5 / 183.4

Body Fat%                Lean Mass / Fat Mass (in lbs.)

2/6/13 – 9.1%              164.7 / 16.4 
12/28/12 – 10.3%        170.5 / 19.6

7/20/12 – 7.6%            168.5 / 13.9
1/28/11 – 14.4%          157.0 / 26.4

Measurements:
Neck: 15 / 15.25 / 15 / 15
Shoulder: 45.25 / 46.5 / 46 / 46.25

Chest: 41 / 42.25 / 41 / 42

Waist: 33.5 / 34 / 33.25 / 34.5

Hips: 38 / 39 / 38 / 38

Thigh: 22 / 22.5 / 22 / 22.5

Calf: 15.25 / 15.5 / 15 / 15.5

Bicep: 12.5 / 12.5 / 12.5 / 12.25

Forearm: 10.5 / 11 / 10.75 / 10.5