Group: General Diet & Nutrition

General Diet & Nutrition
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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Body fat percentage decreasing

DX14AG
DX14AG
Posts: 1,055
Joined: 2004/07/22
United States
2004/09/27, 02:44 PM
Ok I know that having your bodyfat percentage decreasing is a very good thing, and my body fat went down like 7%. But the thing is that my weight hasn't changed a bit. I'm trying to add on some mass, but I haven't gained any weight. Does anybody know what's going on? Any advice?
DanielJLove
DanielJLove
Posts: 320
Joined: 2004/03/30
United States
2004/09/27, 04:04 PM
If your bodyfate percentage has decreased, but you have not changed in weight, you have gained mass. Think about it. If you start with 50 lbs of fat and 200 pounds of LBM then you have your BF% is 20 percent. Now if you maintain a weight of 250 but now have a body fat percentage of 13 percent than your new LBM is 217.5 lbs with a fat weight of 32.5 lbs. So you have gained 17.5 pounds of mass and lost that much fat. In essence if your numbers are correct you have done what most of us dream of. Congratulations.

Daniel