mcarthey's Journal, 01 August 2016

Interestingly it doesn't represent my goal towards muscle gain. Why doesn't this site provide a mechanism for monitoring goals towards BF% and LBM??? 

Good points! 

Hello Mcarthey, vacation and strength training and a just a nine pound gain...that's a win in my books, LOL!! Note, you can post BF% and LBM in your journals regularly if need be, some folks do that here..also, actual BF% and LBM are very hard to self measure accurately other than on a personal, relative basis which can be easily measured by how clothes fit, time lapse pictures, callipers and tape measure. DEXA scan and body pod are available methods if knowing your actual BF% and LBM are really important to you. I know some folks (in the physical fitness business) that like getting a DEXA scan twice a year to see how effective some of their LBM gain methods are working. 

@steven thanks for the ideas. I realize it's imperfect at home. I use a combination of weight, body measurements, and strength tracking. FWIW, I lost a lot of strength with all the dieting over my 70+ lb loss. I'm about 60-70% of the way back so am satisfied. I'll just keep at it!  

@Mcarthey....I figured as much, our personal, relative measurements are most important for us non-pro folks in my opinion...nice to know what our bodies are doing as the weight changes (or doesn't change). I'm 56 and keeping muscle and strength/endurance is pretty important at this age. Even though you feel weaker at 70 pounds down, I bet your power to weight ratios are better and day to day activities are easier. Good luck going forward, nice trip!!