So with Memorial Day here, I was sort of at a loss as to what I wanted to do next. I heard Tom Venuto was starting up a 10 week (June 1 to end of Aug) body transformation challenge. The contest was open to anyone who -
1. Bought Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle
or
2. Is a member of Burn the Fat Inner Circle
I was neither, and so of course I waited until practically the last minute to decide that maybe I really had to do this contest. I decided to buy Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle as I was able to find it bundled with this new book:
I felt that, if I was going to start a challenge focused entirely on body recomposition (changing up your body’s lean vs fat ratio) – it would be worth my while to see if this guide was going to be helpful. (FYI – when I bought Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle – BFFM- I did not get a link to download Holy Grail like I expected, but when I emailed customer service – at 11:30pm no less – in 15minutes I had a response and my download link.)
This weekend I was able to scramble and get my “before” pics taken (with newspaper in hand) as well as my weight and body fat logged, but man it wasn’t easy. I was out of town visiting family and trust me, rural broadband access is sometimes slower than dial up!
My starting stats:
Weight: 116.8
Body fat: 25.6% (I used a Tanita Body Fat scale first thing in the morning. I figure its not 100% perfect but it should do…)
Body fat: 29.9lbs
Lean Mass: 86.9lbs
I also posted front, back, and side bikini pics in the forum but I think for here I will keep doing pics in my workout clothes as I would rather my co-workers not be able to Google semi naked pictures of me.
I will do a separate write up of “Holy Grail” but this weekend I was able to skim most of the book. The back of the book had some nice predetermined menus so I picked up:
- Turkey breast
- Pork tenderloin (both meats my choice based on leanness and price. Guide recommended chicken, beef, and salmon.)
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Bell Peppers
- Green beans
- White potato
- Sweet potato
- and more whey protein powder.
I will be aiming for 1500 calories per day. My resting BMR is 1315.83, so 1500 gives me a few calories on top of that. My goal is to primarily strip fat and preserve muscle. *If* its possible to make some small leans gains, I will try. As you all know, I am good with the measuring/reporting/tweaking aspect of things, so I will keep everyone posted.
Things I will need to change:
My workout. I need to focus on 3 day per week heavier weight lifting. This means I am going to go back to Rachel Cosgrove’s Female Body Breakthrough.
This program is specifically for body recomposition, so it should work well. If not, I will re-examine as needed. I will keep parts of I want My Bikini Body for cardio weight sessions as I need lots of joint friendly cardio alternatives and these fast paced, low weight, higher rep circuits seem to do the trick.
Getting up in the am for at least a few morning workouts. This is a change I want to make in order to free up my evenings and make it easier for me to sleep. I do not think evening workouts are keeping me up, but it couldn’t help to try this and see what happens. Additionally, on some days I think I will need to add in a second session and doing a morning/evening split is the only way to make this possible.
Stop eating too much. I will be logging food intake to keep myself on track. I have also precooked EVERYTHING I bought so all I need to do is pick what to eat and heat it up. Hopefully making sticking to the diet fast and easy will make straying seem less appealing.
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