Friday 29 June 2007

Return: Biceps & Back

ExerciseWarmupSet 1Set 2Set 3
EZ Barbell Curl12×15kg12×20kg10×25kg8×27.5kg(-8.9%)
Cable Underhand Pulldown12×49kg12×56kg10×61kg8×63kg(+12.5%)
Dumbbell Hammer Curl12×7.5kg10×10kg8×12.5kg(+4.2%)
Dumbbell Lateral Raise12×7.5kg10×10kg8×12.5kg(+39%)
Sled Seated Calf Press12×79kg12×115kg10×124kg8×133kg(+7.3%)

Not too bad after a break. Slight improvements on everything except the barbell curl, which might be ascribed to my lack of cardio warm-up.

With my weight and BF, things look less positive. Andy's mentioned that scales that attempt to measure it via electrical impedance are notoriously inaccurate, and also that whether you measure before or after a workout can make a difference. With that in mind, I measured both:

MeasurementBefore WorkoutAfter Workout
Weight74.1kg74.4kg
FFM60.8kg60.3kg
BF18.0%18.9%
FFM Change+0.9kg+0.4kg
Fat Mass Change-0.1kg+0.7kg

Since I normally measure after a workout, and an increase of muscle mass with a decrease in body fat seems utterly implausible, let alone when I'm not working out, I'm going to assume the latter figures are more accurate. Which means that, roughly, I was over-consuming an average of about 300 calories a day during the trip.

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