I put on my workout clothes, minus my leotard, took a deep
breath (winged about it a lot) and hopped in the car to leave – already I feel
naked and exposed.
I scanned the car park at the gym – ok, not too many cars
here before 8am – not too many people that have to endure seeing me naked.....
For all those who are not aware of what is involved in the
dreaded calliper test.....it goes a little something like this:
Overall the experience was terrible – made no more
comforting by the Robot Girl who took my measurements. I tried to chit chat, ask questions,
nervously trying to calm myself in a terrifying situation but Robot Girl was
not interested in speaking more than 2 words in a row to me – maybe she was yet
to fuel up on caffeine, maybe she wasn’t sympathetic to my plight.... either
way I felt underwhelmed leaving the tiny room with the measuring tape and the
fat callipers and quite frankly no more knowledgeable about what I really feel
I can achieve this round.
I did find out this – My body fat percentage is 25.7% -
this, according to Robot Girl’s little laminated chart puts me in the “Good”
category – I should be aiming to be in the “Excellent” section with a body fat
of 19.7%...... is this achievable in 12 weeks? Robot Girl can’t tell me, should
I be aiming for less than this? – Robot Girl, doesn’t think so.....
Thank god for the 12WBT Lean and Strong Facebook page – I have
been flooded with information and responses to my questions. So the L&S
girls believe that 19.7% is achievable in the 12 weeks... I googled some Body
Fat charts – this one is the prettiest..... no, no, no really this is the only
one for women I could find and age appropriate.....oh ok, you got me – and it
has pretty colours!!
So currently according to my chart, remembering my ripe old
age of 3-Oh, I am in the “Fit” category.
So my goal..... to skip Slim (healthy) and charge straight into Lean
(low)!!
There I said it!! Old Robot Girl was right – 19.7% is where I should be heading. I really don't know how all this body sculpting thing works - I am used to setting goals that I know all about - kilos - easy, understandable - this body fat percentage stuff.... tuff! If I get to 6 weeks and I'm not heading in the right directions I'll re-evaluate - but LEAN is what I want to be - that's why I'm doing Lean and Strong!!
The L&S girls also recommended setting a non numbers goal - such as performing a chin up.... I thought 2 achievable non numbers goals for me would be:
1. Perform 10 FULL pushups in a row - up on toes (currently do womens push ups on my knees)
2. Move from level 2 in the Abs stregth section of the Fitness Test - level to be announced once I get sent it again this round. Last round my abs stregth didn't budge the whole 12 weeks!! Not this time!!
I think sticking close to the facebook page will help me this round, the L&S ladies are super motivated, super fit and super impressive - their before and after shots are out of this world!! I can't wait to add mine in 12 weeks time!!
**** Brag Alert****
I picked myself up after the 'measuring my fat rolls incedent', dusted myself off and headed to Harbour Town for a spot of shopping - On the agenda - a black skirt for netball (1st day Tuesday - stay tuned).
So in short, after trampsing from sportstore to sprtstore in the rain, it went a little like this - Nike: wrong size - too big (only Large available)
- Fila: wrong size - too small (only extra extra small available)
- Adidas - right size (yay size 10) - wrong colour!! Doh
this is getting boring - bloody factory outlets!!
- New Balance - HOORAY!! right size, right colour, right price!!
What size you ask....? Extra Small!! (what!?) and a top to go with?? In size Small no less..... so I know that most factory outlets sell stock that may be faulty in some way..... maybe the tags are wrong on these babies.....but who cares!! I'm owning it!!!
