Progress – Best Measures
I have written before about the different means of measuring your success, but I thought I would upload an example of how different means can help when others, such as the scales, are telling a different story.
I use the scales, a lot, in fact too much!! And if you do this too you will quickly find when you rely on them, now 10 weeks solid for me, that they tend to deviate from the truth every now and then. This is especially true for us women, whose monthly visitor brings with her the joys of extra water retention. This is where other means of measuring your progress can help.
I have been using the scales for weight, bodyfat and lean muscle percentage, a measuring tape, clothes that I previously could not wear, my friends and family, the mirror and most importantly photos. I the last two weeks my weight has barely budged but have a look at the photos below:
Now granted the poses are different, but in both I am trying to spread my lats. The point of this post is that the best way to measure your success is to measure it with as many different means as you can. I have found that usually the photos do not lie, but the measuring tape is a good indicator as well.
If after 2 weeks, you have not made any measurable progress then it is time to look firstly at your diet and secondly your training.
Looking good and not long to go now!