Goal Completion: 8% body fat (11/28/12)

Well my fellow Badass Gentlemen, today was the day that I achieved the first goal - 8% body fat. The hydrostatic test, done by my friend Aeron Dietz from FitnessWave, put me at 7.6%. Boom shakalaka!

Hitting the home stretch on 8% body fat

Well, I've always believed that expression that pictures are worth a thousand words. So included below are two thousand words worth.

The "Before" picture (May 2012)

The "After" picture (August 2012)

I'll be the first to admit that gym lighting makes you look godly, and plus I'm flexing in the second, but the difference is clear. Represents 4.5 percentage points of body fat loss. This represents a 33% decrease in body fat with no loss in lean body mass. I've managed to stay at 9% body fat over the past 2 months despite constant travel and babymoon, but it's time for some changes. The home stretch plan consists of 3 simple steps.

1. Cut caloric intake gradually. 1,500 net for 2 weeks. 1,250 net for 2 weeks.
2. Cut carbs. Averaging around 115 g per day. Cutting that to 50 g.
3. Increase cardio. Add in two longer runs or basketball sessions a week.

Let's see where we can take this little badass ride by December!

Sometimes things turn out better than expected

and some things turn out worse. As Vin Diesel said in "Fast Five," let's start off with the dessert first. Next time, we'll take a look at the veggies :)

Body fat progress has been much better than expected.

8% Body Fat

In mid-May, I decided to halve my body fat by 12/12/12. This goal is spurred on nicely by a $1k bet I have going on with a friend on the outcome :) Since I started off at 15.8% (according to bioelectric impedance measures, which admittedly are inaccurate), half would technically mean 7.9% but 8% is a nice round number. I consider this foundational step in body reformation to be a critical springboard for badassery. There are a lot of questions that come with that singular assertion, so let me address them.