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"Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Ever since Christmas I've been on a much healthier path than I've ever been before - I started going to the gym and eating much more balanced nutritious diet and I felt amazing for it!
However I've hit a bit of a plateau since coming back from holiday and whilst I've still being doing a lot of weight training, my diet has slipped and I'm not doing anywhere near enough cardio.
So when I saw that TSR was going to be holding a transformation contest I thought it would be the perfect motivation to get me back on track to achieving my perfect physique!
My goals for my transformation is to lose body fat! I have a pretty decent muscle-base from lifting and also from cheer so now it's just adding in more cardio and perfecting my diet so I can achieve a lower body fat perecentage and my muscles can actually show through!
I'll post some photos up as soon as I've cropped them to hide my messy room haha
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Do you want me to move this to the transformation contest forum?(Original post by RhiiSparks)
Ever since Christmas I've been on a much healthier path than I've ever been before - I started going to the gym and eating much more balanced nutritious diet and I felt amazing for it!
However I've hit a bit of a plateau since coming back from holiday and whilst I've still being doing a lot of weight training, my diet has slipped and I'm not doing anywhere near enough cardio.
So when I saw that TSR was going to be holding a transformation contest I thought it would be the perfect motivation to get me back on track to achieving my perfect physique!
My goals for my transformation is to lose body fat! I have a pretty decent muscle-base from lifting and also from cheer so now it's just adding in more cardio and perfecting my diet so I can achieve a lower body fat perecentage and my muscles can actually show through!
I'll post some photos up as soon as I've cropped them to hide my messy room haha
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Yeah I do!(Original post by HFerguson)
I see you're in Coventy, do you cheer at coventry uni? Cos I know a girl on that cheer squad!
good luck with your training and transformation
What's your friends name? And thank you!
Ooo yeah that would be good(Original post by Becca)
Do you want me to move this to the transformation contest forum? I didn't know that blogs were going to be put there or I would have put it there myself hehe
Thankyou!(Original post by xoxAngel_Kxox)
It's great that you feel motivated to make the change; good luck with the contest! Good luck to you too!
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Done! We'll move all the blogs to the blog section when the contest is over if you want to carry on blogging(Original post by RhiiSparks)
Yeah I do! What's your friends name? And thank you!
Ooo yeah that would be good I didn't know that blogs were going to be put there or I would have put it there myself hehe
Thankyou! Good luck to you too!
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Ahh that's awesome, thanks!(Original post by Becca)
Done! We'll move all the blogs to the blog section when the contest is over if you want to carry on blogging
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Ahh yeah! She was my flyer in our last competition!(Original post by HFerguson)
Vanessa Anderson? Went to primary school with her and doesn't live too far
haven't seen her in a while though
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!how often do you lift? what kind of routine are you on and what are current lifts, if you dont mind me asking?(Original post by RhiiSparks)
Haha ikr?! a flyer's the person that gets thrown around in cheerleading kinda why I do weight-training if i'm gonna be chucking people in the air haha
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5 days a week at the mo and i'm doing Jamie Eason's LiveFit Programme from Bodybuilding.com(Original post by HFerguson)
how often do you lift? what kind of routine are you on and what are current lifts, if you dont mind me asking?
Its a 5 day split (i think thats the right term? 
) so i'm doing quite a lot of different exercises
Ermmm squatwise i'm currently doing 40 for 10 so i'm not amazing but i'm getting there xD
I cant think of any of the others off the top of my head haha
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Back from my first day at the gym within the 12-week transformation contest!
Did a back workout which consisted of:
- Barbell Bent Over Row 8x3 17.5kg
- Cable Seated Row 8x3 18kg (supersetted w/ above)
- Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown 10x3 25kg
- One-Arm Dumbbell Row 10x3 12kg
- Hammer Strength Pulldown 10x3 23kg
- Back Hyperextensions 8x3
I doubt any of my weights are impressive, but I'm happy with my progress so far and things can only get better right?
Dietwise, this is what I ate today:
Breakfast
Porridge with Skimmed Milk
Post-Workout
Protein Shake (MyProtein ELLE True Diet Protein, if anyone's interested)
Lunch
Turkey & Babybel Light Omelette
Not sure what I'm going to have for dinner yet, but I like to keep it light in the evenings so it'll probably be a tuna and avocado with spinach Either way, I've stayed well below my carb and fats macros, and have eaten a fair bit of protein so far so I'm happy.
Calories so far stand at 656 for the day so all's good!
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Just so you know, I just did a quick comparison on MyProtein and that "female" protein is £33 for 1.8kg when you could just get one that isn't aimed at females for much cheaper - £26.76 for 2.5kg!! They are ripping you off, don't fall for the marketing. You don't need a special "girl" protein powder. The girly one has more stuff added to it, but it's all things you will get enough of from your diet anyway.(Original post by RhiiSparks)
Post-Workout
Protein Shake (MyProtein ELLE True Diet Protein, if anyone's interested)
Sorry for the rant, I just object to being told by companies that because I am a woman I need some special thing and get charged more for the privilege! It's the same with shaving foam, always buy the men's one because you get more in a can AND it's cheaper! -
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Yeah I did notice that, however I thought the Elle one has a lot fewer carbs than their standard protein which is the main reason I got it(Original post by Becca)
Just so you know, I just did a quick comparison on MyProtein and that "female" protein is £33 for 1.8kg when you could just get one that isn't aimed at females for much cheaper - £26.76 for 2.5kg!! They are ripping you off, don't fall for the marketing. You don't need a special "girl" protein powder. The girly one has more stuff added to it, but it's all things you will get enough of from your diet anyway.
Sorry for the rant, I just object to being told by companies that because I am a woman I need some special thing and get charged more for the privilege! It's the same with shaving foam, always buy the men's one because you get more in a can AND it's cheaper! Looking at it though, it really hasn't! 
I'll stick to the normal one when I re-buy I think
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Yeah the carb count is slightly different, but unless you're being SUPER strict on it, I don't know how much of a difference it will make for the money! There are probably other options from different sites that are better and still cheaper than "girly protein". Damn companies trying to rip us women off(Original post by RhiiSparks)
Yeah I did notice that, however I thought the Elle one has a lot fewer carbs than their standard protein which is the main reason I got it Looking at it though, it really hasn't!
I'll stick to the normal one when I re-buy I think
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!They do it to guys too. Any kind of make up or skin care product is always marketed as being "for men" when it is precisely the same as the ladies products.(Original post by Becca)
Sorry for the rant, I just object to being told by companies that because I am a woman I need some special thing and get charged more for the privilege! It's the same with shaving foam, always buy the men's one because you get more in a can AND it's cheaper!
It is just to try and make you more comfortable buying the product. So a dumb guy can buy concealer or whatever and still say "I am manly because this thing is for men because the box says so". -
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Re: "Body Fat? What Body Fat?" RhiiSparks' Fat Loss Blog!Yeah that's true. It's a load of rubbish.(Original post by Classical Liberal)
They do it to guys too. Any kind of make up or skin care product is always marketed as being "for men" when it is precisely the same as the ladies products.
It is just to try and make you more comfortable buying the product. So a dumb guy can buy concealer or whatever and still say "I am manly because this thing is for men because the box says so".
What's your friends name? And thank you! 
