I’ve noticed over the course of my own fitness journey that it can be really difficult to spot day to day changes and your overall progress. Of course I can see my new muscles during my weight training workouts and directly after - I tend to stay inflated for a few hours after my workouts - but the gradual changes can be much harder to spot.
I think it’s really important to take a before picture so that you have a visual record of where you were starting from. I really wish that I had taken some pictures, but at the time I avoided it because I was embarrassed about the way I looked and taking a picture in my underwear seemed like the worst idea ever. Zuzana kept telling me - your going to regret not having a picture - I should have listened.
It’s funny when I do notice my new muscles now - when I brush my teeth my biceps seem to take a life of their own. My teeth have never been so clean. More important than taking pictures or checking your progress in the mirror is having your body fat percentage measured. I am lucky to have this data from when I started so that I now have a more exact way to gauge my progress.
It takes about 20 minutes to calculate your body fat percentage, and Zuzana has all the steps you can follow here. Without knowing where I was starting from I would have no clear idea beyond the mirror to know if my fitness strategy is working or not. Having this information can save you a lot of time and effort by ensuring that you are actually making progress.
If you have not taken the time to do things like measure your body fat and calculate your daily caloric requirements then maybe it’s time to bite the bullet and get serious about knowing where you stand. I can tell you that it’s really helped me get that much closer to my fitness goals.
Best,
Frederick.
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