BODY MEASUREMENTS

A couple notes on body measurements:

First of all, don't obsess. My measurements of you are ONLY a unit of measure, a starting point and ending point, this includes the body fat measurement. Calipers are not that accurate. The person (me in this case) may not be that accurate. Plastic calipers are less accurate than metal calipers and measuring only one location is definitely less accurate than measuring in multiple locations.

Your body fat may actually be 3-6% lower or higher. Again, if you measure at 24%, I don't care if you are really 20% because at the end of our 30 day challenge, maybe you measure 20% instead of 16%, either way you lost approximately 4%. But you also need to take into consideration what the body measurements say and maybe the scale but don't obsess about that too much either because you may have lost inches but gained pounds due to gaining muscle.

This is also why we are asking you to evaluate your eating on a daily basis including how you feel. AND, in addition, we are asking you to do a quick "test" wod for even one more unit of measure.

As always, you are looking for your gains and losses, not someone else's. You are looking for your best. Not being better than someone else. I don't care if someone else measures 4% less body fat than me or 10 lbs lighter than me. I want to be comfortable in MY clothes and in MY skin. I want to look great naked, okay, let's keep it "PG" - I want to look great in a bikini. I don't care if I look good next to you, I want to just look good. I don't care about your weight, your measurements, your height, it is about MY PERSONAL BEST. That is it.

I also don't care what your measurements are from another gym, from another decade, on another scale or from another trainer, we are using what we have for a unit of measure. You are the same size you were when you walked into the gym, me telling you a number doesn't change that. I am not trying to alter your perception of yourself. I am definitely not trying to make you feel inadequate or inferior in any way.

So everyone get your measurements done, the scale, calipers and tape measure are being stored away for the next month!

One more note... I am not posting your pictures, so please stop threatening my life :-) the before pictures are for your to see your difference at the end of 30-days. We hope to be able to post some rad before and afters but still with your permission.

You guys rock! And I am so excited for you to see and feel the difference of some clean eating! Let's have fun with this!