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Hey everybody, just found Mark's free e-book about a week ago and have read through it. Love it!! (a little about me) I joined a gym a couple months ago and have been working out there regularly (cardio and weights) but am wanting to make this winter an effective one as far as growing some muscle and would like to lose some fat too. I bought a fat caliper and used it yesterday and looks like I'm at 22%. Here are my stats.

Age - 39
Height - 5' 10
Weight - 163
Fat - 22%
Male

I've been eating healthy for the last 6-8 weeks and have actually lost 12 lbs (which puts me at my current weight of 163), but I want to start making my workouts and diet as efficient and effective as possible to obtain the best gains in lean mass and lower my fat % drastically. Any advise, tips, etc? Sorry for the long post and all the questions. Like I said, I'm sort of a beginner to this world. Help me out please? Thanks!

Mike

Hey there!

First of all, welcome! (:

Consistency and determination is important if you are seeking to lower your body fat and building muscle. It will not improve overnight but takes months to show really good result. One advice I can give is to take your a photo of yourself and as weeks passed by, take a few more. Then compare those photographs. Once you see the difference your body has become, it will motivate you more to achieve a better result.

Good luck and once again, welcome! (:

Thanks manofwill! I've got my before pics taken so I'm good to go there. Good idea to take pics every month or so to see visual progress. Thanks for that!