Kelly Frankson DOT COM

Lee recently went and got his body fat retested and it got me thinking about having it done to see the imbalances that have been created in my legs so I went today. My arms have actually evened out and are almost identical but the following comment sums up my legs:

“You have a significant difference in the muscle mass in your right leg relative to your left leg. The asymmetry in your lower limbs is significant and may indicate potential for risk of injury due to muscular imbalance. Optimal health and performance in work, life and sport activities are best achieved through a balanced muscular system.”

The other interesting thing about it is that the last time I had it done was in December when I was 21.6% body fat. This was when I just started o-lifting and was eating based on zone proportions. In January I switched from Zone proportions to high protein (110grams a day-lean muscle mass is 99lbs) high fat (typically 50% of my calories and the equivalent of about 25-30 zone blocks) and low carb (eliminating bread and grains and just getting carbs mainly from vegetables and some fruit) after doing this for the last 6 months, my body fat fell by over 3% and is down to 18%. The interesting thing about it is that there was a 4% reduction in body fat in my torso where body fat is said to be most influenced by diet. Goes to show that fat really doesn’t make you fat!