What’s your weekly training schedule look like?

[Shell]

Clothes. And jewellery tbh.

My watch finally fits me, hasn't in about 2 years

 

[Themanbun]

Scales are a terrible metric if you fixate on them. I’ll jump on them every now and then out of curiosity but just looking in the mirror is a far better guide to how you are going particularly if you only weigh in the 60s to begin with

Hard disagree. Weigh yourself every morning after you first go to the loo and track every day. It's empowering knowing that your weight fluctuates, how a 500 calorie overeating really doesn't set you back very long on your diet, etc.

 

[Jugada]

Hard disagree. Weigh yourself every morning after you first go to the loo and track every day. It's empowering knowing that your weight fluctuates, how a 500 calorie overeating really doesn't set you back very long on your diet, etc.

Couldn't think of a bigger waste of time every morning especially when you already know your weight will fluctuate just from day to day so you're not really even gaining much information.

Either way point is that your overall weight isn't a great metric of your body fat loss especially when you are only really looking to lose single figures

 

[Iridescence]

Im exactly the same weight as you.

My goal is 66 tho I haven't been 58 since in my 20s and there's no chance that's happening any time soon

I feel good tho

I'm 41, so I am realistic about my goals.

I know that it's not going to get easier as I get older, but feeling good and being healthier is the most important thing.

My goal is 60, but if I never reach that, it's okay, I'll do my best to get as close as possible.

 

[Iridescence]

Couldn't think of a bigger waste of time every morning especially when you already know your weight will fluctuate just from day to day so you're not really even gaining much information.

Either way point is that your overall weight isn't a great metric of your body fat loss especially when you are only really looking to lose single figures

I usually do a weigh-in every Sunday, and I combine that with a bunch of other things to get an overall idea of my improvement.

 

[Shell]

I'm 41, so I am realistic about my goals.

I know that it's not going to get easier as I get older, but feeling good and being healthier is the most important thing.

My goal is 60, but if I never reach that, it's okay, I'll do my best to get as close as possible.

I'm 45

 

[Shell]

I'm 41, so I am realistic about my goals.

I know that it's not going to get easier as I get older, but feeling good and being healthier is the most important thing.

My goal is 60, but if I never reach that, it's okay, I'll do my best to get as close as possible.

I reckon you'd have to go really hard re. food.

Obviously everyone is different but from my experience turning 40 (during COVID) literally nothing happened. My weight stayed the same.

It was when I hit 41/42 yo the weight stacked on. My heaviest was 79 it was a real shock tbh. (That was again from doing little exercise but still when I was 40 I was doing the same thing)

That's just my experience.

Sucks I'm sick now tho, I just really wanna lose these last 2 then maintain

 

[Shell]

*and fwiw I lost alot, then put back on cause I tried to do just exercise. I realise now I have to do diet too and it's working. But honestly it's good overall, my doctor says I got a few things going on. Usual stuff like low iron, so having a better diet is long overdue for me

 

[Themanbun]

Couldn't think of a bigger waste of time every morning especially when you already know your weight will fluctuate just from day to day so you're not really even gaining much information.

Either way point is that your overall weight isn't a great metric of your body fat loss especially when you are only really looking to lose single figures

It takes 10 seconds. The whole point is that your body weight fluctuates so you need daily data to establish trends.

Getting a random snapshot once a week isn't going to tell you anything meaningful unless the change is drastic.

 

[Glorfindel]

Getting a random snapshot once a week isn't going to tell you anything meaningful unless the change is drastic.

You don’t think you’d see a trend/pattern over 12 months of weekly weigh ins?

 

[Themanbun]

You don’t think you’d see a trend/pattern over 12 months of weekly weigh ins?

You would but why wait that long to work out whether you're on the right track?

So many people overcorrect on a diet down because they weigh themselves on a high fluid day.

Daily weigh ins have taught me that in a 500 calorie deficit I have a pattern that goes like this:

• initial sharp loss of approx 250-400g for 1-2 days
• creep back up to previous weight (a lot of people would then presume their diet isn't working) for 2 days
• then a GAIN of about 200-300g above my previous maintenance weight, this lasts a day usually (lots of people again massively overreact here)
• this is followed by a huge 'whoosh' of weight loss (sometimes more rhan 1kg in a day) that then brings me 300-500g under my starting weight.

If you're weighing in weekly you can catch yourself on all different variations of the above and overcorrect way too soon, starving yourself for no reason and probably negatively impacting your muscle retention.

Sure, after 3+ months you would probably work out what the trend is with weekly weigh ins, but IMO we need to teach ourselves and others not to overreact to what the scales say so we can trust the process.

For the 30 seconds it takes it teaches you so much about your body and your results.

 

[Shell]

I would weigh myself once every few weeks

Depends on the person and how serious you are and what you're training for imo

 

[Shell]

Another blood test due for a few months from now also.

 

[Glorfindel]

You would but why wait that long to work out whether you're on the right track?

Where did I ever say that?

 

[Themanbun]

Where did I ever say that?

I never said you did bro? This is weird, lol.

 

[Shell]

 

[Glorfindel]

I never said you did bro? This is weird, lol.

Then why bring it up?
If you track weekly weights for a year you can see trends, and will account for any day-to-day variance.
There’s zero implication there that you’d only intervention at the end of 12 months.

 

[Themanbun]

Then why bring it up?
If you track weekly weights for a year you can see trends, and will account for any day-to-day variance.
There’s zero implication there that you’d only intervention at the end of 12 months.

Because this is a forum. Someone gave their opinion. I disagreed with their opinion and gave my reasoning why, being establishing a better trend.

You then asked wtte of "you don't think you'd see a trend over 12 months of weekly weigh ins"

You gave 12 months as a frame of reference. You could've said 1, or 4, or 20, who knows, I would've just responded to whatever you wtote. My answer would've been the same. I said you would but that daily weigh ins allow you to intervene at a more appropriate time given weekly is a less useful snapshot, and gave reasons why, and simply responded to your suggestion of a trend over 12 months.

You then just homed in on that sentence, lol.

This is a bloody weirdly hostile and tbh not very helpful turn of conversation my friend.

 

[Jugada]

You would but why wait that long to work out whether you're on the right track?

So many people overcorrect on a diet down because they weigh themselves on a high fluid day.

Daily weigh ins have taught me that in a 500 calorie deficit I have a pattern that goes like this:

• initial sharp loss of approx 250-400g for 1-2 days
• creep back up to previous weight (a lot of people would then presume their diet isn't working) for 2 days
• then a GAIN of about 200-300g above my previous maintenance weight, this lasts a day usually (lots of people again massively overreact here)
• this is followed by a huge 'whoosh' of weight loss (sometimes more rhan 1kg in a day) that then brings me 300-500g under my starting weight.

If you're weighing in weekly you can catch yourself on all different variations of the above and overcorrect way too soon, starving yourself for no reason and probably negatively impacting your muscle retention.

Sure, after 3+ months you would probably work out what the trend is with weekly weigh ins, but IMO we need to teach ourselves and others not to overreact to what the scales say so we can trust the process.

For the 30 seconds it takes it teaches you so much about your body and your results.

This is kind of my point though. If what it’s teaching you is you can’t trust the scales as a good metric for your progress on any given day particularly in the short term then you should be putting very little stock in what they say

 

[Themanbun]

This is kind of my point though. If what it’s teaching you is you can’t trust the scales as a good metric for your progress on any given day particularly in the short term then you should be putting very little stock in what they say

Nah I reckon bodyweight is still the main metric for how your diet is going, it's the only feedback you get that allows you to properly dial in calories and macros.

The scales are just less useful the less frequently you use them.

 

[Jugada]

Nah I reckon bodyweight is still the main metric for how your diet is going, it's the only feedback you get that allows you to properly dial in calories and macros.

The scales are just less useful the less frequently you use them.

Maybe if you are obese and looking to lose 30-40kg but for the people who are looking to lose single figures and are putting on muscle it’s just not great data for tracking progress

 

[phantom13]

I think the key with scales is to understand they are one of many tools to assist with tracking. If its the ONLY one you used or the one you focus on the most its gonna present problems. If tracking your weight daily is helpful as a reminder to you, have at it.

I monitor my weight, usually weekly, i didnt look at a scale for 3 years at one point. I dont obsess over my weight but understanding what its doing can help me.

I also track calories burned (on a smart watch so its not particualrly accurate) but it helps me to know my intensity in a workout compared to others.

You just have to find a system that works, especially if weight loss is the goal, NOT tracking your weight is not gonna be helpful.

 

[Themanbun]

Maybe if you are obese and looking to lose 30-40kg but for the people who are looking to lose single figures and are putting on muscle it’s just not great data for tracking progress

Why? In season condition I'm 178cm and 77kg and I find it super useful. If I'm trying to recomposition, if my strength is improving and my weight is roughly stagnant then I know I'm putting myself in the best position to potentially recomp.

If I'm trying to bulk or cut in an off season, which is usually in single figures, daily weight check-ins allow me to see if I'm erring in too far a calorie deficit or surplus. If you're trying to gain muscle at the same time as losing fat, measuring weight is important for knowing if you're gaining or losing at a rate that will allow you to do that.

If you're not trying to recomp, but trying to bulk, you need to be putting on weight. If you're not trying to recomp, but trying to cut you need to be losing weight. And you need to know if your food intake is giving you the best shot at achieving your goals.

You can look in a mirror, you can measure, etc. but you can't beat the law of thermodynamics.

I'd say the only situation it doesn't matter as much is the exact one you describe, losing huge amounts of weight and being obese. Your clothes sizing will give you all the info you need to know.

Your lifts progression and your weight are all the data you need. No need to look in a mirror. If your lifts are going up and your weight is going down, I can tell you that you're probably gaining muscle and losing fat. If it's the reverse, you're doing the opposite. If your lifts are going up and you're gaining 250g-500g per week in weight as a trend, then I know you're bulking at a rate that won't get you too fat too quickly. If in the same scenario you're gaining 1250g per week on average (unless just coming out of glycogen depletion) then I know your bulk is coming with substantial fat gain.

I know I sound like a nuffy but it really is a useful tool, especially the more advanced you get. Check in daily and adjust diet if needed every 7-10 days depending on the daily fluctuations, e.g. if I'm expecting a 'whoosh' of weight loss in a cut but it hadn't come yet, I'll hold an extra three days before reducing calories, just to be sure.

You don't get that data feedback through anything but the scale.

 

[Jugada]

I think I’ll just agree to disagree on majority of those points and move along lol

 

[Piggy Smalls]

I asked Deepseek to design me some hypertrophy workouts based on my age, weight, bodyfat, and 1 rep maxes on my compound lifts. It has been taking me to failure on most exercises and I've noticed some good strength increases across the board. I'm doing a 3 day split twice per week at home with my Smith machine, cables, and dumbbells.

I stopped running around Xmas time and started hiking in the hills several times a week instead, which is awesome but also time consuming. It must be helping my cardio fitness though, as I went for a run and managed to bust out a 30 minute 5km this morning. I'm 41 and 90kgs. My weight has been pretty stable for about 3 months now but my body fat has decreased noticeably. The scales haven't really changed, so I guess it depends on each circumstance as to whether they are helpful or not.