Turbulence Training
Transformation Contest 2011...

Neil Busts Through a Fat Loss Plateau to Lose Over 11 Pounds of Fat in 6
Weeks

Before date - 15 Jan 2011, Close 25 Feb 2011.

Well here is my experience of the contest. I entered on a whim! I'd entered
previous competitions but had given up through getting distracted by other
goals. This time though, I'm seeing it out for the full 12 weeks.

Workouts used - Original TT advanced + Bodyweight Cardio 3
TT for Buff Dudes & Hot Chicks + Bodyweight Cardio 2

I've been using TT for just under 2 years now, and have always come back to
it after using other programmes that haven't worked as well for me.

My measurements are as follows (before in brackets)

Weight 157 lb (168lb) -11
Shoulders 46.5"(47.5") -1"
Chest 37.5" (38") -.5"
Waist 31.75"(33") -1.25"
Neck 14.5(15.5") - 1"
Left Bicep 13.75" (13.75")
Hips 36.5" (37.5") -1"
Left Thigh 20.5! (21") -.5"

I've always worked hard in the gym whether doing TT or anything else, but my
lifestyle has never been optimal to losing fat or gaining muscle.

I started off by using the extreme fat loss diet for a couple cycles to kick
start the contest, I dropped from 168 to 162 during the first week, and then
the second cycle only took me down a further pound. I then experienced 3
weeks where the scale and the tape didn't shift.

I decided to turn this into a positive, by regaining my focus and looking at
all aspects of my diets, exercise and lifestyle. In week 5 I
stopped "winging it" with my diet and tracked what I was eating, and started
measuring out the more calorically dense foods such as oils and nuts. I also
changed to a different nutrition plan, the slow carb diet described in Tim
Ferriss's 'the Four Hour Body'. These 2 changes immediately broke my
plateau.

In the last 10 days or so I went from 162 to 157. I didnt expect much to
change between my usual weigh in day (Mondays) and today (a Friday), but I
shifted another couple of pounds in 4 days with the slow carb plan and an
Eat Stop Eat style 20 hour fast on Wednesday. And I was in major shock when
I measured my waist this morning and it had reduced by another half inch!!!

I was already quite fit but I've definitely found it harder to lose fat
especially as I approach the big four "o" next year. I still have plenty of
fat that I want to lose, but the final result is now in sight.

The one thing that has helped me the most though has been rejoining the
members forum. I suffer from a weakened shoulder, injured 3 years ago, and
it flared up again in week 4. Access to advice from Craig and the
inspiration I've found in my fellow TT members has kept me going. If not for
that, I may have carried on, but risking injury and experiencing more and
more frustration.

I also had a health assessment at the gym last Sunday, and based on their
assessment, I am in the top 10% of all UK males aged 30 to 39. I'm getting
toward the upper age of this scale now so I'm proud of how fit I've become,
and it's all because I invested in Turbulence Training two years ago.

I'm looking forward to the remaining 6 weeks. This time, I won't lose my
focus. My goal is to get as close as possible to getting rid of that little
pooch on my lower abs. If I don't place in the contest, well, there are
people who have more fat to lose and deserve it more than me, but the 'six
pack' is going to be my trophy, and one that I've not seen for nearly 20
years.

I'm enjoying my transformation contest journey so far and plan to continue
enjoying it for the last 6 weeks.