Female client 5 months, great gains but can’t get BF% down.
44 y/o female, not overweight; came to me to get ‘fit’. She is a very disciplined clean eater and works with me 3 hrs a week with workouts on her own at home 2 days (mostly cardio). While she’s made tremendous progress with strength and muscle tone, I can’t seem to get the BF% down. She’s at 24.5% and wants to shave a few points off and then there is those stubborn ‘love handles’.
We’re strength training (progressive and supersets), cardio intervals and HIIT sessions, all of which she loves. She’s a nurse anesthetist, so snacking during the day is pretty much impossible due to her surgery schedules.
I am thinking that her protein/caloric intake is insufficient or perhaps we are over training? Welcome your thoughts.
Yes, I would be interested in her starting measurements. Did you take girth measurements? If you are using a BIA, the area across which the charge travels may be retaining fat compared to other areas. If she has made progress until now, you may need to adjust her program.
But we could be more helpful with more information.