I am at a loss, how does one workout 5 days a week, but still maintains a high body fat percentage.

What about all of the other meals besides those pre- and post- meals?

What about stress / cortisol?

What are the workouts? Strength training will change body composition more quickly than cardio.

Also, #1 question, when was the last time client went in for a routine physical and blood work?

Hi Roseanne,

To answer your question more specific information is needed. Are you tracking your meals to know exactly what you are eating and how many calories? Is strength training (heavy) a part of your exercise routine? All of this and assuming all is ok physically.

I would also want to know what the percentage of body fat is….

Hope some of the suggestions help.

Christine

What was the bf% before? What is it now? There is really not enough information here about the client, the diet and the fitness program to make any good suggestions. Personally I would take another look at the current fitness training program and diet because both might need to be altered.

The answer to your question can come in many forms but my first response would be “a lot always depends on the type of workouts you’re doing.” Sometimes people, including trainers, look for complicated answers and solutions when in fact it ‘could be’ something basic. If the workouts are not targeted towards reduction in body fat, then someone could literally exercise EVERY day (I’m not condoning that 🙂 and still show little or no results. As ‘they’ say, the devil is in the details, so it’s not really possible to give you a definitive answer without knowing a whole lot of details (types of workouts being one of the main ones).

I train and teach by example, so here’s one. Let’s assume someone wanted to improve their cardio so that they can fun a marathon. They go to the gym 5 times a week and lift weights. Two months later they wonder why they still can’t run far without getting exhausted? The answer of course would be because they weren’t training correctly for that goal. The same ‘could be’ at issue here. Just something to consider.

I hope that this helps.

LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com