MINDSET + MOTIVATION :: DRXVE LIFE

5 Tips for Understanding Your BODY COMPOSITION PROGRESS

Written by ALVEREZ // COACH | 8/29/23 4:51 PM

Consistency and intensity are keys to achieving success throughout your DRXVE COMP Nutrition program. Let's work together to develop the key habits to keep building your confidence and keep your progress moving forward!

Read & Remember These Tips!

1. Use Your Tools to Track & Win

When we start your DRXVE COMP Program & begin tracking your nutrition, use these tools to build your precision.

Use a FOOD SCALE to measure your larger portions of solid food (ie. protein, chicken, sweet potatoes). In most cases you will use the “OZ” (ounces) weight setting. For easy weighing of unpackaged food, be sure to use a small container and “tare” the weight. 

Use MEASURING CUPS & SPOONS to measure your smaller portions of food and liquids. Be sure to get the full range of spoons and cups, starting as large as 1 cup and ending as small as 1 teaspoon.

These measurements will be the most critical when measuring portions of fat-dense foods such as avocado, almonds or oils.

 

2. Body Composition Means More

During your weekly check-ins, we will weigh you on the scale and take your body fat measurements using body fat calipers or an electronic body fat analyzer. As you progress in your training and get stronger, your lean mass (“muscle”) will increase and your body fat will tend to decrease. This calculation of lean mass to body fat % is called you “Body Composition” 

This means, even though your weight can remain the same, your body fat percentage and overall body size, will IMPROVE in the right places. This is REAL LIFE progress and really what matters at the end of the day. 

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND. Your scale weight reflects your lean mass, body fat, bones, water and a number of other factors. In REAL LIFE… Your Body Fat %, Visual Progress Image and GOAL CLOTHES Results will be the most tangible indicator of progress throughout your training! Let’s GO!

 

3. Track your Shape with Tape

Weight is important. Body fat is important. But shape and size is also an important goal. It’s actually more of a real life representation of your progress. Your “body shape & size” is what actually wears your clothes!

In reality, you can actually transform your body mass to the point where your weight stays the same, but your body fat, shape & size drastically changes for the better. We will use the measuring tape & weekly progress pics to keep track of your ongoing changes in waist, upper body, hips, arms & thighs.

 

4. Take Your Progress Pics

Every time we check-in, we will open the camera & take 3 pics from 3 different angles: Front, Back & Side. It’s that simple.

During your training plan, we will use your training app to keep track of these photos and look at all of your positive changes.

 

5. Choose Your GOAL CLOTHES

Do you have a favorite shirt or pair of jeans that no longer fit? Let's use this as an opportunity to get completely motivated! 

Make that shirt & jeans your GOAL CLOTHES!  

Your GOAL CLOTHES could be 2 or 3 sizes too small, when you try it on now. But that’s absolutely OK. They should NOT fit!!

As we continue to Train & work hard, try on your GOAL CLOTHES every 2 weeks and take a picture of yourself wearing it.

If you KEEP training... and KEEP hitting your nutrition... you may see the "scale weight" stay relatively same, but in 3-4 weeks your GOAL CLOTHES will fit better!  THAT is Real Progress.

LET'S G🍽!

If you have any additional questions, message me here or text me.

Alverez