Functional Elements

Shannon wanted to lose a few pounds. Every week when she came to train, she would simply weigh in to see if things were moving in the right direction. And it was! After 8 weeks or so, Shannon dropped over 6lbs…Great job! But hold on a second! Instead of just weighing in, we did a reassessment and found that, yes, Shannon lost overall weight and about 3lbs of body fat mass, but also sacrificed some lean body mass. So, we discussed some key changes that are necessary to at least maintain her current skeletal muscle mass, if not regain what she lost. Don’t worry, she’s still amazingly strong. This is a perfect example why we implement reassessments every 8-10 weeks…because the scale doesn’t tell the whole story.