opinions?

harvester of sorrow

Ok so i frequented a gym on and off for the past 3 years with poor dietary discipline and irregular workouts so after a 6 week layoff with a chest infection and a dose of flu i went from 80 kg down to 75kg and decided 3 weeks ago to change gym and make a big effort on both diet and training before and into the new year.
When i started in the new gym my weight and bf measurements where taken.....75kg and a bf of 17%.Bf was taken with a handheld bf monitor.
So after 3 weeks of full bodyworkouts alternating between wo a/b 3 times a week i weighed myself today and my bw is up to 78kg and bf down to 15.5%.

Are these kind of results achievable or is the bf monitior telling lies?:o
Btw my goal is to add mass.Any opinions?

squod

Could be noob gains. Either way it's completely achievable. Muscle memory generally accounts for quick comebacks like what you've had.

harvester of sorrow

squod wrote: »

Could be noob gains. Either way it's completely achievable. Muscle memory generally accounts for quick comebacks like what you've had.

Yeah maybe...i mean i used to always sit around th 79/80 kg mark...but what took me by suprise was the drop in bf?
Thanks for the reply.

thehamo

I wouldn't trust those handheld things. They can fluctuate wildly due to water in the body etc. I used one before two days in a row and I was down 1% body fat. Best off getting properly measured.

Suppose thought you'd know your self if clothes fit a little looser and physique looks better

Mellor

harvester of sorrow wrote: »

Yeah maybe...i mean i used to always sit around th 79/80 kg mark...but what took me by suprise was the drop in bf?
Thanks for the reply.

Fristly those meters aren't very accurate.

But also look at what the figure mean.
17% at 75kg is 12.75kg of fat
15.5% at 78kg is 12.1kg of fat.

Not really much of a change in fat levels, just that its a lower % due to putting back on some mass.