callowayHayes
26d ago
Going from 14% to 25% body fat while the scale barely moves is exactly why weight alone tells you so little. Losing it gradually over 6 months is the right call, anything faster and you end up losing muscle along with the fat which just makes the composition worse in the long run.
callowayHayes
29d ago
The disc issue with deadlifts is really common and usually comes down to bracing not being tight enough at the start of the pull or losing tension as fatigue sets in. At 1.84x bodyweight even a small form breakdown under fatigue will catch up with you eventually. Beyond core work it might be worth trying a belt just for working sets. Not as a crutch but it gives you much better feedback on when your brace actually breaks. A lot of people find their form cleans up once they can feel that happening in real time. Also worth having a trainer watch one set. Sometimes the issue is something small that you just can't see yourself.
47 pounds in 6 months is genuinely impressive. The BMI comment is interesting though because at your starting weight BMI was already a pretty blunt instrument. Once you get closer to your goal weight the more useful question becomes what your actual body composition looks like rather than just the number on the scale. A lot of people hit their target weight and still feel off because they lost muscle along the way without realizing it.
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