Fit and Fine by Kamal Singh CSCS: Expectations vs reality in the gym

There’s a stark difference between the two, which could demotivate you if you’re to reach your fitness goal. Here’s how you can balance the two

News media constantly bombards us with these fantastical stories of fat loss and muscle gain. We are told how a person transformed his/her physique pretty dramatically in just a few months. But Is this fat loss or muscle gain typical? What should an average person with a busy lifestyle expect when they embark on a journey of building their physique? Let us try and find what to realistically expect before stepping into a gym or starting a diet.

If you weigh 90 kilos then 90 x 30 gives 2700 calories per day to maintain current weight (Shutterstock)