"Adam Collard went from around 44% body fat to 8% in three years. The personal trainer and former Love Islander said weight-lifting and learning about nutrition were game-changers. He started lifting progressively heavier weights and started tracking his macros, not just calories. Adam Collard wasn't always the shredded lothario viewers watched break hearts on " Love Island" in 2018. As a teenager, he was overweight and had a pretty hard time at school because of it, he told Business Insider."
""I was always one of the biggest kids, both in height and in weight. So I stood out like a sore thumb," Collard, who is six feet five, said. "I always carried a lot of weight and I just didn't like it. I wasn't happy. It made me very, very introverted." As a coping mechanism, he would binge on high-calorie treats, leading to more weight gain and more difficult feelings around his body image. "It was a vicious cycle," the 29-year-old said."
Adam Collard transformed his body composition from around 44% body fat to 8% over three years. He began weightlifting at 16, progressively increasing weights and committing to consistent gym work. He combined strength training with learning about nutrition and started tracking macronutrients rather than only counting calories. The process broke a cycle of overeating that began in adolescence and improved his confidence and social life. His weight remained near 200 pounds while muscle mass increased and fat decreased dramatically. He later became a personal trainer, gym owner in Newcastle, UK, and competed in endurance events such as Ironman and Hyrox.
Read at Business Insider
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]