The goal was a photoshoot
Kumanan set a clear target: lose ten percent of his 84kg body weight and change enough to earn a photoshoot at the end of it. He gave himself 15 weeks. A concrete number and a hard deadline, which is exactly the kind of goal that responds to structure.
What tipped him into starting was watching a friend transform at ATP. A stretch of stress eating had pushed his weight up, and seeing what a structured programme did for someone he knew made the decision for him.
He beat it, twice over
Ten percent of 84kg is a little over 8kg. Kumanan lost 15kg, from 84kg down to 69kg, and his body fat fell from 27% to 13.6%. The skinfold measurements told the same story from every site: his umbilical reading alone dropped from 44 to 13.
- Weight: 84kg → 69kg, 15kg lost
- Body fat: 27% → 13.6%
- Skinfolds: down sharply across suprailiac, pectoral, umbilical and oblique
Stronger everywhere
The strength came with the leanness, not at the cost of it. His back squat went from 30kg to 90kg, he moved from a 13kg dumbbell bench to pressing 60kg on the bar, and he progressed from a 30kg Romanian deadlift to pulling 130kg on the trap bar. Chin-ups went from three reps to eight.
With the help of my coach and ATP, I got to know exactly where I was making mistakes in my nutrition and strength training. I was training on my own for the last eight years and I could not make progress. Now I have a clear path, what I did and what I am supposed to do.Kumanan, 33, software engineer
Goal met, photoshoot done
Kumanan hit the mark he set for himself and then some, and earned the shoot these photos come from. A ten percent goal that turned into nearly twice that, and a body he was ready to put in front of a camera.
I feel super light. If you would like to transform your body, I highly recommend ATP for that.Kumanan
Coached at ATP Personal Training Singapore
