A Numbers Driven Approach to Transforming My Body and Health

How simple math helped me shed fat, build muscle, and get ripped in 4-months.

Before and after, Jan 5th to May 1st

At the start of 2022, I committed to the Body Fat Challenge (BFC) with 49 other guys. For 26-years, the BFC has been organized and run bi-annually by a close-knit group of friends in Miami, FL. I was fortunate to get invited to participate in this go-round.

While the “C” stands for “Challenge,” it’s a competition. There are strict rules and daunting penalties for breaking them, resulting in winners and losers. Participation requires signing a 10-page legally binding contract that — for your convenience — I’ve parsed out the finer points.

• Challengers must submit a signed bounty check made payable to the Organizers (mine was $25,000, others exceeded $250,000).
• Challengers must complete the start, mid-point, and final BodPod Machine weigh-ins on specific dates.
• Challengers in the bottom 20% of performers get their heads shaved by the top 10.
• Challengers in the bottom 20% of performers who are bald must wear wigs for 7-days following the challenge.
• Challengers’ scores are determined by their ratio of Body Fat Loss (70%) and Physical Events performance (30%).