Transformation: Caleb Krenz Crushes a 116 Pound Loss!

Through high school and beyond  |  @the.stunner14

Caleb could not fit on a roller coaster. Years later he finished the job properly as an adult, with a cut that took him from 260 to 204 in nine months.

Where he started

Life over 300 pounds was difficult. Caleb tried to play sports and could not keep up with his friends. His size pushed him out of basketball, though he stuck with football. He could not buy clothes in a store and had to order everything online. He could not fit on a roller coaster.

The turning point

Something shifted while he was still in high school, and he is not entirely sure which thing tipped it. Possibly the roller coaster. Possibly just wanting to be better at football. What he knew was that it would matter for his future.

He made real progress then, but the story most people will recognise is what came after. He held roughly steady through high school lifting with the football team, and after graduation he drifted back up to 260. In January 2015 he started again, properly this time, and by September he was at 204.

What he changed

The early version was primitive. A home machine for half an hour every evening and no cardio at all, then free weights in a shed over the summer, lifting daily and running outside or shooting hoops between sets.

The adult cut was built on actual knowledge. Weight training with a measured amount of cardio rather than whatever he felt like, and a real understanding of what he was eating.

Food followed the same arc. At first he simply ate less and cut out soda, then spent a long stretch eating chicken breast and salad for nearly every meal. Once he had lost most of the weight he learned enough about nutrition to eat more and get stronger for football. For the 2015 cut he tracked his intake properly, and says that is what let him hold onto muscle while losing over 50 pounds.

The hardest part

Loose skin. He first noticed it around 260 pounds, and as more weight came off it started to hurt when he ran or did football movements. He handled it with tight compression gear, which gave him enough relief to keep training.

His mistakes were the ordinary beginner ones: not eating correctly at the start, and hammering the same muscles every day because he did not know better. He also came to see that the right supplements can support the work once the training and food are in place, which is not where he started.

Where he is now

His first target was simply to see 280 on the scale, and he says he was elated when he hit it. Then 100 pounds lost total, at 220. The one he mentions with the most satisfaction is smaller and more specific: seeing veins in his forearms and legs, because it told him he was doing it right and actually getting lean.

What he learned: determination, since he has kept this going since 2011 and intends to for life. That it is trial and error, and when something does not work for you, you try something else. And that he can help other people by telling them what he did.

Sometimes one thing doesn't work for you and you need to try something else. Caleb Krenz

His advice if you are starting today

Learn about training and nutrition before you start rather than after, because doing it blindly can set you back instead of moving you forward.

Results vary. This customer's results are not typical and depend on individual effort, training, nutrition and consistency. Statements on this page describe one customer's personal experience and have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. No product mentioned is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.