Dr. Wu Tiangen fell 25 kg in 42 days, won the award at the bodybuilding contest in Guangdong province, inspiring many obese people.
Wu Tiangen, 1.82 m high and weighs 73.5 kg, is the only doctor to participate in the competition, held in January. He won the championship in both the category “Introduction” and “Picture BEAUTIFUL “, and the most favorite contestant, according to the Organizing Committee of Tianrui Culture.
Wu is a surgeon at Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Hubei Province. The man said his body was part of his work, because he mainly treated patients with obesity and helped them lose surgery balance.
The doctor shared that he had a mild fatty liver in 2023 and weighed up to 97.5 kg last year due to sedentary and inadequate eating habits. Decreased health made him determined to change.
“If I can’t save myself, how to save others?”, Wu said.
Wu Tiangen in the Tianrui Cup bodybuilding held in Guangdong province, January. Photo: Weixin
Wu has planned to “reduce fat, increase muscle” for a short time, including exercise at least two hours a day and sleep 6 hours. He wakes up at 5:30 daily and practices aerobic an hour before going to work. After work, he practiced another hour again. His specific diet was not revealed.
Before the competitions, Wu increased the training intensity to 4 hours a day. The British coach, Shi Fan, a leading Chinese athlete who won the World IFBB model championship in Lithuania last year, praised him.
“Wu’s intensity is far beyond many professional athletes,” Shi said.
Wu believes that his change from “obesity” into “bodybuilding” is a good example for patients, helping them to trust and comply with the theory of scientific weight loss. He has helped about 100 people successfully lose weight in recent years.
He advised those who want to lose weight should apply a healthy lifestyle, including getting enough sleep, scientific diet, exercise regularly and keeping psychology comfortable.
“You should plan a long -term weight loss plan and persistently pursue. I do not support the methods of fast and short -term weight loss by eating too abstain,” Wu said.
According to scientific recommendations, the speed of weight loss is safe and suitable from 0.5 to 1 kg per week. This is a weight loss that can be maintained for a long time without harming health. This reduction is usually achieved by creating a moderate calorie deficit.
Losing too fast weight can lead to muscle loss, dehydration instead of fat. The risk of metabolic disorders, energy impairment, prolonged fatigue. In addition, the sudden decrease may be able to enjoy the organs in the body, especially the liver and kidneys when the body must work overloaded to eliminate substances generated from the process of fat loss.
The ideal speed of weight loss depends on many factors such as age, gender, current weight, metabolism, health status. Therefore, to achieve safe weight loss goals, people should look to nutritionists or doctors for advice.