Do you know your body fat %?

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m1ke101

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Whoever thinks they're 2-4%, you're not. You need 2-3% just to LIVE, and maintaining 4% would be practically impossible...your life would probably have to revolve around eating the correct diet and working out to maintain that.
 

trmiv

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Oct 10, 1999
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5'11" 191 pounds. no clue what my BF% is, but it's probably high. Getting close to 30 and being married tend to add to your BF for some reason. I was 25 lbs lighter before I met my wife....sheesh. Man, I'm a whale, lol.
 

RagingBITCH

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Originally posted by: chinkee
for those who think i'm bs'ing, i got it professionally done. i usually drop to that much right before a competition (i do tae kwon do). here's a dated pic of me, but this is what i usually look like (but with slightly bigger chest and arms)

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dhwang/mine/1sambas.jpg

i'm on the left

Um, just b/c it's professionally done doesn't mean it was accurate. Your abs aren't BB-class defined, who are 5-6% at competition level. You have no striation on your chest or shoulders or arms. That's definitely not 3.5% BF. You're probably around 9% in that picture.
 

chinkee

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i wasn't measured w/ calipers. i was at the health center and had to sit in this egg shaped device which was curtained off while they ran this computer on me. i did it for fun last year b/c all fitness instructors were allowed to get it done for free, but usually i heard that it costs like 60 bucks
 

chinkee

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Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: chinkee
for those who think i'm bs'ing, i got it professionally done. i usually drop to that much right before a competition (i do tae kwon do). here's a dated pic of me, but this is what i usually look like (but with slightly bigger chest and arms)

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dhwang/mine/1sambas.jpg

i'm on the left

Um, just b/c it's professionally done doesn't mean it was accurate. Your abs aren't BB-class defined, who are 5-6% at competition level. You have no striation on your chest or shoulders or arms. That's definitely not 3.5% BF. You're probably around 9% in that picture.


if you don't believe me, that's cool. perhaps you're the expert around here. its not worth arguing about anyways.
 

RagingBITCH

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Sep 27, 2003
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Originally posted by: chinkee
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Originally posted by: chinkee
for those who think i'm bs'ing, i got it professionally done. i usually drop to that much right before a competition (i do tae kwon do). here's a dated pic of me, but this is what i usually look like (but with slightly bigger chest and arms)

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dhwang/mine/1sambas.jpg

i'm on the left

Um, just b/c it's professionally done doesn't mean it was accurate. Your abs aren't BB-class defined, who are 5-6% at competition level. You have no striation on your chest or shoulders or arms. That's definitely not 3.5% BF. You're probably around 9% in that picture.


if you don't believe me, that's cool. perhaps you're the expert around here. its not worth arguing about anyways.

I'm not an expert, it's just my opinion. I'm too lazy to try to get my BF in the single digits - yours definitely is, just not 3.5% bf. Props on that :beer::D:beer:
 

classy

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Oct 12, 1999
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Originally posted by: jumpr
My sister bought a body-fat-calculating scale this weekend and I decided to try it out. Here's what I am:

5'09"
129 lbs.
11.0% body fat

:D

Man you are boney.

Toula eat something :)
 

SWScorch

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May 13, 2001
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I just had mine tested, using both the calipers and the the electric-charge device. calipers said I have around 7%, and the other device gave me an error saying it was out of range. Its range goes down to 5%, so it obviously thought I had less. The people guessed I have 6-7% and were very worried about my state of health until I told them I run 60 miles a week ;)
 

Gamingphreek

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Mar 31, 2003
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5' 8"

140lbs

~8 maybe 9%

I play a lot of sports on the side :)-P wrestling baseball swimming) wrestling demands very low body fat but iquit wrestling last year for baseball.

-Kevin
 

TheVrolok

Lifer
Dec 11, 2000
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6'3' 230lbs - 11-13%. I have to agree with all of the people who say 2-4% is impossible, because it is. Unless you're suffering from some kind of debilitating disease you MUST have more then 2-4% to survive. And the same person claiming to haev 2-4% also claims 17% for men would be borderline high? 15-17 is the suggested bf for men.
 

BurnItDwn

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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100%. I got a perfect score!

no I don't know. it's probably pretty bad as I need to drop some weight.
 

notfred

Lifer
Feb 12, 2001
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I'm 5'11" and 200 lbs.

I've gained weight since I started riding bicycles up and down mountains for fun.... I think each thigh is at least 5 lbs heavier than it used to be.

I have no idea what my body fat percentage is.
 

Coquito

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Nov 30, 2003
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5'5"
168lbs
16%

With winter coming, so starts my numbing outdoor training. With a little luck, I'll be down to 12% by the start of spring & still have my fingers. :)