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What is your body fat?

Eason

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hey kunk, check supermeatheads

I have changed my current estimate to 14% out of depression
 

Dashaansafin

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Originally Posted by Taxler
I believe there are plenty of people who honestly think their body fat is 4-6%.

Size 28 waist at 5'9 143 lbs with muscle. Abs no flexing. Gotten it tested, its my swimmers genetics.

And its actually around 7%. I lied to see who would challenge me at 4
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MetroStyles

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From that hilarious t-nation thread, there was actually one post that was one of the better ones I've seen on BF. Forget the calipers. Here is a broadly accurate analysis that I mostly agree with:

On a more serious note, as long as we're discussing judging body fat by eye sight heres a rough guide I got from somewhere or other (probably true) but at the end of the day who cares what number you assign to it what matters is what you look like in the mirror.

1. Full House = No visible muscle definition. Bodyfat level = over 20%.

2. Hard = Some muscle separation appears between delts and upper arm. Abs are still not visible. Approx. bodyfat level = 15-19%

3. Cut = More muscle separation appears particularly in the chest and back, outline of the abs begins to appear slightly. Approx. bodyfat level = 12-14%

4. Defined = Muscle separations get deeper in the arms, chest, legs and back, and abs appear when flexed. Approx. bodyfat level = 10-12%

5. Ripped = Abs are clearly visible all the time, vascularity in arms is prominent, chest and back separation is obvious, and face is starting to appear more angular. Condition can be held indefinitely. Approximate bodyfat level = 7-9%

6. Shredded = Striations appear in large muscle groups when they are flexed. Vascularity appears in lower abdomen and in the legs. Condition can be held for several days with careful dieting. Approximate bodyfat level = 5-7%

7. Sliced = Muscles and tendons begin to appear in the face when chewing, striations appear everywhere and vascularity appears everywhere. Bodyfat levels are close to 3% and subcutaneous water levels are near 0. Condition can only be held for a few hours at a time. Not a healthy condition to stay in due to lower water level.
 

javyn

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I got one of those scales that measures BF and water level. I'm 10.3% BF and 64.5% water. *shrug
 

kwilkinson

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Originally Posted by javyn
I got one of those scales that measures BF and water level. I'm 10.3% BF and 64.5% water. *shrug

Isn't that an unhealthily low water %?
 

Thomas

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Hmm, based on the ranges rom Metrostyles, I'm probably around 17.74%
 

MetroStyles

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I like that rough guide because it shuts up all the delusional people who think they have sub-10% body fat. Look, if your six-pack isn't showing through nice and clear when you are sitting at a computer, you do NOT have <10% BF. Sorry. Seeing an outline of your abs when you flex in the mirror is different.
 

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depending on which caliper method used, i'm between 9% and 11%.

would love to get a submersion test, but i'm too lazy to go do it.
 

Taxler

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Originally Posted by javyn
I got one of those scales that measures BF and water level. I'm 10.3% BF and 64.5% water. *shrug

Originally Posted by kwilkinson
Isn't that an unhealthily low water %?

I have one of those scales also, and I rarely get over 62%. I drink about 15 cups of water a day, so I don't think it's low, just the way the scales measure.
 

javyn

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Honestly I have no idea. I've never taken a measurement of my water before heh. I have a sneaking suspicion though that these 30 dollar Walmart scales aren't the most accurate in the world though.
 

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I *used* to be around 7%, which was awesome. Due to winter, holidays, and general laziness, I am not sure I want to know at this point.
 

Berticus

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According to the guide MetroStyles' quoted, I'm somewhere between shredded and ripped.
 

shoreman1782

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I just randomly got measured at the gym. 15%, they say, which is better than I expected. Now please don't go discrediting the Tanita scale and ruin my tiny ego boost.
 

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