Reply With QuoteAlso, if this reading is even close to being accurate, should I start a bulk diet. I had been eating just above maintenance and doing weights 3x a week and cardio 5x a week in order to try and lose fat and gain muscle. I was doing this b/c I thought I was proly 15-18%bf. So if this is close to accurate should I up my calories more. I've been eating aroud 2800 and I'm 6'1 164 pounds, male, 19. And should I cut back cardio
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Accuracy of BF Scales?
I went to the store to pick up a scale and a saw a body fat scale for only a little bit more so I decided to get it. It cost me 50 bucks and it a Tanita. input my age, sex, and height and I was wondering +- how accurate it is? It says I'm 10% so what can I expect my actual bf to be
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06-04-2005, 06:34 PM #3the true playboy
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6'1' 164 for pounds is way to skinny man, im 5'9 175 and im avg.
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im 5'7 and 180 and dont consider myself big at all...my bf fluctuates around 16
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im 5' 11" 183lbs. and 10%BF
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