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Little help with body fat %?
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04-17-2008, 08:35 AM #1Registered User
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Little help with body fat %?
I've done some online calculators and they seem way off. I just got done with about a somewhat clean bulk and I'm cutting now (shooting for 10%). Here's a pic before my bulk and after. Could you guys/gals give me a little help with about what my percentage is before and after so I can get an idea about what kind of weight I'll need to shed. Thanks!
Before Bulk - 162 lbs
After Bulk - 180 lbs
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04-17-2008, 08:35 AM #2I'm CEO, Bitch! ADMINISTRATOR
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04-17-2008, 08:41 AM #3Training like a bitch
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Welcome to IM. You can't tell by looking at pics, sorry
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Well I did a squeeze test and it came out to a little over 6% and I know that's not right. Did an online calculator with waist size and weight and i was around 18%. So who knows.
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04-17-2008, 09:10 AM #5Training like a bitch
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Buy some calipers, there around 10-15 bucks
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That's what I used. It was way off.
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04-17-2008, 09:18 AM #7Training like a bitch
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Where are you measuring on your body?
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04-17-2008, 09:20 AM #8Registered User
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That 9-point test. Originally Posted by Irons77
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04-17-2008, 09:26 AM #9Training like a bitch
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9 point test? Where did you find that?
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Sorry meant 7-point. Originally Posted by Irons77
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04-17-2008, 09:58 AM #11Training like a bitch
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3 point worked for me, try 3 point
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just by looking and knowing what myself and some of my buds have been before I'd guess you were at about 6-7% bf
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It's still telling me I'm around 6%. That's not right. They must have screwed up the caliper measurements.
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yes it probbly is, yu are pretty lean
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Maybe in that first pic but what I am now (second and third pic) is quite a bit higher and it's telling me 6%. I'd say I'm atleast 11-12% now. Originally Posted by vader
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no more than 8-9%, I am positive on that
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04-17-2008, 12:02 PM #17Bioidentical Bodybuilder SUPER MODERATOR
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Listen, call it 11% and be done with it - it'll be close enough.
You probably want to get down to what, about 6% or so?
How long did you bulk by the way - you're still lean as hell! Nice work!
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04-17-2008, 01:29 PM #18hardr bettr fastr strongr ELITE MEMBER
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yeh, nice work gix
how long have you been bulking?w/o log
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04-17-2008, 03:24 PM #19SHRUG LIKE YOU MEAN IT MODERATOR
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Who really cares what the number is? Do you like the way you look? If so, great. If not, do something about it and to hell with the bf%'s.
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04-17-2008, 06:43 PM #20Bioidentical Bodybuilder SUPER MODERATOR
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The only thing I find helpful about knowing bodyfat percentage is it helps plan the duration of the cut. I've had a full-body DEXA done at three different percentage bodyfat levels - end of cut, end of bulk, and in between.
I know roughly when delt veins emerge (for me, about 17%), when ab veins appear (closer to 15%)... so I take my weight at whatever point I'm at and guesstimate the bodyfat percentage, I know the approx LBM.
If I know the approx LBM and divide by (1-desired bodyfat%), I know what weight I need to hit. This tells me how many pounds I need to drop. I know from experience I don't like to drop faster than about a half to a third of a pound a week, so the number of pounds tells me my timeline.
For example, I'm currently 137 lbs, and about 17% bodyfat (possibly 16%). Call it 16.5%. This means I have about 114 lbs lean mass.
If I want to get to 10% bodyfat, I divide 114 by (1-10%)
114/0.9 = 127
So I assume (which may be foolish, but it's how I fly) that I neither gain nor lose lean mass because I diet and train very carefully - and proceed to diet slooowly down to 127 lbs.
If I'm more muscular than I think I am, well, I just look shredded a little earlier than I thought I would!
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