Body Fat Percentage
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Re: Body Fat PercentageIt depends for different people, my body fat is 15-16% and my abs are defined. I think if it were below 10% the abs would look crazily ripped (just my opinion.)(Original post by hookguy)
Your abs are visible, that only happens at about 10% and below. You're definitely not 14% though, I'm about 15% and nowhere near that lean. -
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Re: Body Fat Percentagetrue, differs wildly for different people, I'm about 15% and you can only see my top 2 abs. Though I think its because the OP is pretty skinny there's not much muscle in the abs which is why they don't appear large.(Original post by duharvalgt)
It depends for different people, my body fat is 15-16% and my abs are defined. I think if it were below 10% the abs would look crazily ripped (just my opinion.) -
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Re: Body Fat Percentageyes, they are really accurate....(Original post by duharvalgt)
Im unsure but I reckon around 10-14%,you'd do better to use an online calc tbh.
if u take a picture from camera made in the century ill be able to tell you. -
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Re: Body Fat Percentageat least they're more accurate than a guess from a picture...(Original post by sconter)
yes, they are really accurate....
if u take a picture from camera made in the century ill be able to tell you. -
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Re: Body Fat Percentagenope.(Original post by duharvalgt)
at least they're more accurate than a guess from a picture...
im pretty good at bf% estimations. and its not a guess.
skin fold calculators are COMPLETELY inaccurate, literally may aswell add up today's lottery numbers and divide by 8, and that will come out with a number equally as accurate.the machines at the gym are also useless. BODPOD or nothing. -
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Re: Body Fat PercentageNot sure about that, some of the numbers those calculators throw out.....I think a guess, even from a totally clueless person would be more accurate!(Original post by duharvalgt)
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Re: Body Fat PercentageAnd here are a couple more examples of different fat percentages (both measured by DEXA scan).
12.5% body fat:
17.6% body fat:
Amazing how the difference of even just 2-3% body fat either way can have such an impact on how one's physique looks. And also goes to show that skinny does not necessarily mean a lower body fat percentage.Last edited by StressReliever; 29-01-2012 at 18:23. -
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Re: Body Fat PercentageI suppose they are a little unreliable , I did an online calc about 2 months ago and it said I was about 16% bf http://www.myfitnesspal.com/duharvalgt ,(my profile pic was take around then), I had my bf% checked around the same time and I was 14.5% and that's fairly close tbh.(Original post by StressReliever)
Not sure about that, some of the numbers those calculators throw out.....I think a guess, even from a totally clueless person would be more accurate! -
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Re: Body Fat PercentageI think you just got lucky with that calculator then, although you can see from my examples above that even the variation of just a couple of percent body fat can look VERY different.(Original post by duharvalgt)
I suppose they are a little unreliable , I did an online calc about 2 months ago and it said I was about 16% bf http://www.myfitnesspal.com/duharvalgt ,(my profile pic was take around then), I had my bf% checked around the same time and I was 14.5% and that's fairly close tbh.
