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tebomb88
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
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 Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: body fat? |
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| is there any way to get a rough estimate on body fat at home without all the calipers and machines and wht not? |
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swanso5
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: melbourne, australia
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| if you can see abs your at 10 - 12% or lower...if not than you're higher, how much higher it doesn't matter, you need it lower anyway...there is a waist to weight type of calculation but i can't remember it at the moment...maybe a google search will yeild something...akso if you're happy with your mid section then you're probably where you want to be and if you aren't, improve it |
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tebomb88
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| thanx! |
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SarahPT
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Location: Western Maine
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Swanso is right. There are some online measurement formulas, but they tend to be really inaccurate. Don't worry too much about it. |
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(Rage)
Joined: 22 Mar 2007
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Location: UAE
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| swanso5 wrote: | | if you can see abs your at 10 - 12% or lower...if not than you're higher, how much higher it doesn't matter, you need it lower anyway...there is a waist to weight type of calculation but i can't remember it at the moment...maybe a google search will yeild something...akso if you're happy with your mid section then you're probably where you want to be and if you aren't, improve it |
But is that entirely true, about 10-12%? Because I see my abs, their shape, and all, maybe not a 100%, or anything. But I see the U shape, 1st packs from far distance, and close, only slightly.
And my bodyfat is god knows what right now, but last i checked a month ago, it was 29.5%? I couldn't drop so much in one month..but it's still confusing! |
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swanso5
Joined: 16 Jan 2006
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Location: melbourne, australia
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| for females that figure should be about 17 - 19%, that was a male reading |
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