Body Fat Poll

[alias26]

It depends how it is measured. When doing a biceps/triceps/pecs/abs/quad skinfold measure I get between 3.5% and 5.5% . When doing a combination that includes lower back, I get quite a bit higher, sometimes almost twice as much.

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

11%-- calipers
13.8%-- hydrostatic weighing

personally-- I think most methods are bogus... you can throw off the dunk tank by eating carbs b4 you measure & caliper measurements are effected by the person measureing you.... maybe bio-impedence is more accurate???

 

[DanielBishop]

Any method which measures bodyfat as a percentage can never be too accurate.... every time you (or a computer) has to put the data into a formula to establish a percentage, you can be throwing it off significantly.

Having said that, I measured 15.2% yesterday and that felt about right. In mid-January I was down below 9%....

I've gained 10lbs this week.

 

[gmanlax7]

13-15 is my guesstimate

 

[Zander1983]

I have no idea of my body fat percentage. Its not too high, but its not low either. No freaky definition, but no gut. I'd be comfortable topless at the beach right now, and I'm vain as hell.

I love my food too much to get really low, because that's all it takes - strict control of what I put into my mouth. It'd be better for my performance on the pitch if I did drop maybe 5lbs of fat, though I think I'll save that for pre-beach holidays and just be content with where I am fat-wise, because I want to keep putting on some functional muscle.

 

[casualbb]

Wow, u went to 8%? Holy shit, weren't you exhausted?

Holy mother of god, spatts...! Did you lose your menstrual period? If so, did it freak you out at all?

-casualbb

 

[Lee]

i think im around 20% but ive never had it tested. its all in my torso, which sucks, love handles are outta control

 

[bigguns15]

The poll doesn't seem to be geared toward women.

I was just thinking that. I'm anywhere around 18-21% done with calipers. I'm up to about 157-158 right now which on the heavy side for me. My 10 week training cycle starts on Aug. 3, so I have plenty of time to get back down, but I like training closer to my comp weight.

 

[pwr_machine]

Old poll, but I'll take a vote anyway. Bout 12% now. Who knows in a few months. I'm about to bump up the calories big time!

 

[IJ26]

Id say Im around 7-8%. I never know for sure though bc if I use accumeasures 1 site method I come out way to low but when I go to the 3 site I come out a little higher (probably the best estimate) but if I use electric impedence its always way off. Ill caliper at around 7% with a 3 site and then test 23% on the electric impedence. All I know is Ive never not had a solid 6 pack so I guess im usually under 10.