Body Fat Poll

[spatts]

GREAT attitude!

 

[Deepsquat]

Typical women A2 dense areas...hammies, "upper butt," triceps.

My wife stores fat in that typical manner...though she doesn't lift ...her abs show slightly ...but her lage and ass have too much fat...If my abs carried as low of an amount of fat as hers does , I would be at 8% same for her compared to my legs ...as it is here is a picture of me at 12.63% weighing 234 ...I am 242 right now ...and just as cut ...in fact had to buy pants the other day with a waist size as small as when I weighed 210!

http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/sidechest10-2-02.jpg

 

[needsize]

you've got some great size there deepsquat

 

[Deepsquat]

you've got some great size there deepsquat

Thanks ...not to bad for a guy that just turned 40

 

[T-800]

if i can't see all my ab muscles, i'm pissed

 

[Griz]

Funny I know we're all reporting our BF but depending on the method of calculation (on a large variety of pinch & tape tests), it varies greatly.

For Canadians: Health Canada's (feds) formula rates BF much higher than what our american friends to the south use. Currently I use a variety of caliper/pinch & tape measures and the american versions I rate at about 11, or 12 %. When I use Health Canada's revised "scientific" formula I come out at 16%. Two months ago I was at about 13-14% by the former and 19% by the latter. I'm using some high end calipers too so I know my measurements are bang on - I also average every reading over 3 measurements.

So HOW you measure it is bound to affect drastically the actual percentage in your head. Without dunking ourselves in water, or spending $$ on some more accurate gadget thingy. It's all really shooting in the dark and just relative as far as progress goes.

I would be curious as to those that compete what kind of standard formula is used in the competitions?

Any comments?

 

[spatts]

Mine is hydro/bodpod/caliper all done the same day by the same person.

 

[sceet]

Sittin' around 28% ,amazing how hard it is to carry that around!!

 

[molnii]

I should be 9 or 10% right now but still on a diet so....should go lower

 

[Puddles]

I'm at 18.5% using calipers. This is still pretty chubby for me since I'm only 5'3". Wt. is 145-150. I can't see any abs. but I can feel them. I'd probably have to be around 13% to begin to see any abs.