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Elite_Fry
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??? like on a 5'11 guy... 1% bodyfat would be how many pounds?? is there anyway to predict?
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Elite_Fry
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i mean it was just as an explain.. 1% bodyfat loss would be how many pounds
lets say of someone who weighs around the 170 pound mark
lets say of someone who weighs around the 170 pound mark
Creatureofnight
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a lb. of fat is approx. 3,500 cals. Thayt means to lose a lb. of fat, you have to create a 3,500 cal deficit.
Here's a link to a not too bad bodyfat calculator. Not perfect, but might help you figure out what you need to know.
http://kingspawn.home.att.net/BodyFat.htm
It's not always related to poundage, either, because if you gain muscle it will offset how much you need to lose 1% of fat. For example, just started a new program about 10 days ago, only lost four pounds, but gained muscle and lost 2% of fat. Now, I KNOW that 1% of fat does not always equal 2 pounds. In the past, I've had to lose up to 6 pounds to lose 1%, because I had plateaued on the muscle gains.
Is different for everyone and muscle gain has to be figured in.
Impossible. Give the calculator a shot and good luck.
BTW - you need Excel to run it.
If you don't have Excel, try this one: http://www.biofitness.com/bodyfat.html
I prefer the Excel one, because it tracks your progress.
Fawn
http://kingspawn.home.att.net/BodyFat.htm
It's not always related to poundage, either, because if you gain muscle it will offset how much you need to lose 1% of fat. For example, just started a new program about 10 days ago, only lost four pounds, but gained muscle and lost 2% of fat. Now, I KNOW that 1% of fat does not always equal 2 pounds. In the past, I've had to lose up to 6 pounds to lose 1%, because I had plateaued on the muscle gains.
Is different for everyone and muscle gain has to be figured in.
Impossible. Give the calculator a shot and good luck.
BTW - you need Excel to run it.
If you don't have Excel, try this one: http://www.biofitness.com/bodyfat.html
I prefer the Excel one, because it tracks your progress.
Fawn
coolcolj
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Does anyone think like me that bodyfat% is stupid?
What I mean is if a guy is 200Lbs and has a 5% bodyfat, and another guy is 300LBs and has a 5% Bodyfat.
The second guy is actually quite fat compared to the first person!
10LBs of fat on him verses 15LBs on the 2nd guy.
I'd rather have a measurement that says, the exact LBs of bodyfat you have rather than a percentage. Becuase as you gain muscle your bodyfat % actually drops even if you don't lose any fat!!!
What I mean is if a guy is 200Lbs and has a 5% bodyfat, and another guy is 300LBs and has a 5% Bodyfat.
The second guy is actually quite fat compared to the first person!
10LBs of fat on him verses 15LBs on the 2nd guy.
I'd rather have a measurement that says, the exact LBs of bodyfat you have rather than a percentage. Becuase as you gain muscle your bodyfat % actually drops even if you don't lose any fat!!!
Quite honestly, I didn't really understand what you're trying to say. If there COULD be a 300 lb guy with only 5% bf, what difference does it make if it's 15 pounds of bodyfat or 10? He'd probably have to be 7 feet tall, anyway.
The link to the Excell spreadsheet I posted will tell you how many of the pounds on you are actually just fat.
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The link to the Excell spreadsheet I posted will tell you how many of the pounds on you are actually just fat.
Fawn
bm2k said:
A pound of fat weighs the same as a pound of muscle - the only difference being that the muscle is denser and takes up less space, and is vital living tissue rather than "storage" and thus actually burns fat.
A pound of muscle takes more calories per day to maintain than a pound of fat. Once you put on that muscle, it'll start burning fat to maintain itself - so you ARE halfway there.
It really does make a big difference - actually. There's a big difference between a guy who weighs 220 and has a 12% bodyfat and a guy who's 220 and has 28% bodyfat. For one, the first one is a babe and the second is just chubby.
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CoolColJ said:
Rethink your logic. If a guy 200lber has 5% body fat then that means 190 lbs is lean body mass while the 300lber is 285 of lbm. Assuming the same height, the second guy has way bigger muscles than the first guy and should be WAY shredded than the first guy.
We like to use bodyfat percentages because it tells you how defined you are, or how much of your weight is muscle.
FitnessFrk
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On average 14% of the bodyweight is skeletal and body organs etc.
CoolColJ said:Size of the muscle doesn't have anything to do with being shredded, since most of the fat is under the skin
But I suppose in this case, if the 300 lb guy is taller then the fat will be spread out over a larger area so he should be leaner
But if he's not, then he is fatter
You think 5lbs of bodyfat vs 95lbs of pure muscle isn't going to make a guy look way more ripped? The increase of fat is negligible vs the increase of muscle that the bigger guy has, again assuming same height.
Haha, that's so true. When you say it that way, it does sound absurd. "Which weighs more, 1 kg of feathers or 1 kg of bricks?"bm2k said:
I've been guilty of using the "muscle weighs more", but, I'm usually using it in regards to density. I'm pretty lean, and my friend is kinda stocky. Someone was pointing out how "thin" I am compared to him. I then asked him how much he weighed and I said I weighed the same. People were questioning how that could be, and I used the "muscle weighs more than fat" line. I suppose I should have said "muscle is more dense than fat" to be correct.
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Elite_Fry
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bm2k said:
but a bowlful of muscle would weigh more than a bowlful of fat...
Fat -vs- muscle volume?
So, how much volume does one pound of fat take up and how much volume does one pound of muscle take up?
Would a one pound box of butter take up the same volume as one pound of body fat? Is that an acceptable comparison? And would one pound of muscle use as much volume as say, one pound of lean meat?
So, how much volume does one pound of fat take up and how much volume does one pound of muscle take up?
Would a one pound box of butter take up the same volume as one pound of body fat? Is that an acceptable comparison? And would one pound of muscle use as much volume as say, one pound of lean meat?
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Elite_Fry
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bm2k said:
are you stupid??
BOTH OF YOU ARE STUPID
A pound of muscle and a pound of fat BOTH weigh a FREAAKIN' POUND.......you idiots!
NOw, a pound of fat will be about three, yes 3 times the size of the pound of muscle..........so your bowl would LOOK as if it had more fat in it. That's why 2 people that weigh the same can be very different looking if one is 30% body fat and the other 10%.
Hope that helped.
STOOPids!
muscleNOT4u
A pound of muscle and a pound of fat BOTH weigh a FREAAKIN' POUND.......you idiots!
NOw, a pound of fat will be about three, yes 3 times the size of the pound of muscle..........so your bowl would LOOK as if it had more fat in it. That's why 2 people that weigh the same can be very different looking if one is 30% body fat and the other 10%.
Hope that helped.
STOOPids!
muscleNOT4u
Re: BOTH OF YOU ARE STUPID
Indeed, I was just being a smart-arse (because what was being said was so bloody obvious!) when I originally poked fun at him. Sarcasm can go missing in text.
muscle4u said:A pound of muscle and a pound of fat BOTH weigh a FREAAKIN' POUND.......you idiots!
NOw, a pound of fat will be about three, yes 3 times the size of the pound of muscle..........so your bowl would LOOK as if it had more fat in it. That's why 2 people that weigh the same can be very different looking if one is 30% body fat and the other 10%.
Hope that helped.
STOOPids!
muscleNOT4u
Indeed, I was just being a smart-arse (because what was being said was so bloody obvious!) when I originally poked fun at him. Sarcasm can go missing in text.
Yup, muscle is more DENSE than fat. Imagine a bucket of fat vs a bucket of muscle. The latter would weigh a lot more. As for bf%, those varry too. 8% doesn't always mean you're ripped, and 12% doesn't always mean you're "fat".
A 150lb guy with 8%bf will not look anywhere near as shredded as a 200lb guy with 8%bf.
A 150lb guy with 8%bf will not look anywhere near as shredded as a 200lb guy with 8%bf.
Anatomywiz
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Five pounds of bodyfat has around the same volume as a shoebox! I think you know the volume of five pounds of lean beef. Thats why a cut 190 pound guy in long sleeve shirt etc. is just as big as a normal 170 pound dude. But when the shirt comes off...
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