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post 1617055031 09-20-2020, 02:29 AM
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MISC what do you think my BF PERCENTAGE is?

I'm guessing around 12% but not sure. You guys might know better than me. My arms also loook way bigger from the side. Front they look small. Feelsbadmayne

post 1617055061 09-20-2020, 02:31 AM
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I’d say 14
post 1617055161 09-20-2020, 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted By gesten
I’d say 14
Originally Posted By Slowdwn
14..
Good to know. I guess at 12% I would have more cuts in the abs
post 1617055301 09-20-2020, 02:38 AM
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Your "body fat %" is the average between numerous places, it could be 10% in one spot & 14% in another

It's easy to look at the abdomen and think it's higher than it really is simply because your abs aren't as developed as other people's




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post 1617055311 09-20-2020, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted By blissful88
Your "body fat %" is the average between numerous places, it could be 10% in one spot & 14% in another

It's easy to look at the abdomen and think it's higher than it really is simply because your abs aren't as developed as other people's




Mirin' nipplez brah
Thanks for the incite brah. Honestly for me my abs is the last place I usually lose fat.

Would rep but I'm on spread.
post 1617055601 09-20-2020, 02:50 AM
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Originally Posted By TheBroBrah
Thanks for the incite brah. Honestly for me my abs is the last place I usually lose fat.

Would rep but I'm on spread.
It's all gewd(I'm on R/C too)

The extremities usually lose first(hands, arms etc), with the lower abdominal & "love handles" being last in males




You have vascularity and clear separation of muscle groups; for the sake of the internet I'd guesstimate 12-13% average(I see a lot of DXA x-rays)
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post 1617055741 09-20-2020, 02:56 AM
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Originally Posted By blissful88
It's all gewd(I'm on R/C too)

The extremities usually lose first(hands, arms etc), with the lower abdominal & "love handles" being last in males




You have vascularity and clear separation of muscle groups; for the sake of the internet I'd guesstimate 12-13% average(I see a lot of DXA x-rays)
For sure man. You work at a clinic? How do you see all the x-rays?
post 1617056461 09-20-2020, 03:18 AM
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little under 15%

but a legit 15% not online lifter 15% so gjdm, you're looking good
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post 1617056991 09-20-2020, 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted By ayyy
little under 15%

but a legit 15% not online lifter 15% so gjdm, you're looking good
Thanks mayne. Plan on bulking till next march. Wanna put on a solid 10-15lbs. Then i want to aim for 10%. Think the lowest i’ve been is like 11% but i was 18 at the time.

Edit: damnit, on spread for you as well.
post 1617099901 09-20-2020, 04:20 PM
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Just did the caliper test. 11%. I know these are inaccurate. So Add 3 to whatever the calipers say. So yeah about 14%
post 1617100371 09-20-2020, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted By TheBroBrah
Just did the caliper test. 11%. I know these are inaccurate. So Add 3 to whatever the calipers say. So yeah about 14%
You're not really going to ever get a decisive bodyfat percentage. Just an estimate. For example I'll be at about 14-15% and a lot of it is in my stomach and chest. But then my back and legs are shredded and look like 10%. It's weird.

The goal it to find one way to measure your bf%. In college for soccer, we tested our bf% with a machine that you stand on, give inputs such as height/age/etc and then you hold these handles while standing on the scale they are connected to. You get a bf% for your total body, your arms, legs, trunk of the body, glutes, etc.

The thing is, it could be 1% off or 3% off on the measurements. BUT each time you measure you know it is consistent because you are controlling the environment. So you can track bf% gain and loss even with the variance these machines have because it is always the same machine.
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Originally Posted By FrankGrimes29
You're not really going to ever get a decisive bodyfat percentage. Just an estimate. For example I'll be at about 14-15% and a lot of it is in my stomach and chest. But then my back and legs are shredded and look like 10%. It's weird.

The goal it to find one way to measure your bf%. In college for soccer, we tested our bf% with a machine that you stand on, give inputs such as height/age/etc and then you hold these handles while standing on the scale they are connected to. You get a bf% for your total body, your arms, legs, trunk of the body, glutes, etc.

The thing is, it could be 1% off or 3% off on the measurements. BUT each time you measure you know it is consistent because you are controlling the environment. So you can track bf% gain and loss even with the variance these machines have because it is always the same machine.
Thanks for the advice brotha. Guess that makes sense.
post 1617104691 09-20-2020, 05:18 PM
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12-13%
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post 1617107781 09-20-2020, 05:55 PM
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prob 14-15. Lack the lower ab definition to be in the 12 range
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