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banderbe · 04-05-2008, 03:43 PM

Hi everyone, thanks for visiting my body transformation blog.

The photo from Jan. 2007 is not 11% body fat. It is actually less than 11%. The hydrostatic weighing I did was done in November.

The weighing was done in an olympic swiming pool by a professor who does weighing all the time for athletes and other competitors who need to know their body fat. If it were wrong I'm pretty sure they would have figured it out after doing hundreds and hundreds of weighings.

I think it's true though that I didn't have a lot of muscle. The more muscle you have, the leaner you look. Someone at 220 pounds and 11% body fat will look WAY different than someone at 170 lbs. and 11% body fat. Also it's important to remember that genetics will impact the way in which your body distributes fat, and where it tends to prefer to mobilize fat from first as you lean out. As you can see from my side view photos my stomach is a problem for me.

Calling me "skinny fat" is pretty silly though. Just look at my "flexing" photo from January:

Sorry but that's not my idea of "skinny fat". I'm not saying I'm all muscular or something but clearly I've got a decent base of muscle for someone who has only been training for 8 months, AND was in a caloric deficit the entire time.

That said I've been on a bulking phase for the last month or so because obviously I realize I need to add more muscle.

Thanks though for driving lots of extra traffic to my blog.

Best regards,

Barry

04-05-2008, 03:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
banderbe Newbie Trainer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	Re: BF% And Hydrostatic Weighing - I've lost my faith... Hi everyone, thanks for visiting my body transformation blog. The photo from Jan. 2007 is not 11% body fat. It is actually less than 11%. The hydrostatic weighing I did was done in November. The weighing was done in an olympic swiming pool by a professor who does weighing all the time for athletes and other competitors who need to know their body fat. If it were wrong I'm pretty sure they would have figured it out after doing hundreds and hundreds of weighings. I think it's true though that I didn't have a lot of muscle. The more muscle you have, the leaner you look. Someone at 220 pounds and 11% body fat will look WAY different than someone at 170 lbs. and 11% body fat. Also it's important to remember that genetics will impact the way in which your body distributes fat, and where it tends to prefer to mobilize fat from first as you lean out. As you can see from my side view photos my stomach is a problem for me. Calling me "skinny fat" is pretty silly though. Just look at my "flexing" photo from January: Sorry but that's not my idea of "skinny fat". I'm not saying I'm all muscular or something but clearly I've got a decent base of muscle for someone who has only been training for 8 months, AND was in a caloric deficit the entire time. That said I've been on a bulking phase for the last month or so because obviously I realize I need to add more muscle. Thanks though for driving lots of extra traffic to my blog. Best regards, Barry Last edited by banderbe; 04-05-2008 at 03:48 PM.