Can you help me guess my body fat % please - Page 2 - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

TH&S · 18-03-2008, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by UKNaturalMuscle

How about a bit of maths?

% Bodyfat = -98.42 + (4.15 x 44) - (0.082 x 266) x 100

-98.42 + (182.6) - (21.812) x 100

62.368lbs of bodyfat = 23.45%

I don't know where you got the above from, but Yeti isn't 23% BF...

Yeti - grab some calipers if you can chance - i'd be interested to see how our guesses fair up against the calipers

YetiMan · 18-03-2008, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TH&S

I don't know where you got the above from, but Yeti isn't 23% BF...

Yeti - grab some calipers if you can chance - i'd be interested to see how our guesses fair up against the calipers

Ok mate, i get paid on the 27th so will order some then :lift:

wogihao · 18-03-2008, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by YetiMan

Ok mate, i get paid on the 27th so will order some then :lift:

yea there fairly good, as you lost a fair bit of weight already you can keep track of it now with the calipers its ace because say for instance you gain some muscle but lose some fat your scales will stay the same or maby even go up but you can mesure the fat loss with the calipers and get warm fuzzies lol well thats what i do.

YetiMan · 18-03-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wogihao

yea there fairly good, as you lost a fair bit of weight already you can keep track of it now with the calipers its ace because say for instance you gain some muscle but lose some fat your scales will stay the same or maby even go up but you can mesure the fat loss with the calipers and get warm fuzzies lol well thats what i do.

Warm fuzzies! That sounded so cool! Yea thats a good point actually! Should of got some a while ago! But better late than never!(You are right about the scales they did seem to stop but I seemed to be getting more muscle ya know)

wogihao · 18-03-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by YetiMan

Warm fuzzies! That sounded so cool! Yea thats a good point actually! Should of got some a while ago! But better late than never!(You are right about the scales they did seem to stop but I seemed to be getting more muscle ya know)

Muscle is heavyer than fat so yea it can happen.

Captain Hero · 19-03-2008, 08:25 PM

Yeti, how about a comparison pic mate - One from before you started side by side with where your at now bro

And by the way id say around 30%

Slamdog · 20-03-2008, 07:52 AM

i will try and remember where i got my calipers.. they didn't cost more than a fiver...

Slamdog · 20-03-2008, 08:09 AM

i think i must have got mine from the states when i ordered something else... they seem to be silly money here these days...

did find these though, which isnt a bad deal....

http://www.healthmonthly.co.uk/produ...hp?item_id=403

i got a myotape as well as calipers.... easy and quick to use..

warren_1987 · 20-03-2008, 10:23 AM

hi mate i wouldnt like to even take a guess at your bf mate but you have done excellent so far if a few people i know had your determination and dedication then i mightent hear them winging on like whiny biatches all the time.

i would say save your self some money and dont get anything like that just yet. i like to take a guess or let oters take a guess off fotos but you dont really need to know exactly just keep taking pics and make sure you are going in the right direction, as you may spent 20quid on them to tell you your xx% but what difference will knowing make, you will know if its lower next time on your pics. but hey thats me and im a cheap as$ student with no moolah for that lol

well done and good luck

wogihao · 20-03-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by warren_1987

hi mate i wouldnt like to even take a guess at your bf mate but you have done excellent so far if a few people i know had your determination and dedication then i mightent hear them winging on like whiny biatches all the time.

i would say save your self some money and dont get anything like that just yet. i like to take a guess or let oters take a guess off fotos but you dont really need to know exactly just keep taking pics and make sure you are going in the right direction, as you may spent 20quid on them to tell you your xx% but what difference will knowing make, you will know if its lower next time on your pics. but hey thats me and im a cheap as$ student with no moolah for that lol

well done and good luck

Thing is pictures are dependant on the pump, light, tan, oil, time of day, what the persons taken before, what they have been eating (was it carbs or did they have empty stomach)...

so many varibles can make it impossible to tell the bf% with any real sucess. Consider that hes useing it for mesureing progress as well the mirror can be your best friend sometimes or your worst critic - it depends on your frame of mind when you look.

If you have a fairly acurate way of mesureing bf% then its a honest way to mesure progress. It depends on your goals and personality but some like to know where they are and not guess - for one its very easy to convince yourself your doing well when your standing still or visa versa.

Con · 20-03-2008, 03:00 PM

You are 110%bf:beer1:

J/K great work yeti mate bf reading is hard to tell but your mainly holding it in your gut and low back so its not that bad keep at it :lift:

YetiMan · 21-03-2008, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Slamdog

i think i must have got mine from the states when i ordered something else... they seem to be silly money here these days...

did find these though, which isnt a bad deal....

http://www.healthmonthly.co.uk/produ...hp?item_id=403

i got a myotape as well as calipers.... easy and quick to use..

Thanks Slamdog mate

Thanks Warren

Thanks also Wogi

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Originally Posted by Con

You are 110%bf:beer1:

J/K great work yeti mate bf reading is hard to tell but your mainly holding it in your gut and low back so its not that bad keep at it :lift:

lol you always make me smile Con

Thanks buddy :love:

_Eight_ · 25-03-2008, 11:27 AM

http://www.naturalphysiques.com/cms/...php?itemid=144

This body fat percentage guide is interesting - but not one hundred percent accurate.

MartialArtMan · 25-03-2008, 11:43 AM

There are calculators online that give you your BF% from your measurements, still not as accurate as calipers but gives you a measure to work to.

wogihao · 25-03-2008, 11:46 AM

Yeti did you get your calipers?

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Slamdog Who nicked my hair? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,952 Blog Entries: 12	Re: Can you help me guess my body fat % please i think i must have got mine from the states when i ordered something else... they seem to be silly money here these days... did find these though, which isnt a bad deal.... http://www.healthmonthly.co.uk/produ...hp?item_id=403 i got a myotape as well as calipers.... easy and quick to use.. __________________ I'd like to see it your way but I can't get my head that far up my own ar$e To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

20-03-2008, 10:23 AM	#24 (permalink)
warren_1987 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,178	Re: Can you help me guess my body fat % please hi mate i wouldnt like to even take a guess at your bf mate but you have done excellent so far if a few people i know had your determination and dedication then i mightent hear them winging on like whiny biatches all the time. i would say save your self some money and dont get anything like that just yet. i like to take a guess or let oters take a guess off fotos but you dont really need to know exactly just keep taking pics and make sure you are going in the right direction, as you may spent 20quid on them to tell you your xx% but what difference will knowing make, you will know if its lower next time on your pics. but hey thats me and im a cheap as$ student with no moolah for that lol well done and good luck

20-03-2008, 03:00 PM	#26 (permalink)
Con ;-) Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,460	Re: Can you help me guess my body fat % please You are 110%bf:beer1: J/K great work yeti mate bf reading is hard to tell but your mainly holding it in your gut and low back so its not that bad keep at it :lift:

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MartialArtMan Kung Fu Panda! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 220	Re: Can you help me guess my body fat % please There are calculators online that give you your BF% from your measurements, still not as accurate as calipers but gives you a measure to work to.

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