body fat%

[Mateus]

yeah i checked my bf on two websites...
1. 15%
2.12%
...sooo :P i need a good page or way to check this, and could someone tell me what is "good" bf ? (by good i mean not ideal but...not sooo far away from awesome one ;) )

[hamelkarl]

By judging from your avatar you don't need to worry dude!

[Mateus]

hah ;) i dunno, a two months ago i started lifting ;) my height 193 and weight around 93 ...funny thing is i aint gained any weight =/ and i havent lost nothin

[Kimimaro]

If you wanna gain, and have a pretty high metabolism, your gonna have to pig out much more.

[hamelkarl]

start to eat more if you are lifting!

[rock_ten]

The websites calculated it from various body measurements, I guess? It will be horribly innacurate. Multi-site caliper tests would be valid, but require another person to take the caliper readings due to their sites. Some estimate based solely on, for example, suprailliac skin fold, but they're crap too. Use them as a measure of change only, not for an accurate bf% reading.

[Mateus]

hmm, i kinda can't decide what i want first;) good set of abs + low body fat or more weight..anyway thx for few points i might sooner or later post my routine and pic's..that we clear up things for sho..

damn one more question
=> ive started with 5x5 but my friend told me that begginer should start with 3sets of 12-15 rep for muscle grow...

which's better ?

edit
yep rock_ten ...thx :)

[Syn]

yeah i checked my bf on two websites...
1. 15%
2.12%
...sooo :P i need a good page or way to check this, and could someone tell me what is "good" bf ? (by good i mean not ideal but...not sooo far away from awesome one ;) )

HAHAHAHA!!!! if you really have 2.12 bf% then you would be able to see every single muscle striation in your body, not to mention you would propably die from dehydration if you walked more than 5 minutes... hahahahah!!!

seriously, get some calipers d00d

[mattt]

HAHAHAHA!!!! if you really have 2.12 bf% then you would be able to see every single muscle striation in your body, not to mention you would propably die from dehydration if you walked more than 5 minutes... hahahahah!!!

seriously, get some calipers d00d

Ahahaha. I can't tell if this is a joke or not, so I'll say anyway, thats a bullet point 2. As in the second website.

[Mateus]

..yes mattt :dead: haha
first page 12 %
sec. page 15% :)
...

[Syn]

Ahahaha. I can't tell if this is a joke or not, so I'll say anyway, thats a bullet point 2. As in the second website.

I wish I knew what the fuck you were talking about in your posts... but no I wasn't joking.. you show me a normal guy that has 2% body fat and I'll suck your dick

edit: well... that's gayer than gay... bullet points are retarded... ever heard of spaces you fag?!

[mattt]

Haha I thought it was pretty simple to understand. Anyway I thought you might be joking because it seemed over-the-top with the laughing.

[Syn]

I just figured it was some fag that wanted to look cool

[Mateus]

yeah syfag thx for help .

[hamelkarl]

I was sure it was 12 and 15 just by looking on his avatar. My didn't read it like a 2 but like a 12. Stupid Brain!

[compleks]

Haha, I think Syn is drunk again.

[Rahf]

This is sub 3% BF and it is directly harmful to you. The least amount of bodyfat you could uphold while still being healthy would be 4-6% and that would take fanatical proportions in terms of diet and training.

NOTE: These pics are pretty damn disgusting. You have been warned.

[DeeJay]

You gotta log in to see those.

[Rahf]

You gotta log in to see those.

Fixed

[DeeJay]

It looks like he's shrunk everywhere but one place, ho ho.

[Rigo]

This is sub 3% BF and it is directly harmful to you. The least amount of bodyfat you could uphold while still being healthy would be 4-6% and that would take fanatical proportions in terms of diet and training.

NOTE: These pics are pretty damn disgusting. You have been warned.

LOL, that guy is ripped.

[compleks]

He has wicked definition of the spine.

[NightHunter]

Dude, look at his vascularity!

[mr popular]

I don't even think that could be considered 3% bodyfat haha

Since he is so lacking in muscle, what is comprising the other 97% ?? Are we actually counting bone and organ tissue as far as body composition goes? Come on now people. You're spoiling my FruitLoops

[Rahf]

This is sub 3% BF and it is directly harmful to you. The least amount of bodyfat you could uphold while still being healthy would be 4-6% and that would take fanatical proportions in terms of diet and training.

NOTE: These pics are pretty damn disgusting. You have been warned.

A highlight for Brian.

[NightHunter]

I don't even think that could be considered 3% bodyfat haha

Since he is so lacking in muscle, what is comprising the other 97% ?? Are we actually counting bone and organ tissue as far as body composition goes? Come on now people. You're spoiling my FruitLoops

Let's see here. BF%= %age of body mass made up of fat. That means take the mass of your body. Then take the amount of fat mass you have. Now divide the fat mass by the total mass.

[mr popular]

NightHunter: well typically when people use this "bodyfat percentage" NONSENSE they are referring to a person's physique, not true total body mass. If that were the case, a person with clearly visible abs could still have above 20% bodyfat due to not only bodyfat, but bone marrow, brain tissue, cartilage joint lubrication, free floating fatty acids in the body, etc.etc.. all sorts of other things.

This is the case with my giant Ukranian friend, who has visible abs, but tests his bodyfat percentage on a scale which sends an electric signal through his body that records all the fat. He thinks he has +20% bodyfat... and is actually depressed about it... (what a fucking retard)

My point was this kid has about as much muscle as he does fat haha so really if we're talking purely physique he actually has more like 40% bodyfat.

Haha!

[NightHunter]

NightHunter: well typically when people use this "bodyfat percentage" NONSENSE they are referring to a person's physique, not true total body mass. If that were the case, a person with clearly visible abs could still have above 20% bodyfat due to not only bodyfat, but bone marrow, brain tissue, cartilage joint lubrication, free floating fatty acids in the body, etc.etc.. all sorts of other things.

This is the case with my giant Ukranian friend, who has visible abs, but tests his bodyfat percentage on a scale which sends an electric signal through his body that records all the fat. He thinks he has +20% bodyfat... and is actually depressed about it... (what a fucking retard)

My point was this kid has about as much muscle as he does fat haha so really if we're talking purely physique he actually has more like 40% bodyfat.

Haha!

I don't feel up to tackling this one, someone else deal with it.

I'll just mention that those electric scales are utter crap, you can change the measurement significantly by drinking a lot of water or sometimes even holding your breath, or so I've heard.