What Is Your Body Fat Percentage?

[[old] eurofoot13]

<!--QuoteBegin-Almostflipped+Nov 28 2004, 02:11 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (Almostflipped @ Nov 28 2004, 02:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> have you considered going heavy? Sorry if you've heard this before, just worry when I hear of people being quite that low even if it is natural. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br> I've thought about going HW, but I don't put on muscle easily enough. I figure to be a competitive heavy, I'd need to add about 20 pounds; of which only about 2-3 could be fat ( which I ?fortunately? don't put on easily either). I really am not sure how I could put on 18 pounds of muscle in two to three years. As is, I'm just a really tall lightweight, I don't diet, or eat specially, save eating as an athlete, avoiding junk food etc. I really don't know what I ought to do. I am waiting it out. If I put on muscle after this year, I'll probably go heavy. I don't think that I'm going to purposely and actively stay a lightweight, but I don't know if I can make a competitive heavy.

[[old] grams]

I'm with Pam. My body fat rating is 19% too. Ladies are allowed a bit more fat, especially as we gro older. <br><br>I row lightweight, and weigh in at 133-134 lbs. I find if I go much below that weight my enduranceand overall strength starts to go down. But takea few weeks of the erg, and whammo-the weight goes right up. And its all fat too. <br>Vacations are especially hard-too much food and no erging. <br><br>grams

[[old] DavidA]

I am about 8% BF, 44 y, male, 67 kg, 175 cm.

[[old] pamcnm]

[QUOTE=grams,Nov 29 2004, 07:21 PM]I'm with Pam. My body fat rating is 19% too. Ladies are allowed a bit more fat, especially as we gro older. <br><br><br>19% body fat is actually considered lean for a woman, with female athletes typcially having anywhere between 12-18% body fat:) Coincidently, there is no reason for body fat to go up as we age, as long as body fat is in a healthy range However, body fat must be maintained above a certain level for women's hormones to function properly.<br><br>Here is an interesting link on body fat and taking measurements for anyone who is interested:<br><br><a href='http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/fatcent.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/fatcent.htm</a>

[[old] Godfried]

I measure mine via "Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis" using a Tanita TBF-300.<br><br>Morning % around 39% , evening around 31%. Started at evening 40%, so going in the right direction ( yep : long way to go ).<br><br>I was measured once using the "Yuhasz Skinfold Test" - I didn't fit in the lookup-tables so he had to get his calculator - can't remember what it was.

[[old] Jim Barry]

I'm about 10%. I've seen 22% though and erg in fear of seeing it again.

[[old] preelfs]

I am about 5%, 38 y, 70 kg, 1,81 cm

[[old] gaffano]

According to an article of President Bush's latest physical this weekend,...his body fat in 14.5% and he has a resting heart rate of 45 BPM.<br><br>Now that made me feel great.....my schedule is about 1/100 as hectic as his...yet my 4 day a week workout schedule leaves me with 20% BF and RHR of 70 BPM.<br><br>45 RHR ? Isn't that like elite athlete numbers???<br>

[[old] Godfried]

<!--QuoteBegin-gaffano+Dec 11 2004, 11:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (gaffano @ Dec 11 2004, 11:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->45 RHR ? Isn't that like elite athlete numbers???<!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br>That is somebody that has too much spare time , to get in this shape , or that hasn't got a clue of what is happening in the world.

[[old] Coach Gus]

<!--QuoteBegin-Godfried+Dec 11 2004, 01:47 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (Godfried @ Dec 11 2004, 01:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-gaffano+Dec 11 2004, 11:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (gaffano @ Dec 11 2004, 11:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->45 RHR ? Isn't that like elite athlete numbers???<!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br>That is somebody that has too much spare time , to get in this shape , or that hasn't got a clue of what is happening in the world. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br>Me....39...not a clue either.<br><br>Edit: Just to clarify that's RHR not BF!! Still don't have a clue though.

[[old] gaffano]

When referring to RHR, Is resting heart rate the rate as soon as you wake up, lying in bed, with little movement.? I think that is what I read somewhere.....

[[old] Blue44deuce]

Right now I'm at about 7%, as far as I can tell. It will probably get down to around 5-6% after I start training again (that's what usually happens). Again...someone tell me why I shouldn't buy a Model-D.

[[old] Coach Gus]

<!--QuoteBegin-gaffano+Dec 11 2004, 07:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (gaffano @ Dec 11 2004, 07:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--> When referring to RHR, Is resting heart rate the rate as soon as you wake up, lying in bed, with little movement.? I think that is what I read somewhere..... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br> Yes, that's usually recommended as the best way to obtain your RHR.

[[old] eurofoot13]

well, I've always been told that your morning HR is not your "true" resting HR, as it can be 10-15BPM lower than your resting. When I am fully rested+recovered, I usually have a morning HR of ~48, during the day, when I sit for about 5 minutes, my RHR is reliably 60-65 bpm. My goal is to have a morning HR of around 30-35 in a year or two, and a RHR of around 40-45.

[[old] Coach Gus]

<!--QuoteBegin-eurofoot13+Dec 12 2004, 06:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> (eurofoot13 @ Dec 12 2004, 06:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->My goal is to have a morning HR of around 30-35 in a year or two, and a RHR of around 40-45.<!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br>That would be rather remarkable. The lowest RHR I can remember hearing/reading about is 29.