Ideal Body Fat, Muscle, Water, Bone Mass

[BLASTthePAST]

Ok, i see there are many posts in regards to induvidual people. I decided to start this thread, to seek a more umbrella answer.

Im wondering if there is a spot(this website or another) to locate what the Ideal % are for the following (now im not trying to look like AH-nold yet, so atheltic numbers would be great.) Maybe a "sliding scale measurement" or table so as I change my appearances and goals.

Body Fat
Body Muscle
Body Water
Bone Mass

Thanks.

[hodag1]

You really can't dial in all those number so precisely. Virtually everybody tracks BF% and lump everything else into "lean mass" which is just 100% - fat%.

You will get varying answers on "ideal" BF%, but a reasonably fit man is around 15% plus or minus. Uber trim athletes and competitive body builders get down into the single digits in the neighborhood of 6-8% and at the other end 25% is too much.

Those numbers are for men; women typicall have about 5% more. There is a table on this site about half-way down the page: http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

However, there is no consensus on the exact figures. Ask this question five times and you will get five answers!

[BLASTthePAST]

Thanks

[juboobily]

I was really surprised when I found out my bone mass was only like 4.2kg. I would have thought itd be a lot more...

[BLASTthePAST]

I was really surprised when I found out my bone mass was only like 4.2kg. I would have thought itd be a lot more...

when i think about it, i was shocked too. but I have been told its only the actually "bone material" that is accoutned for in the bone mass measurment.....not the marrow and such in side so when you put that into consideration, my number makes more sense.