What % Bodyfat do i have?

[ItlnDE89]

My scale at home says im around 16.5%, what would you think? I know the scales arent too accurate but i cant take any other tests right now.

Thanks

Ps, my art's pretty sick right?

[Nara62629]

18%, using my special guesstimation technique...

[lifting N00B]

id say around 30

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[ItlnDE89]

if it helps at all i can maxbench 225? dont know if it means anything..

[lifting N00B]

you might be around 20. its hard you say.

[ItlnDE89]

more opinions would be greatly appreciated

[ItlnDE89]

???

[anthone]

25 thru 27 .. borderline obese or something.

[ElayneTrakand]

I was going to say around 18. Looks like you got some muscle there so if you cut you will look good.

[luckyass14]

my scales fukd up it tells me 17 % right now lol nd im 162 nd can maxbench 225 also.. but according to my scale lol.. id say ur around 30 too.. or im lower

[ItlnDE89]

more pics

[ElayneTrakand]

So what do YOU think your bf is then? You obviously already have a notion of what YOU think it is so what exactly do you what from us? You ask us our opinion and then you argue with us because you didn't get the answer you wanted. Were you looking for an answer like "omg man you have like 1% body fat. You are super buff".

[WorldMuscle]

You've got 19-23% b/f. Definately not 17%

[ItlnDE89]

No, i'm very happy that i've gotten a few opinions, i just thought i'd be in the range of maybe 18-25%, just suprised at thirty. i'm not trying to argue with anyone im just asking.

[D@K]

21-22% ?

[ItlnDE89]

what weight do u guys think i should try and get down to?? if im 169 now

[wesley101]

More like 25-27%

[Rodzilla]

if i was thirty percent bodyfat would it even be possible to maxbench 225? i dont think i'm anywhere near 30 imo....i'm 169, that means i would have 112lbs of muscle??

bf% doesen't have much to do with the your bench press max.

I wouldn't focus on the weight so much..you will just be looking for a number instead of fat loss. Set up a plan and do things the smart way.

[ItlnDE89]

we'll i used to try to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, but i've been told its very hard to do. so now i'm trying to lose fat and keep the muscle i already have. i'm watching what i've been eating and burning 1500 calories a day(also drink a myozene shake) and occasionaly working out. i work as a laborer in construction so i dont really feel like working out when i get home.

[anujjiepatel]

i would have to say, your near 19-21 .
the only thing about you is most of your fat is surrounding your belly, and not much around the chest .

[ItlnDE89]

yeah, its mostly around my lower stomach, and upper thighs area, i can see my top two abs if i flex

[anujjiepatel]

congrats on that !
i wish i could see ANY of my abs -_- . one day tho !

and don't really let numbers bug you too much, just build more muscle, and try increasing your cardio and you'll see an incline in results !

and maybe even see your ab's without flexing 8]

[Rodzilla]

we'll i used to try to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, but i've been told its very hard to do. so now i'm trying to lose fat and keep the muscle i already have. i'm watching what i've been eating and burning 1500 calories a day(also drink a myozene shake) and occasionaly working out. i work as a laborer in construction so i dont really feel like working out when i get home.

gaining muscle and losing fat is damn near impossible. What you are doing now is much more realistic. I would probably aim to get around 1-1.5g protein per pound of bodyweight, fill the rest in with carbs and fat. The construction is going to lead to extra calorie burn without a doubt. I would still hit the weights about 3x a week with a pretty simply split incorporating some heavy lifting to help hold onto the muscle you have (old adage 'use it or lose it' applies here) cardio is probably going to be in your future as well.

Depending on how demanding your job is, I would probably start with 23-2500 calories and see if you are dropping weight.

[ItlnDE89]

i've dropped around ten pounds since late may and 19 from sept 2007 to may 2008(1/2 assed diet/also made huge gains in lifting). I was hoping i'd get to around 155 by late august then maybe start a clean bulk. So if i worked out three times a week should i do a rotation of maybe Chest/Tri's, Back/Bi's, and Shoulders/legs??

[anujjiepatel]

move back/bi's away from legs/shoulders .. and chest/tri can just be inbetween .. have you tried bi/chest, and tri/back ?

the 2nd seems to be workin better for people beginning, or starting back up into weights ..

[ItlnDE89]

we'll i figured when you do some back exercises you also use your biceps, and same goes for chest u also use tri's, so i figured i'd group them together. i was working out everyday all year up until june...when i started working then it slowly went from 4-5 days a week to 1-2

[anujjiepatel]

that's true .. with a 3-day split, i'm not sure exactly how it would work ..

since when you do chest, your secondary muscle's also get a minor workout [ tri's ], so if you do bi's instead, you can work out two muscles, and a 3rd one without even trying ! but the only thing about this is that tri's/back and bi's/chest have to be as far as possible from eachother so each can have enough time to recovery .. not sure how that would work with a 3 day split ..

for a 5, its :

1. bi / chest / forearm / shoulders
2. cardio / abs
3. legs
4. back / tri
5. off
6. shoulders / cardio / abs
7. rest

i guess 3 can be:

1. bi / chest / forearm
2. rest
3. abs / legs
4. rest
5. tri / back / shoulders
6. rest
7. rest

[ItlnDE89]

do you think the three or five would be better? as of now i'm doing ab workouts every other day.

[Oxidane]

28%-30%

do you think the three or five would be better? as of now i'm doing ab workouts every other day.

well i'd suggest you to lose fat before working abs

but abs is 3 times a week no more.

[emkerk]

You have a good start so far, i was 215lbs 8 months ago, strict calorie counting(very strict) got me down to 150 in a mere 8 months with absolutly NO cardio and only heavy weight lifting for 1h/day 5 days on, one day off etc.
Just stay under maintenance calories/day and you will see results after 60 days. No cheating!