I'm 5ft 10, 205 lbs and my scale says that I'm 22% bf, what do you guys think?
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Thread: body fat %, is this 22%?
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04-06-2012, 12:37 PM #1
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04-06-2012, 12:39 PM #2
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04-06-2012, 01:05 PM #4
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04-06-2012, 01:13 PM #5
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04-06-2012, 01:21 PM #6
It's possible with an extremely low carb diet, you'll feel like crap, loose muscle and gain it back very fast, but it's possible. It's much better to diet properly and loose weight gradually. About 2 lbs of weight loss a week is a good goal, however as you get closer to your target weight loss will slow down. Read the diet sections and get your macros right and then go for it. Best of luck.
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04-06-2012, 01:25 PM #7
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04-06-2012, 01:33 PM #8
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04-06-2012, 01:33 PM #9
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04-06-2012, 01:48 PM #10
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04-06-2012, 01:54 PM #12
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04-06-2012, 01:58 PM #13
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04-06-2012, 02:10 PM #14
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04-06-2012, 02:13 PM #15
don't mean to side track the thread here. but just looked at your progress pics. its easy to tell, that you busted your ass in the gym. i also have a before pic of me at a bar/restarurant, and another which reminds me of your before photo. around septemeber, i definitely want to be where you are at now. thanks for the motivation! btw, what is your current bf% now?
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04-06-2012, 02:42 PM #16
just did some other online tests based on specific measurements and i'm in the high 20s on all of them, I guess I won't be relying on the bf% numbers from the scale anymore. will increasing my cardio to 45mins daily help me out or should I start doing HIIT cardio?
Also, is outdoor cardio any better than inside on the treadmill?
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04-06-2012, 02:45 PM #17
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04-06-2012, 02:49 PM #18
thats what i've experienced as well, the cardio thats helped me drop 2lbs/week has been very light (20-25 min daily, just to get myself used to not sitting around and doing nothing all day). but if I double that cardio time or take on more intense cardio, will it accelerate anything? My diet is fine, I almost never overeat and completely avoid "unhealthy" foods, is my only hope to just patiently wait for 8-12 months or will intense cardio help me get there in 5-6 months?
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04-06-2012, 02:49 PM #19
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04-06-2012, 02:56 PM #21
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04-06-2012, 03:01 PM #22
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04-06-2012, 03:04 PM #23
I guess you're right, either way I won't be able to join a real gym until a month or so from now (currently work out at home with a old/weak treadmill that makes too much noise above 5mph, and few weights).
You think its worth getting a personal trainer to some extent? I don't have a problem with the money, I just want to know that it'll help me out before I try it
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04-06-2012, 03:21 PM #24
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04-06-2012, 03:21 PM #25
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04-06-2012, 03:24 PM #26
I have no specific plan really, i've only been at it for 2 months. I was 160-170 4yrs ago, but still skinny fat and had a hanging stomach, the only changes I made in the past 4 years was overeating.
I still live with my parents so I eat what they make (usually chicken/fish/rice/etc), but I eat around 1800 calories per day (compared to 3k+ before i started losing weight).
Does it matter what I eat or will the continued 1800 calories get me there by the end of the year?
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04-06-2012, 03:30 PM #27
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04-06-2012, 04:01 PM #28
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04-06-2012, 04:55 PM #29
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04-06-2012, 05:03 PM #30
no its real stretch marks (which seems to be at the bottom of my long list of worries).
its probably the same shape. I'd be fairly small if I didn't overeat, 30% bf at 205 means that I don't have much muscle. I used to look like this (just a smaller/lighter) version of the same shape when I was 160-170, so I'll have to see if going below that will make any difference
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