I have been dieting for over 2 years and I have lost 115 pounds - wanting to get a low BF percentage before I start my first ever - lean bulk. Going to have a Dexa scan next week as part of a research project (donating bone marrow). What do you guestimate my bf % to be?
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11-09-2012, 06:24 PM #1
Bodyfat guestimate before dexa scan
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11-09-2012, 06:35 PM #2
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11-09-2012, 09:33 PM #8
i would also say 8.5%-10% good job on the other hand!! 115 pounds is awesome!! im still cutting weight as well, total of 105 down. Keep us posted, i want to see how accurate we all were with our visual judgement.
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11-09-2012, 09:46 PM #9
Thank you! I did think I would have to have a tummy tuck - but the loose skin I had on my lower abs has totally dissapeared now and the little loose skin I have under my pecs will most likely tighthen up when I am able to get some more mass on those. I really look forward to be able to make some muscle gains - but I want to loose the last fat and look lean. I had hoped to be around 12 percent bodyfat by now - surprised to see some of you think I am lower.
It is not that painful to have bone marrow extracted - a local anastethic is given :-)
I will post the result of the scan wednesday.
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11-09-2012, 09:58 PM #10
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11-09-2012, 10:26 PM #11
I'm going to shoot low here at 9.8%. But more importantly:
1) Fantastic job loosing that much weight.
and even more importantly
2) You did something right -- for that high of weight loss you don't have the marks to show for it, and your physique is good. Solid job, repping.Training log: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=160275721&pagenumber=
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11-09-2012, 10:45 PM #12
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11-10-2012, 06:59 AM #16
I'm going to say 8%.
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11-10-2012, 08:09 AM #17
Thank you guys - I am very surprised that your estimates are that low! I must really be loosing fat these weeks - I did notice more and more veins and the last fat on my lover belly go. Besides using a homemade herbal - sugar/salt body scrub - I have used a lot anti-aging (face creams) for my body skin - and maybe it has made a difference? A few months back I still had a little loose sagging skin below my navel - but it tightened up!!
I am very happy and grateful that my persistence and patience have payed off - loosing weight has been slow - About 1 pound every week - and there has been some plateaus - after loosing 10-15 pounds - I seemed to take diet breaks (2-3-4 weeks) (before I even knew that was what I doing) - I gained a few pounds - and then set a goal of loosing another 15 pounds ...
As a former fattie - I was morbidly obese - BMI 43 - I am scared of regaining weight. Even thinking of eating at surplus - of about 150-200 KCAL scares me - and I do not know if that is enough to make some muscle gains? I only notice my flaws it seems - I hate my small veak shoulders - and I have a problem with tendinitis in my left shoulder -(even notice a little asymmetry - less developed left shoulder/pecs. My arms are not growing at all and I have a long neck - PINhead - and I am really trying to train my neck and traps ... I just do not notice much difference yet.
My goal is to loose 6-9 more pounds.
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11-10-2012, 08:09 AM #18
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11-10-2012, 08:13 AM #19
9%. Now tht you have my opinion, you dont even need dexa scan LOL
Food Porn leads to less Bodyfat, study shows:
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Be consistent with cardio, act like me, I skip it EVERYDAY!
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11-10-2012, 10:54 AM #20
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11-10-2012, 12:05 PM #21
Dexa is going to give u a waaaaaaay higher BF% than you think since it measures vistrol (sp?) fat as well. It is not as perfect as people make it out to be.
http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=260
Mirin weight loss results tho
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11-13-2012, 03:15 PM #22
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11-13-2012, 05:56 PM #23
Not under 10% but good job. Thinking 11%
Last edited by stingray72; 11-13-2012 at 06:03 PM.
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11-13-2012, 06:20 PM #24
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11-14-2012, 02:55 AM #25
Results from Dexa Scan
Age 43
Height 183 cm
Weight 86,6 kg
BMI 25,9 (Overweight - yeah right!)
Arms fat% 11,4
Legs fat% 13,4
Trunk fat% 11,4
Android fat% 12,9
Gynoid fat% 15,8
Total Body Fat% = 11,3
Tissue g 82,942
Fat g 9,899
Lean g 73,143
BMC g 3,558 (Told you - I was big boned!)
Thank you for the guestimates (My own calculation/estimation was 12 % based on my Bod Pod Measurement in July - and how much weight I have lost since - seems I have lost very little muscle mass).
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11-14-2012, 06:56 AM #26
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