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Darth Biscuit

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I've wondered how those scales work for bodyfat...  if they do it off of some weight/height ratio it wouldn't work very well for someone who is muscular... similar to BMI.

 

It takes a reading of the electrical resistance your body imposes, combines it with your height, weight, and gender, and uses a statistical regression to estimate the number.

 

Supposedly it's better for tracking increases/decreases in BF versus a hard and fast exact number.  That's what I'm hoping for at least.

 

17% is probably a little high for me, but I'm not too much lower, maybe 12-13% based on pictures I've seen of other people of my build in that range.

 

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I've wondered how those scales work for bodyfat...  if they do it off of some weight/height ratio it wouldn't work very well for someone who is muscular... similar to BMI.

 

Yeah Idk how they work. or if they work at all

 

If i'm 131lbs I'm 17% body fat if i drop any weight I shoot up to 19 or  20%. 

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I think he's eating about the same as you were. There are many days were I out eat him.  He'll have 1200 calorie days or less sometimes.

 

It is tough having meals at home with the family.  With my wife continuing to diet, and my bulking, I'm having to eat double what she does somehow.  All while having things like salmon, lean chicken, quinoa, vegetables, etc for dinner.

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It takes a reading of the electrical resistance your body imposes, combines it with your height, weight, and gender, and uses a statistical regression to estimate the number.

 

Supposedly it's better for tracking increases/decreases in BF versus a hard and fast exact number.  That's what I'm hoping for at least.

 

17% is probably a little high for me, but I'm not too much lower, maybe 12-13% based on pictures I've seen of other people of my build in that range.

 

 

There's a poster at the gym that has a formula on it for men... it was some ratios and stuff based on your weight and height and measurements at the belly button.

 

I used my measurements and did the equations and came out right at 15%, and I'm thinking that I'm probably a tad lower than that because the formula has no way to take muscle weight into account.

 

I need to just get my bodyfat % measured.

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I've been tempted for a while to get calipers like

 

http://www.amazon.com/AccuMeasure-MyoTape-AM-3000-Fitness-Personal/dp/B002VAPHXW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374073781&sr=8-1&keywords=body+fat+caliper

 

but I'm afraid my own human error would keep that from being very accurate either.

 

Well anything short of doing it where you get in the water and all that... or one of those new high-tech methods is going to be a little off...  but that poo is expensive... and I'd just like to have a general idea.  I don't want to like track it to the 0.1%.

 

The only two times I ever had mine testing was with the caliper method...  back in like 1996 when I first joined a gym. 

 

I started out at like 17% and within 6 months it was down to 12%.  But this was when I was 23...

 

 

Being 40 and having put on 20+ pounds after my surgery in 2010 I'm pretty happy with where I'm at fitness wise, at 6'0" and staying right at 212, and being stronger than I've ever been.  I've lost at least 20 pounds of my post-surgery weight and probably put 10 back on of muscle...  I had to buy all new pants/shorts last year and poke two new holes in my belt.

 

I would like most of all to lose that last bit of belly fat, but that's the hardest part... and my diet isn't always the best, although it's better than it's ever been.

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I have yet to figure out the trick to doing straight-leg deadlifts properly.  My back seems to round out unless I keep the bar further away from me, but then that makes the balance of the move feel off.

 

Can anyone help?

 

As you lower the weight, Look up. It should help keep your back straight. You should also keep the weight as close to your body as possible to reduce the strain on your lower back.

How tall are you?

 

My husband is 5'10 and 153. What he's got is mostly muscle. I think he needs to eat more if he wants to bulk up his arms a little more. Any tips from all you lifters? He wants a bigger chest and a bit bigger arms. He's interested in a lean muscle look not real big. 

 

He needs to figure out his BMR. After that, he needs to determine his daily caloric needs. He needs to eat about 500 calories above that to build muscle. This isn't a magic number. If he starts putting on more fat than muscle, he needs to reduce it. If he's not gaining anything, he needs to eat more.

 

What is he doing for cardio? If he's running for an hour, it might be hurting him. 

 

Compound movements like bench presses, over head presses, back rows, t-bar rows, and wide grip pull up will help with all of those, but he also needs to hit the legs. Many guys hit a plateau because they don't lift weights with their legs. Oh, and cardio isn't the same as hitting the legs. This should help him figure out his caloric needs http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

 

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As you lower the weight, Look up. It should help keep your back straight. You should also keep the weight as close to your body as possible to reduce the strain on your lower back.

 

He needs to figure out his BMR. After that, he needs to determine his daily caloric needs. He needs to eat about 500 calories above that to build muscle. This isn't a magic number. If he starts putting on more fat than muscle, he needs to reduce it. If he's not gaining anything, he needs to eat more.

 

What is he doing for cardio? If he's running for an hour, it might be hurting him. 

 

Compound movements like bench presses, over head presses, back rows, t-bar rows, and wide grip pull up will help with all of those, but he also needs to hit the legs. Many guys hit a plateau because they don't lift weights with their legs. Oh, and cardio isn't the same as hitting the legs. This should help him figure out his caloric needs http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

 

He had knee surgery 3 months ago so not much cardio til recently.  He's done some Insanity lately. Which seems to have helped strengthen his knee and help with pain they think is cause by muscle weakness. Other than that he's been doing P90X muscle workouts for the last few months including Legs and Back.

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