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brazilianfootwork

142 posts since
Jul 6, 2004

Sep 14, 2007 9:29 PM

body fat % ?

what is your body fat %? I'm trying to get an idea of the range here for female and male runners

BrandonE

127 posts since
Nov 7, 2007

1. Dec 26, 2007 6:11 AM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

I'm a 31 yo male, ~199lbs and mine is 21-22% according to my bioimpedance scale. I don't look it though, as I don't have a runner's build. I have a linebacker's build. Even though 21-22% is fairly high for my demographic, most folks think I look slim, and I don't have a noticeable belly under clothes. My fat is spread out all over. I'm new to running, and both my weight and %BF are slowly declining, as I'm actively trying to lose weight.

EDIT:
Ok, so I'm interested in this and just cruising the net, so this test[/URL" target="_blank"> told me I was 18.4% BF. There are inaccuracies in both, so I don't know which is more accurate. My bioimpedance measurement is daily in the mornings right after my workout but before eating anything. I could be slightly dehydrated then, perhaps leading to a higher number, according to wikipedia's info on %BF testing.

http://This message has been edited by BrandonE (edited Sep-14-2007).

igotshoe

25 posts since
Sep 13, 2007

2. Sep 14, 2007 10:49 PM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

i'm currently at 13.9 percent body fat and i weigh 170 and am 6'3. i'm continuing to drop weight (40 lbs in the past 5 months) so that number should keep dropping.

Jasonhomey

45 posts since
Jul 19, 2004

3. Sep 14, 2007 11:45 PM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

quote:<HR>Originally posted by brazilianfootwork:
what is your body fat %? I'm trying to get an idea of the range here for female and male runners <HR>

I am interested in finding a test that determines this. Is there anything I can do at home or on the internet or do i just have to do it with a fitness instructor with lots of equipment?

brianfie

316 posts since
Apr 6, 2001

4. Sep 15, 2007 12:26 AM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

quote:<HR>Originally posted by JasonHomey:
I am interested in finding a test that determines this. Is there anything I can do at home or on the internet or do i just have to do it with a fitness instructor with lots of equipment?<HR>

Callipers and charts. Cheap, quick and reasonably accurate, especially for monitoring changes.

For instance: www.accumeasurefitness.com[/URL" target="_blank">

-b

runawayjesse

538 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

5. Sep 15, 2007 6:43 AM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

120 lbs male 5'7" 6% body fat.

Getting below 10% is tricky.

runawayjesse

538 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

6. Dec 26, 2007 6:11 AM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

quote:<HR>Originally posted by BrandonE:
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EDIT:
Ok, so I'm interested in this and just cruising the net, so this test[/URL" target="_blank"> told me I was 18.4% BF. There are inaccuracies in both, so I don't know which is more accurate. My bioimpedance measurement is daily in the mornings right after my workout but before eating anything. I could be slightly dehydrated then, perhaps leading to a higher number, according to wikipedia's info on %BF testing.

http://This message has been edited by BrandonE (edited Sep-14-2007).<HR>

Actually that test was pretty accurate. It nailed me at 8%.

Southern Man

757 posts since
Apr 19, 2006

7. Sep 15, 2007 7:03 AM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

Bioimpedence scales are not very accurate. They make a measurement but also run it through a set of calculations that have a lot of assumptions baked into them. Calipers can be pretty accurate if the person using them is skilled. There can be wide variation between two people using calipers. The best is a BodPod or underwater weighing (forget the technical term for that).

Southern Man

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RunnersHigh

259 posts since
Nov 24, 2006

8. Sep 15, 2007 8:37 AM

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Male-44yrs old-152lbs- I just had my body fat tested this week in exercise/rehab facility where they submerged me in a large tub of water. I was in there for about 5 minutes blowing air out of my lungs while he yelled, "keep blowing"! My body fat % was 4.8%. My Tanita scale says anywhere from 3.9% to 4.5% depending on the time of day. I would assume that the water test was more accurate.

fiatsrcool

100 posts since
Oct 11, 2007

9. Sep 15, 2007 10:51 AM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

Male, 38, 144lbs, 5'10'', 10%

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Never Quit086

30 posts since
Sep 27, 2003

10. Dec 26, 2007 6:11 AM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

quote:<HR> runawayjesse quote:
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Originally posted by BrandonE:
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EDIT:
Ok, so I'm interested in this and just cruising the net, so this test told me I was 18.4% BF. There are inaccuracies in both, so I don't know which is more accurate. My bioimpedance measurement is daily in the mornings right after my workout but before eating anything. I could be slightly dehydrated then, perhaps leading to a higher number, according to wikipedia's info on %BF testing.

http://This message has been edited by BrandonE (edited Sep-14-2007).

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Actually that test was pretty accurate. It nailed me at 8%.

<HR>

Man! I did that test and it said I had 22% body fat! I'm 61 years old, 5'10" and 142 Lbs. My Tanita scale says 5% body fat! One of the two is WAY off! Can someone tell me what the problem is?

Thanks

Never Quit

pwinkle

72 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

11. Sep 15, 2007 3:40 PM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

that test gives me body fat of 26.9%

i got tested by a nutritionist last week with skin calipers and i he had me at 20%

i believe the skin calipers are more accurate

liebling

39 posts since
Aug 26, 2007

12. Sep 15, 2007 4:16 PM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

Hi, Brazilian,
What's your gender, height, weight, and body fat? Are you trying to reduce or maintain?

You didn't say.

Lieb

brazilianfootwork

142 posts since
Jul 6, 2004

13. Sep 15, 2007 4:53 PM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

I am a 20 year old female, 5'6 currently 120lbs, trying to go back down to my 106-110lb norm (I have a slender frame). I have not run in about 6 months because I had bunion surgery and have been slow to pick it back up due to post-surgery pain and then heel pain and ankle pain...Two years ago, when I was weighing around 100-104 (it was too low) I had my body fat measured with callipers and it was about 15.5%. I know this was too low bc my menstruation stopped, my hair and nails lost their luster etc. Recently I had it measured with one of those machine thingees that spit out a number in 2 seconds and it was at 18.8% which sounds reasonably accurate. I definitely would like to just lose weight, get fit again, lose body fat, tone my body up again. This post was more of a curiosity, really.
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drunningman

95 posts since
Aug 19, 2007

14. Sep 15, 2007 5:13 PM

in response to: brazilianfootwork

I followed the link and did the test.

It came back and said I was walrus!

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