[Deyv]

I just got tested for fat% and I got 12%

I train pretty hard so I expected lower.

is that good??? or should I cut on the good stuff.

 

[Heidi]

Depends, why do you want low body fat?

 

[Deyv]

less fat to get on top of the climb!

 

[Heidi]

Originally posted by Deyv
less fat to get on top of the climb!

Well, it depends on how serious you are about racing. I don't really go out of my way to alter my diet for racing, I eat what I want. I think 6-13% body fat is considered normal for a male athlete.

 

[Deyv]

Originally posted by Heidi


Well, it depends on how serious you are about racing. I don't really go out of my way to alter my diet for racing, I eat what I want. I think 6-13% body fat is considered normal for a male athlete.

Woo hoo I am a normal male Athlete. I never been called that before say it again...... NORMAL!

 

[Heidi]

Originally posted by Deyv


Woo hoo I am a normal male Athlete. I never been called that before say it again...... NORMAL!

No, YOU aren't normal, your body fat % is normal.

 

[Deyv]

Originally posted by Heidi


No, YOU aren't normal, your body fat % is normal.

I knew it was too good to be true. Now it's back to being a weirdo again!:devil:

 

[JOJO]

Yep your body fat percentage is very healthy so dont worry bout it

 

[indieboy]

sittin at good ol 7% here. my dad runs alot and he is very competative w/ me so he will pretty much kill himself running to drop down to my level. i think the closest he ever came to what i'm at was something like 14%.

 

[RideMonkey]

I think the average for males is 19%. I think your doin pretty well dave.

 

[G-Cracker]

I just got my fat tested yesterday... I'm down to 16.2%! May not seem like much, but I've been working my butt off trying to lose the 20 lbs of weight I put on when I got married. I'm not too worried about my weight now, because I'm weight training, but I want to lower that fat level. I actually can see the veins in my arms now...

My goal is to be at 12% body fat. Wish me luck.

 

[Heidi]

Originally posted by G-Cracker
I just got my fat tested yesterday... I'm down to 16.2%! May not seem like much, but I've been working my butt off trying to lose the 20 lbs of weight I put on when I got married. I'm not too worried about my weight now, because I'm weight training, but I want to lower that fat level. I actually can see the veins in my arms now...

My goal is to be at 12% body fat. Wish me luck.

Good luck G-Cracker!

 

[Low_b]

How do you test your fat %?

 

[G-Cracker]

There are a number of ways to do it, the easiest being puchasing one of those scales that have the body fat sensor built in. They run anywhere from $50-$120 depending on the complexity and numer of "users" it can remember.

I don't have one of those yet (it's on the purchase list) but my wife and I had ours done at our local gym... using the caliper method.

Plus the young woman that administered the test was cute! :devil: