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Body Fat Rating Scale - 8/25/2003 9:36:51 AM   
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Body fat rating scale

Men / Women
Competition Shape (“ripped”) 3-6% / 9-12%
Very Lean (excellent) < 9% / <15%
Lean (good) 10-14% / 16-20%
Average (fair) 15-19% / 21-25%
Below average (poor) 20-25% / 26-30%
Major improvement needed (Very poor) 26-30%+ / 31-40%+

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 9/22/2003 8:37:52 AM   
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I'm Average according to this scale. Which is what my little accu-measure says as well. Average.

I guess that's normal for somebody who's bulking, does no cardio but at least watches what they eat.

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 9/22/2003 1:39:48 PM   
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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 9/22/2003 3:28:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		lol fossils, thats not very nice

but mda, i think that since getting below average is out of the question maybe you make the transition from lifter to sumo wrestler?

i mean its not too late.Smile

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 9/24/2003 1:42:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Both of you are close to the "foot in nuts" disease. Smile

Now look.. I want you guys to go get your calipers this week and start tracking your progress.

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 9/25/2003 4:45:55 PM   
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Men / Women
Competition Shape (“ripped”) 3-6% / 9-12%
Very Lean (excellent) < 9% / <15%
Lean (good) 10-14% / 16-20%
Average (fair) 15-19% / 21-25%
Below average (poor) 20-25% / 26-30%
Major improvement needed (Very poor) 26-30%+ / 31-40%+


I did man It says i come under the Men category Smile

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 9/26/2003 7:34:54 AM   
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I did man It says i come under the Men category
Lol, fossils!!

I fall between good and excellent....but this should come as no surpriseSmile...(always wanted to use that one!!!, lol)

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 10/12/2003 9:09:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		according to this, "Major improvement needed" lol... weird. I dont have any pics, but i look like a linebacker. I need to get a little leaner tho, its always been my problem. sucks. Smile

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 10/12/2003 9:11:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		but i've actually never had an accurate body fat test done on me, so i highly doubt i have that much body fat...

actually, the last test i had was 1 year ago, and it was not accurate, or done by a doctor, or anything.

So i actually dont know why im posting, because i have no idea what my BF is... lol, i guess im just bored.

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 10/12/2003 9:14:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		It's a general scale... used with general tools. The closest thing you can do is a hydrostat test where you get submerged into water. I think I posted that website for that in this forum. I use the chart as something general anyway. I mean.. most bodybuilders show up as overweight according to the medical doctor's charts anyway. So take it with a grain of salt.

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 3/21/2004 9:36:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey MDA or anybody else using an accu-measure...

How do you do your test, I mean do you simply use your calipers on your stomach or other area a few times and average it out...or do you test different areas of your body and then average them together?

With my accu-measure I get about 14mm on my stomache. Which is supposed to equivlate to about 14%. However, I did one of the electronic tests at the gym, ya know the height/weight/age etc... and it put me at 9%.

I figure my stomach is probably 14% but the rest of my body is not....or I am just doing the accu-measure wrong. My abs are easily visible, so whatcha think?

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 3/21/2004 9:49:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think the 1 point test is pretty inaccurate. But it works for testing to see if your body fat is lower. I never thought it was correct. But I did get lower results when I started doing my cardio. So it showed me that I was losing fat because I combined measuring with an accurate weight scale, same day, every week.

Accu-measure is meant to be a one spot test. That's just how it goes.

You can use the equipment to do a more accurate test. The 7 spot method. I'm sure this site or someplace tells you where you will need to measure for that.

But I agree with you. 1 spot is inaccurate but good enough to show a gain or loss of fat or muscle when used with an accurate scale.

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RE: Body Fat Rating Scale - 3/21/2004 9:54:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		allright thats good. Thanks for the reply, I do indeed need to track the stomach fat and I will continue to do so with the accu in order to keep my bulk lean.

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