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danmac75

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Hydrostatic BF% Results are in. - Monday, March 26, 2007 6:34 PM
Went to a local university's physiology lab to have underwater weighing done.  I'll post the results at the bottom.  First, though, I want to share with you that the teacher's assistant who was there was extremely impressed with my level of knowledge on the subject.
 
I have you all to thank.  It also pays tribute to the old adage that Knowledge is Power.  He spent a lot of extra time explaining the process to me because, as he kept saying, he knew I was very interested.  He also told me that a lot of competetive BBr's come in weekly for Hydro weighing in preparation for a competition. 
 
Frequency of testing is almost completely arbitrary, but he said every 3-6 months would yield the best results with regards to who indicitave they are of improvement or regression.  It wasn't cheap at $40 so I'm glad I was able to squeak a little bit extra out of the deal.  They also do a skinfold test just for comparison and I'm pretty sure they log how different the results are.  In my case, skinfold was 5% lower than the hydro, which is an anomoly according to him.  See for yourself.
 
Skinfold (Calipers):
 
Male
21 yrs.
201 lbs.
     41.1 lbs. fat
     160.2 lbs lean
BF% 20.4%
 
Hydrostatic Weighing
     50.32 lbs. fat
     150.98 lbs. lean
BF% 25%
 
I am in the lowest 10% for the average guy age 22-29.  Definitely some room for improvement.  However with my build, which he mentioned briefly to probably be a mix of meso and endo, I know that my potential can at least get me to the average which is about 15.9%.
 
 
So my new short term goal is to reach 15.9%.  I just have to figure out a time table and will post what date I want to have it by!!!!

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