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jibjob

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28th Jul 09 at 00:14

I went to a local leisure centre recently with the girlfriend to watch her nephew swimming and i went to get something to eat out of a machine and noticed one of those height/weight/BMI/body fat machine things so thought sod it i'll have a go.

£1 later my results were:
Height 5' 9"
Weight 10st 5lb
BMI 21%
Body fat 29%

Now the top 3 results are ok but my body fat is poor! How can your BMI be perfect but body fat poor?!

Im a skinny runt and have no fat at all not even a beer belly so how can that work?

Is the machine wrong or am i misunderstanding it?

Nic Barnes

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28th Jul 09 at 00:24

did a bit reading and speaking to douglas on msn, seems to be somewhat a load of rubbish for a lot of it.

jibjob

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28th Jul 09 at 00:25

it didnt seem right! or how you could get an accurate reading just by gripping 2 handles

swill_omnibus

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28th Jul 09 at 00:27

What I hear alot of rugby players are "medically" obese but yet their very fit athletes? Wouldn't take it 100%

sand-eel

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28th Jul 09 at 00:37

I think its for the average person tbh, not many rugby players beastin about

swill_omnibus

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28th Jul 09 at 00:43

quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
I think its for the average person tbh, not many rugby players beastin about

lol precisely! I'm sure your fine if as you say your a skinny runt !

Toby

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28th Jul 09 at 12:37

Paula Radcliffe is called as obese iirc becuase her body wieght is so high due to the mass of muscle. I am sure muscle weighs like three times the weight of fat. those things are bollocks

BluKoo

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28th Jul 09 at 12:39

Those electronic bf% testers are not accurate at all.
It depends on how much water you're retaining etc.

The only accurate way is to get checked with bodyfat calipers.

DizzyRebel

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28th Jul 09 at 12:41

As above.

Bodyfat can only be measured with calipers by somone who knows hos to use them.

BMI means fuck all, im clinically obese according to the doctors but i have very little fat on me - probably about 10% bf!

Tommy L

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28th Jul 09 at 12:50

I have something silly like 5% body fat

Aaron

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28th Jul 09 at 12:53

quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
I have something silly like 5% body fat

Its called your brain mate

Tommy L

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28th Jul 09 at 12:55

My brain isn't fat

DizzyRebel

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28th Jul 09 at 13:10

quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
I have something silly like 5% body fat

You must be fucking ripped then!

Tommy L

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28th Jul 09 at 13:11

Yes, yes I am

BluKoo

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28th Jul 09 at 13:22

quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
I have something silly like 5% body fat

Lowest bf i've ever heard of is about 7%.

5% would be dangerously low.

Tommy L

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28th Jul 09 at 13:27

quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo

quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
I have something silly like 5% body fat

Lowest bf i've ever heard of is about 7%.

5% would be dangerously low.

TBH i don't how accurate it was. But i don't know think its dangerous

quote:
I know several guys who maintain 3-5% body fat all year round, and they are as healthy as can be. However, they are the very skinny, hyperactive, fast metabolism types (ectomorphs) so they are naturally lean anyway – they don’t have to stress themselves to get to that lean – its natural for them.

Jas

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28th Jul 09 at 20:08

got a mate who rows for britain and he's something stupid like 5% but hes 6"8+

If you're skinny you and have no muscle like tom tom you will more than likely have low body fat

if you're a decent build but not fat You will confuse the machine into thinking you're fat

DizzyRebel

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28th Jul 09 at 21:20

quote:
Originally posted by Jasmy example given, My mate who's about 5"10 im sure his body fat is like 18-20%

Which is similar to mine, and Im sure I carry more than he does

If thats your mate in the picture hes around 10% bodyfat.

im 12% and he carrys a little less than me:

Laney

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28th Jul 09 at 21:26

quote:
Originally posted by DizzyRebel
As above.

Bodyfat can only be measured with calipers by somone who knows hos to use them.

BMI means fuck all, im clinically obese according to the doctors but i have very little fat on me - probably about 10% bf!

Where exactly do you get a body fat test done? I'd be quite interested to know what percentage I'm rocking!

DizzyRebel

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28th Jul 09 at 21:28

They can do it at hospitals and some GP's can do it too as well as very good sports coaches. I got mine done at my gp when i had my bloods done .

BluKoo

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28th Jul 09 at 23:12

This would be about 5% bf, maybe even a little higher...

John

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28th Jul 09 at 23:44

BMI is a totally useless indicator for anything.

There is no correlation between an obese BMI and say heart disease.

Waist size is a far more accurate figure, people with obese waist sizes have health problems and die.

Jas

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29th Jul 09 at 02:18

dizzy id say hes carrying far less than him knowing him.

works as a scaffolder gym 4 times a week and boxing one night
along with footy twice a week

all he does is sports

DizzyRebel

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29th Jul 09 at 10:49

Thats me in the pic you pleb lol. i said im 12% and your mate is probably 10-9%

I dont do anything active other than weight training 4 times a week so its why i carry a bit more insulation. Keep meaning to start cardio drills but who has the time lol

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