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  1. 06-01-2009, 08:55 PM #1
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    Body Fat % measures what?

    It's the fat percentage of your total body weight correct?

    Why do people obsess over the number and not the way they look? (except for grossly obese people fighting for their lives, and those in bodybuilding contests)

    How do you give a range of 8-10% body fat? WTF? if you weigh 200 lbs, you are saying you have between 16-20 lbs of body fat. At that point, how the hell do you determine this? I mean, at 8%, shouldn't you have veins popping out of your legs and abs? If that isn't there, why are you saying you are at that BF?

    I guess this is more of a rant about people who obsess about their bf%, and yet, don't get the proper tests done to determine it. Not only that, but if you aren't in one of the two groups listed above, what the hell does it matter?

    Sorry, tren and the ExGF making me angry...I'm done.

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  2. 06-01-2009, 09:03 PM #2
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    Body fat doesn't measure anything but some people measure body fat
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  3. 06-01-2009, 09:43 PM #3
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    personally i would rather obsess with bf% then be one of the people that obsess about weight
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    body fat plays a big roll in your health, high blood presser, bad cholesterol, diabetes and so on and so on and so on. I am not talking about real fat people but anything over 20% is a health risk.....so people should care what it is
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    The mirror never lies. Everytime bodyfat is taken there is that 3% window they give that can either higher or lower. I've always used the calipers to get a somewhat close idea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbm View Post
    I didn't send u this picture of me for you to post it up all over the internet!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbm View Post
    Hey this is the pic that you sent me... remember?
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  10. 06-01-2009, 11:03 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbm View Post
    Hey this is the pic that you sent me... remember?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbm View Post
    God damn, that's some serious bodyfat!
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    I am always obsessing over my BF. I feel worse then a woman some days.
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    I just wrote an article on the new exercise science testing lab opening at my community college. The research I did said that caliper tests can be up to 97% accurate if done by an experienced and trained person.

    Does that sound about right to you guys?
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  14. 06-02-2009, 01:05 AM #14
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    well i personally just look in the mirror and how hard i feel.
    but bf% doesnt work the percentage of your weight, cause actually proper testing should include bf,mass,bone,water.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tigershark View Post
    I am always obsessing over my BF. I feel worse then a woman some days.
    I read through this quickly and was like WTF did he just tell us he's acting like a woman and obsessing over his boy friend?
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