Ideal body fat percentage?

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

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PhLAYm Posts: 4 Joined: 2006/02/25	2006/12/02, 03:58 PM Yesterday, I used the machine at my gym to check my body fat percentage and it came back as 3%, it was at 12.5% about a month ago. Is this normal? I'm 18 and 60kg (about 130 lbs).

Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/12/02, 06:54 PM How was this measured? And by who, because I don't think one would survive a healthy life very long at 3%. -------------- A little discipline at the table and at the gym might help reduce that belly! Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2006/12/02, 04:31 PM :) Doubt seriously this is in any way correct. -------------- Maximus from Gladiator....Strength and Honor!
PhLAYm Posts: 4 Joined: 2006/02/25	2006/12/03, 01:08 AM There's a machine at my gym that measures blood pressure, weight, and body fat. The body fat part uses a clamp thing that I put on my bicep and I suppose a laser measures the body fat. I've checked twice now. The previous measurement was 3.6% and the latest one was 3.0 %. How else can I make a body fat measurement?
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2006/12/03, 11:09 AM Just impsossible. Check the batteries in this machine. Try to get a trainer at the gym to use the caliper method. -------------- A little discipline at the table and at the gym might help reduce that belly! Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)