Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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bodyfat

tboy21
tboy21
Posts: 70
Joined: 2002/03/21
India
2002/12/07, 01:16 PM
i am 178 lbs 5 ft 10 inches, and have been training since a year and have been bulking up since then, to gain size and still wanna gain more size, i calcualted my body fat on this site and came to 22%, i would like to know if this bad for the health? if this can cause any health problems? because im not obese i just have a bit of a gut, and wanna cut down but only after i get the size i want.Pleasee help.
Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2002/12/07, 04:27 PM
22% for your height and weight is not unhealthy.
As you keep training you will see the % drop. To get more of an accurate reading you should try calipers. The fat is not only from the gut area. You have a layer almost all over your body, just it collects easier there!
Keep working hard and eat a good diet, you will see the #'s drop.
Good Luck

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The trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realize you are not in shape for it, it is too far to walk back! Franklin P. Jones

Ivan Montreal Canada
mackfactor
mackfactor
Posts: 766
Joined: 2002/10/17
United States
2002/12/11, 05:06 PM
The calculator on this site is a little simplistic, but I suppose might give you a good range.

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