Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54577

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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HOW I MEASURE BODY FAT?

bigdavid
bigdavid
Posts: 139
Joined: 2001/04/05
United States
2001/08/23, 05:10 PM
IM CURIOUS HOW TO MEASURE BODY FAT,
I HEAR PEOPLE SAY I GOT 15% BODY FAT ETC.
WHAT GOOD percentage OF BODY FAT CONSIDER GOOD.
the_w8lifter
the_w8lifter
Posts: 138
Joined: 2001/08/03
United States
2001/08/27, 11:14 AM
Depends on your goals. 12-15% for men is generally considered "athletic." Body builders compete around 3%, but that is very hard to maintain for extended periods of time. There are a variety of methods to compete bodyfat. Hydro (i.e. in water) is the most reliable or the skinfold test.