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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body fat

james_75
james_75
Posts: 5
Joined: 2002/04/16
United States
2002/04/20, 05:30 PM
im working on my abs now and they are coming along well ...im new to this site so ill tell you about myself im 15 5'11" a70 lbs. i have been lifting for about 5 months now....my max bench is only 215 but its coming along.....the thing on here says my body fat is 14% does it need to be less for my abs or is that good? also do those ab wheels work? thanks! JaMeS
Arnold
Arnold
Posts: 1,112
Joined: 2000/11/27
Canada
2002/04/20, 06:16 PM
well only you can tell if your abs are there are not.. look in the mirror. I don't suppose that you can see much with 14%.. but a bit I would guess? How much fat can you pinch from the lower part of your abs?



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james_75
james_75
Posts: 5
Joined: 2002/04/16
United States
2002/04/20, 07:22 PM
well what do i need to get my body fat too? what % and how should i do this what kind of diet?
rpacheco
rpacheco
Posts: 3,770
Joined: 2001/12/13
United States
2002/04/21, 09:28 PM
For men, it's usually around 8%. For women about 14%.

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TiredRob
TiredRob
Posts: 42
Joined: 2002/04/04
United Kingdom
2002/04/22, 05:13 AM
8% ?

Sh*t! lol. I guess with my current 24% it's gonna take some time then! I hope I can stick with it that long ;¬)

Rob.
ltroisi
ltroisi
Posts: 764
Joined: 2001/11/06
United States
2002/04/22, 06:26 AM
You can do it Rob....be consistent in your training and diet and it will happen...patience helps too!

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Persistence and failure never stay in the same room......Leslie
Boddhisattvha
Boddhisattvha
Posts: 1,226
Joined: 2002/03/07
United States
2002/04/22, 01:21 PM
Damn, I got's a ways to go too. Oh well.

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james_75
james_75
Posts: 5
Joined: 2002/04/16
United States
2002/04/22, 10:51 PM
what kind of food/workout do i need to get my % down ?......
Philia2
Philia2
Posts: 4,078
Joined: 2001/10/19
France
2002/04/23, 01:56 AM
Train hard, eat well, do some cardio and smile at life.

It's a lifestyle not just something for three-four weeks.

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- Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
francs
francs
Posts: 40
Joined: 2002/04/07
United Kingdom
2002/04/23, 06:30 AM
According to the FT bodyfat calculator my bf % is 11% at the moment. However I can clearly see my abs when I contract them, and there is very very little I can pinch with my fingers. Only the lower abs do not show as much as the upper ones. But that is probably because most of the bf sits in the lower waist (i suppose) and training the lower abs to be bigger is a little harder than for the upper ones.
(btw I only do weights, no cardio whatsoever atm)

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Fran