Dilemma re body fat percentage

Sued0nim

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

hrhboo wrote: »

Merkavar wrote: »

I would probably go with the scale just because you have 3 months worth of data.

But have you looked at those bf% example images. Do you look like 25% or 35%?

I'd go with the scales too. Making comparisons to images of others with the same body fat % unfortunately doesn't work so well because it doesn't take into account the % of lean muscle mass, water, bone mass, body composition etc.

I'll take the first one, thanks!

^^ @Liftng4Lis thinks she's shopping ...laughssss

baybeejulia

heybales wrote: »

Regarding all that cardio while doing lifting - you should read the article in this topic which has links to the research.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/33236090#Comment_33236090

Unless by cardio you mean walking for recovery.
Because if doing hard cardio - you have no idea how much better your lifting sessions could be.

I change it up a lot. I walk, run, hike, do the step machine, do a CX Worx class (ab class), do a Grit class (like tabata). I enjoy all these things and don't want to stop doing them. While I know hard cardio can impinge on heavy lifting, that's okay. My goal, at this point in time, is not to focus on how much I can lift or how strong I am, but to lift heavy and reap the benefits of that (the most important of which for me is to lose weight). I'll lift as heavy as I can while eating at a deficit and doing cardio.

When I get to my desired body fat (17%), I'll then re-evaluate my approach to everything. I'm not sure at this stage if I'll want to focus only on lifting, or continue incorporating cardio.