Fat vs muscle for dummies

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  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    Hmmm, maybe this is an appropriate place for this pic I just saw.mankofit_beforeafter_fitspo2.jpg

    It is hard to tell for sure due to the angles/clothing etc - but both of the BF percentages look quite exaggerated on either side.

    Yep. There's pretty much zero chance at those numbers being accurate.

    SS and Sarauk2sf ~ Attached is a pic from HitchFit. By your calculations, are her stats correct?

    2s1vg5l.jpg

    ETA: Add link: http://hitchfit.com/
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Hmmm, maybe this is an appropriate place for this pic I just saw.mankofit_beforeafter_fitspo2.jpg

    It is hard to tell for sure due to the angles/clothing etc - but both of the BF percentages look quite exaggerated on either side.

    Yep. There's pretty much zero chance at those numbers being accurate.

    SS and Sarauk2sf ~ Attached is a pic from HitchFit. By your calculations, are her stats correct?

    2s1vg5l.jpg

    ETA: Add link: http://hitchfit.com/

    It is impossible to give an assertion that they are correct, mainly because all ways to estimate bf% have their limitations, and eye-balling has obvious ones, but in this case, mainly because there is only one pic/angle, and in the right pic she is stretching.

    I will say that I would not be too surprised if the right pic is not too far off (although I would peg her a bit higher). The left pic looks too low to me - she looks over 30%.

    However, as I noted, a quick 'eyeballing' of one pic, is not very accurate at all.

    That being said, the stats are far more realistic than the first one shown. Assuming the stats are correct, the woman in the 2nd pic has maintained LBM. The women in the first pic has apparently gained 51lb of LBM in 2 years, while lean. This is pretty much not going to happen, even with exogenous help.
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    Hmmm, maybe this is an appropriate place for this pic I just saw.mankofit_beforeafter_fitspo2.jpg

    It is hard to tell for sure due to the angles/clothing etc - but both of the BF percentages look quite exaggerated on either side.

    Yep. There's pretty much zero chance at those numbers being accurate.

    So I was curious and googled her.
    "Massiel “Massy” Arias, better known as MANKOFIT, is a 24-year old personal trainer and fitness model, based in New York City. Massy has become an instagram celebrity and icon in the online fitness community, establishing a fanbase of over 1.1 million on the photo sharing, social media website alone."

    These shots show a lot more than the one in the dress, above.

    Mankofit-body.jpg

    Mankofit-6-pack-abs.jpg
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Hmmm, maybe this is an appropriate place for this pic I just saw.mankofit_beforeafter_fitspo2.jpg

    It is hard to tell for sure due to the angles/clothing etc - but both of the BF percentages look quite exaggerated on either side.

    Yep. There's pretty much zero chance at those numbers being accurate.

    So I was curious and googled her.
    "Massiel “Massy” Arias, better known as MANKOFIT, is a 24-year old personal trainer and fitness model, based in New York City. Massy has become an instagram celebrity and icon in the online fitness community, establishing a fanbase of over 1.1 million on the photo sharing, social media website alone."

    These shots show a lot more than the one in the dress, above.

    Mankofit-body.jpg

    Mankofit-6-pack-abs.jpg

    It moved.

    I'm not sure what 'it' is exactly, but it moved.
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Tell me more tell me more
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Hmmm, maybe this is an appropriate place for this pic I just saw.mankofit_beforeafter_fitspo2.jpg

    It is hard to tell for sure due to the angles/clothing etc - but both of the BF percentages look quite exaggerated on either side.

    Yep. There's pretty much zero chance at those numbers being accurate.

    So I was curious and googled her.
    "Massiel “Massy” Arias, better known as MANKOFIT, is a 24-year old personal trainer and fitness model, based in New York City. Massy has become an instagram celebrity and icon in the online fitness community, establishing a fanbase of over 1.1 million on the photo sharing, social media website alone."

    These shots show a lot more than the one in the dress, above.

    Mankofit-body.jpg

    Mankofit-6-pack-abs.jpg

    It moved.

    I'm not sure what 'it' is exactly, but it moved.

    That's a big shoe in the background.
  • northbanu
    northbanu Posts: 366 Member
    This may be true about fat and muscle, but a ton of feathers is WAY lighter than a ton of bricks.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Hmmm, maybe this is an appropriate place for this pic I just saw.mankofit_beforeafter_fitspo2.jpg

    It is hard to tell for sure due to the angles/clothing etc - but both of the BF percentages look quite exaggerated on either side.

    Yep. There's pretty much zero chance at those numbers being accurate.

    So I was curious and googled her.
    "Massiel “Massy” Arias, better known as MANKOFIT, is a 24-year old personal trainer and fitness model, based in New York City. Massy has become an instagram celebrity and icon in the online fitness community, establishing a fanbase of over 1.1 million on the photo sharing, social media website alone."

    These shots show a lot more than the one in the dress, above.

    Mankofit-body.jpg

    Mankofit-6-pack-abs.jpg

    It moved.

    I'm not sure what 'it' is exactly, but it moved.

    That's a big shoe in the background.

    Backgrou...oh. Hey, there is stuff behind her. I'll be damned.
  • Derp_Diggler
    Derp_Diggler Posts: 1,456 Member
    What is this, "lets lecture everyone about what they already know night"?!

    But, but, but....they are all uneducated.

    It's like a teenager trying to tell me how I couldn't possibly understand what it feels like to be them! I feel the same urge to bash a head repeatedly in to a desk. *for the sake of my career we will pretend it's MY head*


    FIFY. The emphasis needs to be clear for maximum effect.
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    It is hard to tell for sure due to the angles/clothing etc - but both of the BF percentages look quite exaggerated on either side.

    Yep. There's pretty much zero chance at those numbers being accurate.

    SS and Sarauk2sf ~ Attached is a pic from HitchFit. By your calculations, are her stats correct?

    2s1vg5l.jpg

    ETA: Add link: http://hitchfit.com/

    It is impossible to give an assertion that they are correct, mainly because all ways to estimate bf% have their limitations, and eye-balling has obvious ones, but in this case, mainly because there is only one pic/angle, and in the right pic she is stretching.

    I will say that I would not be too surprised if the right pic is not too far off (although I would peg her a bit higher). The left pic looks too low to me - she looks over 30%.

    However, as I noted, a quick 'eyeballing' of one pic, is not very accurate at all.

    That being said, the stats are far more realistic than the first one shown. Assuming the stats are correct, the woman in the 2nd pic has maintained LBM. The women in the first pic has apparently gained 51lb of LBM in 2 years, while lean. This is pretty much not going to happen, even with exogenous help.

    Thank you ever so much Sarauk4sf for taking the time to answer my query. I guestimated her bf%@before pic to be around 32% bf and not the stated 28.5%.

    As always, your posts are informative, as I trudge along this learning curve. :happy:

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