Explaining what "Skinny Fat" is

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  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    Yes, I am in the 20%, Obese BMI of 30.7 with an average Body Fat% of 20%. Or in layman's terms, Obese but healthy. I will roll with that.

    If your body fat is 20%, you are not obese.
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    Yes, I am in the 20%, Obese BMI of 30.7 with an average Body Fat% of 20%. Or in layman's terms, Obese but healthy. I will roll with that.

    If your body fat is 20%, you are not obese.

    Sorry I meant Obese by BMI standards, but healthy by Body Fat Standards or a term, I may have made up Fit Fat
  • Kim55555
    Kim55555 Posts: 987 Member
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  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    *wow, the author really bashes CrossFit. Sorry about that. :ohwell:

    All of my professors bash CrossFit too, because some of their gyms (or at least the ones around here) use horrible form and don't adhere to the standards of practice we're taught in certification or the bachelors in exercise physiology classes. Based on the fact that the worst form seems to be what goes viral on youtube, they get the impression that all CrossFit studios are that way, so they feel justified in bashing the whole thing. I'm sure just like any other certification agency, there are good instructors and bad instructors and the bad ones give the good ones a bad reputation, just like the bad ACE trainers give good ACE trainers a bad reputation and so on with every organization out there. But because of the viral video craze and the fact that CrossFit is the popular thing, I'm betting it will be hard to find a fitness professional who hasn't actually seen the CrossFit certification materials who won't bash it, unfortunately.
  • rentrikin
    rentrikin Posts: 104 Member
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  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    Thank you for sharing. I hope many MFPers will be able to read your post. I'm surprised that many people here, who the majority is from the US, doesn't know or understand the word that originated from the very same country as theirs. I'm not American nor I live in US but I understand that term more than themselves & which is why I'm pursuing to have a lean BF%. I came across a forum days ago wherein the OP said something weird that skinny fat is her goal & even bragged that she worked in a healthcare industry for years & yet appears very ignorant when it comes to her fitness goals. :ohwell:
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