body fat %

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  • nikkiprickett
    nikkiprickett Posts: 412 Member
    Mine's 27.7 based on the calculator where you enter all your measurements, weight, height and gender.
    My goal is 19-20% based on those pics :)


    The guy at about 14-15% is what is most attractive to me on men :)
  • sunshine77493
    sunshine77493 Posts: 25 Member
    I'm at 23.1% according to the online calculator that someone posted a link for. I wouldn't mind reducing to 20% but I don't want to lose muscle while getting there.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    I'm still very fat; my body fat percentage is currently 40.8. I'm going to get it down to 20% though!
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  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
    I'm at 33% (done by calipers) which I'm thrilled with. Aiming for 20-22% and will be happy there. Any lower body fat is not a look I want.
  • Lynxie83
    Lynxie83 Posts: 246
    My BMI is 19.5%.

    BMI and body fat % are 2 completely different things. One is a ratio based on your weight vs your height and the other is the measure of your lean body mass vs your body fat.
    How do I figure this out, then? Is there a calculator online?


    There are a few ways, some more accurate than others. You can have it measured via calipers or via one of those hand held electro-magnetic things by a trainer/doctor (they offer free body comp tests at my gym, where I had my first one done), find a place where you can be measured via bod pod in your area (can be expensive, but most accurate) or this nifty calculator I found that takes your measurements and averages the various body fat measurement systems to give you a pretty close estimation. http://www.gymgoal.com/dtool_fat.html

    From the link you provided I come out as 47.5% which compared to the photos at the top would probably be about right. My goal would probably be about 18-25% somewhere in that range.
  • BackinShape001
    BackinShape001 Posts: 36
    I'm about 22-24...15 would be great
  • Lisseth03
    Lisseth03 Posts: 518 Member
    with those pictures? i'd like anywhere from 14-18
  • MelisRunning
    MelisRunning Posts: 819 Member
    Had my body fat checked two weeks apart. Had lost 4 pounds and had a birthday. Because of the birthday, my body fat JUMPED 3%. Go figure. Getting old is not all it is cracked up to be.
  • cjh03
    cjh03 Posts: 74 Member
    I'm at about 12.5 right now...goal is to get down into the 8-10% range.
  • littlewhittles
    littlewhittles Posts: 402 Member
    Anywhere from 17 - 21% would be good with me! I'm a lady, for reference.
  • margojr4
    margojr4 Posts: 259 Member
    Currently I'm at 19% and my husband is at 17% - right where we wanna be
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    I am at 16% and was trying to get to 10-12% before trying to put on some muscles. I am almost at my goal weight and Im still pretty far from being that low on body fat.

    Started at 28% though so I cant complain too much.
  • Sheila_Ann
    Sheila_Ann Posts: 365 Member
    I'm currently at 22 and want to be between 17 & 18!!!
  • ugmf12
    ugmf12 Posts: 44 Member
    23% working to 20-21%
  • anacsitham5
    anacsitham5 Posts: 810 Member
    I'm at 30% (look like the 26% photo though) but would love to be at 18%. Originally my goal was 21% but those pictures showed me that I really want the 18%.

    I'd like my guy to be at 13-16%. Either would do and would make me extremely happy. :blushing:
  • anacsitham5
    anacsitham5 Posts: 810 Member
    Think im around 9-10% (not sure my calipers will be here on saturday), I want to be about 7-8%

    If that's actually you in the profile photo....you are doing great!
  • janeite1990
    janeite1990 Posts: 671 Member
    I haven't been measured, but I hope to do it at my school's gym sometime soon. I want to be about 19%.

    I don't know how measurements can give an accurate number. If I measure my leg, how does the calculator know if I am measuring fat or muscle? Just doesn't make sense to me. I know several of you said that it is accurate for you, but the logic doesn't work out for me.

    Also, even though I look at those pics and want to be a 19, the whole thing seems kind of messed up for women. Some gals store fat in their boobage, and that doesn't get pinched by calipers...and it shouldn't count anyway, right. Not that I have any fat there at all. But I've known large chested women who got dunked in the pool to measure their body fat and it came out really high even though the rest of their bodies were very muscle-y. Seems like boobage would distort the number significantly.
  • mmarcy7
    mmarcy7 Posts: 227 Member
    Mines 27% but I look a lot better than that pic. I would like to be closer to 20%. My extra weight is in my legs, I suppose that makes a big difference in how you look at different percentages.
  • HeavyLiftGirl
    HeavyLiftGirl Posts: 1,267 Member

    ...or this nifty calculator I found that takes your measurements and averages the various body fat measurement systems to give you a pretty close estimation. http://www.gymgoal.com/dtool_fat.html
    Thanks! When I get home from work, I will take my measurements.

    No prob! I take my measurements once a month and use that same calculator, pretty accurate as far as I can tell.
    I did it! I am exactly 20% body fat.
  • strunkm4
    strunkm4 Posts: 265 Member
    I'm at 17% right now. I'm content with that. I'd be happy to get down to about 15% for my competition next year.

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