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  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
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    Hi - I would appreciate a fat% estimate please as a way of giving me a starting point. I've been messing around on MFP for long enough now and it's time to rise up and move on.

    I think I am around 30-40% fat, so I won't be offended by anyone being blunt/fair/honest.
    Extra info: Age 53, height 5'3", current waist 38", chest 38", current weight 165lbs.

    Goals: a high strength to weight ratio. Muscle growth not so important as a high strength and to lower bodyfat to a minimum but healthy level. I guess I should be around 140-150 lbs LBM and that's with the amount of muscle mass I am hopefully training for.

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    edit: it has been really useful to have this photo record taken. I suddenly realised - no wonder I struggle with pull-ups - there's as much fat around the back as there is up-front!

    As you get north of 20% it becomes more and more difficult to be accurate with visual estimations (at least for us), but having said that we don't think you're in the 40% range for bodyfat. Closest we could get would be in the ballpark of upper 20's to low 30's.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    166cm (5'5.5) - 61kg (134.2lb)

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    Excuse the seriously derpy faces, I was trying really hard to flex and feeling like a berk.

    Hi! Sorry for the delay.

    We would put at about 23 - 24% based on the pics. However, to get a more accurate assessment, we would like to get more of a straight on side view (you are a little angled) and more of a straight on butt pic as the ones you have either cut off to high or are angled downward.

    This is one advantage for SideSteel of working with a female running the group, as he leaves asking for butt pics to me....nice of him..:tongue:
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
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    Had a hydrostatic test done 2 weeks ago that said 18.3%. I wish! I think I'm more like 22-25% judging from online pics. What would you put me at? I'm 5' 7.5" and 137 lbs.

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    We'd put you in the area of 25%.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
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    Thanks guise. :happy:
  • PriceK01
    PriceK01 Posts: 834 Member
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    If it's OK, I'd like to PM pics for another estimate, now that I've been lifting for a bit :)
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
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    I'll give it a go :) I'm getting ready to start Mark Lauren's program next week, so it will be neat to see where I'm at now vs a few months from now. And ignore the wall behind me-we're patching it in preparation for repainting lol.

    5ft, 6 in, 119.5lbs

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  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
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    Sorry I'm posting again its been awhile, I'm curious how much progress I've made. Thank you both for all your do!

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  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
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    Bump :happy:
  • rogvin
    rogvin Posts: 1
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    Hey guys, I'd like an estimation please, height 6'3''-6'4'', weight around 190lbs

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  • PriceK01
    PriceK01 Posts: 834 Member
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    You should probably take a look at the instructions on the first page and add the requested photos :)
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    Hi 44, 6'3", 214lbs. Just in case it makes a difference, I had a couple surgeries a couple years ago. So I have a 12" scar vertically from belly button down, and 3" scar horizontally next to it. My lower abs were sliced up during the surgery.

    TIA

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  • lacurandera1
    lacurandera1 Posts: 8,083 Member
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    In. For science.

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  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    Sorry to the people we have not got to yet - will try to get caught up this weekend.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,615 Member
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    bump
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
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    Sorry to the people we have not got to yet - will try to get caught up this weekend.

    Thanks!
  • PriceK01
    PriceK01 Posts: 834 Member
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    Sorry to the people we have not got to yet - will try to get caught up this weekend.

    Thank you!
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
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    bump :flowerforyou:
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
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    A friendly neighborhood bump ;)
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
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    Alls I want for Christmas is my bf % estimate, pretty please :blushing:
  • V0lver
    V0lver Posts: 915 Member
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    bumpity bump
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