What is your goal BF%?

Calliope610
Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
There are many posts regarding "ideal" weight or goal weight. I'm not focused on a number on the scale, but rather a BF%. My immediate goal is a BF% of 35%. (I'm currently at 43.2%, started a 56+%). 35% puts me at the high end of the "healthy" range for my age. My ultimate goal is 28%, the mid range of healthy.

What's your goal BF% and why?
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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    My current goal is 20-22% as that puts me in the fit to average range.

    I may try for 19% just depends on how I feel after this summer.
  • dwarfiegodsmack
    dwarfiegodsmack Posts: 317 Member
    i also am not looking for a number on the scale

    my current bf% is just under 43% and my current goal is 24%
  • ddixon503
    ddixon503 Posts: 119 Member
    Between 18% and 21% for me.
  • spirit095
    spirit095 Posts: 1,017 Member
    My goal is 19-21%, but we'll see.
  • jason_adams
    jason_adams Posts: 187 Member
    Right now, just something lower than it is. Once I get back into better shape, I'd like to aim for 12%. I used to be there and it was good.
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    25% body fat is good for me...
  • Operation_Shred
    Operation_Shred Posts: 173
    -6.22%
  • ami5000psu
    ami5000psu Posts: 391 Member
    I'd like to be around 20%.
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    12%, although that may be hard to hit for me. reasoning is that is right on the border between ideal and underweight, when muscles really start to show.

    ideal healthy bf% for women i believe is somewhere around 20%
  • bc2ct
    bc2ct Posts: 222 Member
    goal based off ideals for women in my sport is 18% -- I need to lose 5 lbs fat, gain 5-10 lbs muscle
  • runningagainstmyself
    runningagainstmyself Posts: 616 Member
    20%-25%, depending on how I feel in my clothes and how I feel about myself.
  • sstolii123
    sstolii123 Posts: 205 Member
    I'd like to be under 18% the high end for active males my age. That would be an immediate goal.
  • Tree72
    Tree72 Posts: 942 Member
    Ideally I'd like to be right around 20%, but will likely be happy with anything under 25%.
  • homeyjosey
    homeyjosey Posts: 138 Member
    When I started I was 22%(caliper) and my goal was to be 10% or below, when I got tested(bodpod) I got 7.5% and now I'm a steady 8.5%(caliper)
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    There are many posts regarding "ideal" weight or goal weight. I'm not focused on a number on the scale, but rather a BF%. My immediate goal is a BF% of 35%. (I'm currently at 43.2%, started a 56+%). 35% puts me at the high end of the "healthy" range for my age. My ultimate goal is 28%, the mid range of healthy.

    What's your goal BF% and why?

    ETA: Once I'm at 28%, I may decide to go lower, maybe to 22-23%. I will tackle that when i get there.
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    I had mine tested in Feb; it was 24.something. My goal is 23.something. "Fitness" level is 21-24% for a woman. So I just want to be in that range...I'd take 23.99%.
  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
    Started at 29%, currently 25%.

    Goal is 19%.
  • usmcj80
    usmcj80 Posts: 58
    10% I am at 13.8% right now so not much farther to go
  • LoveMyLife_NYC
    LoveMyLife_NYC Posts: 230 Member
    16-18%. I worked hard for a strong body and the vain part of me wants to see those abs!

    ETA: I'm at about 20% now, and started at 35ish.
  • fallingtrees
    fallingtrees Posts: 220 Member
    Right now, just something lower than it is. Once I get back into better shape, I'd like to aim for 12%. I used to be there and it was good.

    Yeah, up until you asked, I hadn't really thought about it, except that it should be lower. Much lower.

    My Weight Watchers scale says it's 34.8%. Not sure what a healthy level is for a 49yo woman. I should maybe look into that. It's probably a better number to watch than BMI.
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    15%-20%

    body-fat-percentage-women.jpg
  • Siriku
    Siriku Posts: 22 Member
    6-7%. My current BF is somewhere between 12-13%.
  • Heartcorecuteness
    Heartcorecuteness Posts: 19
    I'm 34% Body fat.

    I want to be 26%
  • Heartcorecuteness
    Heartcorecuteness Posts: 19
    I'm 34% Body fat.

    I want to be 26
  • dont_tap_my_aces
    dont_tap_my_aces Posts: 125 Member
    i'd like to stay around 8%.
  • csy108
    csy108 Posts: 58 Member
    Out of curiosity, how did everyone here get their BF% figures? I have read that there are a number of methods, but it sounds like most are estimates prone to inaccuracy unless you go in to a facility and use specialized equipment.

    I just wanted a rough estimate of mine, so I used two online calculators based on body measurements (YMCA and Navy methods) which gave me 42% and 45%, plus I have a scale that used the electric current method, which of course fluctuates wildly but usually reads between 42% and 45%, too.
  • MapleFlavouredMaiden
    MapleFlavouredMaiden Posts: 595 Member
    My goal is 20% but it all depends on how I feel and how difficult it is to maintain.
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    Out of curiosity, how did everyone here get their BF% figures? I have read that there are a number of methods, but it sounds like most are estimates prone to inaccuracy unless you go in to a facility and use specialized equipment.

    I just wanted a rough estimate of mine, so I used two online calculators based on body measurements (YMCA and Navy methods) which gave me 42% and 45%, plus I have a scale that used the electric current method, which of course fluctuates wildly but usually reads between 42% and 45%, too.

    I used a couple of different online calculators, and then had myself actually tested at the hospital's community service center. They used the scale that measures with electrical impulses (I think). Not sure what it is called. BUT the online calculators and the machine were VERY close.
  • lisajsund
    lisajsund Posts: 366 Member
    Current is approximately 28-30% by body comp test at the gym, 3 point caliper test.
    Confirmed by my LifeTrak (similar to a FitBit) clocking by BMR when I sleep and comparing it the the BMR calculation on the following website:

    http://www.fat2fittools.com/tools/bmr/

    My goal is to be about 20%.
  • Jestinia
    Jestinia Posts: 1,153 Member
    Between 18.5 and 19.5. Why? Because I hate to jiggle and I'm itty-bitty boned so I suspect that BMI calculators are showing me as lower BF than I really am to begin with.

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