Can I get an honest Bodyfat estimate?

big_jon_1988
big_jon_1988 Posts: 58 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I'm just looking to see what my bodyfat might be in the ball part of, in the picture I am 214lbs, my guess is that I'm 15 or 16% does that seem right?

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I would say 18%. You have great muscle development which distorts things a bit for many people.
  • big_jon_1988
    big_jon_1988 Posts: 58 Member
    usmcmp wrote: »
    I would say 18%. You have great muscle development which distorts things a bit for many people.

    Thanks, yeah I think it does sort of make it a hard guess, also I wear my weight in kind of a weird way which makes it even harder to guess for me.
  • pmyn29
    pmyn29 Posts: 130 Member
    big_jon_1988 wrote: »
    I'm just looking to see what my bodyfat might be in the ball part of, in the picture I am 214lbs, my guess is that I'm 15 or 16% does that seem right?

    How tall are you?
  • big_jon_1988
    big_jon_1988 Posts: 58 Member
    pmyn29 wrote: »
    big_jon_1988 wrote: »
    I'm just looking to see what my bodyfat might be in the ball part of, in the picture I am 214lbs, my guess is that I'm 15 or 16% does that seem right?

    How tall are you?

    6'3"
  • pmyn29
    pmyn29 Posts: 130 Member
    big_jon_1988 wrote: »
    pmyn29 wrote: »
    big_jon_1988 wrote: »
    I'm just looking to see what my bodyfat might be in the ball part of, in the picture I am 214lbs, my guess is that I'm 15 or 16% does that seem right?

    How tall are you?

    6'3"

    I'd guess around 16-18%.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    big_jon_1988 wrote: »
    usmcmp wrote: »
    I would say 18%. You have great muscle development which distorts things a bit for many people.

    Thanks, yeah I think it does sort of make it a hard guess, also I wear my weight in kind of a weird way which makes it even harder to guess for me.

    You look great though!
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Obviously no one here can give an accurate answer but at a guess I would say somewhere between 15-20% depending on your fat distribution.
  • PokernuttAR
    PokernuttAR Posts: 74 Member
    17-20
  • dubble818
    dubble818 Posts: 132 Member
    16-18
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    Obviously no one here can give an accurate answer but at a guess I would say somewhere between 15-20% depending on your fat distribution.

    I'd agree w/this guess. Definitely not under 15.
  • loftus4827
    loftus4827 Posts: 57 Member
    Just get an assessment done. Alot of exercise science departments at universities have either a bod pod or hydrostatic weighing tank which will give you a pretty accurate percentage. It's generally pretty affordable too. I paid 40$ for bod pod and 35 for the hydrostatic. Or even cheaper and more readily available option is to have an experienced trainer use calipers on you
  • big_jon_1988
    big_jon_1988 Posts: 58 Member
    I'm getting a scan done in September, it'll measure bone density as well as my lean body mass. I've never been particularly lean, and was basically just looking for an estimate to see where I look like I am 10 pounds lighter.
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    My husband's also 6'3...based on his build (height/bf measurement) I'd guess 17ish.
  • Rusty740
    Rusty740 Posts: 749 Member
    Not less than 15, not more than 23. I'm going with 19. Tough call though, your waist is getting thinnish (you're not sucking in are you :tongue: ? )so you might be 16-17 too.
  • big_jon_1988
    big_jon_1988 Posts: 58 Member
    Nope, not sucking it in that's my gut.
  • big_jon_1988
    big_jon_1988 Posts: 58 Member
    Kind of cool, weighed in at 211 this morning and I can see my upper absence, been a long time since I've been this lean.

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