Body Fat Percentage Goal

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  • ccsernica
    ccsernica Posts: 1,040 Member
    Hm. I just had myself dunked the other day, and I have to say the Navy Method -- which I hadn't actually heard of before seeing this thread -- was almost spot on for me.

    Now, if only I looked like the picture for my BF%, I'd be very happy.
  • VeggieBarbells
    VeggieBarbells Posts: 175 Member
    suzfoley wrote: »
    @VeggieBarbells That chart is really helpful. Especially since the navy method has me at 22 and I look like the 20 in the images. I’m just trying to stop judging by the scale weight and don’t find BMI that helpful since the range seems so wide to me (118-154). I wish I could forget about aesthetics entirely and focus on fitness gains which was what helped me lose weight in the first place.

    @suzfoley The scale is short sighted, stressful and not helpful in isolation. All methods are an indication you are going in the right direction. So one can include BMI, Scale, BF%, NSV's, pictures, measurements, strength, endurance, stamina etc if they're are all trending in the right direction then you're doing something right.

    I'm glad the chart helps - I hope your fitness gains continue :)
  • BeccaLoves2lift
    BeccaLoves2lift Posts: 375 Member
    VeggieBarbells wrote: »
    BeccaLoves2lift wrote: »
    VeggieBarbells wrote: »
    @midwesterner85 I love this video because percentages look different on various frames.
    https://youtu.be/1oWcpweTuXs

    @suzfoley yer there is a female version https://builtlean.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/body-fat-percentage-women-1.jpg

    In general I think its so easy to get all twisted on the 'hey thats not X, Y or Z percent' - For me at least, I'm only bothered if I'm comfortable in my own skin - When thats a yes I am, then who cares what the number is - not me! :)

    Great video! Thanks for posting. I have a 17%BF on a 7 point caliper test, a 22.5%bf on my scale, and based on pics I think I'm around 20%. So who knows!

    @BeccaLoves2lift - The images and video, clearly demonstrate its not an exact science. Are you happy with how you look and feel? If so, whether you're 17%, 22.5% or somewhere in between doesn't really matter. I take your point tho, who knows. I've had some mad readings, as long its trending in the right direction then I'm a happy chappie. Btw I'm glad you found the video useful. :)

    So, I'm getting to my happy place. It's slow and steady for me. I'm at the lower-middle end of a healthy weight for my height so I've been recomping since last July. My bf has definitely gone down. I think as long as I'm making strength gains I'll stay recomping. I tried cutting again at the beginning of the year and was just way too fatigued to keep it up.
  • MarkusDarwath
    MarkusDarwath Posts: 393 Member
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    BMI is a free and convenient way to track your progress and is reasonably accurate unless you are old, have very high LBM and low BF or are Asian, which are all acknowledged limitations to the BMI model.

    Or if you are tall or short. The squared mathematical relationship in the BMI formula doesn't actually scale correctly with height. But for population studies, tall and short people balance each other out so that everything really applies to 'average'.

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