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Old 02-10-2007, 12:25 AM   5 links from elsewhere to this Post. Click to view. #1 (permalink)
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Default A Rough Guide To Your Bodyfat

Not had any posts asking about BF% for a while but I re-found this and thought I'd post it up.

As ever its tough to guess BF% as you can store it in so many areas.

But its an okay useful guide I think.

1. Full House = No visible muscle definition. Bodyfat level = over 20%.

2. Hard = Some muscle separation appears between delts and upper arm. Abs are still not visible. Approx. bodyfat level = 15-19%

3. Cut = More muscle separation appears particularly in the chest and back, outline of the abs begins to appear slightly. Approx. bodyfat level = 12-14%

4. Defined = Muscle separations get deeper in the arms, chest, legs and back, and abs appear when flexed. Approx. bodyfat level = 10-12%

5. Ripped = Abs are clearly visible all the time, vascularity in arms is prominent, chest and back separation is obvious, and face is starting to appear more angular. Condition can be held indefinitely. Approximate bodyfat level = 7-9%

6. Shredded = Striations appear in large muscle groups when they are flexed. Vascularity appears in lower abdomen and in the legs. Condition can be held for several days with careful dieting. Approximate bodyfat level = 5-7%

7. Sliced = Muscles and tendons begin to appear in the face when chewing, striations appear everywhere and vascularity appears everywhere. Bodyfat levels are close to 3% and subcutaneous water levels are near 0. Condition can only be held for a few hours at a time. Not a healthy condition to stay in due to lower water level.
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Old 02-10-2007, 12:49 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Thats a pretty good general guide. Good post mate
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Thats a intresting read mate, cheers
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Nice one Tall..I like that one.
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The same version with pics.

Body Fat % Terminology and Pictures - Getting Started

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Cheers Bully - i'll have to sign up again
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Cool post, no offense but those pics are shite though. there either real shite quality so u can see anything or too small to see anything.
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