View Full Version : New Guy - BF Estimate + HELP


rriisshhii
May 13th, 2007, 10:02 AM
I'm new and I want to lose fat, get alot of lean muscle, and get fitter.
Eventually I want to bulk and gain more muscle.

I dont know my body fat and would like help estimating it.

AND want help on losing fat and how to go about doing it

THANKS!

Equalies
May 13th, 2007, 10:46 AM
Around 15 percent perhaps?

Welcome by the way, I'm quite new as well.

TeejWI
May 13th, 2007, 01:35 PM
Measure your waist at navel level. Don't "suck it in", don't wear clothes, etc - just inhale, exhale normally, relax and let the gut relax. Then measure.

Subtract from that the smallest measurement around your neck.

In my case, I usually wear 35-36 sized pants (and some of them are getting to feeling pretty loose) but my relaxed navel measurement is about 41. My neck is about 16.5. 41 - 16.5 = 25.5.

That's a reasonable estimate, although I think I'm a point or two higher.

harry.michaels
May 14th, 2007, 07:58 PM
20-22% at a guess. Read the stickeys on how to get started.