View Full Version : New Guy - BF Estimate + HELP


rriisshhii
Sun, May 13th, 2007, 09:02 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
Sun, May 13th, 2007, 09:46 AM
Around 15 percent perhaps?

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

TeejWI
Sun, May 13th, 2007, 12:35 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
Mon, May 14th, 2007, 06:58 PM
20-22% at a guess. Read the stickeys on how to get started.