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Carpe Diem P.T
11-04-08, 1:15 am
http://www.gainingweight.info/your-ideal-body-fat-percentage/

just thought i would chuck it in for people to sus out.

Whats your current body fat percentage? mine is 17.7% - time to hit the treadmill :)

never_2_big
11-04-08, 3:01 am
where's the 10 pin bowling?

On Letting Go
11-04-08, 7:05 am
Didnt see a b/f % for ANIMALs

ironshaolin
11-04-08, 9:32 am
yeah, they don't have martial arts on there? Well, I know I'm around 16% right now.

prowrestler
11-04-08, 10:54 am
god im fat

Bard of Rage
11-04-08, 11:00 am
Yikes I'm 6% above weightlifters and a bit more above bodybuilders...Maybe that's why I can't see my abs still go figure.

Aggression
11-04-08, 11:19 am
I'm not too sure about my bodyfat levels, but i'd say i'm safely in the weightlifting range of 9-16%. bfore I dieted down I think i was over it, but now i'm ok.

TheDarkHalf
11-04-08, 3:11 pm
Last time I checked I was 14%, good enough for me!

Carpe Diem P.T
11-04-08, 4:10 pm
where's the 10 pin bowling?

or lawn bowls?

Cstlfx
11-04-08, 4:29 pm
or lawn bowls?

Dont forget about Poker. Its even in HD now so you can see all the incredible action!

never_2_big
11-04-08, 5:21 pm
Dont forget about Poker. Its even in HD now so you can see all the incredible action!

do they have the super slow motion replays? watching them move the cards around, damn its like poetry in motion. hahaha

Fury317
11-04-08, 6:07 pm
Hate to say it but that chart is bullshit. And no Im not trying to justify being a fatass if you are wondering.

Average BF% for males is 14-17 and females is 21-24. These numbers increase as age increases.

Not sure what the hell kind of website it is anyways. Looks sketchy, definitely not a reliable source, so dont start worrying all your guys who are sitting around 15-18, youre fine (if youre in the off season)

Carpe Diem P.T
11-04-08, 6:11 pm
I found it on the internet. it must be true.

Ady
11-04-08, 6:22 pm
I'm happy to go with that table as i'm about 14% :)

Fury317
11-04-08, 8:18 pm
I found it on the internet. it must be true.

haha

Ronnie Chop
11-04-08, 9:31 pm
seems very vague to me...

Carpe Diem P.T
11-04-08, 10:23 pm
its a chart. charts are designed to be a rough and somewhat vague gauge.

Cstlfx
11-04-08, 11:47 pm
I couldnt find the answer to my question on the site. Where do these figures come from? Is it just from one country or multiple countries?

Cause in my opinion, there is no way the Average normal adult bf% is correct if its from America. We're one of the top obese, if not the top obese country in the world.

Ir0nClad
11-05-08, 3:31 pm
Im anywhere from 12 - 14%, but Im on a bulk right now so its a pretty good range, and I can still see my abs since I do weighted ab crunches.

prowrestler
11-05-08, 4:05 pm
http://www.gainingweight.info/your-ideal-body-fat-percentage/

just thought i would chuck it in for people to sus out.

Whats your current body fat percentage? mine is 17.7% - time to hit the treadmill :)

where's sumo wrestlers
?

danny414918
11-05-08, 5:01 pm
Hate to say it but that chart is bullshit. And no Im not trying to justify being a fatass if you are wondering.

Average BF% for males is 14-17 and females is 21-24. These numbers increase as age increases.

Not sure what the hell kind of website it is anyways. Looks sketchy, definitely not a reliable source, so dont start worrying all your guys who are sitting around 15-18, youre fine (if youre in the off season)

It doesn't say the average bodyfat. It says the IDEAL average bodyfat. It took it as more as someones opinion that they put online.

Carpe Diem P.T
11-05-08, 10:16 pm
It doesn't say the average bodyfat. It says the IDEAL average bodyfat. It took it as more as someones opinion that they put online.

Bingo - smart man right here.

londontom
11-07-08, 11:40 am
Must be difficult to get a sensible figure for BBers, not sure about everyone else but my average is always going to be distorted by the extreme yoyo of bulking/cutting.

But do agree, as an ideal, would love to be down to 5 - HIIT til I'm sick I think!

Tiny
11-07-08, 2:17 pm
Hate to say it but that chart is bullshit. And no Im not trying to justify being a fatass if you are wondering.

Average BF% for males is 14-17 and females is 21-24. These numbers increase as age increases.

Not sure what the hell kind of website it is anyways. Looks sketchy, definitely not a reliable source, so dont start worrying all your guys who are sitting around 15-18, youre fine (if youre in the off season)

Actually looks reasonable to me. I don't know about average percentages for "normal" people - I simply don't take notice of such appearances in "norms" but for athletes, seems reasonable.

Fury317
11-07-08, 3:17 pm
It doesn't say the average bodyfat. It says the IDEAL average bodyfat. It took it as more as someones opinion that they put online.

I know the website doesnt, but the title of this thread is "Average BF..."

Fury317
11-07-08, 3:19 pm
Actually looks reasonable to me. I don't know about average percentages for "normal" people - I simply don't take notice of such appearances in "norms" but for athletes, seems reasonable.

True statement. Most of us arent "normal" but even for a bodybuilder, I would say 14% while trying to gain mass is acceptable. 17% might be getting up there, but it would still be healthy.