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sungam
Aug 15, 2011, 11:27 AM
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Just Started using Spike's spreadsheet (I believe Kartessa is now using it as well).
I am finding it very helpful. Thanks a bunch, Spike!
Edit to add: He didn't have pancakes on his food list!!!!???
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Toast_in_the_Machine
Aug 15, 2011, 1:46 PM
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boadman wrote: flesh wrote: boadman wrote: spikeddem wrote: saint_john wrote: that seems like a lot of work. I'd rather just be fat. And by fat I mean more than 5% I find that it helps my motivation to call people that are over 8% body fat, "Fatties." I'm curious what my body fat % is, but not curious enough to go get tested. Anybody have any good tricks or rules of thumb I could use to get a guestimate? I'm 6' tall, 195 lbs, can probably pinch and inch or so. I'm guessing 16% or so, but I really have no idea. at 16% youd have aout 31 lbs of fat. Which would put you at 164 lbs wo any fat. My vote is your higher than that unless you are a seriously stacked body builder type at 6 feet tall, and big boned/high body mass index. My brother is 7% body fat 6 1, 185 lbs. He can lift mad weight, does a dozen pull ups with two 90 pounds hanging off him, can squat three reps of 420 lbs. Can bench 250lbs in set of 6. He's lifted weights 5 days a week for the last 6 years and climbs another 2-3 days a week on top of that, He's probably medium sized frame for his height. Maybe closer to 22%? JT's right though... it's hard to say. So, I was curious, and got it tested. I came out at 13%, which was lower than I expected. I'm going to lose 15 lbs, and see what affect it has on my climbing. I did a couple of benchmark tests (max weight pull ups, max weight open handed hangs, etc) which I'll also test after I lose the weight.
Having been tested a few times, I've found that the eyeball method can be almost as accurate:
http://www.4hourlife.com/...w-do-you-measure-up/
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spikeddem
Aug 15, 2011, 2:00 PM
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sungam wrote: Just Started using Spike's spreadsheet (I believe Kartessa is now using it as well). I am finding it very helpful. Thanks a bunch, Spike! Edit to add: He didn't have pancakes on his food list!!!!???
I've updated my OP to have the newest version of the excel file. Sungam and Kartessa have the up-to-date version of the file.
It now includes a cost feature, which shows the break down of how much you're spending per item of food (yesterday I had $0.10 worth of oatmeal, and spent $5.82 overall). It also includes a charting feature to track calories and weight loss. Weighing yourself everyday isn't for everyone, though.
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spikeddem
Aug 15, 2011, 2:03 PM
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Toast_in_the_Machine wrote: boadman wrote: flesh wrote: boadman wrote: spikeddem wrote: saint_john wrote: that seems like a lot of work. I'd rather just be fat. And by fat I mean more than 5% I find that it helps my motivation to call people that are over 8% body fat, "Fatties." I'm curious what my body fat % is, but not curious enough to go get tested. Anybody have any good tricks or rules of thumb I could use to get a guestimate? I'm 6' tall, 195 lbs, can probably pinch and inch or so. I'm guessing 16% or so, but I really have no idea. at 16% youd have aout 31 lbs of fat. Which would put you at 164 lbs wo any fat. My vote is your higher than that unless you are a seriously stacked body builder type at 6 feet tall, and big boned/high body mass index. My brother is 7% body fat 6 1, 185 lbs. He can lift mad weight, does a dozen pull ups with two 90 pounds hanging off him, can squat three reps of 420 lbs. Can bench 250lbs in set of 6. He's lifted weights 5 days a week for the last 6 years and climbs another 2-3 days a week on top of that, He's probably medium sized frame for his height. Maybe closer to 22%? JT's right though... it's hard to say. So, I was curious, and got it tested. I came out at 13%, which was lower than I expected. I'm going to lose 15 lbs, and see what affect it has on my climbing. I did a couple of benchmark tests (max weight pull ups, max weight open handed hangs, etc) which I'll also test after I lose the weight. Having been tested a few times, I've found that the eyeball method can be almost as accurate: http://www.4hourlife.com/...w-do-you-measure-up/
Ooh this is very cool! I've been wondering if something like that existed!
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jross
Aug 15, 2011, 3:52 PM
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boadman wrote: spikeddem wrote: saint_john wrote: that seems like a lot of work. I'd rather just be fat. And by fat I mean more than 5% I find that it helps my motivation to call people that are over 8% body fat, "Fatties." I'm curious what my body fat % is, but not curious enough to go get tested. Anybody have any good tricks or rules of thumb I could use to get a guestimate? I'm 6' tall, 195 lbs, can probably pinch and inch or so. I'm guessing 16% or so, but I really have no idea.
Scales nowdays are gettign better. for about 30$ you can buy a scale that measures body fat %, body water %, and bone density. Obviously the results are not 100% accurate down to the .1 of a % that they give, but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are, say +- .5%.
I injured my finger in may and during my time off got really lazy and gained weight. I was not lean to begin with and a month ago I was up to ~22.5%. Now im at 19.5%. im aiming to get to 10%.....
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jt512
Aug 16, 2011, 4:26 AM
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jross wrote: Scales nowdays are gettign better. for about 30$ you can buy a scale that measures body fat %, body water %, and bone density. Obviously the results are not 100% accurate down to the .1 of a % that they give, but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are, say +- .5%.
"Say"? As in, "Say! Watch me pull a statistic right out of my ass!"?
Jay
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Toast_in_the_Machine
Aug 16, 2011, 4:34 AM
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jt512 wrote: jross wrote: Scales nowdays are gettign better. for about 30$ you can buy a scale that measures body fat %, body water %, and bone density. Obviously the results are not 100% accurate down to the .1 of a % that they give, but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are, say +- .5%. "Say"? As in, "Say! Watch me pull a statistic right out of my ass!"? Jay
Ha!
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jross
Aug 16, 2011, 6:15 PM
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jt512 wrote: jross wrote: Scales nowdays are gettign better. for about 30$ you can buy a scale that measures body fat %, body water %, and bone density. Obviously the results are not 100% accurate down to the .1 of a % that they give, but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are, say +- .5%. "Say"? As in, "Say! Watch me pull a statistic right out of my ass!"? Jay
"but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are" ie fat, kinda fat, kinda lean or lean.
Yes the .5% was total guess, thats what "say" means. And yes its out of my ass and most likely wrong and if i remembered how all the simpletons on this site can only see the trees I wouldnt have included it in the post that I wrote in about 90 seconds.
If you actually read the post without just looking for some insignificant point to jump all over then you may have figured that out on your own.
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jt512
Aug 16, 2011, 6:58 PM
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jross wrote: jt512 wrote: jross wrote: Scales nowdays are gettign better. for about 30$ you can buy a scale that measures body fat %, body water %, and bone density. Obviously the results are not 100% accurate down to the .1 of a % that they give, but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are, say +- .5%. "Say"? As in, "Say! Watch me pull a statistic right out of my ass!"? Jay "but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are" ie fat, kinda fat, kinda lean or lean. Yes the .5% was total guess, thats what "say" means.
No. "Say" means "for example" or "approximately," not "I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll just make up something with no regard to its validity."
Jay
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jross
Aug 16, 2011, 7:10 PM
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jt512 wrote: jross wrote: jt512 wrote: jross wrote: Scales nowdays are gettign better. for about 30$ you can buy a scale that measures body fat %, body water %, and bone density. Obviously the results are not 100% accurate down to the .1 of a % that they give, but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are, say +- .5%. "Say"? As in, "Say! Watch me pull a statistic right out of my ass!"? Jay "but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are" ie fat, kinda fat, kinda lean or lean. Yes the .5% was total guess, thats what "say" means. No. "Say" means "for example" or "approximately," not "I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll just make up something with no regard to its validity." Jay
It means whatever I want it to son...
and "approximately" would mean that it is a rough guess. You must feel really good about yourself when you make these posts. Get a life son.
Like i said before, this site is full of simpletons getting lost in the trees.
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jt512
Aug 16, 2011, 8:05 PM
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jross wrote: jt512 wrote: jross wrote: jt512 wrote: jross wrote: Scales nowdays are gettign better. for about 30$ you can buy a scale that measures body fat %, body water %, and bone density. Obviously the results are not 100% accurate down to the .1 of a % that they give, but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are, say +- .5%. "Say"? As in, "Say! Watch me pull a statistic right out of my ass!"? Jay "but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are" ie fat, kinda fat, kinda lean or lean. Yes the .5% was total guess, thats what "say" means. No. "Say" means "for example" or "approximately," not "I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll just make up something with no regard to its validity." Jay It means whatever I want it to son...
"'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean.'"
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sungam
Aug 16, 2011, 8:24 PM
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jross wrote: jt512 wrote: jross wrote: jt512 wrote: jross wrote: Scales nowdays are gettign better. for about 30$ you can buy a scale that measures body fat %, body water %, and bone density. Obviously the results are not 100% accurate down to the .1 of a % that they give, but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are, say +- .5%. "Say"? As in, "Say! Watch me pull a statistic right out of my ass!"? Jay "but they are accurate enough to give you a general idea of where you are" ie fat, kinda fat, kinda lean or lean. Yes the .5% was total guess, thats what "say" means. No. "Say" means "for example" or "approximately," not "I have no idea what I'm talking about, so I'll just make up something with no regard to its validity." Jay It means whatever I want it to son... and "approximately" would mean that it is a rough guess. You must feel really good about yourself when you make these posts. Get a life son. Like i said before, this site is full of simpletons getting lost in the trees.
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