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Adivce Need Re % Water % Fat % Muscle

  • 15-01-2007 10:14am
    #1
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Havent been training properly and am starting back at it today.

    I want to set some goals for myself.

    In terms of % water, % fat % muscle what should a 25 year old, 6ft male whos main sport would be soccert be aiming for?


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  • #2
    Skiesonfire19
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭Skiesonfire19


    For a 25 year old around 12% body fat is healthy.


  • #3
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Skiesonfire19 wrote:
    For a 25 year old around 12% body fat is healthy.


    Looks like I've a bit of work to do!


  • #4
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    For a serious soccer player, you are looking at between 9 - 12% then you have the Wayne Rooney god like players with their 13-15% bodyfat i reckon.


  • #5
    davyjose
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    cheesedude wrote:
    For a serious soccer player, you are looking at between 9 - 12% then you have the Wayne Rooney god like players with their 13-15% bodyfat i reckon.
    I don't know where you're getting that from - Wayne Rooney has one of the lowest bf% at Man Utd.


  • #6
    HammerHeadGym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭HammerHeadGym


    davyjose wrote:
    I...Wayne Rooney has one of the lowest bf% at Man Utd...

    It's true, Wayne Rooney has one of the lowest bf (bodyfat)%'s at Man u. he has got the highest pf (puppyfat)%'s in the region.


    Zing!!:D


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  • #7
    Aedh Baclamh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 864 ✭✭✭Aedh Baclamh


    Rooney one of the lowest body fat %'s at United? Where'd you hear this?


  • #8
    davyjose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    I have no source to back it up, however I do remember hearing it on TV - I was myself surprised. The thing is, it would not be possible for him to play the style of football that he does and compete if he were in any way less physically sound than other players. And if you see him topless, there is very little fat on him - it's all down to his body and head shape.


  • #9
    Aedh Baclamh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 864 ✭✭✭Aedh Baclamh


    I have seen him topless, certainly doesn't look like he has a bf below 10%.


  • #10
    t-ha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭t-ha


    Most premiership players aim for 9 - 12% bodyfat as cheesedude says (which I heard off of Will Heffernan who trains alot of them). Regarding water %, I would say: fully hydrated. Regarding muscle, I think someone mentioned in another thread recently that most 6' premiership soccer players are between 11 - 13st.

    Anyway, if you're training for a sport then why not set definite performance based goals?


  • #11
    daveirl
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  • #12
    markanthonythom
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    it is rrue bout wayne rooney, i heard on tv, a document about him i think, he was abot 7 - 8 % i think it said...


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