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Body Fat

  • 18-04-2011 7:59pm
    #1
    TeddyTedson
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    Is there anything I can buy to regularly measure my %body fat?
    What do people who lift weights do to get under 10%, just eat well and do some cardio?


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  • #2
    ApeXaviour
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    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    Is there anything I can buy to regularly measure my %body fat?
    Calipers. Can be wildly inaccurate, but once you're consistent with your method and formula it should give you a decent relative measurement. Do a search for "calipers" on this board and you'll get a lot more detail than I know.

    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    What do people who lift weights do to get under 10%, just eat well and do some cardio?
    Usually first they built a bit of muscle, then they cut. Cutting involves a large calorie deficit with a lot of protein (~1g -> 1.5g per lb of bodyweight per day).

    Some also take a CKD (cyclic ketogenic diet) approach in which you refeed/carb-load... google Lyle McDonald UD2.0 for an example of that. Others do IF (intermittent fasting), and others again combine all of the above... e.g. http://www.leangains.com (free blog)


  • #3
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    So, are the basics of achieving a below 10% body fat, cut carbs to a minimum and stick with protein and some fats?


  • #4
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    TeddyTedson wrote: »
    So, are the basics of achieving a below 10% body fat, cut carbs to a minimum and stick with protein and some fats?

    Spend a long time getting strong, get fit and eat less kcals than you expend for a period of time to get bodyfat down.


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