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Macca's BF%
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Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows what Macca's body fat percentage is.




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Re: Macca's BF% [jacobtri92] [ In reply to ]
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Re: Macca's BF% [jacobtri92] [ In reply to ]
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just out of curiosity, why do you want to know that?
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Re: Macca's BF% [jacobtri92] [ In reply to ]
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At his leanest high 6% now 9-12%. Google Pete Kerr, he is high 6% and he looks shredded

Lowest I've got is 7.3% (refer to my twitter pic)

A lot of people on ST have pretty warped views on what their BF% is, always thinking its too low.

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Re: Macca's BF% [cannastar] [ In reply to ]
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Ben greenfield posted this pic on fb this am which seems pretty accurate based on my personal BF fluctuations.




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Re: Macca's BF% [cannastar] [ In reply to ]
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cannastar wrote:
At his leanest high 6% now 9-12%. Google Pete Kerr, he is high 6% and he looks shredded

Lowest I've got is 7.3% (refer to my twitter pic)

A lot of people on ST have pretty warped views on what their BF% is, always thinking its too low.

Yes. I have two sources for body fat %. My high tech scale tells me I can get to ~6.5%. That body fat photo chart tells me I'd be at 10-12%.
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Re: Macca's BF% [SH] [ In reply to ]
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Yeah, those pictures show some pretty ripped dudes. When I've had BF% checked the last few years, I've been between 6-9%, but just a skinny punk without those washboard abs.
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Re: Macca's BF% [SH] [ In reply to ]
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According to all the research studies I read in university concerning body fat scales, are usually about 8% wrong in either direction. The only thing they are really good for is general trends such as up or down and some would argue even this purpose is far from accurate. http://weightology.net/...yweekly/?page_id=218
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Re: Macca's BF% [bltri] [ In reply to ]
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bltri wrote:
Yeah, those pictures show some pretty ripped dudes. When I've had BF% checked the last few years, I've been between 6-9%, but just a skinny punk without those washboard abs.

Working in the U of Houston human performance lab while doing my PhD (Kinesiology - obesity), I never measured anybody who was less than 10% in the dexa who did not have "washboard" abs.
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Re: Macca's BF% [elguillermo] [ In reply to ]
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I am at 20%!
Last edited by: johnnybefit: Apr 9, 13 17:15
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Re: Macca's BF% [mgratton33] [ In reply to ]
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mgratton33 wrote:
According to all the research studies I read in university concerning body fat scales, are usually about 8% wrong in either direction. The only thing they are really good for is general trends such as up or down and some would argue even this purpose is far from accurate. http://weightology.net/...yweekly/?page_id=218

Well, when I'm trying to reduce BF I just use a caliper and measure the exact same spot on my stomach every time. It can be a bit daunting because that measurement doesn't drop easily.
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Re: Macca's BF% [elguillermo] [ In reply to ]
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elguillermo wrote:
Ben greenfield posted this pic on fb this am which seems pretty accurate based on my personal BF fluctuations.
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hmm... According to a DEXA scan, I am 23%
Looking at the pic, I am ~30-35%
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Re: Macca's BF% [elguillermo] [ In reply to ]
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I feel like the 3-4% and 6-7% pictures are a bit misleading. I would say that have fairly equal body fat but one is obviously juiced. Also the 6-7% guy is photoshopped.

elguillermo wrote:
Ben greenfield posted this pic on fb this am which seems pretty accurate based on my personal BF fluctuations.

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Re: Macca's BF% [yoondaddy] [ In reply to ]
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How dare Ben use my holiday snaps without permission.
And anyway, I'm at 35%, not 40% like he says.
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Re: Macca's BF% [yoondaddy] [ In reply to ]
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yoondaddy wrote:
I feel like the 3-4% and 6-7% pictures are a bit misleading. I would say that have fairly equal body fat but one is obviously juiced. Also the 6-7% guy is photoshopped.

Those are not equal body fat, the 6-7% guy has no vascularity showing like the 3-4% guy, In my un educated opinion I would say they are both juiced.

Now 6-7% on a typical triathlete will look nothing like the picture, they just don't carry that much muscle volume.
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Re: Macca's BF% [Rover24] [ In reply to ]
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Rover24 is spot on. Those images are out of wack for endurance athletes. I would be very surprised if any ITU or IM Pro were above 9% men, 16% women.

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Re: Macca's BF% [Cape_Horn] [ In reply to ]
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Hydrostatic measure puts me under twenty but I'm shaped more like the 25% photo. I think the photos in the mid range are not very accurate.

Cape_Horn wrote:
elguillermo wrote:
Ben greenfield posted this pic on fb this am which seems pretty accurate based on my personal BF fluctuations.
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hmm... According to a DEXA scan, I am 23%
Looking at the pic, I am ~30-35%
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Re: Macca's BF% [Burnt Toast] [ In reply to ]
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Same story as most posts here. Had a dexa scan that came to 6.3% and I would say I'm really more like somewhere in between the 6-7% picture and the 10-12% picture. In terms of toning the 10-12 looks pretty accurate but in terms of the vascularity the 6-7% looks more accurate. For a reference my background was level 10 gymnast through high school (so I had the gymnast/wrestler muscle mass build) then switched to endurance sports toward the end of college. So I've been a 8+ hr/week trained athlete since about 6 yrs old.
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Re: Macca's BF% [Barchettaman] [ In reply to ]
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apparently you can only grow body hair at 35% bf
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Re: Macca's BF% [elguillermo] [ In reply to ]
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The 3-4% guy is probably thirsty. I'm guessing a lot of that is hydration related and not fat (or lack there of).
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Re: Macca's BF% [sxevegan] [ In reply to ]
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sxevegan wrote:
The 3-4% guy is probably thirsty. I'm guessing a lot of that is hydration related and not fat (or lack there of).

notice the bloated stomach on all those bodybuilders... they generally get inflammation of their liver and intestines from all the drugs they take. the 7% guy looks leaner than the 3% in that picture.
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Re: Macca's BF% [elguillermo] [ In reply to ]
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The women one was way more popular.

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Re: Macca's BF% [pacificfit] [ In reply to ]
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pacificfit wrote:
The women one was way more popular.

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Re: Macca's BF% [SH] [ In reply to ]
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Ditto.

I think the body fat percentages above are about 1-3% high, and the Tanita is about 2-5% low. Without a DEXA scan (as here http://www.edb.utexas.edu/fit/bodycompfit.php ) you won't know for sure. Also, visuals are only a rough estimate. Skin thickness varies substantially in the species under discussion. ;) With age your legs may be popping veins while your mid-section is looking like Two Ton Tony! It's tough to get rid of those love handles after 60....and without drugs.

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Re: Macca's BF% [natethomas] [ In reply to ]
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natethomas wrote:
pacificfit wrote:
The women one was way more popular.


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