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Body Fat % Measuring Device
I want to closely monitor my body fat % but I'm not sure which scale/device is best for doing so. Are the scales with built in boy fat % calculators or the handle measuring devices accurate and to ...
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What should skinny people do to track progress?
Since skinny people, like myself, need to track their progress while building muscle mass and staying feet; what should I be looking at?
Right now I'm measuring muscle, weight, and body fat but is ...
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Photos for observing Progress and changes
I am looking for procedures/experiences regarding using a camera to keep track of improvements/changes over time.
This can be fat/muscle, posture, general appearance. (Pilates, for example is ...
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What is a good way to estimate percentage of body fat?
I've seen various techniques for this, I have hear everything from pinching yourself, to simply comparing yourself to photos of other people with varying degrees of body fat.
Does anyone have any ...
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What is “obese”?
If you look at charts they will all say that I'm obese or worse. I'm 6'1" ~250 (dropping to 240) but I'm not "fat".
These charts seem to base it on the fact that my weight vs my height is not in ...
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Why is body mass index so widely used to determine ideal body weight?
Given the fact that it doesn’t distinguish between lean body weight and fat weight, why is body mass index so widely used to determine ideal body weight?
When I started seriously exercising a number ...
