Dieting and bodyfat is apparently 19%, when it has to be 12-13%??
My bodyfat is 19.2% according to the electric bodyfat thing???
No way. My buddy was like "what are you, about 12-13%?" and handed me the little contraption. last october when I was dieting but my abs weren’t in yet I was 15.5%, I feeel a TON leaner than back then…anyways: my chest is beginning to see striations(-the diamond shape..like the Hulk! LOL!) when I lift front delts, and my quads are separating. Can this be due to excess water retention? I have to be between 12-13%. I have been taking a legal Winstrol-like supplement (Tokkyo Nutrition’s Winny-V) and this has been putting weight on me (as in I went from 137 to 148 in less than 2 weeks), but not fat…my strength is very high, keeps increasing, while I’ve been dieting…my diet today has been no different from other days:
early in the day:
*5g low carb tortilla, 2.5g fat and 7g protein with reduced fat mexican cheese mixed with fat free cheddar and a sliced piece of chicken breast (1/2 of this per meal);
*protein powder 30g protein 1gcarb 1gfat mixed with 1Tbsp peanut butter, 1tsp canola oil & 1 egg white with a little water x’s 2 at different meal times;
*6 egg whites & 1 piece of turkey sausage;
*deli shaved turkey breast;
*snacks(all of these are eaten in incredibly small amounts, when it’s not time for a meal and i just need a few bites of something): piece of a rice cake, small asparagus & broccoli, celery w/ peanut butter (not usually over a teaspoon), a deli pickle slice and/or grape tomatoes throughout the day…
this is about all I have every day, the macros are all around the same value (keto-diet, <20 g carbs & the peanut butter is the only sugar included, high protein, moderate fat (but still do lower fat….I have to have 15g protein with each the WInny-V pills I’m taking (I take them twice a day as it says to)-I don’t necessarily have 15g fat because for my size that is a LOT, but I will have it with a decent amount of fats as noted above)). Definitely not a diet that puts me in the 19.2%bf category…lol…
This is why I am almost positive it has to be the Winny-V pills-I was lifting, on this diet, incline DB pressing 55’s…military pressing smith bar + 60’s on each side…those pills have to be legitimately insane, and also have to be making me retain a shit ton of water. =( …=/…heelllpp! has anyone taken these pills before? opinions comments etc..
March 25, 2009 at 7:49 pm
those electric body fat testers are not even close to being accurate, i got my bf%checked with skin fold calipers and i was about 19% but the electric scale said i was 30% which is just ridiculous!
March 25, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Bioelectric impedence machines have a margin of error between 10 and 12%. it usually falls to like an extra 6% higher or lower depending on how hydrated you are. if you are over hydrated you will read at a lower BF% and vice versa. You shouldnt be able to see your abs at 19%. you are probably correct in your assumption that you are 12-13%.
March 25, 2009 at 8:51 pm
I have the same problem with the damn electronic thingy, except opposite. It reads I have 5% body fat and as much as I want that to be a reality, I know iys not…
These arnt so accurate. That and I dont know what Im doing wrong when im measuring.
March 26, 2009 at 12:23 am
buy a tape measure. like $2 at walmart in the rug/flowery/carpet area. and go here
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/
i’m at 19% and that sounds about right considering i’m getting back in the grove. hope this helps. good luck finding the right info!
March 26, 2009 at 5:07 am
lol ha tape measure? my bmi is like 30% im 5′2 & 15 in calves & 23in quads_
April 3, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I like the hulk reference. It looks good on you. Hey big (msucle) girl rock. 23 inch quads. that how big mine is. Keep growing them! Take care!