is this really 20% bf??

[fireman664]

first time trying to post a pic, so bear with me.

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=s6hq9i

curious if thats really 20% bf...I thought more like 15% sigh lol

 

[natty]

I would think alot less than 20 even though that picture doesn't show much.

 

[pong21]

that isnt 20%

 

[swordfish151]

I can see abs in that pic..no way that 20% maybe under 15%

 

[cityhick]

Im about 18-20.....your not. I would def say around 15. A side pic isnt the best for guessing bf percentages.

 

[fireman664]

I can see abs in that pic..no way that 20% maybe under 15%

whew!! Yea, not the best pic, but best I had......I really thought it was 15% ish, and was shocked when at my fire dept. physical they said I was 20%, and that I was almost failing for being fat for a 34 year old (not that they can punish me or anything, but with the way I am dieting, and hitting it in the gym, it sucks to get told your still a fatass !!) lol

PS: they had 2 different "professionals" take my bf with calipers (I sad "no way" when the first said I was 20, so she got another....and she agreed with the first)

 

[Sassy69]

Did you get it measured? Or did someone just eyeball it for you?

Different methods will produce different measures. Using things like the bioimpedence scales will read higher than a caliper / skinfold measure because they are measuring different things (as well as being dependent on things like how much water you drank that day, if you just finished training / sweating, etc.)

 

[swordfish151]

whew!! Yea, not the best pic, but best I had......I really thought it was 15% ish, and was shocked when at my fire dept. physical they said I was 20%, and that I was almost failing for being fat for a 34 year old (not that they can punish me or anything, but with the way I am dieting, and hitting it in the gym, it sucks to get told your still a fatass !!) lol

PS: they had 2 different "professionals" take my bf with calipers (I sad "no way" when the first said I was 20, so she got another....and she agreed with the first)

when you look in the mirror can you see abs?

 

[ryan04]

No way, you can't see abs off of 20 %. You'd also have a very visible spare tire around the bottom midsection if you were 20%. I'd say 15% or under.

Go slap whoever told you you were 20%, then kick them in the shin.

 

[jdevlin1985]

when you look in the mirror can you see abs?

Top 4 abs only are visable when flexed = 10-12%

Full abs are visable when flexed = 8-9%

All abs visable when relaxed = 5-7%