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 A question about body fat for my girlfriend.
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Pro Bodybuilder 
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They tested my girlfriend's bodyfat at school today and tole her she was 14%... I myself am at 6%bf and she is leaner than me... The guy that tested her is a professional and said that 12% bodyfat is necessary for a girl... She's a size 3 and runs all the time and works out... I dont see how she can be 14%... Any info is appreciated...Thanks     | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 220 |
A woman's bodyfat is always higher than a mans...14% is very good...Look at FC pics, I think she was around 10% bf and she looks absolutely perfect! | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 64 |
The 12% b/f is necessary for what? Is she competing in anything that would require her to have a lower body fat? 14% is good for an active female. Females just have more fat than men do, although they make look leaner, specially in the lower body, thighs, hips, butt you get the picture. ------------------ | ||
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Moderator 
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Are you saying that you think her bodyfat should be lower? I don't understand why you seem upset. Please explain it to me. ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 1208 |
The important thing isn't a specific number. BF%'s can be misleading like the numbers on a scale. If she's active, healthy, takes care of herself I would tell her not to worry. 14% sounds terrific to me. ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1107 |
Ignore the %BF measurements. Does she look hot to you? Is she healthy, active and fun to be around?? Does she eat a healthy diet?? %BF measurements don't mean very much unless you have a specific goal in mind, so don't worry about it. Better to be 20% BF and be a warm, compassionate human than to be 6% BF and have an obsessive eating disorder such as Anorexia Nervosa!!!! | ||
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Freak 
Posts: 1519 |
I might buy the 6% for you, but I have never seen a girl that was 6%. Maybe Kim Chivesky. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 545 |
No i wasn't upset at all... I love my girlfriend, and i think she is damn hot...She just knew that i was 6% and found out she was 14% and she freaked out... So i was trying to find out some info for her... It was a big help thanks... That will make her feel much better | ||
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Novice 
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Comparing body fat percentages between males and females is like comparing apples to oranges. If you could find a male and a female with exactly the same body fat measurement percentage, visually the female would appear much leaner. Both medically and aesthetically, a female can carry a higher body fat percentage. The % number is meaningless in itself. It can vary by the measurement method, the measurer, or other factors such as the subject's hydration level, whether they just worked out, etc. The only thing to concentrate on is whether that number is moving in the general direction you want it. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 238 |
Women carry more bodyfat in their lower body than guys, its a function of estrogen. Many appear to have ripped upper bodies, but they are still above 8-10% bodyfat. The only women that I have ever body comp'd below 8% were juiced, with or without GH and CLEN. I've comp'd several of the pro women from 3.7 to 5.5% body fat using several techniques including underwater weighing and DEXA, and backed them up with skinfolds. If a woman is heavily juiced and has been for some time, you have to use a skinfold formula designed for guys or the numbers will be too low. 14% is lean for a female. Generally, natural women will not get below 8-10% unless they are a full blow anoretic and have one + foot in the grave at that point. Size and the fact she runs means little. I've seen fat size one's and ripped size 10's. In addition, distance runners rarely seem to get as lean as sprinters. Compare olympic sprinters to the distance girls. The sprinters usually have cross-striations in their quads, the distance girls generally don't. F1 | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 905 |
Rugby if your at 6% and your girl is leaner than you. Guess what...Your not 6%. Unless your 150Lbs with no muscle you should look leaner than your girl. How did you get it tested?
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1208 |
F1- actually anorexics are often in an "obese" bf classification...their body has eaten most of the muscle and all it has stored is fat (though there is little of that too). This is generally where the body will start actually eating the heart for food. 14%bf is very lean in my opinion. It also depends on how its distributed. My upper body is a lot leaner than my lower. So while my legs have fat on them, my upper body will be nicely cut at 15-16%bf. | ||
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Moderator
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Sorry I jumped all over you Rugby. Now that I have retracted my claws and come off the ceiling.....What bf% did your girl have in mind? I am at 19% (down from 20% as I have started cutting) and I just had my hubby take pics w/a digital cam last night for a project. From the back, I was blown away. I had no idea that my back had grown so - I was impressed. Was my behind round and soft? Hell yea, I am a GIRL and at 19%bf, of course my derrier will appear round and soft. My legs show very little definition but DAMN do they have shape! As for my upper body it is smooth, but when I training the veins jump out and I am defined to a degree. In the proper light you can just barely see a hint of my abs. Am I bothered by this less-than-contest-ready appearance? HELL NO! A) I don't intend on competing any earlier than April (and even then it will not be bbing but figure). B) I won't accept any projects at this given time that require a bf% of below 15%. Would I be self-conscious if I had to wear a bikini? PERISH THE THOUGHT. As a matter of fact I am getting ready to shoot some glamour/fantasy/artsy stuff in a few weeks and by then I should be closer to 17% which is where I want to be. What is the reason that your girl is so upset w/a result of 14%bf? ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 238 |
I used to work with an anorectic trainer. I comp'd her, skinfold, UW weigh and DEXA. She was 4-5% (all measures) stayed that way year round. Had some muscle and was ripped from head to toe. Face was narly looking. Looked like skin stretched across a skull. Hair was thin and dry. Had terrible gas too and lots of it, made the stuff my rotties pass smell like perfume. Too bad, she could have been a pretty girl if she stayed around 10% bodyfat and ate normally. That's why I tell my student's not to go there to lose weight because once you start down that path, there's likely no turning back. Interesting, the media demonizes steroids and promotes anorexia but a woman on test will live a normal life and a hard core anorectic will probably be dead within 2 years. Strange society we live in. F1 | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 70 |
Size 3? Too much smaller and shell look like me. Size 3 is great,and I'm sure shes not showing it. Tell her no worries.... | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 1208 |
Amen to that F1...very strange society. I know a lot of anoretics are that low bf - but some are considered obese too. Now thats a weird concept if I ever heard one. You are dying from starvation but you fall into an obese catagory. Like well muscled men/women whose measurments/weight put us in obese catagories from all those silly weight charts...when they are really at the highest level of fitness. ------------------ |
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posted January 09, 2001 02:32 PM