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Fitness Goal for AR3

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Robmeister:
12% to 15%!!.....you go, boy!!

From what I've come to learn is that body fat indicators rate on a scale from 1 to 4 (4 being best) like this:

4 = water/dunk tank
3 = calipers
2 = body fat chart
1 = electronic scale  :P

Most gyms will do the calipers for you.  Never done the water tank, but there out there somewhere.

I usually used a body fat chart where the % is based on a combination of your height, weight, waist measurement and WRIST measurement.  Since it's not a critical measurement for you, that might work.
I once found a free online site where you plug these figures in and hit enter and it gives a %.

You could also do the water tank or calipers once and then use the chart to see how they vary.   So if the tank or calipers came up with 24% and the chart or online calculator said 28%, you could use the chart regularly and just know that your actual % is 4% less.

Robmeister:
Here's a couple I found quickly:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/

http://www.changingshape.com/resources/calculators/body-fat-calculator.asp

ar3inc:
Thanks! The army actually uses system of comparing waist measurement to neck measurements.  It'll get you within the ballpark, but it is not dead on accurate.  I think I'll do a few methods and compare results then go form there.

BaldRob:

--- Quote from: ar3inc on December 13, 2006, 09:24:58 AM ---Thank! The army actually uses system of comparing waist measurement to neck measurements.  It'll get you within the ballpark, but it is not dead on accurate.  I think I'll do a few methods and compare results then go form there.

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Ah the rope and choke!!  One thing I don't miss about the Navy...

Good luck AR!  We're all in this together!

PBurke:
i would have to think that just measuring waist and wrist sizes can be inaccurate. if it was just a chart then how would it allow from frame structure. for instance my frame structure might be bigger than someone else's. my doctor told me that under 180 would probably be too light for my frame. i saw a vague chart that said i should be about 150-160 for my height. who knows the truth. i feel like the water tank would be the best way.

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