Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Exercise and Fitness
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 10-26-2009, 01:23 PM
 
8,411 posts, read 39,171,049 times
Reputation: 6366

Advertisements

What is your window of normal weight flux?
How much cardio do you do? ( time and times/wk )
Do you check your body fat too?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 10-26-2009, 01:33 PM
 
6,034 posts, read 10,648,395 times
Reputation: 3989
If I'm not exercising regularly, my normal body fat is about 18% and my weight is about 122-125#. If I am exercising regularly, it's about 16% and my weight is somewhere around 130#, but I don't keep close track of weight.

I do cardio a couple times a week for 30-ish minutes. I do non-cardio three times a week, and I take two days off.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2009, 12:36 PM
 
Location: New Hampsha
1,558 posts, read 2,590,872 times
Reputation: 557
following a website i got 20% body fat. 1st time ive ever checked so im not sure if i did it right. i exercise 6 times a week, 5 of those times being cardio for 45min (running) to 2 hours (biking)

i checked and 20% is acceptable my goal is to get to 190 by december for florida

hmm checked another website and it said i had 17% body fat
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2009, 01:34 PM
 
Location: SoCal - Sherman Oaks & Woodland Hills
12,974 posts, read 33,839,637 times
Reputation: 10491
My normal weight flux is determined by how often I cut or bulk. Im usually between 178 and 190 pounds. Currently, Im 176 as I recently finished cutting.

My cardio varies from day to day. Some days I'll do zero cardio, other days I'll run 5k, then do jump rope, then later do 3-5 hours of martial arts practice. It really varies. This past Saturday and Sunday I ran 5k in the early mornings and did 4.5 hours of martial arts on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday. Cardio is definitely a great byproduct of training in the martial arts.

I dont know my actual body fat % but right now (after cut) its pretty good as I very good definition in my abs and obliques with the "V". I need to get some body fat calipers since they are the most accurate way of measuring body fat % (other than water displacement test). The electronic scales are waaaaaay off when measuring body fat.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-27-2009, 04:16 PM
 
Location: Wherever I want to be... ;)
2,536 posts, read 9,902,314 times
Reputation: 1995
Normally, I hover around 135-145 with fairly regular exercise (but not every day) and my normal decent diet. Over the summer, my weight spiked to the highest it's ever been, which was 155 (surprisingly, it pretty much all went to my butt...so visually I looked OK, but I felt awful). Now that I've began running basically every day, I'm around 135 yet I can tell that my body fat is at the lowest I think it's ever been. I'm actually thinking that if I continue this, I'm going to get down to probably around 125--a weight I haven't been since high school!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-29-2009, 01:00 PM
 
Location: Bay Area
2,406 posts, read 7,876,891 times
Reputation: 1864
I don't know my body fat percentage, it was measured once at around 15% last year.
I am around 113-114 lbs and 5'3". My weight fluctuates from 113-115 and thats about it.

I lift more weights than do cardio. I used to do lots of cardio however I found that it was difficult to build muscle that way. I would say I do 2 days a week of cardio, then 4 days weights (on weight days I warm up my running a mile).
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-29-2009, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Midwest
4,670 posts, read 5,059,857 times
Reputation: 6829
Quote:
Originally Posted by LaoTzuMindFu View Post
My normal weight flux is determined by how often I cut or bulk. Im usually between 178 and 190 pounds. Currently, Im 176 as I recently finished cutting.

My cardio varies from day to day. Some days I'll do zero cardio, other days I'll run 5k, then do jump rope, then later do 3-5 hours of martial arts practice. It really varies. This past Saturday and Sunday I ran 5k in the early mornings and did 4.5 hours of martial arts on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday. Cardio is definitely a great byproduct of training in the martial arts.

I dont know my actual body fat % but right now (after cut) its pretty good as I very good definition in my abs and obliques with the "V". I need to get some body fat calipers since they are the most accurate way of measuring body fat % (other than water displacement test). The electronic scales are waaaaaay off when measuring body fat.
You are correct. They measure body mass.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-29-2009, 07:23 PM
 
Location: Midwest
4,670 posts, read 5,059,857 times
Reputation: 6829
I'm usually around 243 lbs +/- 3 lbs @ 6'3''.

My body fat % is 16%. Body mass is 30.4.

Cardio- I occasionally row.

DescriptionWomenMenEssential fat10–12%2–4%Athletes14–20%6–13%Fitness21–24%14–17%Acceptable25–31%18–26%Overweight32-41%27-37%Obese42%+38%+
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fat_percentage
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-30-2009, 10:55 AM
 
37,433 posts, read 45,630,174 times
Reputation: 56812
Quote:
Originally Posted by dude1984 View Post
You are correct. They measure body mass.
No, there are many that actually do monitor body FAT. The problem is they don't seem to be consistent between brands, so they are really best for relative measures...to see your changes. For that purpose, they are just fine.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-30-2009, 11:22 AM
 
2,191 posts, read 4,790,766 times
Reputation: 2308
Quote:
Originally Posted by pitt_transplant View Post
What is your window of normal weight flux?
How much cardio do you do? ( time and times/wk )
Do you check your body fat too?
My normal weight range is between 164-169 pounds.
I do cardio twice a week, on average for about 30 minutes if its running but if I'm hiking it could go on for a couple hours.
My body fat is around 12% but varies if I'm trying to add muscle or tone fat. My BMI is 22.5 and I have a small body frame. I'm a pisces and my favorite color is blue. I enjoy long walks on the beach, german chocolate, and whispering sweet nothings into my partner's ears.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Exercise and Fitness
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top