Posted by Racer on December 9, 2004, at 16:22:36
In reply to Re: Measuring body fat, posted by stresser on December 4, 2004, at 22:56:18
> Racer: I am wondering if you are male or female? I am assuming male afer reading your post....I am also wondering who you are refering to when you say "we"? Are you are Health and fitness professional?
By "we", I meant Larry and myself. I'd say that Larry's right, for the most part, if you can't get weighed under water. But I would go for the water if I had a choice, since it does account for muscle weight somewhat more precisely than math.
And I'll bet that other question has been answered over on the Eating board, right? ;-)
> Cass....don't get too stressed out about the body fat thing...remember, some of the thinnest people are actually the "fattest" people, because even though they are thin, they have a high percent body fat. The same goes with bigger framed peeople, women included! Some think they are fat, when their body fat is lower then their "skinny friends." Muscle weighs more than fat, and it looks larger as well. -L
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