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Originally Posted by brenita50
I will think about the goals. I am considering Body Fat % and amount of weight lifted/used. I am not sure what numbers are realistic.
For the Body Fat is there a reliable way for an individual to measure this? Do the Body Fat weight scales measure accurately?  |
As far as body fat goes, I'm far from knowledgeable on the subject but my understanding is that none of the ways are totally reliable, but any of them can give you an idea of how you are trending. So people just pick a method and stick with it to see the trend of their progress. Also some of the methods seem to bounce up and down a lot so some people have described using monthly averages to smooth the up and down spikes out.
If I were setting a body fat goal I'd figure out what method was easiest for me to track consistently at home (or at your gym if you have one).
Some discussions about measuring body fat%:
a thread: "The best way to calculate body fat %"another thread: "Advice on choosing Body Fat Scales & appropriate BF levels"
yet another: "Body Fat Measurement Variences"realistic.
and another:
one more: Tracking body fat percentage