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Originally Posted by Flyingdogs
I guess this is why people start monitoring body fat percentage... to have some number to chart and to enhance their sense of acomplishment.
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Well yeah. I'm probably "fat" by those standards too though b/c I'm chestier than the average lady. Even at 117lbs I was wearing a 32C. These standardized things are just flawed I think. I think body fat measurement is a good tool though if you're measuring where you are against where you were.
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Why do we need this sort of validation anyway? Our workout charts are a HUGE validation.
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It's just hard to measure how far you've come without validation. It's so gradual it's easy not to notice if no one tells you. And if no one tells you there are these tools to validate/negate. I'm lucky, because you tell me I look good all the time.
You're still cheering me on when the scale says that I'm failing.
Agreed, workout logs are hugely motivating -- it's easy to forget how light your starting weights were and how hard they were to lift until you go back and see that you couldn't finish all your reps.