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Sep 2009
1:16pm, 2 Sep 2009
3,152 posts
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Big Al Widepants
I don't subscribe to RW in any sense 
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Sep 2009
1:36pm, 2 Sep 2009
5,520 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
There really is a lot of carp in RW, isn't there. "Enormous clod hopping shoes can help you to run twice as fast, new really scientific study shows." Right by a Nike ad, "Buy these enormous clod hopping shoes. They're yummy." Twonks.
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Sep 2009
2:02pm, 2 Sep 2009
10 posts
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I've only recently taken up running seriously, but I've been fairly consistently finishing in the top half in mountain bike endurance events with a BMI of 29.5
I reckon they should do away with all this MV40 and FV50 nonsense and just have weight divisions for cycling and running, like boxing.
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Sep 2009
2:09pm, 2 Sep 2009
5,521 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
My fat %, according to some electronic scaley things we've got, is 25-28%. I just ignore it, eat a Mars bar, and run as often and as fast as I can! :-)G
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Sep 2009
2:22pm, 2 Sep 2009
5,360 posts
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Boab
No way you are 25% fat Gster. Those scales are kak, last time I used them I was well into the 20's as well. More accurate to use calipers.
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Sep 2009
2:29pm, 2 Sep 2009
5,525 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Are they just sh*te then Boab? I read somewhere that elites are 7-9% fat, athletic types 10 - 18%, "normal" 19-24% and over 25% is a total porker. And how did *that* make me feel!?
But if they're wrong then I'll tell the much better half; she *will* be pleased! :-)G
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Sep 2009
2:37pm, 2 Sep 2009
8,792 posts
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Llamadance
my scales tell me I'm about 13.5% fat. It creeps up if i put on weight. It reads as slightly less if my feet are wet
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Sep 2009
2:37pm, 2 Sep 2009
3,350 posts
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Naomi P
Agree with Boab, the scales are massively inaccurate, and vary quite a bit depending on your hydration. The best and most accessible way to measure it is calipers (assuming you don't have access to under water measuring equipment in a lab, or a DXA scan).
Fat percentages are different depending on gender too, I heard that 12-18% is athletic for women, but think it's a bit lower for men.
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Sep 2009
2:44pm, 2 Sep 2009
3,351 posts
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Naomi P
Just been reading back a bit. V'rap, for the 10 in 10, would you recommend putting a bit of weight on beforehand? From your comment, and from what I think (based on no science at all), I'd rather not have to carry extra weight around with me, but it has been suggested that I would need to.
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Sep 2009
2:46pm, 2 Sep 2009
5,526 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Ah yes, Naomi. I was talking about fat % for blokes. Cos I am one. Sort of.
I got my numbers wrong. This one is from Wikipedia, American Council on Exercise:
Description Women Men
Essential fat 10–12% 2–4%
Athletes 14–20% 6–13%
Fitness 21–24% 14–17%
Acceptable 25–31% 18–26%
Overweight 32-41% 27-37%
Obese 42%+ 38%+
Still - 25-29% made me on the porkerly side! :-)G
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