For blog. 40% body fat, BMI 25.5. Time to get serious, or suffer when the racing starts! Oops!

Comments

• 8th Feb 2014 at 10:22am
  Boab: No way that's 40% BF. think you need to be remeasured properly
• 8th Feb 2014 at 10:24am
  DrBob: the scales do a calibration based on the age you put in as well. The BMI is right, anyway.
• 8th Feb 2014 at 11:25am
  KinkyS: That is nothing like 40%.
• 8th Feb 2014 at 11:46am
  clairevmc: I would agree that's never 40% - look at the definition on your arms.
• 8th Feb 2014 at 12:21pm
  halfpint: Unless you are carrying all the fat below you waist I think your scales are wrong
• 8th Feb 2014 at 1:17pm
  Lisa T: Totally agree with all the others. Have you got mahoosive ankles? The BMI would also indicate that you're overweight & you really don't look it from the picture at all.
• 8th Feb 2014 at 1:44pm
  DrBob: No disputing the BMI, sadly. The BF number is silly, I agree, but I'm sure I could cut a bit of lard - just not sure how!
• 8th Feb 2014 at 7:57pm
  Cuddy: 40% my arse. 18%
• 8th Feb 2014 at 8:49pm
  Craig_: cdn.builtlean.com
• 8th Feb 2014 at 9:41pm
  DrBob: Thanks Craig
• 13th Feb 2014 at 3:52pm
  tom_craggs: Time to get some new scales...or calipers. I would guess, and I test BF with athletes regularly that you are 13-14% max!
• 13th Feb 2014 at 3:54pm
  tom_craggs: BMI is irrelevant with what appears to be a pretty high % muscle mass. Likely to give you odd results, very crude measure.
• 13th Feb 2014 at 6:26pm
  DrBob: thanks Tom I will see if I can get a BF measurement done with calipers, it'll give a good idea of how much weight I can usefully lose in order to cycle faster.