Question 1

i workout, and have a quite low body fat percentage. i can even see veins on my calfs. i am also around 10% body fat. what to do to reach around 6-7%?

Accepted Answer

Keep up good work: You have a lot to be proud of. Increase your aerobic activities and reduce your intake of carbs and fats, getting used to being more hungry than you're accustomed to. You'll be ripped and probably feel great. Especially, i hope you continue the fitness habit throughout your life, and not just for the sake of looking good.

Question 2

i am well within bmi but my body fat percentage is higher than i would like. i am slim 54 yr old female. work out at curves 3 times a week.

Accepted Answer

BMI & % Body Fat : Your absolute body weight includes lean muscle, body fat and water.  Changing your "body composition" is more important than just losing weight. Exercising three times a week will maintain your current body composition, but is not sufficient to change it. Strength training in a progressive manner 4-5 times per week,  will increase lean muscle mass and decrease your percent body fat!

Question 3

how to reduce body fat percentage?

Accepted Answer

Asking the Impossibl: As you have been informed, in your specific case, you are asking of an extreme that is no achievable and is not consistent with life. Perhaps it is time given this obsession that you seek out a good psychiatrist or mental health therapist to assess why you want to put your life at risk for an unachievable and unhealthy desire.

Question 4

what is your body fat percentage calculated from?

Accepted Answer

Impedance : There are two ways. The practical way is to use a scale that uses impedance. You either stand on the metal plates on the scale or hold metal bar. An electrical signal is sent from one plate and the returning plate waits for the signal to reach it. The time taken for this is calculated and a complex formula is used to give you an estimate of %body fat. The more expensive way is much less practical.

Question 5

how to calculate your body fat percentage?

Accepted Answer

See below: hydrostatic weighing, DEXA scans are incredibly accurate at measuring body composition. But whereas hydrostatic weighing involves getting dunked under the water, a DEXA scan simply involves lying on a table for a few quick, dry and painless minute. Calipers are not as accurate as above...use the BMI scale also

Question 6

what is considered to be the optimal body fat percentage for a basketball player ?

Accepted Answer

Male athletes: Male atheletes average 6 to 13 %.

Question 7

how can i test body fat percentage?

Accepted Answer

Skin calipers: One way is to use a skin caliper. They measure the fat in different areas of the body and add up the measurements to get a percent of total body fat. Impedance analysis- sends a small current through the body and measures muscle, fat and water in the body.

Question 8

is a body fat percentage of 24% bad?

Accepted Answer

Room for improvement: Some charts say 18-24% body fat is "average" for men and &gt;25% obese, but others adjust for age and consider anything more than 20% high for a 18 yo male. 
It would be optimal to lower your body fat to no more than 20% through diet and exercise.
Avoid sugars, simple carbs &amp; fried foods.
i recommend Dr. Fuhrman's diet: http://tinyurl.com/ktampgg
Also see http://tinyurl.com/m8avwzh  
Good luck!

Question 9

how do you check your body fat percentage?

Accepted Answer

The most: Accurate is by submersion.U can get a close approximation with calipers.

Question 10

how do i determine my body fat percentage?

Accepted Answer

Depends: There are several online tools for calculating bmi (http://www.Bmi-calculator.Net/body-fat-calculator/, http://www.Livestrong.Com/tools/body-fat-calculator/, http://www.Nhlbisupport.Com/bmi/)  then, more accurately, a dietician or other trained profession can do a caliper measurement.  There is a bioelectric impedence scale, and recently the usaf uses a "bod pod" to calculate body density and fat.

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I workout, and have a quite low body fat percentage. i can even see veins on my calfs. i am also around 10% body fat. what to do to reach around 6-7%?

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I am well within bmi but my body fat percentage is higher than i would like. i am slim 54 yr old female. work out at curves 3 times a week.

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How to reduce body fat percentage?

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What is considered to be the optimal body fat percentage for a basketball player ?

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