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What is the ideal body fat percentage for a regular guy?
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15-18% body fat: There are different measures of ideal body fat. It can be measured with special scales or machines. It is usually better to measure your bmi, since it correlates ideal height and weight. For body builders and very muscular people, body fat can be better, since bmi might overestimate obesity due to weight of muscle.
Answered 3/26/2013
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