Bodyfat Estimation

[impact14]

Any insight on roughly where I may be at? Have I gotten to 20ish % based on these pics?

6'1.5" 208lbs down from 303lbs. I'm still dropping and plan to go until 185-190 and re-evaluate. Still all pretty new to me as a somewhat reformed really really fat person.

If possible also let me know what things you're using from the pictures to help draw your conclusion while I'm trying to learn more about estimating bf %

 

[Elektrobot]

I know bodyfat % is a fun number to chase and estimate for yourself, but right now I wouldn't worry about it. Just keep doing what you are doing.

You are looking on the + side of 20%

I don't see any ab separation, your waist and back look fluffy, your pecs are smoothed over into your abdomen....

You are doing good coming down from 303

Keep it up dude

 

[impact14]

I know bodyfat % is a fun number to chase and estimate for yourself, but right now I wouldn't worry about it. Just keep doing what you are doing.

You are looking on the + side of 20%

I don't see any ab separation, your waist and back look fluffy, your pecs are smoothed over into your abdomen....

You are doing good coming down from 303

Keep it up dude

Thanks man. Very helpful and appreciate you not shredding me lol

 

[buck]

Unless a person wants to brag about being low, i don't see any real point in knowing one's body fat %. For years i use fat calipers so i could track things and get comparative number to see how i was going. When gaining muscle or losing fat. But if the real level was a few points higher or lower it didn't matter because people only care about how they look.

 

[Billbo98]

Unless a person wants to brag about being low, i don't see any real point in knowing one's body fat %. For years i use fat calipers so i could track things and get comparative number to see how i was going. When gaining muscle or losing fat. But if the real level was a few points higher or lower it didn't matter because people only care about how they look.

100% going off the mirror is realistic. If you aren’t competing and just a normal gym bro mirror + scale will tell you when to cut and when to bulk.

 

[buck]

100% going off the mirror is realistic. If you aren’t competing and just a normal gym bro mirror + scale will tell you when to cut and when to bulk.

I also measured my waistline as that is where i get fat the most. If that area is growing much then i also know it is likley fat weight being gained. I would hold fat in my lower back. When competing once i got real lean and could see abs and veins i would still a bunch in my lower back. My waist at that point would shrink an inch for every pound i lost.

 

[impact14]

Unless a person wants to brag about being low, i don't see any real point in knowing one's body fat %. For years i use fat calipers so i could track things and get comparative number to see how i was going. When gaining muscle or losing fat. But if the real level was a few points higher or lower it didn't matter because people only care about how they look.

I generally agree with this also and appreciate the insight. I track with a bf scale for trends but have noticed a weird delineation lately between gross lbs lost and how that is distributed amongst fat and muscle that I have a suspicion isn't very accurate as my strength continues to increase and my figure continues to look leaner with no visual decrease in muscle.. But I don't have calibrated eyes, to be fair.

Really just a curiousity thing for me. I'd think that's less likely though as I am running 160mg test a week and weight training 3 sometimes 4 days a week and running in prep for a half marathon on the other days.

Overall I'm still tickled at this point as I continue to build a healthier and more capable body. I'm on this forum for the wealth of knowledge not because I aspire to be a bodybuilder and genuinely appreciate the resource.

 

[naps_for_gains]

I plugged you into this AI body fat app that I’ve been messing with.

 

[impact14]

I plugged you into this AI body fat app that I’ve been messing with.

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While I like that % I fear that thing is drunk. Lol.

Chat estimates 16% based on these pics so it seems to me that AI is beyond generous at this state in its development.