Body fat %

[Trrmo]

I've never measured mine with calipers, but based on the guide that trrmmo posted, I would say that I am about 6.5% to 7%. However, I don't think that you should judge your body fat based on what someone else's body looks like at a certain body fat percentage.

It just gives you a good idea is all. I use calipers but even they can be easily miscalculated.

[sukhenkoy]

It just gives you a good idea is all. I use calipers but even they can be easily miscalculated.

Right. In any case, I don't think body fat percentage is all that important to boxing, given that your fat percentage isn't below 7 % as I've heard that is dangerous for boxers during body shots.

[Equilibrium]

I only got it mesured once, and it was 8%, but that was like 2 years ago. I gained a little bit of mass and a little fat too in the past few months, i'd say im about at 12-15% right now, but thats really just a guess.

I'm 6'4 244 pounds as of today. One year ago i remember weighting as low as 230 which was probably the lowest i had been in recent years.

[Spacey1991]

How do you find out your body fat %?

[Ryn0]

Right. In any case, I don't think body fat percentage is all that important to boxing, given that your fat percentage isn't below 7 % as I've heard that is dangerous for boxers during body shots.

I doubt that very much, i remember watching something on youtube when Amir Khan (a prospects) body fat % was 5.

At the weigh in I'd bet alot of boxers who really boil down to make weight like Abraham have very low body fat percentages

[BOXING'SSAVIOR]

I am about 12% going down.

For anyone interested in what different fat %´s look like see this wepage

those bf% pictures are not very accurate. the last guy on page 2 claiming hes @ 6.5%, or something close, is @ @least 10%, maybe a little more.

[Darkstranger]

<---------Not sure what I am now, but I was at 12% in my pic, that was last summer weighing in at 238lbs.

[Fedayin]

I doubt that very much, i remember watching something on youtube when Amir Khan (a prospects) body fat % was 5.

At the weigh in I'd bet alot of boxers who really boil down to make weight like Abraham have very low body fat percentages

abraham has a prety high body fat. close to weigh in boxers dehydrate to make weight, u don't lose fat overnight

[RichGriff]

this is hard for people to compare each other because

one

most machines dont give an accurate reading just a height weight calculation

two

some people are alot younger and their bodies are naturally alot alot leaner anyways....

if your young seven is very good.... five might be a little low if thats a true reading but they always say the if it feels right its probably right.... i think im at like 9 right now

[elfag]

Im 12.46273%

Give or take 0.0002%, I fluctuate sometimes