Can you pinch my awful fat folds?
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I know this is English; I'm just not sure it is coherent English.
I now feel better that my calipers are in the ballpark. I used the gym's handheld device and it showed 10.8% body fat.
I can't get enough precision in my cheap body fat percentage calipers to tell between 11-13%, for example (and no way to tell if the nominal value is at all useful). My weight fluctuates a little, but I'm really not concerned about that number. I'm concerned with (1) getting stronger and (2) looking better.
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You can measure body fat 5 different ways and get 5 different results, none of which will be accurate. What's nice about the various caliper methods is that they actually make you grab your flab so you can physically see it instead of inferring it from body impedance.
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In my case, I have been single digit BF% before so I know what I look like in that condition (ripped like Jesus). I am not there but my appearance now does seem to fit with the ~11 - 13% range.
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This guy, Dr. Jack Kruse, is right up mgeoffrau's alley.
He’s a neurosurgeon, who went from 340 lbs to a buff 200 lbs.
He did a bunch of research and figured out how important Leptin Sensitivity is, more so than Insulin Sensitivity, and why the medical community is 15 years behind the research.
This is a long 1 hr interview, but it is WELL worth the time.
Leptin: The Master Hormone Tying Everything Together | One Radio Network
The actual interview begins at 4 minutes.
If you have a podcast player (I use “Ginkgo Audio Book Player” on my Android), here is the direct download for it:
http://www.oneradionetwork2.com/mp3/...paleo_diet.mp3
And here's a 2nd interview:
The LLVLC Show (Episode 474): Nashville Neurosurgeon Dr. Jack Kruse Rocks The Low-Carb Message « Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog
He’s a neurosurgeon, who went from 340 lbs to a buff 200 lbs.
He did a bunch of research and figured out how important Leptin Sensitivity is, more so than Insulin Sensitivity, and why the medical community is 15 years behind the research.
This is a long 1 hr interview, but it is WELL worth the time.
Leptin: The Master Hormone Tying Everything Together | One Radio Network
The actual interview begins at 4 minutes.
If you have a podcast player (I use “Ginkgo Audio Book Player” on my Android), here is the direct download for it:
http://www.oneradionetwork2.com/mp3/...paleo_diet.mp3
And here's a 2nd interview:
The LLVLC Show (Episode 474): Nashville Neurosurgeon Dr. Jack Kruse Rocks The Low-Carb Message « Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog
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EDIT: I'm not saying he doesn't have anything to add to the "canon" of dietary knowledge. I just think he's a poor spokesman based on the bizarre stuff he talks about.