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  • I've never really given a shit about the body fat ratio thing, not even when I was doing serious strength training. Have I been able to squat/deadlift/bench X kg? How do I look? How do I feel? How do I find trousers that won't split when I bend over but still fit me? Should I have cancelled today's gym session given that I got shitfaced at Harry's stag do last night and now, halfway though the squat reps, it feels as if my brain is going to leak out through my ears? Those were the important questions. Even if there were a reliable way to measure it (there isn't), I wouldn't care much about it.

  • I've never really given a shit about the body fat ratio thing,

    Each to their own. I've been working hard to lose the 20kg I put on when I stopped riding bikes and have found that the occasional numbers based sanity checks have been really motivating to me. It has been a long slog.

  • Measure your waist. Much more reliable, pretty good indicator of how fat you are or not. Also one bit of you that doesn't become disproportionately outsized through strength gains.

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