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Congratulations on going from 22.7 to 14.1!
Surely the BMR should not be the exact same at different percentages of fat?
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Isn’t bmr height, age and weight?
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haha, cheers - was easier than I thought!
Hadn't thought about that actually, I don't know how the algorithm works - i'm guessing the basal metabolic rate must be calculated before the "athlete" conversion is factored in as muscle burns ~3x more energy than fat per kg... I should have another biscuit just in case it is all muscle
Tenderloin
mcJ78
I had been looking at body mass analyser scales for a bit but reports of wild innacuracy put me off (I used to be ~5-6kg lighter when I did more cycling, now i'm doing more strength work so was curious how much of the weight gain was lard & how much was lean mass). Bumped into a colleague the other day who has a professional grade body mass analyser in their lab & decided to give that a quick whirl out of curiosity.
Tried it on the "standard" & "athlete" settings to see what the difference was, on this setup though i'm pretty sure the "athlete" setting is for actual athletes & not just your average punter who goes to the gym a few times per week, so definitely more like 22.7% cheese than 14% I can use this setup anytime so i'm gonna try & use it as a motivational tool to keep me on the right track as I want to try and shed a couple of kg (although i'm away on holiday in 10 days so that's fucked) but at least I now have a decent baseline to work from.