Here is the scenario,
A male triathlete who has 25% body weight and weighs 80kg's wants to have a 10% body fat. What is the target body weight?
Answer is 66.7kg
do some calculations first, then look below
here is how its done,
Fat free body mass = 80kg x 0.75 = 60kg
target body weight = 60kg x 1.1 = 66kg
Therefore, if you have lost weight, but fat percentile remains the same, do not lose heart! you are doing fine. All you have to do is maintain your RM (resting metabolic rate)
-Bernard
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Hmmm, what does it mean if weight increases and fat % drops?
it may mean that you may not have lost any fat all,
because if fat mass(gross weight) remains the same then when your weight increases, that ratio of the weight to the fat mass is changed, therefore, percentage seems to drop
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