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14-Jan-06, 02:13 AM
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Hi Drama Queen
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Location: Near Toronto, Ontario
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just goes to show how "accurate" body composition scales are
so i went into a fitness depot and saw those body composition scales, right? i jump on, and it says i'm 199 (fair enough - i had my jeans and sweat-shirt on and this morning i weighed in at 194), 42.9% body fat, and 41.5% water!??
i looked at the guy and said "do i LOOK morbidly obese?" he said "no, not at all! i've never even seen a reading that high!"
just goes to show: those things are CRAP.
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Goals: bench - 200; squat - 225; deadlift - 225
27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
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14-Jan-06, 01:13 PM
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41.5% water would be quite low, and you know you're not that body fat percentage! How can they even sell those?
-Tim
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14-Jan-06, 01:36 PM
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Hi Drama Queen
Join Date: Mar 2005
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the worst part? they're asking $100 - $150 for those pieces of junk!
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Goals: bench - 200; squat - 225; deadlift - 225
27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
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14-Jan-06, 01:40 PM
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When you flashed us getting off the weight bench we all saw your BF% isn't even close to that.  Your honest progress pics from beginning to now - show what you've really done. And it's good.
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14-Jan-06, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by a_welch503
...flashed us getting off the weight bench ....
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I'm new around here, where's that again? 
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14-Jan-06, 01:52 PM
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I was just teasing her. The video is in the PL section. Some damn fine lifting videos there of the members with enough cojones to post them (even the girls).
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14-Jan-06, 01:56 PM
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It's all good. Threenorns is becoming such a common figure in my life lately, I thought things would just evolve to the next level....j/k
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An awkward morning is still better than a lonely night!!!
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14-Jan-06, 02:31 PM
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Hi Drama Queen
Join Date: Mar 2005
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ROFL!
damn - i missed that bit.... <blush> oh well
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Goals: bench - 200; squat - 225; deadlift - 225
27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
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14-Jan-06, 03:32 PM
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Hey, every bit of improvement should be shown with pride - you have after all earned it.
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I will train with you. I will fight for you if you cant. I will die to save another. But I will bleed only for Kimberly.
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14-Jan-06, 04:11 PM
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Hi Drama Queen
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Near Toronto, Ontario
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and that goes for you, too, buster! 
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Goals: bench - 200; squat - 225; deadlift - 225
27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
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14-Jan-06, 04:14 PM
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The tanita they have at school is pretty acurate. I did some measurement tests lately and i turned out to be 8% bf at 186, and tanita said i would be around 11%. Pretty close overall.
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14-Jan-06, 04:18 PM
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Hi Drama Queen
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Goals: bench - 200; squat - 225; deadlift - 225
27/01/06: bench - 170; squat - 195 (wrapped); deadlift - 210; total - 575; need - 617; to go - 42
"Illegitimi non carborundum"
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14-Jan-06, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by threenorns
so i went into a fitness depot and saw those body composition scales, right? i jump on, and it says i'm 199 (fair enough - i had my jeans and sweat-shirt on and this morning i weighed in at 194), 42.9% body fat, and 41.5% water!??
i looked at the guy and said "do i LOOK morbidly obese?" he said "no, not at all! i've never even seen a reading that high!"
just goes to show: those things are CRAP.
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I looked at your video. I would guess you are probably mid 30's but yea there is no way you are above 40%... that would be the michelob tire man look.
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14-Jan-06, 06:14 PM
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I need a title!
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by DaRkAnGel
michelob tire man
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ROFL!!!! Would he be related to the Pilsner Dough Boy? Or the Jolly Guinness Giant?? 
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16-Jan-06, 04:47 AM
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"I know squat"
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oops double post
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