Iam 66, female, I lift weights 2/3 times a week, I swim on an intense masters team 5 times a week and do 45 min of stretches, core, pt exercises almost every day as well. I am 5'6 1/2" and weigh 125, so why shld my body fat be 33%?(bod pod) I can't understand it. Help?
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33% does seem goofy.
When I was 5' 6.5" 140# I was tested at 17% body fat.
As a quick reference - do you easily float in the water or sink? 33% will not sink like a rock.
Do you lift weights with low reps/heavy weights, or high reps/low weight?
Can you do boy's pushups, chinups, pullups, dips?
Bodyfat tests can also be misleading depending on how hydrated you are, what you had for recent meals (beans?).
33% does seem goofy.
When I was 5' 6.5" 140# I was tested at 17% body fat.
As a quick reference - do you easily float in the water or sink? 33% will not sink like a rock.
Do you lift weights with low reps/heavy weights, or high reps/low weight?
Can you do boy's pushups, chinups, pullups, dips?
Bodyfat tests can also be misleading depending on how hydrated you are, what you had for recent meals (beans?).
