Erebus
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Hey folks,, quick question.
I am doing my measurements as I have weekly since I started my cut 6 weeks ago. I'm down 17lbs and all that so it's going well...
However something is bugging me. When I measure 1 inch below my navel I keep getting 39'' as my measurement, but I comfortably wear size 34 pants. I'm 6'1'' and 205lbs and don't really even have a gut at all. No six pack but my stomach is relatively flat.
I was wondering wtf because even when I was back in the military and had a six pack my waist measurement was always about 36.5", but all the "grecian ideal" and "adonis" calculators, and even the %bf estimates based on weight/waist/height ratios says I have like 23% bf right now which I know simply isn't true. All the calcs say I should be looking for a 32" waist...which is a long way from here if this 39" measurement is correct even though my past experiences being pretty ripped (I got selected for BUD/S) have me 4" above that...which 4" is a pretty damn big jump when you're already really cut. I figured maybe I'm doing something wrong.
FWIW my shoulders are 51.5" and arms unflexed are 16" if that helps. I don't have some bizarrely shaped body or anything.
Even if I was grossly underestimating my bf% now, I do have reference from a few years ago when I was running 8 miles a day and weight 195 with a 36" measurement (1 inch below my navel).
Am I doing something wrong? Or am I insane? Retarded? Thanks for any help.
I am doing my measurements as I have weekly since I started my cut 6 weeks ago. I'm down 17lbs and all that so it's going well...
However something is bugging me. When I measure 1 inch below my navel I keep getting 39'' as my measurement, but I comfortably wear size 34 pants. I'm 6'1'' and 205lbs and don't really even have a gut at all. No six pack but my stomach is relatively flat.
I was wondering wtf because even when I was back in the military and had a six pack my waist measurement was always about 36.5", but all the "grecian ideal" and "adonis" calculators, and even the %bf estimates based on weight/waist/height ratios says I have like 23% bf right now which I know simply isn't true. All the calcs say I should be looking for a 32" waist...which is a long way from here if this 39" measurement is correct even though my past experiences being pretty ripped (I got selected for BUD/S) have me 4" above that...which 4" is a pretty damn big jump when you're already really cut. I figured maybe I'm doing something wrong.
FWIW my shoulders are 51.5" and arms unflexed are 16" if that helps. I don't have some bizarrely shaped body or anything.
Even if I was grossly underestimating my bf% now, I do have reference from a few years ago when I was running 8 miles a day and weight 195 with a 36" measurement (1 inch below my navel).
Am I doing something wrong? Or am I insane? Retarded? Thanks for any help.
