Fair way to measure achievement in fat/weight loss comp
Discussion
So myself and two mates have decided to have a competition from Monday until Xmas day to see who can lose the most fat/weight. Now trying to be fair what would be the fairest measurement to compare and the best way to measure this?
We had thought of using weight loss but surly the guy that weighs 16 stone has the advantage over the guy that is only 13 stone. And what about if one does free weights (and possibly has some decent muscle gain) vs one of us only doing cardio? So that led us on to body fat % loss, again is this fair or would we have to work out another percentage? And should we use the body fat/weight machines at boots? Are they any good? We would all use the same one at the same location to avoid variables.
Any suggestions how to go about this?
We had thought of using weight loss but surly the guy that weighs 16 stone has the advantage over the guy that is only 13 stone. And what about if one does free weights (and possibly has some decent muscle gain) vs one of us only doing cardio? So that led us on to body fat % loss, again is this fair or would we have to work out another percentage? And should we use the body fat/weight machines at boots? Are they any good? We would all use the same one at the same location to avoid variables.
Any suggestions how to go about this?
Between now and Christmas I wouldn't sweat the difference between bf% loss and weight loss. If you all go on a calorie deficit then the muscle gain is not going to be as significant as the weight you lose IMO.
Weight loss % is the best leveller if you all have different starting weights. The bigger guy needing to lose more weight than the smaller guy
LimaDelta said:
SilverLink said:
I don't think either of those suggestions allow for muscle gain (free weights) compared to the guy just doing cardio? Please tell me if I misunderstand.
Metabolic rate increases as you build muscle. SilverLink said:
Ok didn't realise that but how would we measure it? The online BMR calculators are no good as only ask height, weight, age etc and wouldn't know difference between 2lb muscle gain and 2lbs fat added.. Or am I doing this all wrong?
Your local gym should have a little gizmo to measure it properly for you. LimaDelta said:
SilverLink said:
Ok didn't realise that but how would we measure it? The online BMR calculators are no good as only ask height, weight, age etc and wouldn't know difference between 2lb muscle gain and 2lbs fat added.. Or am I doing this all wrong?
Your local gym should have a little gizmo to measure it properly for you. SilverLink said:
LimaDelta said:
SilverLink said:
Ok didn't realise that but how would we measure it? The online BMR calculators are no good as only ask height, weight, age etc and wouldn't know difference between 2lb muscle gain and 2lbs fat added.. Or am I doing this all wrong?
Your local gym should have a little gizmo to measure it properly for you. Or just fight each other to the death on Christmas Eve?
Bodyfat %: Use skinfold calipers to measure the thickness of a fold of skin with underlying layer of fat. This is a quick, reasonably convenient, fairly accurate assessment of bodyfat %. Take measurements from up to 7 areas... The fat percentage value obtained by skinfold equations is typically within 4% of the value measured during hydrostatic (underwater weighing, the benchmark evaluation of Bf%) weighing. Use the same tester each time for every person, obviously.
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