In the first part of this guide, I examined what body composition means where I looked at the different components of the human body and how they integrate to determine body composition. Following up from that piece, I want to talk more about body fat percentage (BF%), what the numbers tell you and how they can be used to determine how changes in body composition will affect the overall percentage.
Body Composition Calculation
As I discussed in the first part of this guide, when you know the amounts of fat and lean mass present in the body, you can calculate body fat percentage. I’ll discuss the different methods available to do this later in the guide.
For the time being let’s assume I have a magic wand which I can wave to determine someones body fat percentage. With those values let me show you two different body composition calculations that can be done.… Keep Reading