water weight

[brutus]

question here: how do you tell the difference between sub-q water and fat.
ive been doing my contest diet and cardio every day for 12 months and it was going smoothly until now i have this layer over all my muscles that will just not go away wtf. i have a digital fat caliper that takes several readings on the body
and gives a %. according to the meter ive went down from 17% to 7.5% but in the mirror i do not look like 7.5. is it possible that i just have really thick skin?
opinions please

 

[jerseystepup]

Whats your height and weight at this supposed 7%.... 12 month prep Never could i handle that!

 

[brutus]

oops sorry, i meant to say 12 weeks. im 6'1.5'' tall and my morning weight is
around 264-266 at the moment. i look slightly better in the morning but i guess thats the same with anyone.

 

[FutureFreak]

question here: how do you tell the difference between sub-q water and fat.
ive been doing my contest diet and cardio every day for 12 months and it was going smoothly until now i have this layer over all my muscles that will just not go away wtf. i have a digital fat caliper that takes several readings on the body
and gives a %. according to the meter ive went down from 17% to 7.5% but in the mirror i do not look like 7.5. is it possible that i just have really thick skin?
opinions please

Water is a "looser" more flimsy type of feel. It's very thin at the pinch and will indent easy etc....Fat is HARDER and thicker. There is ALWAYS pretty much a slight film of fat + water remaining towards the end of the prep and thats when you need to be meticulous about getting rid of the small amount of fat while holding onto tissue.

 

[ROCKEDUP]

question here: how do you tell the difference between sub-q water and fat.
ive been doing my contest diet and cardio every day for 12 months and it was going smoothly until now i have this layer over all my muscles that will just not go away wtf. i have a digital fat caliper that takes several readings on the body
and gives a %. according to the meter ive went down from 17% to 7.5% but in the mirror i do not look like 7.5. is it possible that i just have really thick skin?
opinions please

Do you have a pic bro? Are you sure about the accuracy of your instrument?

 

[pumpkinhead]

7% and your complaining about a "layer" of fat? something sounds off to me. go get a bod pod, they are cheap.

At 7% you should be pretty shredded up by now. bodyfat numbers are often skewed online, so people start to think 6% bodyfat looks like what really 12% is. To give you a idea, if you see someone walking down the street and think to youself, "damn that dude is pretty lean"..most likely he is around 9-10%... this guy you would never classify as having a "layer of fat"... of course this is my opinion as always.

 

[brutus]

well this layer especially around my midsection is not hard at all and if i pinch
the skin it easily pulls away from my muscles. also there is no texture either like
fat. the caliper seems decent of course i havent used many calipers before so not sure on that.i will try to upload a photo today if possible.

 

[jerseystepup]

17.5% to 7% in 12 weeks??? its probably loose skin brah

 

[brutus]

anything that will help that, what about preperation h