lusos
A man's gotta eat
Hey guys,
I have a quick questions about body fat % taping.
I'm 5'8", 26 years old. According to the height/weight charts I should be at 181 lbs maximum. I had no problems at MEPS (weighed in at 178 after a week of moderate fasting), but it seems like I am constantly hovering right at 180-185 range for my weight so I'm terrified that I will be pulled for body taping
I lost a significant amount of weight over the last two years so my biggest issue is that while I am comfortable with all of the running, situps, etc. I still have a little belly from the 20+ years of obesity so I am constantly taping (according to the old body fat technique with neck-naval tape) at 23-24% body fat.
This weekend I spoke with my friend who is about to finish up his 20 years at E7 as a submarine sonar operator. He told me about the "new" measuring technique which just took place this year and I'm a little surprised.
According to what I have been told and what I read below, the body fat composition now comes in three steps:
1) Check height vs weight. If that fails...
2)Tape the sailor across the naval, if he measures 39" or less, pass, if that fails
3)Tape Neck and abdomen and subtract the difference.
Can someone on AD let me know if this technique is true? If so, have you encountered any issues?
https://www.navytimes.com/story/mil...body-fat-rules-start-now-spring-pfa/81493416/
Thanks,
I have a quick questions about body fat % taping.
I'm 5'8", 26 years old. According to the height/weight charts I should be at 181 lbs maximum. I had no problems at MEPS (weighed in at 178 after a week of moderate fasting), but it seems like I am constantly hovering right at 180-185 range for my weight so I'm terrified that I will be pulled for body taping
I lost a significant amount of weight over the last two years so my biggest issue is that while I am comfortable with all of the running, situps, etc. I still have a little belly from the 20+ years of obesity so I am constantly taping (according to the old body fat technique with neck-naval tape) at 23-24% body fat.
This weekend I spoke with my friend who is about to finish up his 20 years at E7 as a submarine sonar operator. He told me about the "new" measuring technique which just took place this year and I'm a little surprised.
According to what I have been told and what I read below, the body fat composition now comes in three steps:
1) Check height vs weight. If that fails...
2)Tape the sailor across the naval, if he measures 39" or less, pass, if that fails
3)Tape Neck and abdomen and subtract the difference.
Can someone on AD let me know if this technique is true? If so, have you encountered any issues?
https://www.navytimes.com/story/mil...body-fat-rules-start-now-spring-pfa/81493416/
Thanks,