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Old Thu, Jun-13-02, 06:28
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Plan: CAD
Stats: 249.5/217/184
BF:45.2/36.8/25
Progress: 50%
Location: Ottawa
Default Ideal BF %

I was always under the impression that the healthy BF% range was 18-25% But I have a friend who goes to Curves gym and she says that that range is what they term 'athletic' and that 'healthy' is a higher range...what's the truth?

Right now I'm WAY out of any variation of the 'healthy range' (although I've dropped about 8% BF so far) I just want to know what range I should be setting my sights for.

Also, does your lean muscle mass change as you lose weight? I had a BF test done a year ago, and it said I have 137lbs of lean muscle mass, will that stay true or will it go down as I lose weight?
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