Artificial Emotion
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I understand using skinfold calipers is a pretty good way of estimating bodyfat percentage but professional skinfold calipers are way out of my price range. So I was wondering, are the cheaper plastic ones still a good way to estimate bodyfat percentage or not considering I don't have endless amounts of money to spend on equipment?
Also when you're calculating macronutrient ratios and you want to get the percentage of carbohydrates, do you just multiply the number of grams of carbs by 4kcal/g, divide this by the total no of calories and then multiply by 100?
One last thing - when you're lifting weights how much time per rep should you give? I usually give the positive rep two seconds and the negative rep three seconds but what would you recommend?
Also when you're calculating macronutrient ratios and you want to get the percentage of carbohydrates, do you just multiply the number of grams of carbs by 4kcal/g, divide this by the total no of calories and then multiply by 100?
One last thing - when you're lifting weights how much time per rep should you give? I usually give the positive rep two seconds and the negative rep three seconds but what would you recommend?
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