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@hopeco No, I totally get your point, and understand what you are saying. I don't think I'm being offered the same, but you're right, it's not going anywhere, so we'll drop it.

@hopeco The ratio of each lb matters, the weight itself does not. Should I have elaborated more on what that means? Probably. Is it a false statement? Not at all. It's the same with any person, and exercise. If one person can lift x amount proportional to their weight, and another can't, it's...

@hopeco There are a lot of reasons it would be harder for someone, but saying that a heavier person has less lean mass is a pretty large generalization. OP on this post weighs 15 lbs less than me, and is taller. I can knock out 17 chest to bars despite being at a higher weight, because I likely...

@johannammmm Fair enough on the second point. To be honest, I know better, and shouldn't type, pissed off, while half listening to a pointless conference call there is no reason for me to be on. With that said, studies also show that the lower your body fat, the more muscle per lb you are...

@johannammmm Okay, yes, you are correct that it matters how much lean mass you have in your upper body only. It is still reliant on lean mass. You are incorrect that eating sufficient protein is enough to stop someone from losing muscle mass if they drop weight. At higher body fats, it is true...

@hopeco Right, but that has to do with body composition, and needing to train, and NOT actual weight. A person with less muscle mass who weighs the same as someone with more muscle mass is NOT lifting more weight. They can't lift the same weight, because they don't have enough lean mass per lb...

@denice65 Okay, so thank you for actually using actual reality in your response. I do understand, and appreciate that. I should have realized that the Wilks system has a work in for this. That said, it's really not the huge difference people make it out to be. I hear so many women say they'll...

@alisssabru Look at it this way: regardless of your weight, you are pulling the same amount as everyone else. Every lb of your body weight has to pull 1 lb of weight. Body weight exercises are a great equalizer that way. The only thing that should make it marginally more difficult is that at 5...

@differentviews I'm glad someone thinks so. Apparently, bringing up that pull-ups are a body weight exercise, and it's the amount of muscle per lb of body weight, arm length, and training that is going to matter more; not your actual scale weight, so not to think it was impossible for a larger...

@ciemar99 Play around with it. That is also probably pretty dependent on which muscle groups are dominant, and what movement pattern you're most comfortable with. I can do both, but find a closer grip is easier, despite being more distance to the bar. A wide grip seems to put more strain on my...

@ambitiouspoetry This has more to do with proportional arm length and previous upper body training than anything else. If your arms are longer for your body, you'll have more issue. If, like many women, you have never trained upper body, you'll have more issues (less muscle mass/ lb, less...

@ezra21 That just seems wrong. Jessica Beil is a major body crush for me, partially because she doesn't look 115 lbs at 5 ft 8. She looks much more muscular and unapologetically substantial.

@haldog True, and I know a few who fit that description, but most people who study kinesiology, physical therapy, dietetics, sports medicine, or a related field, will have at least a basic understanding of how things like fat loss and muscle building work.

@prinkills9 I hate this shit. I am seriously starting to think a person shouldn't be able to get a training cert without at least an associates in a related science. I'm not even a degree snob. I never finished mine and I do pretty damn well for myself. I just can't believe the lack of...

@amydoodles I can tell you right now, that it will not be that much higher, unless it is wildly inaccurate. I've had hydrostatic when I was around 27-29% body fat. Since that point, I've taken up lifting, and completely changed my diet. Even with my now vastly increased muscle mass, I am a good...

@charger2012 I saw this earlier today... So, so awesome.

@jayden_jay This is so awesome. Thank you for sharing.

@amydoodles PS- I hope that didn't come off as nasty... It wasn't meant to, and I am curious what my DEXA results would be... I just know my body, and what it looked like at around 27% body fat. I have friends who have a flat tummy, and look generally slim, at body fat levels over 30%. I...

@ruky That really depends on who is using them, and if they know what they are doing. The stupid machines at the gym are wildly inaccurate, and the online calculators are horrid. Anyway, inaccurate or not, I also know what I look like at 27%+ body fat, because that's where I was when I got a...

@causticwolf This is awesome.