How large is your fat pad?

[gandalfw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalfw]

How large is your fat pad?

[Chewbacca Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chewbacca]

this is weird i'm not fat at all actually i have 9% body fat, weigh in at 187 pounds and i'm 6' 2" but my fat pad is 1inch thick can't explain it

[wind chill Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wind chill]

good poll.
We need an average on this.

[sg0123456 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sg0123456]

0. I have a 29" inch waste

[redbear52 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close redbear52]

The thickness of the fat pad is not just a function of body fat percentage. It is partly determined by genetics, and it gets thicker with age, even if one keeps his body fat percentage stable.

[gandalfw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalfw]

I have about 0.15"-0.30" !

[Going411x7 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Going411x7]

I'm on a strict weight loss plan, mainly to reduce my need for diabetes meds, or at least not to end up on dialysis. I was 220. My goal is 180. I have 30 pounds to go. My fat pad is over an inch, but since I'm older, it should be interesting to see where I stand when I get down to my goal. I'm at high risk for kidney failure, (which is what Kingpole has gone through), so I am motivated.

[gandalfw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalfw]

Average is about 0.6" !

[wind chill Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wind chill]

Average is about 0.6" !

slow down

We'll need at least another 100 votes

[redbear52 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close redbear52]

In the 1996 UCSF study by Wessells et al, of 80 individuals age 21-82 they measured both NBPEL and "functional length" (BPEL). The difference between the average BPEL and NBPEL was 1.1" (average fat pad thickness).

[Limp Lenny Member Find all posts View Profile Close Limp Lenny]

I don't have my exact measurements just yet, but it would be especially interesting to see the correlation or lack thereof between body fat percentage and one's fat pad. In the past I have been down to 4% bodyfat and still seemed to have at least some padding down there...

[wind chill Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wind chill]

average should be around 0.4"

[redbear52 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close redbear52]

I suspect that the average across all ages will be much more than 0.4". I too had a fat pad of over .5" when I was much younger and at or under 12% body fat, so it is partially genetically-determined.

And even if you keep your body fat percentage at a low level, as you age the subcutaneous tissue of your abdominal wall will shift closer to the earth's core (along with your wife's or girlfriend's breasts).

[lelouch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close lelouch]

My fat pad is about 2cm, which is approx 0.8"...Fairly slim build wise weighing at 73kg at 5ft 7 or8 tall.

[Editor Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Editor]

Mine is exactly .5