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Originally Posted by jeff25 Hey bodydropped. I had this problem for a bit too. In Canada we officially use the metric system, but all the gyms use the imperial system. So moving to Belgium I had to get used to metric. My buddy pointed out to me that to get from kilos to pounds you simply multiply the number of kilos by 2, then add 10% of your new total. So for example: 120kg*2=240. 10%of 240=24. 240+24=264. Example#2: 165kg*2=330. 10%of 330=33. 330+33=363. Hope this helps. :) |
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