Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below
napsgear
genezapharmateuticals
domestic-supply puritysourcelabs US-PHARMACIES
UGL OZ Raptor Labs UGFREAK
napsgeargenezapharmateuticals domestic-supplypuritysourcelabsUGL OZUGFREAKUS-PHARMACIESRaptor Labs

Body fat % needed to look shit hot

M

MASSIVEMONSTER

New member
What % does one need to get doen to in your opinions to look really good and lean, not comp standard but with great abs and vascular and hard all over? Currenlty at 9% and look good, but thinking like 7% to be looking excellent with no fat around the obliques which is harder to shift.
 
good 10%
hot 9%
shit hot 8%
shit hot with superb genetics 7%
lower than that and you're too obsessed with your looks and probably either don't have kids or you're neglecting your kids LOL :)
 
I once got callipered at 6.1% with only 4 visible abs. Later on I got dunked @ 3% with blaring abs.

One of my friends who is very thin skinned got calipered @ 1.2%... so there is alot of variation when it comes to how you measure bf.
 
heavy_duty said:
good 10%
hot 9%
shit hot 8%
shit hot with superb genetics 7%
lower than that and you're too obsessed with your looks and probably either don't have kids or you're neglecting your kids LOL :)
Click to expand...

lolol. A great deal of it is owed to genetics. Some guys show abs at higher body fat than others. Same with women. Sassy69 (a moderator on this site) competes and has to get down to 8% to get the look she wants. Other women compete at 10 - 12%.

Your BF is already really low, so you're probably already shit hot. :D useless without pictures.
 
7-8% usually looks pretty damn good... Now that Im older, I really lose a lot of muscle to get down lower. I have to hit it soo hard to get all the abs out.By the time I get that low, my face is 2 damn skinny and sunken in.. Short one is right on when talking about genetics. I know alot of people who get down to a low %, and without AAS(sometimes even with) they just dont look as ripped and vascular.
 
steelmass said:
I once got callipered at 6.1% with only 4 visible abs. Later on I got dunked @ 3% with blaring abs.

One of my friends who is very thin skinned got calipered @ 1.2%... so there is alot of variation when it comes to how you measure bf.
Click to expand...


1.2%? I'm gonna have to call bullshit.
 
Lots of people get mixed up with bodyfat %'s. I doubtanyone is getting below about 6-7% without being in contest prep mode. I have a good friend who granted has low bodyfat but tested at 4 and change with no abs showing. I would have guessed he was more like 10 or 11 to be honest.
 
steelmass said:
I once got callipered at 6.1% with only 4 visible abs. Later on I got dunked @ 3% with blaring abs.

One of my friends who is very thin skinned got calipered @ 1.2%... so there is alot of variation when it comes to how you measure bf.
Click to expand...
for sure, i was calipered at 3% which we know is not possible, and then i got hydro statically weighed and was 6.5 but they thought i was closer to 5%, i guess a lot of it depends on how much you blow out. they are plus or minus 2% usually, i want to do the x ray. abs are weird Steel for sure, cause i know guys that are for sure 5-7% and they barely have abs, its genetic i think, i'd kill for makavelli's abs
 
the-short-one said:
lolol. A great deal of it is owed to genetics. Some guys show abs at higher body fat than others. Same with women. Sassy69 (a moderator on this site) competes and has to get down to 8% to get the look she wants. Other women compete at 10 - 12%.

Your BF is already really low, so you're probably already shit hot. :D useless without pictures.
Click to expand...


True - but just to give context - you won't find successful bodybuilders competing at 10-12% - - that's fine for figure - not bb. (I do bb.)
 
d_o_c_ said:
Gonna have to call bullshit on the 3% as well.
Click to expand...

Nah, I've seen it in the flesh. My childhood buddy was once recorded at 3% and was told that's the BF% of olympic sprinters (probably gymnasts also). The guy is a human anatomy chart. He was always athletic and shredded, but once he started his masters degree in nutrition, he just got insanely ripped. He has his own personal training business and is opening his own gym soon. He gets clients becasue ppl see that he's the real deal. He never did gear and doesn't need t3 and masteron to show veins comng out of his fkn 8 pack. It pisses me off. lol. Every striation possible is showing on this kid.
 
Its been a while since I seen mine LOL they are lost Reward if found.

i have been at 7-8 % with a 8 pack but remember i trained for years to get em but HGH was a good thing for me had a six pack for ever but after a few HGh cycles had an eight pack but like someone posted 6-8 % is good put as much into abs as you do chest and biceps and they will come
 
d_o_c_ said:
Gonna have to call bullshit on the 3% as well.
Click to expand...

I would have to agree with you DOC 1.2% is definately bullshit, I seriously dont think that is possible on anyone. And 3% is possilbe but stupid. a buddy of mine ate grilled fish every meal along with supplements for a 11 months, not only did he feel like shit he said he couldnt walk barefoot or even sit on a toilet seat without it hurting. He also ended up with an eating disorder as well.
 
micheal jordan was 3% year round his whole career, only athlete i know. doc you would be surprised, some people have nothing to pinch so on the caliper you can get really low or really high results
 
bruce410 said:
micheal jordan was 3% year round his whole career, only athlete i know. doc you would be surprised, some people have nothing to pinch so on the caliper you can get really low or really high results
Click to expand...

I think it depends whos on the calipers, Jordan didnt look anywhere near 3% and id very much doubt he ever has been
 
I'm gonna have to disagree with you there Bruce. There is no way Jordan was anywhere near 3%. He was probably more like 8 or 9 i would guess. 3% is not maintainable for a long period of time.
 
02gixxersix said:
3% is not maintainable for a long period of time.
Click to expand...

True. It's not maintainable for long, and it is unhealthy. But ppl do reach that level. It's sick to see someone in pain from walking becasue they have no fat on the soles of thier feet.
 
02gixxersix said:
I'm gonna have to disagree with you there Bruce. There is no way Jordan was anywhere near 3%. He was probably more like 8 or 9 i would guess. 3% is not maintainable for a long period of time.
Click to expand...

Yeah i would have said just below 10% as well
 
d_o_c_ said:
1.2%? I'm gonna have to call bullshit.
Click to expand...


I agree, anything between 1.2% and 3% and you would have to eat every half an hour or you would pass out...bullshit alert in full effect
 
Thats ridiculous 3% whats the point just to see if you can do it? I wanna look big and strong with abs visible. Id prefer not to look like a Kenyan Marathon runner.
 
well it may be b.s but mj was always said to have that. i have no clue at all. he was pretty damn ethiopian looking though back in the day.
 
3% year round means your in the hospital on life support. No way your body can properly function on such low fat content.
 
yea and i know this but it was always said that he was just naturally 3%, i know you guys are right about health issues, i told you i test 3 on a caliper cause there is nothing to pinch, its just not an accurate measurement, i know i'm up at 6-8, when they weighed me in water it was 6.5
 
Damn, you bros sure are throwing some ridiculous numbers around. 1 1/2-3% BF? That would have to be to the point of being very unhealthy IMO. I'm not saying it isn't possible but those are some pretty low numbers. Depending on genetics, I would think 9-6% would be awesome.
 
bruce410 said:
well it may be b.s but mj was always said to have that. i have no clue at all. he was pretty damn ethiopian looking though back in the day.
Click to expand...
HAhahaha yeah he was a pretty skinny dude I'll give you that. I'm sure there are plenty of reports saying something like that but I think that's just an example of people around him not knowing what they ar talking about. Lots of people will use a specific number to just convey that they are low bodyfat and that number is usually way lower than they are.
 
Terrell Owens was on the cover of muscle fittness, and was voted the best 6 pak in ameri ca....best bodied athlete in pro sports in my opinion and he is at 7-8% bf
 
You are probably very close. Wht don't you post a picture? 8-9% is in all reality very lean. Unless you are already predisposed to having a very low bodyfat, 7% is the thresh hold where you begin to feel like shit and maybe even have to play with the carbs to prevent looking flat. Without seeing you it is hard to tell but 8% is damn lean and you can probably still work out and feel ok. Vascularity may not improve much though. It is like everything else, a matter of genetics.[

QUOTE=MASSIVEMONSTER]What % does one need to get doen to in your opinions to look really good and lean, not comp standard but with great abs and vascular and hard all over? Currenlty at 9% and look good, but thinking like 7% to be looking excellent with no fat around the obliques which is harder to shift.[/QUOTE]
 
rdel85 said:
Terrell Owens was on the cover of muscle fittness, and was voted the best 6 pak in ameri ca....best bodied athlete in pro sports in my opinion and he is at 7-8% bf
Click to expand...
i agree with this statement, he is 6 3 and looks sick as fuck for sure. i dont see how i'm less then him, maybe its just that because he has so much more mass he has a bit more bf, dunno, hydro is 2% + or - so maybe i'm 8.5
 
One thing you have to admit though is that Black people look more lean than lighter skinned people due to shadowing persay.

You know what I'm talking about.

Pretty much the reason why the white BB's get all oiled up and tanned.
 
I enjoy the body fat % claims. Measuring bf is a very unexacting science.
One of the most lean guys was Clarance Bass and he used the water dunk at
U of Arizona. He was transparent under 10%; happiest at around 12%.

I've never gotten under 15%, even at 169 lbs eating nothing but meat and water for weeks. I felt lousey too!

I'm at a fat and true 18% now and show veins and abs. Watch those numbers guys.
 
d_o_c_ said:
1.2%? I'm gonna have to call bullshit.
Click to expand...

I agree total bullshit and medically impossible, marbling in red meat at the store is also what we humans carry, and certain organs and tissues need some fat for protection and proper function.
A 200# man with only 2.4# of fat total is not real.
 
Last time I got mine checked w/ calipers I was 10% with some abs showing....that was about 6 weeks ago. I'm sure I'm a tad lower now....8-9%. I'm happy.
 
k33pGrowing said:
Last time I got mine checked w/ calipers I was 10% with some abs showing....that was about 6 weeks ago. I'm sure I'm a tad lower now....8-9%. I'm happy.
Click to expand...

At 10% you should have more than some abs showing unless all your fat is stored on your gut
 
littleguy said:
I agree total bullshit and medically impossible, marbling in red meat at the store is also what we humans carry, and certain organs and tissues need some fat for protection and proper function.
A 200# man with only 2.4# of fat total is not real.
Click to expand...

Did you guys even read my post? The day of the competition I got dunked @ 3% BF... And my friend only used calipers that day - he measured at 1.2% - I saw it with my own eyes. My point wasn't that he had acheived that low of body fat - my point was that calipers can give inaccurate readings.
 
steelmass said:
Did you guys even read my post? The day of the competition I got dunked @ 3% BF... And my friend only used calipers that day - he measured at 1.2% - I saw it with my own eyes. My point wasn't that he had acheived that low of body fat - my point was that calipers can give inaccurate readings.
Click to expand...
reading of posts is a lost art, i did steel that is why if you read mine it is the same exact info
 
There was a girl on the news here in Australia about 6 years ago that had some (for lack of a more subtle word) disease that stop her from being able to get any higher than 1% BF. she was in hospital care for a very long time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

V
minimum tren I need for recomp stack?
Replies
8
Views
215
Coach R. AP
Coach R. AP
G
using hgh as a 50 year old
Replies
5
Views
584
ROIDDERS
ROIDDERS
eazy_
The Biological Reason Some Fat Is Harder to Lose
Replies
1
Views
160
eazy_
eazy_
Macedog24
PuritySourceLabs You wanna be lean and vascular, we have what you need 🔥
Replies
10
Views
1K
Macedog24
Macedog24
Codezzzz
Approved Log 2026 Cycle Log
Replies
35
Views
2K
the_alcatraz
the_alcatraz
Top Bottom