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Would like to know about what my BF is. Stupid online stuff never calculates right. It put me at 23 haha.
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Estimate my BF% please.
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Phishtribe
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Thanks man. Ive debated it, never have before. I got some work to do on my legs, injury set me back and then got too addicted to upper body but im back at it. finally repping some weight did 6 reps with 385 on squats last week and im training them 2-3 times a week so hopefully they will catch up. Right now I dont feel like I weigh enough to compete, 5'3 at 133 lbs when I get to about 140 I may try out competitions. Love powerlifting but with at pec injury last year I just havent been able to put up that nice weight so bodybuilding may be what I turn to. What bf do I need to be at to enter a comp?
I'd say 6 is good % to be onstage. Ofc the pros go 3-4 but thats ridiculous and insanely difficult. If you had a lot of color i might be tempted to say you're a tad lower than 9, striations and cuts would be more pronounced. You know your gym probably has a trainer that can do a semi-decent caliper test for ya.
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Sorry no gym for me... I lift at home, smith machine, bench, lat pull down, and dip machine is all I use, tho a gym would be nice for some isolation movements. BTW stealing ur bruce lee quote. I would say this is about the lowest bf ive been too other than being sick once and loosing weight. Unfortunately I cant seem to gain weight easy. I have all my meals laid out with specific amounts for each. 30,50,20% on protein carbs fats in that order. 3500 cal diet. even when going over gain nothing maybe 2 lbs? im young so i guess my metabolism will slow one day. Supplemets r just creatine. have ran unleashed and daa once which was a big cycle for me haha but only got a lb or 2.
Phishtribe
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72 views and only one estimate come on guys... oh well i ordered a caliper last night so guess ill get a for sure answer in a few days.
infraredline
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Definitely below 8%
TheRippedReverend
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8% sub 7
Phishtribe
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What are some characteristics that go specifically with these percentages and lower? degrees of vascularity?
definitely below 9 IMHO
with the stats you listed i have no doubt you are 6% body fat. if you ran a stim and got a hard pump going you could look even more insane.
you remind me of when i was in high school, i had the same build as you. i was 5 5 and 125 my junior gear and i had probably 5-6% body fat tops
you remind me of when i was in high school, i had the same build as you. i was 5 5 and 125 my junior gear and i had probably 5-6% body fat tops
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Thanks for checking out my thread. How long did it take u to start putting on weight. I can't gain worth a crap. I would like to sit at about 10% bf and put on another 10 lbs of muscle. I like the pudgier think look than cut as does my gf but it don't matter what I eat fat just won't stack on.
TheRippedReverend
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You can have some of my pudge am 210 got some to spare
Phishtribe
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Figure out how. Ill take 4% plz
TheRippedReverend
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Lol
Wish I could I felt fat than a mofo at 11%
Wish I could I felt fat than a mofo at 11%
Hard to tell for sure without a decent Harpenden skin caliper test (and experienced tester) or bioelectrical impedance testing, both btw should be available at a well equipped gym or college.
Going by your abs I'd say you got to be about 5% but your shoulders and back look a tad smoother, which I'd estimate at around 9%. This could be more to do with the camera and lighting etc., and not truly reflective. Why not just take an average of this or all the other suggestions of your BF% too.
I think it is reasonable to assume your overall BF% is at 7% by what we can see in your shots.
You look a lot lot bigger than 140lbs in your pics. I thought at first glance you were about 5'10" and 190lbs!
I aspire to look like you do. Good work...and all at a home gym and attentive diet
NB: As a person ages - not all but most - their metabolic rate starts to slow down and fat mass increases as FFM slowly begins to decrease (as we approach late middle age to old age).
As a rule of thumb, after 24 years old most males experience a slow down in metabolic rate of around 1% to 2% per year; often attributed to the sluggish thyroid and stuff. That's why so many guys in their forties (me for one) start worry about keeping the fatty weight down without sacrificing hard to build and maintain muscle mass.
Going by your abs I'd say you got to be about 5% but your shoulders and back look a tad smoother, which I'd estimate at around 9%. This could be more to do with the camera and lighting etc., and not truly reflective. Why not just take an average of this or all the other suggestions of your BF% too.
I think it is reasonable to assume your overall BF% is at 7% by what we can see in your shots.
You look a lot lot bigger than 140lbs in your pics. I thought at first glance you were about 5'10" and 190lbs!
I aspire to look like you do. Good work...and all at a home gym and attentive diet
NB: As a person ages - not all but most - their metabolic rate starts to slow down and fat mass increases as FFM slowly begins to decrease (as we approach late middle age to old age).
As a rule of thumb, after 24 years old most males experience a slow down in metabolic rate of around 1% to 2% per year; often attributed to the sluggish thyroid and stuff. That's why so many guys in their forties (me for one) start worry about keeping the fatty weight down without sacrificing hard to build and maintain muscle mass.
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Thanks for the input. Using the caliper I got and doing a 3 point test. ( between armpit and chest, stomach, and mid thigh) I ended up with about 4% but I'm not sure that I agree. I'm lean but I can imagine that I'm below 5
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