is this really 20% bf??

[Bruce]

there is not a lot of separation in and cutness on your arms and shoulders but then it looks like your abdomen is pretty ripped up. i think your 15%, but you are holding excess weight in your upper areas, maybe a better pic would change that perspective. still no way are you 20 with abs like that bro

 

[supra5469]

Every has to have some sort of BF fro example in between your organs to hold them in palce. Everyone is different, two people with the same BF may look completely different. I was told anything less than 4% is nearly impossible

 

[sparetire]

In that picture yes. To me it looks like you are holding a bit of water under there though. Try drinking shit loads of water tomorrow and keep carbs low-moderate, sodium low, then try again. I think under 10.

i guess I shouldn't have drank that 6 pack of bud last night.. LOL. I'm trying for 6-8 percent.

And btw fireman, I first started out at 19% bf some years ago, and No way is that 20%. I'd say somewhere between 14-16%. Just do 20-45 minutes of hit card ed or e0d for the next month or two and you'll drop another 3-5%

 

[jdevlin1985]

Every has to have some sort of BF fro example in between your organs to hold them in palce. Everyone is different, two people with the same BF may look completely different. I was told anything less than 4% is nearly impossible

Top ten pros are under 4% for the olympia. Jay Cutler was 3 at last years. 8% during the off-season.

 

[supra5469]

Top ten pros are under 4% for the olympia. Jay Cutler was 3 at last years. 8% during the off-season.

Thats what i was told by the so call fitness expert who took my BF test yesterday

 

[Destroyer1986*]

I would say under 15%, no way you come close to 20.

 

[MR. BMJ]

This is the thing....there are very few 'professionals' that take bf% with skin calipers. Unless you have pinched a couple hundred people, then there is no way you can trust anybody. Those people that took your measurements are not 'professionals.' This is clearly visible. I have done many pinches over the years and I would not even say i'm close to being great at it to consider myself a 'professional.'

Don't let these people get you down. Who knows, they could have also been just hating on you (jealousy). Maybe not though. The important thing is to gauge how you visibly look through appearance...ie pictures and mirror.

If I were you, i'd go to the Women's board and do a search under a very smart, and well trained expert, under the name Hybrid1 or Wilson6. He wrote a lot of awesome info regarding BF% measuring. I'd can say with good faith that he was a real professional in this area. Hopefully something comes up, as I don't believe he posts here anymore....unless he uses a different handle now.


Good luck man!
BMJ

 

[marvelous54]

first time trying to post a pic, so bear with me.

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=s6hq9i

curious if thats really 20% bf...I thought more like 15% sigh lol

Bro, Im at 16 and your abs are showin better than mine! I'd say you're around 14%.

 

[FlewByYou04R1]

i am cutting up i was about 24% right now if i look in the mirror i can start seeing my abs come in id say i am around 18% now... gonna drop to 12% but i am bigger than youin the mid area so if i have to guess id say around 15% but then again i have a bigger frame than you do ill post before and after pics when i am done in about 12 weeks

 

[HOG]

we all hold fat in different places. your thighs/ass could drive up your %, or your back.