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Why do I have so much body fat but a low weight? PLEASE help.

Age: 15
Weight: 140
Height: 5'-10"

BMR: 1749


kian said:
In your case, I would use a daily caloric intake just slightly over your BMR so that your body fat percentage (BFP) doesn't get out of control. Later on, you will be able to increase this value when you are more comfortable with your progress and weight and when you know more about how your body responds to your new training.

I am only going on what you have said here in terms of the amount of body fat you are carrying, as you have not had your BFP assessed. This is why I suggested that your daily caloric intake be only slightly over your BMR. A starting point for you would be 2405 calories per day. Your initial progress is going to be slow but if you increase your caloric intake too quickly while you are establishing your workout routine then your BFP is going to go up rapidly. Ease yourself into all of this slowly. Monitor your progress and make the necessary adjustments to your diet and your training. An increase in your nutritional intake by 500 calories per day (3500 total over the span of one week) will add one pound (minimum) in bodyweight per week. If your progress has slowed, then gradually increase your nutritional intake further. If you take part in other physical activities outside of your training then your diet will have to take these into account. As long as the amount of calories you burn does not excede your daily caloric intake, you will continue to make progress. If your diet is clean and is supported by a weight training program then your progress will be in the form of muscle.

kian said:
It is a good idea to spend the first week writing everything down which you currently eat and then adjust your nutritional intake to reflect these new figures. It will also give you an accurate representation, probably for the first time, of what you consume.

This is the best way to fully understand how your body works. By looking at yourself and the caloric, carb, protein and fat values taken over this one week period, you will see what type of a physique they have produced. It is then up to you to adjust them to produce a better physique.

As to your training, I suggested a minimum of 3 days per week so as to allow you to perform a complete body workout. For the individual exercises, I have suggested 3 different ones per muscle group. This is to make sure that the complete muscle group, as in the case of the shoulders (anterior, lateral, posterior), is developed. The Sets is, like you mentioned, five sets for each exercise with the reps decreasing and the weight increasing for each progressive set. I did not make any mention on weight amounts. This is entirely up to you so use your own judgement.

All of the above and what I have mentioned previously with regards to your workout is suggested as a guide. Nothing is written in stone. Play about with the examples I have given you and the others which you will find in the Weight Training section of the forum. It is important that you find something which you are comfortable with and that you eventually master corect form. Whatever routine you decide to use, keep the amount of weight you use low. Concentrate on quality and not quantity. Then when you find your groove and get a little older, you will be more capabale of increasing your lifts.


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Brotha man, you need to slow YO' roll

You're 16...you're just a little kid. Don't get so down on yourself. It takes YEARS AND YEARS of consistent training, eating, hardwork, and determination.

I'm 26 and I felt exactly the way you did as a 16 yr old. I was the smallest non black kid on my highschool basketball team. I was 5'8 127lbs. I got pushed every which way but up. At first I was everybody's BITCH, after a while they realized I was all heart and I didn't care how much I got pushed around, I would not give up. I gained their respect but I still didn't gain any weight. I couldn't even bench 135lb (1 45lb plate on each side). I thought I was the biggest loser.

For the last 10 years, I've busted my ass in the gym and ate like a horse. I'm now 5'10 3/4 and 192lbs. I'm now throwing up 250lbs on the bench press.

I see those same assholes that picked on me and they won't say a damn word now. That's not really my point though. My point is, there's no miracle pill, protein shake, injection, etc. that is going to make you have a completely different body. I can't say that I didn't ever take anything, but I downed a few classes of creatine and some protein shakes. I've never taken any injections though. It was all done through hardwork. Give it time young man, Rome wasn't built in a day. I'm pretty proud though that I gained 65lbs and can still fit into all of my highschool pants and shorts.
 
B8b8b, Hey little bro, Kian gave you a bunch of great stuff there. In only 6 months of working out your body hasnt really added all that much lean mass. Its just too soon to be packing on slabs of muscle, it takes time. The strength gains your getting are whats called neural adaptation and w/o getting into a bunch of kinesiology that basically means your brain and nerves are getting better at telling your bodt what to do.
As far as a workout plan, especially for a beginner I would lean more toward a full body program 3-4 days per week centered around the core muscle building exercises (Squat, Deadlift, Bench, Dips, Rows, Pull-ups) as this will get you a good basis to build from before getting into splitting, and isolation. Getting too technical in your first year or so IMO is like waxing a car that is still in primer. So Id do the above exercises for 3-4 sets each (depending on your tolerance) at 8-12 reps per set. Focus on your form more than anything else! Throwing weight around will not develop the body, stimulating muscle will.
Again, Im not trying to contradict what Kian gave you its all real solid stuff that you will no doubt get some good results on at your stage.
Try to eat 5-6 times a day, small meals, as this revs up your metabolic rate. And take in protein with every meal. Shoot for 1g of protein per pound of body weight. Use carbs as your adjustment factor, If you start getting flab, lower them, If you dont have enough energy to push your workouts, up them.
Be patient, if it were easy to build muscle and loose fat then everyone would look like a "Gray's anatomy" textbook. Start a program and STICK!!!!!!!!
 
to have a high bodyfat at that height and weight, you might consider getting some blood work done. It sounds like you have high estrogen and low test levels. There are a number of pubertal and genetic explanations for such.

you may be a candidate for aromatase inhibitor therapy

just curious how tall are your parents and (if you have any) siblings?
 
My parents are not very tall. My Dad is about 5'8 and my mom is 5'2. My sister is only 9 and I don;t know her exact height but she seems normal, even taller than kids her age. My Brother is 19 and he is 6 ft. I think something is wrong with my estrogen levels as you said. I have a small case of Gynecomastia. I think gyno and estrogen levels are related right?

By The way, I want to thank everyone for all the replies.
 
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