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Dlady27 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 134) |
posted June 13, 2000 12:58 PM
  
It might have been on here before, but I wanted to know everyone's opinion is on what they fell is a "good" body fat % ? I want mine to be lower I just don't know how low... IP: Logged |
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JayeLynn Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 99) |
posted June 13, 2000 02:09 PM
"good" is a gray area as you will get varying input from all sectors ranging from 22% to ?9%. My experience is that 12% is the generally accepted marker today. Concerns with going lower revolve around hormone production, as a woman will not properly produce estrogen at BF%'s that are 'too low'. I think that it also true that your body will need an adjustment period when coming from high BF% to low and I see that you have been dropping BF rather quickly. Be mindful of how you feel: you are the best judge of how it is all working. Besides, you may need a little extra time to let the skin shrink back up. IP: Logged |
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MS Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 235) |
posted June 13, 2000 04:08 PM
My ideal %bf is what looks best in the mirror. But that may not help you. To look buff and maintain good health I think somewhere between 12 and 16% is good. Up to 20% is still very healthy, just not nice and lean looking. But a lot of guys still think the old 'Marilyn Monroe' look is very sexy, and she was no lean machine! IP: Logged |
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Dlady27 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 134) |
posted June 13, 2000 04:26 PM
OH, NO I NEVER WANT THE MARYLYN MONROE LOOK SHE WAS FAT TO ME. I WANT IT AROUND 12% HOW CAN i WORK AT GETTING IT THAT LOW? IP: Logged |
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