Guess BF%

rich421

I need help figuring out my BF %. I am a powerlifter and got pretty fat trying to get strong. I have a meet in August or Sept and want to compete at 198 I'm current 186. Was trying to get to 10-12% before building for the prep. Help plz??

Packerjohn

I'd say 17-20% range.

rich421

Really? I lost 25 pounds and calipers said I was 20% when I started. Guess I'm more fat than I thought.

HutchA12

Yeah around 20% what's your height?

giantrobot_powerlifting

Why don't you want to compete in the 83kg class? Or would you rather be at the bottom of the 93kg class?

rich421

HutchA12 wrote: »

Yeah around 20% what's your height?

6 foot

rich421

nakedraygun wrote: »

Why don't you want to compete in the 83kg class? Or would you rather be at the bottom of the 93kg class?

I've actually gotten some advice from a buddy about competing at that weight. How would go about losing the rest of this body fat without losing more muscle. My lifts are starting to suffer and I wanted to add more muscle to my frame before the meet

giantrobot_powerlifting

rich421 wrote: »

nakedraygun wrote: »

Why don't you want to compete in the 83kg class? Or would you rather be at the bottom of the 93kg class?

I've actually gotten some advice from a buddy about competing at that weight. How would go about losing the rest of this body fat without losing more muscle. My lifts are starting to suffer and I wanted to add more muscle to my frame before the meet

Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee losing BF without some LBM loss, but you could try cutting slowly by removing less than 250 calories a day from your diet and see how that goes. I totally get you don't want to lose strength, which is why I never cut anymore once I reach a bodyweight, I eat at that level and go into recomp.

rich421

nakedraygun wrote: »

rich421 wrote: »

nakedraygun wrote: »

Why don't you want to compete in the 83kg class? Or would you rather be at the bottom of the 93kg class?

I've actually gotten some advice from a buddy about competing at that weight. How would go about losing the rest of this body fat without losing more muscle. My lifts are starting to suffer and I wanted to add more muscle to my frame before the meet

Unfortunately, there is no way to guarantee losing BF without some LBM loss, but you could try cutting slowly by removing less than 250 calories a day from your diet and see how that goes. I totally get you don't want to lose strength, which is why I never cut anymore once I reach a bodyweight, I eat at that level and go into recomp.

Ok thanks. I guess I'll do some cardio now because if I remove any more cals I'll be at 1700-1800 and that's no good

Erik8484

I agree with ~20%.