Carb cycling

psuLemon

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Carb cycling is for pro athletes / bodybuilders / physique competitor short term training regimen that has been adopted as a point of difference marketing tool by people who make money out of packaging up miracles for weight loss

Also 18% body fat on a woman is already in the "underfat" territory

Maybe you need to look at body recomposition through progressive resistance if you are still unhappy with your physicality

Good luck

Women dont have issues until under 14%. 18% is considered to be athletic.

This is the second time I've seen you posting similar to this @psuLemon

Having issues and being under what the WHO consider ideal / healthy is different. 18% is considered underfat.

Why are you suddenly promoting women being close to essential BF, it doesn't ring true with most of your, far more sensible, posts so it makes me feel like I'm missing something ...some crucial piece of research that negates the 21-33% staggered by age healthy BF levels I've seen across the board

I guess the standards and classifications from the WHO and other groups are not aligned. This is from the Amercian College of Sports Medicine.



I find it fascinating consider essential fats are sub 14% for women.

That's scary

Considering symptoms that can occur in women sub 18-20

And that essential BF % is 11-13 which means risk of fatality

I think I will stick with WHO and other sources I find more credible until I see some kind of science behind pretty tables

And I will continue to comment if I see people posting that anything sub 21% is any kind of ideal for women.

Because I really believe, hand on heart, that's dangerous, and potentially promoting ED and body dysmorphia for the vast majority of women e.g. Non pro-athletes / bodybuilders (inc physique competitors)

Symptoms can occur at different levels and that should be monitored. But i have known many of women who are sub 18% without issue. And based on your link, it would suggest people like Hornsby are underfat and unhealthy.


I have seen some stuff from acsm but they are pdf's and i am on my phone so i will see if i can post the url (tried last night but couldnt get the link).

Sued0nim

psuLemon wrote: »

Sued0nim wrote: »

psuLemon wrote: »

Sued0nim wrote: »

psuLemon wrote: »

Sued0nim wrote: »

Carb cycling is for pro athletes / bodybuilders / physique competitor short term training regimen that has been adopted as a point of difference marketing tool by people who make money out of packaging up miracles for weight loss

Also 18% body fat on a woman is already in the "underfat" territory

Maybe you need to look at body recomposition through progressive resistance if you are still unhappy with your physicality

Good luck

Women dont have issues until under 14%. 18% is considered to be athletic.

This is the second time I've seen you posting similar to this @psuLemon

Having issues and being under what the WHO consider ideal / healthy is different. 18% is considered underfat.

Why are you suddenly promoting women being close to essential BF, it doesn't ring true with most of your, far more sensible, posts so it makes me feel like I'm missing something ...some crucial piece of research that negates the 21-33% staggered by age healthy BF levels I've seen across the board

I guess the standards and classifications from the WHO and other groups are not aligned. This is from the Amercian College of Sports Medicine.



I find it fascinating consider essential fats are sub 14% for women.

That's scary

Considering symptoms that can occur in women sub 18-20

And that essential BF % is 11-13 which means risk of fatality

I think I will stick with WHO and other sources I find more credible until I see some kind of science behind pretty tables

And I will continue to comment if I see people posting that anything sub 21% is any kind of ideal for women.

Because I really believe, hand on heart, that's dangerous, and potentially promoting ED and body dysmorphia for the vast majority of women e.g. Non pro-athletes / bodybuilders (inc physique competitors)

Symptoms can occur at different levels and that should be monitored. But i have known many of women who are sub 18% without issue. And based on your link, it would suggest people like Hornsby are underfat and unhealthy.


I have seen some stuff from acsm but they are pdf's and i am on my phone so i will see if i can post the url (tried last night but couldnt get the link).

I'd appreciate that

Males and females are very different in terms of essential fats and hormonal response ..I've seen people at low body fat too but I wouldn't make it a general recommendation for the general population

And yes @hornsby is v. low BF but I'm pretty sure his hormones won't go rampaging and his reproductive organs shut down. And TBH dude ain't no genpop