Dropping body fat from 15% fellas....
XLNC1981
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Hi, hope every is ok/surviving/happy!
Coming 2 weeks short of a year on mfp during which I’ve currently shedded 25.9kg (so 57lbs).
Mainly consistently reduced calories and plenty of cardio and weight training from home.
I know that the more I lose, the harder it becomes to lose more and herein lies my question,
I’m currently at 15% body fat according to my scales (I know it’s not bullet proof measurements) and I’ve been hovering around the 77kg mark for some time now.
I would like to drop down to 13% to 14% body fat and I know it requires strictness which I can do but my question is do I have to drop muscle also in order to get to that level?
I lift heavy and am often going over my protein macros (yet within my overall calories).
Am I undoing my ability to drop body fat by pushing to hard to retain the muscle?
Really appreciate advice from anybody who has battled this equation successfully.
Thanks
Coming 2 weeks short of a year on mfp during which I’ve currently shedded 25.9kg (so 57lbs).
Mainly consistently reduced calories and plenty of cardio and weight training from home.
I know that the more I lose, the harder it becomes to lose more and herein lies my question,
I’m currently at 15% body fat according to my scales (I know it’s not bullet proof measurements) and I’ve been hovering around the 77kg mark for some time now.
I would like to drop down to 13% to 14% body fat and I know it requires strictness which I can do but my question is do I have to drop muscle also in order to get to that level?
I lift heavy and am often going over my protein macros (yet within my overall calories).
Am I undoing my ability to drop body fat by pushing to hard to retain the muscle?
Really appreciate advice from anybody who has battled this equation successfully.
Thanks
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Won't see much of a difference just dropping 1-2%BF from 15%.
If u are truly at 15%, you probably won't see much of a chg until u drop to 10% but everyone is different and genetics play a huge part in it.
I hit 8% measured by hydro once but didn't see much difference from 12% where I've been at for yrs. My genetics in play.
To lise more BF, just do more of what you've done b4 2 see if any further chgs occurs and get you BF tested by hydro or DEXA to find out what you BF actually is.2
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