Dropping body fat from 15% fellas....

XLNC1981
XLNC1981 Posts: 114 Member
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

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  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    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.
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