whats a good body fat % to aim for?

BeautyFromPain
BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
Hey all,

I am a 19y/o female, back in April I was 43.3% before I started this journey, I am now... 27.2% :D

What is a good % to aim for?

:)

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  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    How much muscle definition do you want?
    From how you talk it sounds like you want to be pretty tone looking so I would say 18-21%
    :)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
    I thought this might help :]

    From http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

    body-fat-percentage-pictures-female.jpg
    female-body-fat-percentage-pictures.jpg

    Just remember to lift :]

    15-percent-body-fat-female1.jpg
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    yup I absolutely love weights! Thanks for this hun :]
  • CaoimheAine
    CaoimheAine Posts: 195
    Oh I love that post ^
    I think I was about 33% before I started eating well and gymming, not sure what I am currently, will have to check :)
    I'm 19, 5'6... Aiming for 18-20% for now :) xx
  • dez_yaoichan
    dez_yaoichan Posts: 454
    http://www.healthyforms.com/helpful-tools/body-fat-percentage.php

    my goal is 25%. i am at 30% right now. when i started i was at 40%
  • cofakid
    cofakid Posts: 213 Member
    http://www.healthyforms.com/helpful-tools/body-fat-percentage.php

    my goal is 25%. i am at 30% right now. when i started i was at 40%

    how accurate are these calculators? cause it says my bdy fat is 32% and i honestly thought it would be a lot higher than that

    or perhaps im over assuming. i have lost 10 kilos after all maybe it should be that low, plus thats WAY off ideal.

    and i guess i look similar to the 30% pic so being a little above that makes sense....

    ha ha sorry going off into my own world
  • Gee45
    Gee45 Posts: 171
    Very helpful pics!
    I'm around 25% and want to go to 18 - 20% with muscle.
  • Cydnie197
    Cydnie197 Posts: 38
    All of you wanting to be in the teens, please be careful!! Not everyone can look like the women in those pictures, in fact I happen to know that the super ripped body builder women ONLY look like that during competition time. They bloat up, just like everyone else, then they have to lose it again.

    Women are supposed to have higher % than men, it's simply the way we are made. Certain systems (periods etc) stop working properly when our body fat is TOO low. I realize that "the desireable look" these days is almost skeletal, but I really can't see that those women actually have high quality lives because they are constantly obsessing about their images.

    I just checked mine (yes, that's me in the picture), I'm at 23.5%, if that helps anyone.
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