Trying to get to 5% BF
abraham11982
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Hi everyone! I'm Abraham and since 2012 I've lost 40 pounds. I am now trying the last part of my journey, to go from overweight and miserably with my body image to being in competition shape. I am about 10% body fat currently and have hit a wall, so using this app will hopefully help me to lose those last stubborn pounds. I'm def too shy to pupblicly compete but I want so bad to have a body at that level. Anyways, thank you very much for reading, and good luck with your journeys.
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You won't be able to maintain 5% body fat. That sort of body fat level is only maintained for a couple of weeks and the stage look is only maintained for a day. The mental and physical effort that it takes to get to that level is simply not sustainable long term. It's why those of us who compete have off seasons or spend a couple of months going through competition prep. 10% body fat is about as low as most men are able to maintain while not compromising their health.0
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Totally agree with usmcmp not sure why u would want to be sub 10% unless u was going on stage or photoshoot ie short period. You should look great at 10%0
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You won't be able to maintain 5% body fat. That sort of body fat level is only maintained for a couple of weeks and the stage look is only maintained for a day. The mental and physical effort that it takes to get to that level is simply not sustainable long term. It's why those of us who compete have off seasons or spend a couple of months going through competition prep. 10% body fat is about as low as most men are able to maintain while not compromising their health.
Hit the nail on the head0 -
Some people just want to do it to prove they can.0
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No clue. I'm a far cry from it. Haven't had to dial it in that tightly yet.0 -
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I should have clarified haha. Def know it's not a year round sustainable look. But its like running a marathon, I wanna just say I can do it. But I also know it will be the hardest thing I've ever donr, I can already tell. Much respect to anyone who has achieved that level of fitness0
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Won't you be near dead at 5%?0
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Christine_72 wrote: »Won't you be near dead at 5%?
No, I think bodybuilders reach at least that number during competition ☺0
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