Guess my body fat percentage
gymrat04mf
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These are all very recent pictures. Currently I'm doing a slow bulk and a lifting program. What do you think my body fat % is and should I start cutting soon? I just don't want to look too skinny if I do that and I want to gain some significant muscle and progress in my butt first.
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10-11%0
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For women that would be below essential fat. You're probably thinking in terms of the BF scale for men.DresdenSinn wrote: »10-11%
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Around 20%.
And it really depends on what you've done up until this point, the results you've seen/haven't seen and what your goals are in term. You could just eat at maintenance and continue to lift and see what happens then decide after 8-12 weeks of that.0 -
I'd say around 20 as well. You should really take some pictures just standing normal. Front, side back..flexed and not flexed. I would not stop bulking..you look good and lean still.
I don't know if you saw my thread in the gaining weight section. There's a picture there of when I had to call it quits on the bulk. I waited till I was a chunky monkey and I still probably only gained 3 lbs of muscle out of 14 lbs gained total.0 -
I'm not sure about body fat percentage but you are now my motivation! Friend me please!
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gymrat04mf wrote: »
For women that would be below essential fat. You're probably thinking in terms of the BF scale for men.DresdenSinn wrote: »10-11%
Yeah I was just kind of going off my own 7%, I'm pretty ripped and vascular (and de-carbed, 3rd day of <30g) right now
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22%1
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I'd say 18-19%0
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DresdenSinn wrote: »10-11%
That's so laughably off it's not even funny .
I'd say maybe 23-24- you don't have much muscle structure based on the way these pictures are taken- so I'm guessing while you aren't over weight- I'm guessing you have a much higher body fat than you think.
But frankly those pictures are almost useless to really tell.1 -
Thanks guys for your opinions. My correct body fat percentage is 19-20% based on different tests I've done (scale and calipers).2
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DresdenSinn wrote: »10-11%
That's so laughably off it's not even funny .
I'd say maybe 23-24- you don't have much muscle structure based on the way these pictures are taken- so I'm guessing while you aren't over weight- I'm guessing you have a much higher body fat than you think.
But frankly those pictures are almost useless to really tell.
The guy that said 10-11% was mistakenly thinking in terms of the men's scale as said earlier - the scales are very different. My actual BF is 19-20%. It's funny that you mention being close to overweight an option, because nearly my whole life I've struggled with staying just out of the underweight category. I've always been very skinny/slim and just have a small bone structure too I guess so I often times stick out as thin. That's why I've been trying to bulk.
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gymrat04mf wrote: »Thanks guys for your opinions. My correct body fat percentage is 19-20% based on different tests I've done (scale and calipers).
If one of those tests is Dexa or hydrostatic you have a correct figure within 1-3%, if not who knows what margin for error
Pictorially, those posed pictures are no way to get a visual estimation...clean flat light, straight on, side, back, flexed and unflexed
But I'd put you at 22-24% tbh2 -
Well done! !0
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Oh, I didn't realize this was the test taking portion of mfp.10
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Why does the number matter? If you like the way you feel, like the improvement you've made, like the way you move, like the way you look; does the number really matter? We aren't looking for bragging rights, are we? ;-)0
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22ish1
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gymrat04mf wrote: »DresdenSinn wrote: »10-11%
That's so laughably off it's not even funny .
I'd say maybe 23-24- you don't have much muscle structure based on the way these pictures are taken- so I'm guessing while you aren't over weight- I'm guessing you have a much higher body fat than you think.
But frankly those pictures are almost useless to really tell.
The guy that said 10-11% was mistakenly thinking in terms of the men's scale as said earlier - the scales are very different. My actual BF is 19-20%. It's funny that you mention being close to overweight an option, because nearly my whole life I've struggled with staying just out of the underweight category. I've always been very skinny/slim and just have a small bone structure too I guess so I often times stick out as thin. That's why I've been trying to bulk.
I'm not seeing where Jo said you were close to overweight.2 -
If you already "know" your body fat percentage, why did you ask?3
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gymrat04mf wrote: »Thanks guys for your opinions. My correct body fat percentage is 19-20% based on different tests I've done (scale and calipers).
If those are the only methods you've used, you still don't actually know your BF %.
And my guess based on those pics is 22%.0 -
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