Trying to get to that 8% body fat goal

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  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    skeeder2011 wrote: »
    It's been about 2 weeks in the neutral zone and I'm around 15% body fat right now I was at 19%

    Then you are doing fine. If you want to keep the muscle you have, be patient.
  • Enjcg5
    Enjcg5 Posts: 389 Member
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    Spook_Skywalker wrote: »
    Does anybody realize @Rage_Phish is just doing some good old fashioned trolling? lol

    Yup
  • skeeder2011
    skeeder2011 Posts: 10 Member
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    So do you think that the 1800 calories I'm eating a day are fine? I wanna make sure I'm eating enough in order to not lose muscle mass
  • FelonE1
    FelonE1 Posts: 96 Member
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    Do you have any refeeds a week?
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    Rage_Phish wrote: »
    ILoveGingerNut wrote: »
    lung cancer causes weight loss amongst the other things. but a method that leads to death shouldn't be advised i'm afraid. didn't mean to shame you.

    life leads to death

    Near death leads to life...
    Of course back to death.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    edited October 2016
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    skeeder2011 wrote: »
    So do you think that the 1800 calories I'm eating a day are fine? I wanna make sure I'm eating enough in order to not lose muscle mass

    Just gain more muscle and you will have 8% eventually.
  • skeeder2011
    skeeder2011 Posts: 10 Member
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    What do you mean by refeeds?
  • FelonE1
    FelonE1 Posts: 96 Member
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    skeeder2011 wrote: »
    What do you mean by refeeds?
    Right ok....when I diet down which I currently am once or twice a week I'll 'refeed' which basically means I'll eat up to my maintenance calories with mostly carbs. The reason for this is because when you're on low calories you're body slows down your metabolism so having a refeed let's your body know it's getting food and raises leptin levels and speeds up your metabolism again. Meaning after your refeed your body will burn more calories again. I find then very effective
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    From 15% to 8% is going to be a long long dieting phase. Plus I can guarantee that you are fatter than you think (we all are). From 15-10% you should be able to do using a normal calorie deficit but below 10% you may have to use more specialist methods like carb cycling, fasted cardio, depletion workouts etc.
  • scorpio516
    scorpio516 Posts: 955 Member
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    Age matters a lot too.
    jemhh wrote: »
    Also, realize that staying at 8% year round is not comfortably sustainable for many/most guys.

    I wouldn't say most. Many is probably fine.
    I was around 6% from birth to about 22 years old. I feel really fat at 14% right now.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,394 MFP Moderator
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    If you are aggressively cutting, it's going to be harder to maintain your muscle mass, which will slow down the reduction of body fat in terms of percentage. Being a bit lean, you need to have a small deficit and a solid progressive overload lifting program, that will force you to get stronger to help maintain your muscle mass, with adequate protein. So I would be careful with losing 2 lbs a week, if you want to be shredded.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    scorpio516 wrote: »
    Age matters a lot too.
    jemhh wrote: »
    Also, realize that staying at 8% year round is not comfortably sustainable for many/most guys.

    I wouldn't say most. Many is probably fine.
    I was around 6% from birth to about 22 years old. I feel really fat at 14% right now.

    If this is the case you were chronically underweight as a child and likely would have been diagnosed with failure to thrive as an infant. Surely you don't think that your experience is the norm.
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
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    It's funny how people search the internet for info and come back as an authority. It's like 5 minutes of youtubing trumps an experienced person. You wanna shred? Hook up with a body builder. You wanna get strong talk to a power lifter. You be lost, talk to someone who has just started fitness and now thinks they are an authority and will argue til death that you are wrong. I guess I could be a doctor with 5 minutes of youtube. Wheres my degree damn it? lol
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Z_I_L_L_A wrote: »
    It's funny how people search the internet for info and come back as an authority. It's like 5 minutes of youtubing trumps an experienced person. You wanna shred? Hook up with a body builder. You wanna get strong talk to a power lifter. You be lost, talk to someone who has just started fitness and now thinks they are an authority and will argue til death that you are wrong. I guess I could be a doctor with 5 minutes of youtube. Wheres my degree damn it? lol

    Are you referring to a particular post? I can't tell if this is a general rant or a passive aggressive poke at a specific piece of advice.

    I don't do well with subtlety.
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    edited October 2016
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    Defensive? It's like people asking for advice from the general public. Be specific on who you ask? That is what my point is. It would be better if he hung out and worked out with a body builder to get advice. It's kinda like asking a car salesman whats wrong with your car instead of a mechanic.
    By the way I didn't think I was being subtle...
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
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    ILoveGingerNut wrote: »
    cigarettes will kill you. most disgusting advice i've ever heard

    People that lack a sense of humor often suffer from high levels of stress. Chronic stress can lead to.cardio vascular disease and even death. Laugh once in awhile, it might do you some good.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Z_I_L_L_A wrote: »
    Defensive? It's like people asking for advice from the general public. Be specific on who you ask? That is what my point is.

    Are you asking if I am being defensive? If so, the answer is no. I am not. I have a hard time "getting" hidden meanings and doubletalk in person and it can be even harder online so I was asking for clarification.
  • niblue
    niblue Posts: 339 Member
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    skeeder2011 wrote: »
    I'm a male , 5'10 , 195 lbs. I do a basic workout routine everyday. I'm trying to just get shredded. I like the size I am I just wanna cut down my body fat %.

    I take it you've already got a lot of muscle mass because you're the same height as me and slightly heavier and my main fitness concentration is losing another 20lbs or so to get myself out of the overweight BMI range as I suspect my body fat percentage is perhaps around 25% at the moment.
  • Z_I_L_L_A
    Z_I_L_L_A Posts: 2,399 Member
    edited October 2016
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    jemhh wrote: »
    Z_I_L_L_A wrote: »
    Defensive? It's like people asking for advice from the general public. Be specific on who you ask? That is what my point is.

    Are you asking if I am being defensive? If so, the answer is no. I am not. I have a hard time "getting" hidden meanings and doubletalk in person and it can be even harder online so I was asking for clarification.

    You wanna shred? Hook up with a body builder. You wanna get strong talk to a power lifter. I put that there just for the poster. Pretty straight forward I would think.

    I'm not being a sarcastic smartass, just being honest. You get more info and help from someone who has done it multiple times. Who has a history and proof of how they did it. Thats why I would probably start working out with a bodybuilder if I wanted to be shredded.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    Z_I_L_L_A wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Z_I_L_L_A wrote: »
    Defensive? It's like people asking for advice from the general public. Be specific on who you ask? That is what my point is.

    Are you asking if I am being defensive? If so, the answer is no. I am not. I have a hard time "getting" hidden meanings and doubletalk in person and it can be even harder online so I was asking for clarification.

    You wanna shred? Hook up with a body builder. You wanna get strong talk to a power lifter. I put that there just for the poster. Pretty straight forward I would think.

    I'm not being a sarcastic smartass, just being honest. You get more info and help from someone who has done it multiple times. Who has a history and proof of how they did it. Thats why I would probably start working out with a bodybuilder if I wanted to be shredded.

    Thank you for explaining.

    People sometimes think I am being disingenuous when I ask people to explain but I have just found that I have to ask because I will take a person's words at face value and later find out they meant something else.

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