Body fat percentage chart/graphic?
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YalithKBK
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Someone recently posted a graphic that shows people with various body fat percentages and what lifestyle you need to maintain to look like that. I would like to show it to my friend, but it's now buried in the forums. Does someone have it/could someone repost it?
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My favorite for guys is 10-15%1
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Ironandwine69 wrote: »My favorite for guys is 10-15%
Totally agree with you on that!
Also, looking at those pictures, I've lost almost 15%BF. Another 10% to go and I will have halved my BF%...2 -
Ironandwine69 wrote: »My favorite for guys is 10-15%
yeah, 6-8% is the part in which you look like crap and feel bad a little, get cold, having some issues, and your face looks like you were possessed by a demon, plus it's not sustainable by natural lifters. healthy range is about 14-20% tho (I read that on articles, feel free to disagree)0 -
I believe you mean the chart that is part of this article:
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/cost-of-getting-lean9 -
Yes, the above PN chart ^^^^0
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mohamedahmed07 wrote: »Ironandwine69 wrote: »My favorite for guys is 10-15%
yeah, 6-8% is the part in which you look like crap and feel bad a little, get cold, having some issues, and your face looks like you were possessed by a demon, plus it's not sustainable by natural lifters. healthy range is about 14-20% tho (I read that on articles, feel free to disagree)
I also don't like the look of guys that look like "they are trying too hard".1 -
I believe you mean the chart that is part of this article:
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/cost-of-getting-lean
THIS! Thank you!1 -
Off topic a bit but there's a double standard here. Men often voice their opinion about what they like a woman to look like in these sort of threads that women start and rightly get shot down. Why is it okay to do this to men?7
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I want six pack abs.....:-(1
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Just Google "body fat pictures." You'll get an endless supply of images. Just pick your favorite. This is what I just came up with:
https://www.google.com/search?q=body+fat+pictures&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQ162e0erTAhWKqlQKHdzTCTcQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=9430 -
Is the information accurate? Seems to be a bit heavy on the cardio for 15% BF and below for males. Most guys I've spoken to prefer to do minimal cardio or avoid it altogether.0
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BullishBull wrote: »Is the information accurate? Seems to be a bit heavy on the cardio for 15% BF and below for males. Most guys I've spoken to prefer to do minimal cardio or avoid it altogether.
Not sure what info you're referring to but, for men to achieve visible abs, they need to be at least 15% BF to begin to see them and around 10% BF for the abs to become defined. That's what happened in my case; I was at 10% at based on my hydro test last month. Too far below 10% is really only for competitive body builders and is not sustainable or healthy in the long run.
As for cardio, it's just a means to an end. While there are respiratory and other health benefits, the purpose of cardio in weight loss and/or physique development is to achieve the calorie burn. If you don't overeat and accurately monitor your food intake (and you have no need for the other health benefits), then there's no real need for cardio.
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BullishBull wrote: »Is the information accurate? Seems to be a bit heavy on the cardio for 15% BF and below for males. Most guys I've spoken to prefer to do minimal cardio or avoid it altogether.
Not sure what info you're referring to but, for men to achieve visible abs, they need to be at least 15% BF to begin to see them and around 10% BF for the abs to become defined. That's what happened in my case; I was at 10% at based on my hydro test last month. Too far below 10% is really only for competitive body builders and is not sustainable or healthy in the long run.
As for cardio, it's just a means to an end. While there are respiratory and other health benefits, the purpose of cardio in weight loss and/or physique development is to achieve the calorie burn. If you don't overeat and accurately monitor your food intake (and you have no need for the other health benefits), then there's no real need for cardio.
That's simply not true. I have visible abs and way more than 15% BF... they aren't pretty, but they're clear and visible.0 -
BullishBull wrote: »Is the information accurate? Seems to be a bit heavy on the cardio for 15% BF and below for males. Most guys I've spoken to prefer to do minimal cardio or avoid it altogether.
Not sure what info you're referring to but, for men to achieve visible abs, they need to be at least 15% BF to begin to see them and around 10% BF for the abs to become defined. That's what happened in my case; I was at 10% at based on my hydro test last month. Too far below 10% is really only for competitive body builders and is not sustainable or healthy in the long run.
As for cardio, it's just a means to an end. While there are respiratory and other health benefits, the purpose of cardio in weight loss and/or physique development is to achieve the calorie burn. If you don't overeat and accurately monitor your food intake (and you have no need for the other health benefits), then there's no real need for cardio.
It says for males wanting to achieve 15 to 10% BF you should aim to do 45 to 60 minutes of cardio a day 5 to 7 days a week.0 -
BullishBull wrote: »BullishBull wrote: »Is the information accurate? Seems to be a bit heavy on the cardio for 15% BF and below for males. Most guys I've spoken to prefer to do minimal cardio or avoid it altogether.
Not sure what info you're referring to but, for men to achieve visible abs, they need to be at least 15% BF to begin to see them and around 10% BF for the abs to become defined. That's what happened in my case; I was at 10% at based on my hydro test last month. Too far below 10% is really only for competitive body builders and is not sustainable or healthy in the long run.
As for cardio, it's just a means to an end. While there are respiratory and other health benefits, the purpose of cardio in weight loss and/or physique development is to achieve the calorie burn. If you don't overeat and accurately monitor your food intake (and you have no need for the other health benefits), then there's no real need for cardio.
It says for males wanting to achieve 15 to 10% BF you should aim to do 45 to 60 minutes of cardio a day 5 to 7 days a week.
What says that and where? What link/article are you looking at, in other words?0 -
From one of the links above.
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Tacklewasher wrote: »From one of the links above.
I feel like I must be blind today or something because I don't see anything about cardio on that or on the table in the article itself.0 -
That doesn't say cardio, though. If that's what you (or whomever) are referring to. It just says exercise 60-75 minutes daily, with 4-5 of those breaking a sweat. That could (and likely will) include strength training.0
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That doesn't say cardio, though. If that's what you (or whomever) are referring to. It just says exercise 60-75 minutes daily, with 4-5 of those breaking a sweat. That could (and likely will) include strength training.
Thank you! I was looking and looking for the word "cardio" and could not find it.0
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