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Demmuscles
Demmuscles Posts: 228 Member
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12.4% is too low on a female?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,668 Member
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    12.4% is too low on a female?
    That's a very athletic physique and usually females that have that low a body fat are competitive athletes. That's a very "ripped" physique for a female so abs and veins would be pretty prominent.


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  • Demmuscles
    Demmuscles Posts: 228 Member
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    Thanks ninerbuff, so it is likely even tho I worked it out on several different websites, that it is incorrect?
  • Luthorcrow
    Luthorcrow Posts: 193
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    For women that is extremely low. That is beyond just athletic and lower than most charts for professional athletes. Keep in mind that for a woman essential body fat is in the 10%-12% range. Go lower than that and your health would be at risk.

    So ya, that is ripped.
  • jo_marnes
    jo_marnes Posts: 1,601 Member
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    Websites are totally inaccurate.

    You would REALLY have to be training/ eating for that body type.

    My body fat is about 15% and it's too low. I don't have periods and I suffer health issues with it. I am working on building it back up.

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