Male, 17, 5'4, 138 lbs, 11%BF - lose fat percentage to 5%?

**jlhw21** · 12-01-2011, 08:24 PM

I want to lose fats to get that defined muscles(six packs, etc) but I don't know if I am doing it correctly.

My Stats: Male, 17, 5'4, 138 lbs, about 11%BF
Daily Caloric Intake: 1800 - 1900
I lift weights 1-2 times a week and HIIT 2 times a week.

so should i be increasing my workouts or decreasing my caloric intake to drop my fat percentage to around 5%?

**jon1995** · 12-01-2011, 08:41 PM

Literally 110 pounds start bulking

**looseends** · 12-01-2011, 10:22 PM

you don't want to aiming for 5%, that is competition level. 8-10% and you will have a six pack.

**sharpieblet** · 12-02-2011, 02:23 AM

now is a good time to start bulking or recomping a while. pics to post? how'd you get your BF measurement? i'm around 13% at 142 lbs so that means you should have a similar build to me, only relatively ripped looking.

**tanajerner** · 12-02-2011, 02:25 AM

Originally Posted by jlhw21

I want to lose fats to get that defined muscles(six packs, etc) but I don't know if I am doing it correctly.

My Stats: Male, 17, 5'4, 138 lbs, about 11%BF
Daily Caloric Intake: 1800 - 1900
I lift weights 1-2 times a week and HIIT 2 times a week.

so should i be increasing my workouts or decreasing my caloric intake to drop my fat percentage to around 5%?

can you see you abs at all because if you cant your bf isnt 11% its gonna be higher than you think

can you post a pic?

**sharpieblet** · 12-02-2011, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by tanajerner

can you see you abs at all because if you cant your bf isnt 11% its gonna be higher than you think

can you post a pic?

precisely what i was thinking, but trying to give the benefit of the doubt for now

**tanajerner** · 12-02-2011, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by sharpieblet

precisely what i was thinking, but trying to give the benefit of the doubt for now

as soon as i saw he wanted 5% bodyfat alarm bells rang in my head unless hes becoming an IFBB Pro he doesnt know what 5% is

**sharpieblet** · 12-02-2011, 03:03 AM

lulz yea man it's gettin real easy to spot the 'misinformed' in a fraction of a second just by the nature of their posts

**gbullock32** · 12-02-2011, 03:22 AM

Hell, I'm 5 foot 5 inch, and at ~10% bodyfat, only weigh 116 pounds right now, have to hit 110 before I will have solid abs. Couldn't imagine how low you'd need to be, unless your a very built guy (I am fairly small/lean rather than muscled). Good luck non the less, and to answer your original question, calorie intake is fine, just have to wait. May take a couple months to drop to 8% or so, which is a healthy bodyfat percent, and still have abs.

**super_tactical** · 12-02-2011, 05:43 AM

Originally Posted by gbullock32

Hell, I'm 5 foot 5 inch, and at ~10% bodyfat, only weigh 116 pounds right now, have to hit 110 before I will have solid abs. Couldn't imagine how low you'd need to be, unless your a very built guy (I am fairly small/lean rather than muscled). Good luck non the less, and to answer your original question, calorie intake is fine, just have to wait. May take a couple months to drop to 8% or so, which is a healthy bodyfat percent, and still have abs.

I hope that you're joking about trying to reach 110 lbs. Seriously...srs

**JMCandelario** · 12-02-2011, 05:48 AM

No. No. No.

Say you do get to 5%. What's the point? There's nothing to show or display.

Post pics if I'm wrong. If not, I'm just going to assume you have some sort of disorder. You're 17! It's grow time, buddy.

**th3pwn3r** · 12-02-2011, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by JMCandelario

No. No. No.

Say you do get to 5%. What's the point? There's nothing to show or display.

Mirin' exoskeleton brah?

**JMCandelario** · 12-02-2011, 06:01 AM

Originally Posted by th3pwn3r

Mirin' exoskeleton brah?

SHREDDED.

**th3pwn3r** · 12-02-2011, 06:11 AM

You know what they say about a guy with big hands.

**super_tactical** · 12-02-2011, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by th3pwn3r

You know what they say about a guy with big hands.

Nope, his ring finger is shorter than index...

**jlhw21** · 12-02-2011, 06:45 AM

Thanks you guys for all the replies. Actually my fat percentage and the 5% body fat idea was estimated from some website, i didn't really know. Here are my pics.

Sorry that i can't post image links because my post count is lower than 50.

**Ninetysix** · 12-02-2011, 07:01 AM

Looking at those pics.

notsureifsrs.jpg

Think about this saying:

Abs on a skinny guy is like bewbz on a fat chick

Just saying.. They don't count

Bulk up and get some muscles in there and cut.

**igglesphan** · 12-02-2011, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by jlhw21

Thanks you guys for all the replies. Actually my fat percentage and the 5% body fat idea was estimated from some website, i didn't really know. Here are my pics.

Sorry that i can't post image links because my post count is lower than 50.

Start lifting more than 1-2 times per week... and lift HEAVY! Forget about abs for now.

**super_tactical** · 12-02-2011, 07:12 AM

Yeah, definitely not 11%...and you definitely don't need to worry about going below 10-11% anyways.

You need to worry about growing right now. Lift and eat a healthy diet...your body will do the rest...especially at your age.

**gbullock32** · 12-02-2011, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by super_tactical

I hope that you're joking about trying to reach 110 lbs. Seriously...srs

No joke, 6 pounds to go, so shouldn't take me longer than 4-6 weeks. Not going any lower than that though; 110 then clean bulk to 120-130, at least that's the current plan.

**super_tactical** · 12-02-2011, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by gbullock32

No joke, 6 pounds to go, so shouldn't take me longer than 4-6 weeks. Not going any lower than that though; 110 then clean bulk to 120-130, at least that's the current plan.

That's really not good at all.

**th3pwn3r** · 12-02-2011, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by super_tactical

Nope, his ring finger is shorter than index...

A genetic mutation. My left index is longer than my ring and my right index is shorter than my ring.

**super_tactical** · 12-02-2011, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by th3pwn3r

A genetic mutation. My left index is longer than my ring and my right index is shorter than my ring.

**th3pwn3r** · 12-02-2011, 08:57 AM

Haha, science says depending on the length of your fingers they can nearly determine if you're on dat dere ****gy time or not. Not sure if you knew that or not.

**illiniStrive** · 12-02-2011, 09:18 AM

OP, do not worry about abs or bf% right now. Start lifting heavy at least 3x a week and eat to support muscle growth.

**sharpieblet** · 12-02-2011, 09:40 AM

even though OP has an extremely untrained physique, he should be thankful that he stores fat in such a way that after one year of dedicated lifting at maintenance or slightly above he'll look pretty great.

**cyco85** · 12-02-2011, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by th3pwn3r

Haha, science says depending on the length of your fingers they can nearly determine if you're on dat dere ****gy time or not. Not sure if you knew that or not.

**ejthomp** · 12-02-2011, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by sharpieblet

even though OP has an extremely untrained physique, he should be thankful that he stores fat in such a way that after one year of dedicated lifting at maintenance or slightly above he'll look pretty great.

THIS^^^^

The kid will look great if he dedicates himself.

LIFT HEAVY... EAT WELL.... REPEAT...

Of course at 17...what are the chances he has the patience and will give the consistent effort? OP? You reading this?

**sharpieblet** · 12-02-2011, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by ejthomp

THIS^^^^

The kid will look great if he dedicates himself.

LIFT HEAVY... EAT WELL.... REPEAT...

Of course at 17...what are the chances he has the patience and will give the consistent effort? OP? You reading this?

yea i see it a lot in my gym...these kids are willing to put in the work, but typically they just put in the work on bench press, tricep exercises and bicep curls...and when they get under the squat rack (not often enough for sure) the form is just DANGEROUS. but i remember high school...most typical question asked by the 'tough' guys....'how much can you bench?' ...and even then they'll count it as a rep if you bounce off your chest and lift your ass off the bench for some exaggerated arch.

**jlhw21** · 12-02-2011, 06:08 PM

once again thanks everyone for the replies. i guess ill just lift and eat healthy first.

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