I am 5'11 150 lbs. I have a problem getting abs because they don't run in the family. All the genetics. My family says I'm the thinnest one out of them. My theighs are big but I can't help that, and a medium bone structure as I still can fit into a medium shirt. I want to know, if I look close to 10-12 percent body fat?
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Thread: Am I 10-12 percent body fat?
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02-05-2013, 11:23 AM #1
Am I 10-12 percent body fat?
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02-05-2013, 11:26 AM #2
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02-05-2013, 04:21 PM #11
I tried the Omron body fat handheld the other day and it told me I'm 5.8 % body fat you know those grip devices you see often at gyms? They use those more then calipers. My gym doesn't have calipers and if I ever bought calipers myself I'd rather have a professional do it. So what does that mean? I could have low body fat as I am low in weight too and no abs? Or am I really 15 percent. Because I feel thinner then 15?
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02-05-2013, 04:33 PM #12
just lift heavy weights and eat right and stop focusing on getting abs. They will come in time but to have abs at your currents state would not impress anyone. Just saying.
Fight Club was the beginning, now it's moved out of the basement, it's called Project Mayhem. -Tyler Durden.
There is an idea of a Patrick Bateman; some kind of abstraction. But there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there. - Patrick Bateman
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02-05-2013, 04:42 PM #13
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maybe you are lacking muscle definition. You may be lean but there is no way you are 5-7% even if you had no muscle mass. Id say 13-15%. Eat more protein and gain muscle but regardless, never give up, don't get discouraged, it takes time!
Current 1 Rep Maxes:
Flat BB Bench press: 275X1
Deadlift: 410X1
Squats: 325X1
Goal 1 Rep Maxes:
Flat BB bench press: 315X1
Deadlift: 495X1
Squats: 405X1
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02-05-2013, 06:23 PM #14
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02-06-2013, 07:11 AM #18
Well, I took these two this morning. In flex form. The first pics I took where natural. I didn't flex in those pics. I guess flexing makes a difference right?
I took front and side. I also sucked in my belly for the side view too. You can see my rib cage. Tell me what you think. Do I still look 14-15 percent body fat or less?
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02-06-2013, 07:45 AM #19
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02-06-2013, 07:56 AM #20
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02-06-2013, 08:29 AM #23
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02-06-2013, 08:35 AM #26
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Okay, there is too much for me to attempt to explain. Here is a good article on bulking which explains pretty much everything you need to know: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/hugo41.htm
Just remember to take things slow, don't be put off by all the jargon just yet, in time you will have a good knowledge base.'-I love it when someone says that no-one has ever done this before, because then when I do it that means that I'm the first one that has done it. So pay no attention to the people that say it can't be done.' - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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02-06-2013, 09:18 AM #27
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02-06-2013, 09:21 AM #28
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02-06-2013, 10:18 AM #29
You need to bulk. I didn't have abs even though I did crunches for the longest time. This last bulk I started doing weighted low rep sets for abs twice a week. Even though I'm 15% bfat right now, I can see my abs sticking out from under my fat. So, do heavy weighted exercises while bulking to develop your abs.
12/1/12 - 120 lbs ~12% first bulk, only upper body.
5/15/13 - 145 lbs ~16% First cut
8/1/13 - 130 lbs ~8% Second bulk. Started training legs. 2x/week per bodypart. Track macros everyday
2/1/14 - 155 lbs ~13%
2/22/14 - 157 lbs ~14% Second cut
3/8/14 - 152 lbs ~11-12%
4/2/14 - 149 lbs ~9-10%
7/20/14 - 143 lbs ~7%
S>315x5
DL>410x5
DB Benchpress>100sx5
DB Shoulderpress>90sx5
Onearm DB Row>165x5
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02-06-2013, 11:15 AM #30
Do you think it also depends on someone's build? I am 5'11 150 lbs like I said. I use to be 210 lbs so I probably was 30 percent body fat at ONE point. If I look 15 percent, would it mean I am healthy too or what? Isn't 14-15 considered in the fit category? What's the average body fat for a normal man?
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