WHy am i.. and he is...

[Kpnitrl30]

Ok me and my best friend are partners at the gym... i am 5'8'' 190lbs he is 5'7 185lbs im at 8.1% body fat and hes 9.8%.

Here is my ?
When i was 13% body fat i was still more cut than a lot of my friends including him at 9,8% if you look at my pics i have some from when i was 9.8% and i look pretty lean.. im bassicly confused why do i look soo much more lean if we are bassicly the same amount of body fat... i dont know why but it confuses me.. he says its just genetics.. which could be true but i don't see how that could be.. although he has improved soo much and im very proud of him.. his stomach is flat.. although hasnt formed much abs yet... lol anyway thanks for any replies much appreciated.

[gtaguy]

Few reasons, for one thing you've got several more lbs of lean body mass which helps, but like you said some of it has to do with your "build".

You seem pretty damn chiseled for the 8-10% range, but its worth noting that for your friend he's got roughly 4 more Lbs of fat and the lower you are the more noticeable its going to look. If he's getting to be sub 10% he's not far from having some abs.

Has he tried getting to 8% yet? I can't imagine him not having more definition then a flat stomach as 8%.

[Ricky_k]

Originally Posted by Kpnitrl30

Ok me and my best friend are partners at the gym... i am 5'8'' 190lbs he is 5'7 185lbs im at 8.1% body fat and hes 9.8%.

Here is my ?
When i was 13% body fat i was still more cut than a lot of my friends including him at 9,8% if you look at my pics i have some from when i was 9.8% and i look pretty lean.. im bassicly confused why do i look soo much more lean if we are bassicly the same amount of body fat... i dont know why but it confuses me.. he says its just genetics.. which could be true but i don't see how that could be.. although he has improved soo much and im very proud of him.. his stomach is flat.. although hasnt formed much abs yet... lol anyway thanks for any replies much appreciated.

your devlopment is great for your age.........im 2 years old and trying to get where you are.

[doleczki]

Kpnitrl30, it's probably you're working harder than him