Pics of people with 6%BF and little muscle

[jsalazar92]

like, first time competitors...

just to know how ill look if i keep going on my cut.

[mavrick77]

like, first time competitors...

just to know how ill look if i keep going on my cut.

5'11 @ 162.... and not cut up yet? I know you want to compete, I do understand that. But at your height (and mine) we simply can't compete with the smaller guys at that weight. give it another year, put on some solid mass... you will be happy you did.

[jsalazar92]

5'11 @ 162.... and not cut up yet? I know you want to compete, I do understand that. But at your height (and mine) we simply can't compete with the smaller guys at that weight. give it another year, put on some solid mass... you will be happy you did.

oh, i actually dont want to compete yet, i would like to get into competition shape just for the summer...but dont know if ill just end up looking like a hungry skeleton if i keep cutting.

[ChrisSierra]

its all relative.

genetics play a huge role

some people can have nice shape and fullness and still look good with little muscle. but more so an abercrombie model look.

[Agostage]

oh, i actually dont want to compete yet, i would like to get into competition shape just for the summer...but dont know if ill just end up looking like a hungry skeleton if i keep cutting.

I think you're underestimating what competition shape is. It is something that no one in there right mind would try to achieve for summer, spring break, or a Halloween party. So my advice is to just keep dieting until you're satisfied with how you look for summer. You won't accidentally achieve competition shape.

[N01SYtZ]

I think you're underestimating what competition shape is. It is something that no one in there right mind would try to achieve for summer, spring break, or a Halloween party. So my advice is to just keep dieting until you're satisfied with how you look for summer. You won't accidentally achieve competition shape.

agreed, you may want a 'beach body' body fat percentage like 8-10
but you wont be able to maintain 'competition shape' for more then a few days without feeling like ****

[DaveBriggs]

i was in the regoin of 67kg here at around 5'10. think my bodyfat was floating around the 6% mark.

[coltmasterj]

like, first time competitors...

just to know how ill look if i keep going on my cut.

My profile pic is from my first show in 1999, when I competed at 146 lbs, 5'10", and about 6% bodyfat. I went from 23% down to 6% bf in 16 weeks for the show. That was after a long layoff, yet I still gained 15 lbs of muscle during the cut.

[Withoutreason]

My profile pic is from my first show in 1999, when I competed at 146 lbs, 5'10", and about 6% bodyfat. I went from 23% down to 6% bf in 16 weeks for the show. That was after a long layoff, yet I still gained 15 lbs of muscle during the cut.

lol, deluded of on sterons

[coltmasterj]

lol, deluded of on sterons

Nope. Just muscle memory...I was pretty fat before I started cutting too, and that probably helped fuel the muscle growth during the caloric deficit. It really started out as the EAS/Musclemedia fitness challenge, and as I got near the end I figured I would try out a show. You can see I didn't have much mass at all back then.

[mavrick77]

My profile pic is from my first show in 1999, when I competed at 146 lbs, 5'10", and about 6% bodyfat. I went from 23% down to 6% bf in 16 weeks for the show. That was after a long layoff, yet I still gained 15 lbs of muscle during the cut.

your profile pic isn't 6%... well at least it doesn't look like it, maybe its the lighting or your bloated. How did you test that 6% calipars? bod pod? hydrostatic?.. not trying to be rude...but so many people on here have a misconception of what 5-6% really looks like.

the only reasons the pro's can get so low, is because the amount of sheer muscle they carry...for example, 280lbs @ 3% bodyfat is close to 10lbs of fat on his body... and 142 @ 6% is only 8.5lbs of fat. so your AVI would need to look MORE shreeded then a pro at that weight to truly be 6% at that bodyweight. just remember its all relative based on bodyweight.

[coltmasterj]

your profile pic isn't 6%... well at least it doesn't look like it, maybe its the lighting or your bloated. How did you test that 6% calipars? bod pod? hydrostatic?.. not trying to be rude...but so many people on here have a misconception of what 5-6% really looks like.

the only reasons the pro's can get so low, is because the amount of sheer muscle they carry...for example, 280lbs @ 3% bodyfat is close to 10lbs of fat on his body... and 142 @ 6% is only 8.5lbs of fat. so your AVI would need to look MORE shreeded then a pro at that weight to truly be 6% at that bodyweight. just remember its all relative based on bodyweight.

Yeah. I get your point on that one. 6% bf is a guess. I used calipers back then on pec, ab, and thigh, and they calculation told me 5% (1-3 mm per site)...which I know was wrong. I was probably more like 7-8% back then. I never stopped cutting up to the contest , doing cardio twice a day along with weight training, and consuming 1500 cals/day. It was 12 years ago, and I lost my old logbooks from back then. If I had about 4 more weeks, I probably would have been truly shredded, but that was a contest I just tried when I first heard about it 6 weeks out. I did it only for the experience and had fun.

[UGADan]

My first competition is in April and this is me.

5'6
145 lbs

[mavrick77]

My first competition is in April and this is me.

5'6
145 lbs

OMG your competing without a head? are they gonna penalize you for that?

[UGADan]

OMG your competing without a head? are they gonna penalize you for that?

Extra points are given for headlessness, takes away weight and puts me in a smaller weight class.

[UCFBuilder]

my first comp at around 6% 160 pounds

[klonopinz]

like, first time competitors...

just to know how ill look if i keep going on my cut.

just look at pics of every natty contest

[AustrianOakJr]

|There is "kind" of a big difference between 5'7" and 160 lbs and 5'11" 160 lbs....

[coltmasterj]

|There is "kind" of a big difference between 5'7" and 160 lbs and 5'11" 160 lbs....

Good Point. What is the conversion factor? My guess is 1" of height would be about 10 lbs more scale weight for the same degree of musclular development. Maybe, that's an overestimation. So the 5'7" guy at 160 lbs & 6% BF would be equivalent to 200 lbs at 5' 11" & 6% BF. Maybe my estimation of 10 lbs per inch is too high, but that's close.
There is also significant difference between small boned and big boned bodybuilders at the same height. For example, myself, I have a small skeleton with 6.5 inch wrists and 8.75" ankles. I would weigh about 10 lbs less than a guy at the same height with the same amount of muscle if he had an average size skeleton.

[B-Neva]

5'10 161lbs I believe

[JohnBrowne]

just look at pics of every natty contest

holy ****

I literally laughed to the point of holding back tears

[SammyJr]

5'10 161lbs I believe

dang dude nice! How old were you there? With how many years of training?


oh, and does anyone know what bodyfat % I have? I'm literally eating 4000 calories a day but can't gain weight....

[B-Neva]

dang dude nice! How old were you there? With how many years of training?

I was 21 in that pic, it was like 7 months ago with just under 3 years training.

[JohnBrowne]

dang dude nice! How old were you there? With how many years of training?


oh, and does anyone know what bodyfat % I have? I'm literally eating 4000 calories a day but can't gain weight....

Eat 5000 calories then

[N01SYtZ]

dang dude nice! How old were you there? With how many years of training?


oh, and does anyone know what bodyfat % I have? I'm literally eating 4000 calories a day

you can gain weight off 2000 calories lmao

[AustrianOakJr]

Good Point. What is the conversion factor? My guess is 1" of height would be about 10 lbs more scale weight for the same degree of musclular development. Maybe, that's an overestimation. So the 5'7" guy at 160 lbs & 6% BF would be equivalent to 200 lbs at 5' 11" & 6% BF. Maybe my estimation of 10 lbs per inch is too high, but that's close.
There is also significant difference between small boned and big boned bodybuilders at the same height. For example, myself, I have a small skeleton with 6.5 inch wrists and 8.75" ankles. I would weigh about 10 lbs less than a guy at the same height with the same amount of muscle if he had an average size skeleton.

There really isnt a good "conversion factor." Some people are just lighter than others for whatever reason and it doesnt always come down to muscle size. Most middle weights are in the 5'7" to 5'10" range and obviously the taller guys look more stringy. But you look at the pic of B-Neva.....he looks like he weighs a lot more than 160 lbs.

[SammyJr]

Eat 5000 calories then

I dont have that much time on my hands. its already a struggle to eat 4000 a day

you can gain weight off 2000 calories lmao

ROFLMAOAOAOOAO

no i cant.

[klonopinz]

I dont have that much time on my hands. its already a struggle to eat 4000 a day



ROFLMAOAOAOOAO

no i cant.

pfffft. start eating candy bars and poptarts...put honey on ****...peanut butter in protein shakes. No excuses if you REALLY want to gain weight son

[JohnBrowne]

I dont have that much time on my hands. its already a struggle to eat 4000 a day



ROFLMAOAOAOOAO

no i cant.

pfffft. start eating candy bars and poptarts...put honey on ****...peanut butter in protein shakes. No excuses if you REALLY want to gain weight son

lmao at using TIME as an excuse

I just ate a 1500 calorie meal in less than 15 minutes

[bballbrett5]

lmao at using TIME as an excuse

I just ate a 1500 calorie meal in less than 15 minutes

what took you so long, bro?