7.1% body fat but still have love handles!?!?

[morninglory81]

Look, most of you guys are just jumping all over him for saying he's 7%, obviously we've established that he's nowhere near that. The man wants advice on how to drop the love handles.

OP, I'd advise you to read the stickies at the top of this section of the forum. Here are the basic facts you need to know right now, and then go right from here to the stickies.

- No, you are not 7% BF...probably high teens.
- You cannot spot reduce fat. No amount of side to side oblique work will make them disappear in and of itself.
- You have to lose fat from all over. Which means you need to be in a caloric deficit. Calories in - Calories out = must be negative for loss.
- 3500 calories in a pound. Eat at a deficit of 500-1000 calories a day for 1-2 pounds of loss a week.
- Calculate your BMR (basal metabolic rate) and figure out what you need to achieve a 500-1000 cal deficit a day. Again, the stickies for more details.
- Lifting heavy, eating enough protein (1 gram per pound of lean body mass is generally accepted as the "norm") and getting your macronutrient ratios right should all but ensure that the 1-2 pounds you lose a week will be fat. You may need to adjust cals/macros to get something that works for your body.

Any more questions, feel free to ask here.I apologize for everyone else's butthurtness over a precious BF reading...apparently they knew it all since the day they were born. (Granted, you did have a little ego it seems posting this "fact", but we should be the better people here.) You'll learn all you need by sticking around here and reading a lot.

OP I will quote this for emphasis but add that because you were overweight when you do get down to 10-12% you may still have to deal with loose skin. This will tighten over the months and years but the amount depends on how long you were overweight how much it needs to tighten and your genetics. Stay with it and good luck!

[Znik]

Wow, let the 2 year old thread die ?

[morninglory81]

Damn didn't realize I was talking to a zombie! >:/

[JacobV902]

I always like what you have to say, but the OP also said he was a personal trainer, so most would think he is not a complete noob.

I did not mean to come down on the OP, just though he was a TROLL.

quite frankly even tho im a very active person on the electronic bf scales ive always found normal mode to be alot more accurate based on ab definition "what i look like" but never use athlete mode that **** says im 9% bf even tho im clearly around 15% or so

[travismheller]

Allright well accurate or inaccurate I apologize. Let me rephrase my question. I was once extremely over weight. I no longer am. I am satIsfied withthe way I look other than small ( but noticeable) love handles. I have tried everything to get rid of them. Do you think they could be because I used to be very over weight, or should I be doing more cardio I currently do 30 minutes 3 days a week and I lift 5x a week doing abs 3x a week

You are no where close to 7%body fat. seems like you are in good shape, just keep working at it and eventually they will go away. Losing love handles for men involves not only a healthy diet but envolves a long term healthy diet.
lower back and stomach are the last places to lose body fat for most men. Keep it up and you will eventually achieve your goal. I would say based on you pictures you are closer to 18% body fat.