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%?
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12-01-2011, 08:24 PM #1
Male, 17, 5'4, 138 lbs, 11%BF - lose fat percentage to 5%?
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12-02-2011, 03:22 AM #9
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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.
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"Everyone thinks they're on their way to single digit body fat as soon as they see a blurry four-pack in the right lighting.Your final body weight at 5-6% will be a lot less than what you think.Talk to me again when you get in contest shape." I'd be willing to say that 95% of people on this forum accomplish nothing in years, don't be one of those people. It's sad,they seem to have the knowledge many don't but can't utilize it.
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You know what they say about a guy with big hands.
"Everyone thinks they're on their way to single digit body fat as soon as they see a blurry four-pack in the right lighting.Your final body weight at 5-6% will be a lot less than what you think.Talk to me again when you get in contest shape." I'd be willing to say that 95% of people on this forum accomplish nothing in years, don't be one of those people. It's sad,they seem to have the knowledge many don't but can't utilize it.
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"Everyone thinks they're on their way to single digit body fat as soon as they see a blurry four-pack in the right lighting.Your final body weight at 5-6% will be a lot less than what you think.Talk to me again when you get in contest shape." I'd be willing to say that 95% of people on this forum accomplish nothing in years, don't be one of those people. It's sad,they seem to have the knowledge many don't but can't utilize it.
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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.
"Everyone thinks they're on their way to single digit body fat as soon as they see a blurry four-pack in the right lighting.Your final body weight at 5-6% will be a lot less than what you think.Talk to me again when you get in contest shape." I'd be willing to say that 95% of people on this forum accomplish nothing in years, don't be one of those people. It's sad,they seem to have the knowledge many don't but can't utilize it.
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12-02-2011, 09:18 AM #25
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OP, do not worry about abs or bf% right now. Start lifting heavy at least 3x a week and eat to support muscle growth.
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12-02-2011, 03:35 PM #29
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.
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