Is this really 10%?

[ASTRONOMICAL]

I cut from 192 to 176.5... Calipers put me at about 18.5% and ~34# of fat when I began. I finally took a reading today after a few months and I cant get over 10% of I try to get the biggest skin folds I can. I still have some belly fat and cant really see any definition in my stomach unless I flex. I feel like I've cut down to a skinny fat body type. Thats kinda what I expected. I;m supposedly 157# LBM and 19# fat. I thought I'd look thinner at ~10%.

Is this really 10%?

I probably shoulda bulked in the first place, but, I cut to feel better about myself. I'm guessing I should definitely be bulking now if I'm really 10%.

picture is a week old

[ymenic]

I wish it was

[ksrcrider]

Your like 12-13% abs really show at 10%

[jtbryant420]

yea your closer to 14 15%. But i would suggest a slow lean bulk for a couple months then continue the cut.

[Bryancap77]

15-17% there op.

[ASTRONOMICAL]

15-17% there op.

srs?

I really don't see how a 7 spot check on calipers could be that far off. There was no more fat to grasp. I didn't skew the results.

(mm)

Chest=7

Abdominal=15

Thigh=14

Tricep=5

Subscapular=10

Suprailiac=11

Midaxillary=8

I tested multiple times and looked for as much fat as possible and used the highest numbers I recorded. I believe 12-14 sounds about right. I guess I'll cut for just a couple more weeks to get to Lyle's suggested 12% range.

[Hisairness]

15-17 is way too high. I would say 12-13%. Calipers are one of the least accurate measures of BF

[nabokov7]

15-17% there op.

That is not 17%. Unfortunately, the callipers can be as off as some of the estimations you will receive in this forum.

That is certainly not 10% body fat. You seem to have a great deal of faith in callipers but you need to appreciate they are a rough guide with most formulas having a large margin of error. Callipers make inherent assumptions based on body types.

I would say you are around 13-14%.

[transformerchad]

15%

[MikeDavidL]

I would say 13-14% from the picture. Did you do the caliper test after a workout?

[ksrcrider]

If you're doing the test you're self, with a plastic caliper; more then likely it's way off.. You have to do it will a metal one for accuracy and you must have a professional do it for you.. Still the test is a +/- 3%... The most accurate form of body fat % is a dunk tant... Their pretty pricey..

[ASTRONOMICAL]

Plastic calipers done by someone else. It was on a rest day. I guess I'll just trust the mirror. Thanks for all the help, everyone. I'm gonna do one more 5 week cycle while at a deficit, then I'll transition.

[jeffl1980]

14-15%

[LarsD]

I cut from 192 to 176.5... Calipers put me at about 18.5% and ~34# of fat when I began. I finally took a reading today after a few months and I cant get over 10% of I try to get the biggest skin folds I can. I still have some belly fat and cant really see any definition in my stomach unless I flex. I feel like I've cut down to a skinny fat body type. Thats kinda what I expected. I;m supposedly 157# LBM and 19# fat. I thought I'd look thinner at ~10%.

Is this really 10%?

I probably shoulda bulked in the first place, but, I cut to feel better about myself. I'm guessing I should definitely be bulking now if I'm really 10%.

picture is a week old

You're not 10% no, but you've made a great improvement in my opinion... I myself am cutting as well so that I can go on a nice long clean bulk without gaining too much fat in the process. I'd say your pretty damn close though and you look a lot healthier than you did at first. May your bulk be glorious!

PS: Abs can show at many different bodyfat percentages... Some are visible (not ripped of course) @ 15% bodyfat and others need to go as low as 8-9% to really get them to pop up clearly when not fully trained.