Am i 13 - 15% body fat + Road to 8%

[EKM2K19]

Can you guys help me get a good visual estimate of my body fat, all tape measure tests put me inbetween 13 - 15%, and whatever body fat i am how long would you say it would take to get to 8%

my current measurements i put into the different types of tests

Age: 19
Height : 176cm / 5'9
weight : 82.4 kg / 181 lbs
waist : 33 inches
hips :34 inches
chest : 42 inches
fore arm :12 inches
wrist : 7 inches
neck : 14.5 inches

images on my profile, cant post links cause im a newb here

[Vandeman17]

Not that is really matters, but you are closer to 18% bf. For reference, I hover between 11-12% and unless you are trying to step on stage, 8% just isn't worth it. I would try to continue to stack on muscle, then do a cut, bulk, then cut again etc. Use the mirror and your progress in the gym as your gauge and not bf %

[grubman]

Not that is really matters, but you are closer to 18% bf. For reference, I hover between 11-12% and unless you are trying to step on stage, 8% just isn't worth it. I would try to continue to stack on muscle, then do a cut, bulk, then cut again etc. Use the mirror and your progress in the gym as your gauge and not bf %

^^^What he said.

My avitar is 13%...so not sure where your calculations are coming from...but a simple visual is more accurate.

[EKM2K19]

Not that is really matters, but you are closer to 18% bf. For reference, I hover between 11-12% and unless you are trying to step on stage, 8% just isn't worth it. I would try to continue to stack on muscle, then do a cut, bulk, then cut again etc. Use the mirror and your progress in the gym as your gauge and not bf %

thanks i had a feeling i was underestimating, but i mainly want to get to 8% for athletic performance, and since i am pretty new to this fitness thing about a 10 months in i can still lose fat and build muscle but when i do get to a point i plateau ill take into account your suggestion of cutting and bulking

[EKM2K19]

^^^What he said.

My avitar is 13%...so not sure where your calculations are coming from...but a simple visual is more accurate.

i was using multiple tape measure tests and averaging my results, but i did hear they can be like 3 to 7% off, so i think me getting 13 - 15 makes sense at me being actually around 18 - 19%.

[Vandeman17]

thanks i had a feeling i was underestimating, but i mainly want to get to 8% for athletic performance, and since i am pretty new to this fitness thing about a 10 months in i can still lose fat and build muscle but when i do get to a point i plateau ill take into account your suggestion of cutting and bulking

8% for athletic performance? Unless you are running marathons I don't know how it would help you athletically

[EKM2K19]

8% for athletic performance? Unless you are running marathons I don't know how it would help you athletically

it would help with sprinting, and sports im getting into like basketball and american football (particularly the wide reciever position), also ive never been there before so i want to see whether if its ideal for me and the sports i do or if somewhere like 10% is the gold spot, all part of the journey i suppose.

[Vandeman17]

it would help with sprinting, and sports im getting into like basketball and american football (particularly the wide reciever position), also ive never been there before so i want to see whether if its ideal for me and the sports i do or if somewhere like 10% is the gold spot, all part of the journey i suppose.

Again, I humbly disagree. Guys who get down to that level generally are only there a short time because of a competition. Bodies aren’t designed to be a peak performance at that low bf

[grubman]

The “American council on excercise” charts are here: https://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03...centage-chart/

[SugarFree1]

IF your measurements are correct (and this can be easy to be off on); military tape testing would put you at 17% bf

[EKM2K19]

Again, I humbly disagree. Guys who get down to that level generally are only there a short time because of a competition. Bodies aren’t designed to be a peak performance at that low bf

if we were talking about the 5% and below being competition ranges id understand, but some of the best athletes in the world perform at peak performance in the 8 - 10% range

Cristiano ronaldo
Russell Westbrook
Usain Bolt
Yoahan Blake
Floyd maywether
Giannis antetokounmpo

and many others.

[EKM2K19]

The “American council on excercise” charts are here:

yeah 6- 13% being the athletes range, and 8-10% being my goal works for athletic performance

[EKM2K19]

IF your measurements are correct (and this can be easy to be off on); military tape testing would put you at 17% bf

yeah i just plugged them in again on one of my go to calculators and it came out as 16.8% so basically 17%, looks like the ones i used a while ago that gave me 13 -15% where trash, 18 - 20% is where im working from now, i plan to get to 8% in 3 - 4 months, thanks for looking into it, wouldn't have rechecked it without that post.

[SugarFree1]

welcome

[JackMan017]

it would help with sprinting, and sports im getting into like basketball and american football (particularly the wide reciever position), also ive never been there before so i want to see whether if its ideal for me and the sports i do or if somewhere like 10% is the gold spot, all part of the journey i suppose.

Nah man thats not it. For what you wanna do 12-14% is optimal. My opinion