[QUOTE=GokTengri;1624205961]How many cardio exercises do you suggest per week? the thing is I don't do cardio. But I will start doing it now.[/QUOTE]you don't need to do cardio (or any specific cardio exercise) for fat loss if that's what you're thinking
maybe i misunderstood though
[QUOTE=GokTengri;1624205961]How many cardio exercises do you suggest per week? the thing is I don't do cardio. But I will start doing it now.[/QUOTE]
If goal is to get lean your Nutrition will account for 80-90% of the results. Just stick to strength training.
But if you like cardio you can add it too on top of your regular strength training sessions. Cardio is great to feel energetic and good for the heart. Don't just do it for weight loss alone.
I typically cycle 25 min + 25 min back and forth to go to the gym every single time and then train for strength so that's my way of doing cardio. And I sometimes add jump rope.
How close am I to below 15% bodyfat?
[QUOTE=Cheeky****t;1624226781]How close am I to below 15% bodyfat?
Do u guys reckon I can start a lean bulk.now or drop a bit of fat first?
Got naturally wide hips so might make me look fatter than I actually am
My goal is to be muscular but also relatively lean[/QUOTE]I would start gaining for sure, increasing your delts, lats, and overall mass will taper your waist better and you'll look a lot more narrow in the waist. I think we are the same but it has been so long since I started...
[QUOTE=CaptainCoitus;1624251981]M20, 190lbs, 6' (Pics on profile)
I'm currently cutting at 1800 calories a day and lifting 4x a week with abs+cardio on the off days. The ultimate goal is to cut down to 10% bf and get some poontang next summer. My best guess is that I'm currently ~20%, does that sound about right?[/QUOTE]20 is close enough give or a take a couple % points. You have a decent base so good news you have muscle to cut down to. Bad news you won’t get to 10% body fat by summer most likely and if you do with extreme dieting to do it, you’ll lose a lot of muscle and strength. You’re very young and tall. I doubt you need to cut at such a deficit of 1800 calories, which is probably a 1000 calorie or more below maintenance for your current weight. Try like 2250-2450 better to cut slow to maintain as much muscle as possible. I think by summer you could lose 15-20 lbs and be really happy with the results
[QUOTE=Cheeky****t;1624226781]How close am I to below 15% bodyfat?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Junsuiakai;1624249871]I would start gaining for sure, increasing your delts, lats, and overall mass will taper your waist better and you'll look a lot more narrow in the waist. I think we are the same but it has been so long since I started...[/QUOTE]
I think you are just about right on 15%.
Agreed, need to basically keep brining everything up, especially upper back, traps, shoulders, lats. Weighted abs will get them bigger and popping more. I have wide hips as well and it also means larger glutes and bigger upper legs for me, which is a good look after getting wider up top. Edit- also obliques. It looks similar to my older pics but just not as developed yet. They sit on top of wider hips, making them look even bigger and then create that "adonis belt".
What kind of training are you doing?
[QUOTE=ezra76;1624256031]I think you are just about right on 15%.
Agreed, need to basically keep brining everything up, especially upper back, traps, shoulders, lats. Weighted abs will get them bigger and popping more. I have wide hips as well and it also means larger glutes and bigger upper legs for me, which is a good look after getting wider up top. Edit- also obliques. It looks similar to my older pics but just not as developed yet. They sit on top of wider hips, making them look even bigger and then create that "adonis belt".
What kind of training are you doing?[/QUOTE]
just started a 3 day full body split beginner routine prioritising all the major compounds, with arms I'm doing 6 sets of triceps per week and 3 sets of biceps. 12 sets of abs per week
[QUOTE=CaptainCoitus;1624251981]M20, 190lbs, 6' (Pics on profile)
I'm currently cutting at 1800 calories a day and lifting 4x a week with abs+cardio on the off days. The ultimate goal is to cut down to 10% bf and get some poontang next summer. My best guess is that I'm currently ~20%, does that sound about right?[/QUOTE]
Yeah could be 20% or 18% somewhere around that.
Your maintenance with your current training efforts seem to be around 3000 kcals. So you could keep that huge deficit if you prefer to get lean more quickly, but you're basically also losing weight if you were to eat 2500 kcals for now, and slowly reduce that over time as you lose more weight. I think at 10% you'll have a decent beach bod. Go get that pootang!
[QUOTE=inspirasn;1624136721]That's just my honest guesstimation based off of your November 2 photos.
Maybe you are a little leaner right now but on your photos that's at least a 20%
How much % do YOU think you are in there? If it were lower it def wouldn't be under 18%[/QUOTE]
Did you look at these photos? Nov 2 was 2019...
[url]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9283441&d=1605973228[/url]
[url]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9283451&d=1605973258[/url]
Thanks!
[QUOTE=LazerTag;1624337671]Did you look at these photos? Nov 2 was 2019...
[url]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9283441&d=1605973228[/url]
[url]https://forum.bodybuilding.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9283451&d=1605973258[/url]
Thanks![/QUOTE]i mean still like 15-17% but you don’t need to cut you need to maintain and build up some muscle
22 year old
78.5kg
6'2
What's my current body fat estimate?
[QUOTE=aaroncorrie;1624372541]22 year old
78.5kg
6'2
What's my current body fat estimate?[/QUOTE]
12-13%
You are on sexy mother ****er
what is my bf? i have 181cm and 84kg.
Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum. As a skinny fat guy, I've been training for 2 months and I don't seem to be making much progress. I would really welcome your frank opinion on what you think my body fat percentage is.
I've tried callipers but can never get a consistent reading.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
[QUOTE=brunogouveia58;1624457821]what is my bf? i have 181cm and 84kg.[/QUOTE]
Someone?
thoughts on my avi bf%? obviously a flattering lighting and angle but still curious
i'll post normal pics in two weeks though
5'11" 153.5lbs. BF% estimate? I'm aiming for 10% before I begin a long, slow bulk :]. Pics are relaxed and flexed. Current stat - squat: 235lbs, bench: 170lbs, deadlift: 320lbs
[QUOTE=Zelqui;1624582391]5'11" 153.5lbs. BF% estimate? I'm aiming for 10% before I begin a long, slow bulk :]. Pics are relaxed and flexed. Current stat - squat: 235lbs, bench: 170lbs, deadlift: 320lbs[/QUOTE]maybe 13-15%
[QUOTE=sokaman;1624554181]Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum. As a skinny fat guy, I've been training for 2 months and I don't seem to be making much progress. I would really welcome your frank opinion on what you think my body fat percentage is.
I've tried callipers but can never get a consistent reading.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.[/QUOTE]
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Anyone?
im 6' 195 lbs
[QUOTE=KCMann;1624655181]im 6' 195 lbs[/QUOTE]
I'd say about 13-14%. Tough to tell from 1 pic and not sure if you are flexing abs or not. Could be lower.
[QUOTE=brunogouveia58;1624457821]what is my bf? i have 181cm and 84kg.[/QUOTE]
Getting close to 15%. I'd say right on the edge around 16%. I see a lot of similarities to me. Huge back/traps, decent arms and shoulders, chest that is just a pain and wider hip bones. If it's any motivation when I hit about 12% I had striated traps, which was pretty cool the 1st time I saw it in a picture.
Pictures in bodyspace progress photo!
After a long cut, I've been attempting to slowly gain and now maingain.
I think I probably went from 15% leanest to 18% body fat.
I gained 7.1 lbs over 4 months. 158.7lbs to 165.8lbs. 5ft 9inch.
Should I try to build more muscle at the same weight? or try to get rid of some of the body fat?
Trying to add muscle is so much more confusing than simply losing weight, I don't want to be fat again but I also think I have a lot of room for muscle development.
Thanks dudes.
[QUOTE=hogshead1218;1624671721]Pictures in bodyspace progress photo!
After a long cut, I've been attempting to slowly gain and now maingain.
I think I probably went from 15% leanest to 18% body fat.
I gained 7.1 lbs over 4 months. 158.7lbs to 165.8lbs. 5ft 9inch.
Should I try to build more muscle at the same weight? or try to get rid of some of the body fat?
Trying to add muscle is so much more confusing than simply losing weight, I don't want to be fat again but I also think I have a lot of room for muscle development.
Thanks dudes.[/QUOTE]
Your post cut you were probably around 17-ish%, now you're up around 20-21%.
I would cut again, and go lower than your previous cut, probably to 150-ish lbs. You have enough bodyfat on you to continue to fuel gains while eating in a small deficit and cutting weight.
[QUOTE=KCMann;1624655181]im 6' 195 lbs[/QUOTE]
LOL I hope you're working out at all if you're lifting in the nude...
[QUOTE=xsquid99;1624689721]Your post cut you were probably around 17-ish%, now you're up around 20-21%.
I would cut again, and go lower than your previous cut, probably to 150-ish lbs. You have enough bodyfat on you to continue to fuel gains while eating in a small deficit and cutting weight.[/QUOTE]
Thanks a lot! This makes a lot more sense. I knew these BIA tests were hella inaccurate but they underreport bf% so much that it just started confusing me what direction to take. I'll try getting to 150 lbs again with that small deficit.
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Age 33
6’2” 203 lbs
Can you all tell me what my current body fat percentage is and what percentage I was at originally when I started? I went from 255 lbs since April down to 203 with walking, home workout (push ups,pull ups, knee raises, crunches), and diet (using MFP with 500 calories reduction on little activity). My goal is to get to 10-15% body at and maingain. Thoughts?
Can’t find attachments in thread guess will add to profile. Thanks In advance for any feedback. Not flexing photos
[QUOTE=dexter249;1624796481]Age 33
6’2” 203 lbs
Can you all tell me what my current body fat percentage is and what percentage I was at originally when I started? I went from 255 lbs since April down to 203 with walking, home workout (push ups,pull ups, knee raises, crunches), and diet (using MFP with 500 calories reduction on little activity). My goal is to get to 10-15% body at and maingain. Thoughts?
Can’t find attachments in thread guess will add to profile. Thanks In advance for any feedback. Not flexing photos[/QUOTE]
Nice progress man. You're probably in the 21%ish zone right now, well over 30% when you started. Lose another 15-20 lbs and see where you're at.
[QUOTE=xsquid99;1624798541]Nice progress man. You're probably in the 21%ish zone right now, well over 30% when you started. Lose another 15-20 lbs and see where you're at.[/QUOTE]
Thanks I think I just want to get leaner down to 10-15% body fat. From 20 am I good just keep cutting for longer periods. I have been adding maintenance weeks ever so often for safety but would like to just get leaner while trying to minimize muscle loss or perhaps even gain/maintain strength
Age: 30
Height 5ft 8
Went from 177 to 159 pounds (current weight) since August. Wondering what body fat I am? Starting bulking in 10-12% range.
Any opinions? Cheers.
[QUOTE=IrishLK;1624863521]Age: 30
Height 5ft 8
Went from 177 to 159 pounds (current weight) since August. Wondering what body fat I am? Starting bulking in 10-12% range.
Any opinions? Cheers.[/QUOTE]
I'd say you're just about there, in the 12-13% area right now. 5 more pounds could put you right in the middle of your range.
[QUOTE=IrishLK;1624863521]Age: 30
Height 5ft 8
Went from 177 to 159 pounds (current weight) since August. Wondering what body fat I am? Starting bulking in 10-12% range.
Any opinions? Cheers.[/QUOTE]I just finished my cut too, word of advice, TAKE the bulk just as serious as the cut. I binged for a month, well didn't take it seriously and added 2-3lbs of fat back, but under control now..
You could lose 3-5lbs more like Squid said, but ultimately up to you. As soon as you start adding in calories, you will fill out in a week and look much bigger. Cutting further might lead to binge eating and hormonal issues, so ultimately it is up to you, but if you continue to cut, be prepared for a mental battle.
I recommend you just switch over now and end the cut.
[QUOTE=Junsuiakai;1624919191]I just finished my cut too, word of advice, TAKE the bulk just as serious as the cut. I binged for a month, well didn't take it seriously and added 2-3lbs of fat back, but under control now..
You could lose 3-5lbs more like Squid said, but ultimately up to you. As soon as you start adding in calories, you will fill out in a week and look much bigger. Cutting further might lead to binge eating and hormonal issues, so ultimately it is up to you, but if you continue to cut, be prepared for a mental battle.
I recommend you just switch over now and end the cut.[/QUOTE]
^^^^ This too. I wasn't implying that you *need* to cut any further, unless you really want to, but it will be a bit of a grind.
Bulk Or Cut? BF percentage? Physique advice?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
18/6ft/162
[QUOTE=harrygonz123;1624977501]Bulk Or Cut? BF percentage? Physique advice?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
18/6ft/162[/QUOTE]15-17%
maintenance or slow bulk, cut later
[QUOTE=harrygonz123;1624977501]Bulk Or Cut? BF percentage? Physique advice?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
18/6ft/162[/QUOTE]
Definitely focus on gaining... you don't have enough lean mass to cut
[QUOTE=AdamWW;1625003163]Definitely focus on gaining... you don't have enough lean mass to cut[/QUOTE]
Yep, no question. You need to build.
20 5'11 182 lbs. Cutting now and wondering what my body fat percentage is. Would a goal weight of around 165-170 be good? Pics in profile gallery.
[QUOTE=JCG2000;1625049873]20 5'11 182 lbs. Cutting now and wondering what my body fat percentage is. Would a goal weight of around 165-170 be good? Pics in profile gallery.[/QUOTE]
Probably just over 20%. How long have you been working out? If it's not very long I'd recommend just going with a more intense routine, something based around 5x5 compounds, at maint calories for 175-180lbs..
You are correct on weight in my opinion. About 15lbs. should take you into the 15% range. I just wouldn't do this with a drastic cut if I were you.
18 6'2 223. Started a cut Nov 1st at ~232 now I am 223/224. Looking to gauge what bf% I am at right now and what % I should be when I finish the cut at 200 and/or when I have abs. Pics in bodyspace.
Thanks!
My mate wants to know what his BF levels are?
Age: 37
Height: 5ft 9
Weight: 164 pounds
Cheers
[QUOTE=CurlyStraws;1625099463]18 6'2 223. Started a cut Nov 1st at ~232 now I am 223/224. Looking to gauge what bf% I am at right now and what % I should be when I finish the cut at 200 and/or when I have abs. Pics in bodyspace.
Thanks![/QUOTE]
You're up around 26-28%, you wont have abs at 200 lbs, maybe at 170-180 you might if they've been developed enough.
[QUOTE=IrishLK;1625105983]My mate wants to know what his BF levels are?
Age: 37
Height: 5ft 9
Weight: 164 pounds
Cheers[/QUOTE]
Maybe 14-15%-ish. All the hair actually makes it hard to tell.
[QUOTE=xsquid99;1625152723]You're up around 26-28%, you wont have abs at 200 lbs, maybe at 170-180 you might if they've been developed enough.[/QUOTE]
ah man really thought I was around 23-24% but thanks for the dose of reality for my bf%! Guess I gotta keep going on that cutting train past 200 to maybe 190 to see what I look like then. Thank you!
Hi guys, new joiner here. Trying to work on going from skinny fat to cut.
I am 26, 5’10 and just finished a bulk to 190 and looking to cut down. Now im at 185 and probably looking to lose another 10-15.
Any estimates on my bf %? Please check out my progress pics on my profile.
Thanks guys!
[QUOTE=brownphone;1625211903]Hi guys, new joiner here. Trying to work on going from skinny fat to cut.
I am 26, 5’10 and just finished a bulk to 190 and looking to cut down. Now im at 185 and probably looking to lose another 10-15.
Any estimates on my bf %? Please check out my progress pics on my profile.
Thanks guys![/QUOTE]
You say you just finished a bulk... I have to be honest, I don't see much muscle mass there...
I mean were you lean before you started?
You honestly look around 25% BF to me... so you probably have more like 25lb to lose... not 10-15... at least until you're around 12%
[QUOTE=AdamWW;1625225763]You say you just finished a bulk... I have to be honest, I don't see much muscle mass there...
I mean were you lean before you started?
You honestly look around 25% BF to me... so you probably have more like 25lb to lose... not 10-15... at least until you're around 12%[/QUOTE]
I was skinny fat. I was around 175lbs with no muscle. This is the first real working out i’ve ever done.
Thanks for the estimate though!
[QUOTE=brownphone;1625231773]I was skinny fat. I was around 175lbs with no muscle. This is the first real working out i’ve ever done.
Thanks for the estimate though![/QUOTE]
What training program did you follow? Were you tracking your nutrition and your training sessions?
[QUOTE=brownphone;1625231773]I was skinny fat. I was around 175lbs with no muscle. This is the first real working out i’ve ever done.
Thanks for the estimate though![/QUOTE]
You didn't need to bulk, you could have just eaten at maintenance or even in a slight deficit, you had plenty of fat on you to fuel gains. You need to cut off a good 25-30 lbs now, you're up around 25-26%, if not more.