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06-27-2021, 10:17 AM #9361
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06-27-2021, 09:56 PM #9362
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06-28-2021, 09:52 AM #9363
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06-29-2021, 02:21 PM #9364
Hi!
I’m 21, 5’10” and 155 lbs. I’ve down about 10 lbs from when posted in April and was 165 and 25% bf. I am not flexing in my latest pictures (except for the one labeled as such), which were taken after a meal. I’m definitely looking to put on some size but wanted to see where I’m currently at. Thanks! Pics are in body space.Last edited by pickerjuice; 06-30-2021 at 11:14 AM.
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07-01-2021, 03:14 PM #9365
What is my body fat %?
Please check photo and guess my body fat%?
https://ibb.co/n10SmrL
https://ibb.co/Rgj7pLm
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07-03-2021, 12:09 PM #9366
Please could someone estimate my bf% for me? I'm 5'10, 196lbs down from 224 at the start of Feb. Measurements and a calculator estimate around 27% but I understand they're not really that accurate. Definitely losing fat as I'm getting more definition everywhere, maybe even building a little muscle? Been in the gym since mid April when they opened back up.
https://ibb.co/nc0Jr8f front
https://ibb.co/2cnMtkm side
https://ibb.co/k0S7SnS back
Thanks gents!
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07-05-2021, 04:36 PM #9367
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07-05-2021, 04:37 PM #9368
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07-05-2021, 04:38 PM #9369
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07-05-2021, 04:39 PM #9370
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07-06-2021, 03:08 PM #9371
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07-07-2021, 01:44 AM #9372
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07-10-2021, 05:18 AM #9373
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07-14-2021, 05:50 PM #9374
Around February, I made a post here asking what was my body fat percentage based on my pics in body space (they are still there if you want to compare them to my newest ones).
I was told to do a recomp as my estimated body fat percentage was around 21% and I was new to weight lifting. However, my Fierce 5 program got to a point where I needed to eat a bit more instead in order for my plates in the gym to go up.
My height is 5"10, I'm 21 years old, and back in February I was 165lbs and now I'm currently 167lbs.
I'm unsure if I should cut or just continually and slowly go up in weight.
Pics in body space (of course).Last edited by acruz7439; 07-14-2021 at 05:57 PM.
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07-16-2021, 12:06 AM #9375
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07-16-2021, 07:21 AM #9376
Since May 29th I've gained 2 lbs.
Now at 131 lbs 5 foot 5.
Hopefully- a good bit of it had been muscle?
I definitely shifted to a clean gains mode based on advice given here.
Ive gotten a lot stronger, I now bench 155 and can do 3 sets of 6 clean pullups unassisted.
Doing well also with dips.
Wondering where I'm at now.
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07-16-2021, 01:03 PM #9377
They've progressed in a somewhat slow but steadily manner. There have been a few days (and weeks) were some of these exercises halted in progress and I had to go back and re-set them multiple times until I figured out it was due to: not eating enough, bad form and losing track in what weights I needed to complete in my next session.
I'm going to guess what my weights in the gym were back on February because I lost a few months worth of recorded weight data because I acquired a new cellphone.
From February (guessing) to July (currently recorded), my weight progress is:
Squat: 85lbs --> 165lbs
Bench: 65lbs --> 139.4lbs
Pendlay Row: 65lbs --> 105lbs
Face Pull: 10lbs --> 90lbs
Triceps: 10lbs --> 60lbs
Calf Raises: 30lbs --> 90lbs
Front Squat: 55lbs --> 155lbs
Overhead: 55lbs --> 105lbs
Romanian Deadlift: 65lbs --> 160lbs
Lat: 10lbs --> 100lbs
Abs (Crunches): 5lbs --> 45lbs
Biceps: 5lbs --> 17.5lbs
I've also had to switch to three different gyms and try out different weight plates and sometimes deload.
I also looked through the forums and saw that some of these exercises take a much longer time to make progress in compared to other ones (for example: you can make more progress with squats compared to overhead presses).
I was thinking about just keeping my bf% the same until a reach a certain amount of weight in my exercises before deciding to cut down (and also to keep making newbie gains as long as I possibly can).
But at this point, I would honestly would take any advice.
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07-18-2021, 08:41 PM #9378
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07-18-2021, 08:50 PM #9379
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07-18-2021, 10:58 PM #9380
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07-19-2021, 01:47 AM #9381
Hard to tell with small changes but if anything you look slightly leaner. Keep up the good work, you are bulking at a good and disciplined rate and your strength is going up which is a great sign. I also track my waist measurement when bulking and if my waist goes up like 0.5-1 inches (measured by a moving average) I diet it off quickly.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
- Richard Feynman
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07-19-2021, 01:50 AM #9382
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07-19-2021, 01:51 AM #9383
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07-19-2021, 11:44 AM #9384
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07-20-2021, 04:15 AM #9385
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07-20-2021, 09:45 AM #9386
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07-20-2021, 09:57 AM #9387
Thank you for the response!
I haven't done waist measurements before but I heard that measurements (waist, scale, and calipers) can be off due to water stored in your body, the different foods you've may have eaten and etc.
How would I know if my waist measurements are correct? Should I rely on the mirror instead since I heard that's a great way to see your overall body fat?
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07-20-2021, 02:18 PM #9388
If you take your waist measurement every morning and track it over time, you can watch the trend. Doing this will take care of the noise problem as noise cannot explain the measurement trending up over time. The bias in your tracking will remain constant as long as you are measuring in the same way every time (e.g. at the navel) so the trend is a reliable measure of fat gain. If it is trending up quickly you are gaining fat, if the trend is flat you are essentially pulling off a perfect lean bulk.
Probably it will slowly increase but you could for instance use a rule of thumb like whenever your waist increases by 1 inch you diet that 1 inch off back to your baseline waist measurement. Your weight should be higher when that inch is off and then you will know you have gained some good muscle mass.
And if your weight is higher and your waist is back to baseline, your BF% will be lower!The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
- Richard Feynman
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07-20-2021, 06:26 PM #9389
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07-21-2021, 03:45 PM #9390
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