Skinnyfat Newbie - Advice on Body Fat %

[sokaman]

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.

[SuffolkPunch]

2 months is not a lot of time. For now, just focus on what happens in the gym. Make sure you are doing a routine that features planned progressive overload - like Fierce 5 for example. Eat enough to keep progress moving, you don't have to "bulk" but I don't think you should diet hard at the moment either. Stay around maintenance and adjust up if you start having trouble progressing on your routine.

[sokaman]

2 months is not a lot of time. For now, just focus on what happens in the gym. Make sure you are doing a routine that features planned progressive overload - like Fierce 5 for example. Eat enough to keep progress moving, you don't have to "bulk" but I don't think you should diet hard at the moment either. Stay around maintenance and adjust up if you start having trouble progressing on your routine.

Thank you for your kind reply. I intend to keep going. In the meantime, I'll look into Fierce 5.

BTW, can you hazard a guess at my BF%? Just want an idea of where I'm at.

[SuffolkPunch]

I'm not the best at estimating such things - but the guys in the estimation sticky thread will surely respond to your post at some point.

I find measuring BF% to be of limited use. All I can see is a need to gain muscle now and maybe lose some more fat later - that's the most practical advice for the moment. Remember that your goal might not be to get strong - but getting strong is a very good indication you are gaining muscle - that's why I'm emphasising the planned progression of a well known routine. Too many people try to do their own thing and it usually proves less than effective.

[faithbrah]

^ what he said about the estimation thread

but since you already made this thread, i'm going to estimate here and say 22-24%

[matthewm1991]

Two months is not that long to see much progress, hit the weights hard and make sure to eat plenty of protein.