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You will learn the visual difference between body fat levels ranging from 8% up to 35%. So you can get a more accurate picture of your own body fat percentage and what that means for your health.
A bodyfat scan scans ALL bodyfat, to include visceral fat. Visceral fat cannot be observed through a shirtless photo, and people can appear of similar bodyfat levels without a shirt on while possessing very different bodyfat percentages due to varying levels of visceral fat.
Females typically see fat funneling into their hips and thigh areas – but some women do see noticeable amounts of fat in their stomachs at even low body fat percentages. Male Body Fat Percentage: 5% – 9%. This body fat percentage is not sustainable for most men.
- What 7-9% Body Fat Looks Like
- What 10-11% Body Fat Looks Like
- What 12-14% Body Fat Looks Like
- What 15-17% Body Fat Looks Like
- What 18-20% Body Fat Looks Like
- What 21-24% Body Fat Looks Like
- What 30%+ Body Fat Looks Like
- Body Fat Percentage – Women
Whether you look skinny or ripped at 8% body fat is dependent on you having enough muscle mass. These guys have been training for years, so they can get to this level of leanness and get the ‘fitness model’ look. The lower back fat is mostly gone at this point.
See if you can spot the before and after photo pairs of these clients within the article. There are plenty more on the client results page.
You can see that even at 14% body fat, if you have enough muscle, a blurry six-pack will show. You might want to get a little leaner than this before bulking, though, so that you can bulk for long enoughto put on enough muscle without feeling too fat and needing to cut again.
At the 15–17% body fat level, I suggest most clients continue cutting. If you are in a bulk phase and reach this point, you should consider ending your bulk and cuttingsoon.
If you’ve dieted down to this point, that’s fantastic. But if you wish to bulk, you should get leaner first. If you have been bulking and you’ve got to this point, you should stop bulking and switch to cutting.
You can see that Emilio (bottom right) has a little loose skin. This is because he lost a lotof weight before we worked together (~40 lbs), and he did it a little too quickly. In all but the most extreme cases, the skin comes tight over time and isn’t something you need to worry about. So please don’t get sold on the idea of surgery. Wait for a few...
Some technical definitions define people over 30% body fat as obese. If this describes you, from conversations with clients over the years, it can come to define how you feel about yourself. Try to change that. Instead of thinking of yourself as “fat,” frame it as, “you currently carry too much fat.” This slight change in phrasing can cause a big m...
Unfortunately, I cannot make a female version like the male one as I only work with men, so I don’t have the client photos nor experience level. However, I have this guide from our Muscle and Strength Pyramid: Nutritionbook, which may be helpful:
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Body fat percentage is a great way to measure progress toward fat loss and fitness goals. There are several ways to measure body fat percent, including online body fat calculators, skin calipers, bioelectric impedance, hydrostatic weighing and DEXA scanning.
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