That's not true.
Not sure why but I have a hard time getting to 200. Even in my athletic days, I weighed between 215-220 at my best and had only about 7-8% body fat. I would have to be like at 3% body fat to get under 200 and then the muscle would likely replace it for weight and keep me over 200. I could not imagine being that skinny as that is not my body type. I haven't weighed under 200 since I was 14, except hitting 195 on chemo. Don't recommend that. But according to BMI (a completely useless measure we still hold onto for some reason) I need to be 185 or so to be healthy. Never gonna happen. Maybe 6 months after I am dead. Then I will be the healthiest I have been since I was 14!
You are practically dying under 5% body fat (if you look at high level body building competitions, those competitors extreme diet for months just to get down to 5% for a day then they immediately gain a ton of weight after their shows, and that's with the help of a ton of steroids and other growth hormone drugs). Anything under 10% is extremely hard for 99% of the population to hold. You probably arent judging body fat percentage correctly. The "healthiest" body fat percentage to be at is in the 12%-15% range (and everyone's body is going to self-regulate to a certain body fat%, which is probably what Avery was getting at. So you might have a body that self-regulates to 15% when you are optimally healthy but you can push it down lower with more dedicated diet/exercise). Most people are going to experience negative hormonal effects under that, but some people can be at lower body (8-10) comfortably.
Good thoughts here - there seems to be some perception that any % of fat indicates that progress can still be made, but the reality is that if you're pushing 5% body fat as a male, you are opening yourself up to a host of health problems because it's not normal. Brittle bones, immune system problems, your heart and cardiovascular system in disarray, etc. Look at how many bodybuilders die prematurely or suffer from a laundry list of medical issues even in their 40's once they quit gear or dial back. The numbers and the gains are the drug.You are practically dying under 5% body fat (if you look at high level body building competitions, those competitors extreme diet for months just to get down to 5% for a day then they immediately gain a ton of weight after their shows, and that's with the help of a ton of steroids and other growth hormone drugs). Anything under 10% is extremely hard for 99% of the population to hold. You probably arent judging body fat percentage correctly. The "healthiest" body fat percentage to be at is in the 12%-15% range (and everyone's body is going to self-regulate to a certain body fat%, which is probably what Avery was getting at. So you might have a body that self-regulates to 15% when you are optimally healthy but you can push it down lower with more dedicated diet/exercise). Most people are going to experience negative hormonal effects under that, but some people can be at lower body (8-10) comfortably.
An example of how inaccurate a lot of body fat test are is the NBA Combine. They will regularly put NBA prospects as having 5% body fat who are actually in the 12-15 range.
A good example would be Karl Malone. You can google "body fat" and "Karl Malone" and you will get articles claiming he was 5%. This is what Karl looked like shirtless with a pump from working out:
That's not even close to 5%. Its probably 15%. Any professional athlete who played in a contact sport would be clinically insane to play at 5% body fat. They would have 0 energy, be constantly injured, and would tap into their muscle mass to burn energy throughout the season. That's why you hear "gained 15 lbs of muscle in the off-season" because like 10 of those pounds are just them recovering from all the weight loss that happened during the season. If they started the season at an incredibly pealed state, they would be emaciated by the end of the season.
I guess I should have clarified, obviously you can't go past a certain point of body fat percentage. But no one is destined to be at 25% their whole life.
Agreed. However many athletes maintain body fat at between 10-13% for men and 15-20% for women. These are the peak athletes at their best of course. Most generally athletic and healthy people will be higher than that by a bit.You are practically dying under 5% body fat (if you look at high level body building competitions, those competitors extreme diet for months just to get down to 5% for a day then they immediately gain a ton of weight after their shows, and that's with the help of a ton of steroids and other growth hormone drugs). Anything under 10% is extremely hard for 99% of the population to hold. You probably arent judging body fat percentage correctly. The "healthiest" body fat percentage to be at is in the 12%-15% range (and everyone's body is going to self-regulate to a certain body fat%, which is probably what Avery was getting at. So you might have a body that self-regulates to 15% when you are optimally healthy but you can push it down lower with more dedicated diet/exercise). Most people are going to experience negative hormonal effects under that, but some people can be at lower body (8-10) comfortably.
An example of how inaccurate a lot of body fat test are is the NBA Combine. They will regularly put NBA prospects as having 5% body fat who are actually in the 12-15 range.
A good example would be Karl Malone. You can google "body fat" and "Karl Malone" and you will get articles claiming he was 5%. This is what Karl looked like shirtless with a pump from working out:
That's not even close to 5%. Its probably 15%. Any professional athlete who played in a contact sport would be clinically insane to play at 5% body fat. They would have 0 energy, be constantly injured, and would tap into their muscle mass to burn energy throughout the season. That's why you hear "gained 15 lbs of muscle in the off-season" because like 10 of those pounds are just them recovering from all the weight loss that happened during the season. If they started the season at an incredibly pealed state, they would be emaciated by the end of the season.
I guess I should have clarified, obviously you can't go past a certain point of body fat percentage. But no one is destined to be at 25% their whole life.
Pssh, I lift 300 pounds every time I get out of bed.
I use a belt. It doesn't really help teach you bracing imo. You just get better at it the more you do it.
