What body fat % am I?

[MikeShlort]

27 years old. 6ft tall. 180lbs

Flexing stomach in this pic

[Deequarius]

Hard to say with just a picture. You should do an actual test but looking at you I'd say you are probably around 15-16% BF.

[tice1212]

Wrong section..

[MikeShlort]

Thanks deequarious. So I'll need to cut about 2-3% (and gain 10lbs of muscle) before I should start a cycle.

[MikeShlort]

PS - I really only wanna be 12%, don't care about being less

[Cuz]

16-18. Closer to 18

[zaggahamma]

18% bf

[MikeShlort]

Ok thx guys.. 3% to lose

[The Deadlifting Dog]

19% is my guesstimate

[MikeShlort]

K if it's 19% then 12% may even look a little ridiculous.. Cool

[VegasBody]

18-19




This is 16%

[qscgugcsq]

18-19 seems way too high to me...

You look more like 15-16%, but you are small.

Adding muscle would make that 15% look better.

[MikeShlort]

Yes the idea is to add muscle while I lose the fat.. Started exercising seriously less than two wks ago

[clarkey02]

[QUOTE="MikeShlort"]Yes the idea is to add muscle while I lose the fat.. Started exercising seriously less than two wks ago[/QUOTEs

So, after an entire 2 weeks of gruelling workouts, you're curious about AAS? Seriously?

[MikeShlort]

Yes the idea is to add muscle while I lose the fat.. Started exercising seriously less than two wks ago

So, after an entire 2 weeks of gruelling workouts, you're curious about AAS? Seriously?

Meaning started exercising seriously again after being lazy for the past few mnths

[lucabratzi]

I would say 16-18%. And don't touch aas for atleast 2-3yrs of hard training and dieting.

[MikeShlort]

I would say 16-18%. And don't touch aas for atleast 2-3yrs of hard training and dieting.

Why not? Will the 2-3 years of hard training and dieting protect my balls more?

[austinite]

Why not? Will the 2-3 years of hard training and dieting protect my balls more?

No. It's because you have little muscle development, very little with no definition. Honestly, It doesn't look like you train at all. Build naturally for a while. And have yourself a cheeseburger, kiddo

Hope you're not offended, not the intent.

[MikeShlort]

No. It's because you have little muscle development, very little with no definition. Honestly, It doesn't look like you train at all. Build naturally for a while. And have yourself a cheeseburger, kiddo

Hope you're not offended, not the intent.

No not at all. Believe it or not, I have been lifting for almost 3 years. Just off the cusp of a lazy 3-4 months. I sometimes see myself lifting as heavy or heavier with better form than guys who look pretty fit. But for the most part, the guys who look jacked lift way heavier than I can. Or the guys who are 90 lbs heavier than me with wrists the size of my forearm.

I already bought the stuff so I'm basically going to wait until a) I lose more fat and b) I am strong enough that my joints won't get destroyed. I'm guessing 3-4 months.

I'll put up a pic 3 months from now and see what you guys think.

[austinite]

No not at all. Believe it or not, I have been lifting for almost 3 years. Just off the cusp of a lazy 3-4 months. I sometimes see myself lifting as heavy or heavier with better form than guys who look pretty fit. But for the most part, the guys who look jacked lift way heavier than I can. Or the guys who are 90 lbs heavier than me with wrists the size of my forearm.

I already bought the stuff so I'm basically going to wait until a) I lose more fat and b) I am strong enough that my joints won't get destroyed. I'm guessing 3-4 months.

I'll put up a pic 3 months from now and see what you guys think.

You don't need to lose anymore fat. If you were bigger in the past, then you should gain fairly quickly with a decent diet. It won't take long. So I would go with plan b, as you outlined above.

1. Post your diet in the nutrition section for critique. Include stats and goals.
2. Visit "Marcus' Diary" in the lounge for training critique.

Forget the "Jacked" guys at the gym. Most of them are dingbats anyway.

[MikeShlort]

You don't need to lose anymore fat. If you were bigger in the past, then you should gain fairly quickly with a decent diet. It won't take long. So I would go with plan b, as you outlined above.

1. Post your diet in the nutrition section for critique. Include stats and goals.
2. Visit "Marcus' Diary" in the lounge for training critique.

Forget the "Jacked" guys at the gym. Most of them are dingbats anyway.

Thanks, good advice.

Some of those guys, I really admire. I've met a few who are so single minded, so unapologetic and coarse it's a beautiful thing. I respect them far more than poseurs, people who are disingenuous in their interactions with others, usually to reach a higher social level. To meet someone who is so confident in themselves they don't worry about letting people know what they think of them, well, I have no choice but to respect that.

[austinite]

Ok. Best of luck to you.

[MuscleInk]

Ok. Best of luck to you.

They will learn.

[zaggahamma]

did u mean OF COURSE?

[MikeShlort]

Ok. Best of luck to you.

Best of luck to my balls*

[austinite]

^ No idea what the hell that means. Take a gesture or don't.

[MikeShlort]

Ancient proverb