Originally Posted by
Robert Santana
He is reaching a point where he is approaching the lower limit of his body fat set point, has lost appreciable muscle mass, and has been dieting for too long and experiencing burnout. Additional fat loss is not advised, he needs to scale up his calories and carbohydrates, which will stimulate his thyroid and thus increase his metabolic rate along with increasing muscle mass. He is 17% right now because he is dehydrated and lost muscle. When he ups his carbohydrates and trains that percentage goes down.