Reply With QuoteDoesn't Rip say 17% is as high as we should allow ourselves to get to? I've heard others say it's 15%. I hover around 18/20%. Really need to get it down there but I love cakes so much!
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Body Fat Question not Specifically Addressed in the Books
What is a good, healthy body fat percentage range for a 40 - 50 year old male who wants to be healthy, look good and be strong, yet has no interest in body building or sporting a 6 pack.
Currently I am at 5-10, 43 years old. I started out at a bodyweight 150 and now am 205 bodyweight and am ~18.5% body fat by my calipers (up from 13 ish). I think I look a LOT better than I did at 150, but I am putting on a noticeable amount of fat albeit only around the belly.
Last edited by OZ-USF-UFGator; 07-13-2015 at 10:14 AM.
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Doesn't Rip say 17% is as high as we should allow ourselves to get to? I've heard others say it's 15%. I hover around 18/20%. Really need to get it down there but I love cakes so much!
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I've got a really broad goldilocks zone (12-18%)....I'm 38.
Over 18% and athletic movement suffers terribly. Under 12% & I turn into an obnoxious, dull fuck who only talks about diet.
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I feel good and I'm for the most part happy with how I look. I am getting a bit round in the belly though and I don't want that to start to take a toll on my health. A few months ago, I switched conditioning from HIIT directly after lifting twice a week to 2- 40 to 60 minute walks on off days, one of them doing stairs for ~7 minutes in the middle , the other walk is directly up a 1.2 mile hill then back down. Maybe its time to go back to HIIT? HIIT was gym sprints or hill sprints ~25 seconds long starting 0,2,4,6,8 and 10 minutes on the timer.
Question - for getting back down to ~17% while still increasing strength, where can I go for guidelines. Or should I just start with veggies, red or white meat and reduce sugar/whole milk.
Last edited by OZ-USF-UFGator; 07-13-2015 at 12:30 PM.
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I'm thinking about movements that are sensitive to something like the ratio of (peak-force-generated-in-point 2 seconds/BW)...I use broad jump as a proxy because I've got about 30 years of personal data to compare against.Originally Posted by allent
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Personally, I start to notice impacts on my sports performance (running, soccer, rucking) and general QOL at about 20% BF.
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Right over my head.
Yeah, fuck -20 F. I need a Southern Hemisphere winter escape. Maybe in Buenos Aires.
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you are now officially my fitness guru.
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At somewhere between 25 and 30%, there is yet to be a situation that comes up in everyday lift that I am incapable of handling, and I have 3 sons
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3 days ago I Quit all processed sugar with the exception of my workout gator/power aid. I've felt like shit for 3 days, today a bit better. I dodn't realize how much of that shit I ate until I cut it out. My Tru Moo protein shakes had 30+g sugar. I replaced trips to the vending machine with fresh berries a few weeks ago. Well see if this gets me in check. Hoping I don't lose strength....
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