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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Training Q&A => Topic started by: G.R.H. on March 18, 2010, 03:55:26 PM
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dudes, since nov and my hospital stay , i am now about 180lbs again. i went from 27 to a 25. is this any good? the trainer told me below 20 is what i should shoot for! :-\
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improvement is good, keep it up
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You dropped 2% bodyfat? You actually tested it before your stay at the hospital?
What kind of test did you use originally? If the tests are acurate, you lost close to 4 lbs. of fat. The question is: "How much muscle did you lose?"
Why would a trainer randomly tell you that 20% is something to shoot for? 20% is still leaves 36 lbs. of fat on a 180 lb. body. In that case, losing ANY percentage is good.
This is a bodybuilding forum, so in the context of bodybuilding, I would advise a percentage of around 10%--that way, you can probably see your abs. 12% ain't bad either, but considering that bodybuilders compete in the low single digits, staying very low in the double-digits would make good sense in the "off-season"
I would rather lose the bodyfat by exercise and diet than hospitilization and illness.
Disclaimer: if you are a female, the numbers change, but the process remains the same...
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i tested it when i first started woring out, then when i got out of the hospital after my illness, then again just 2 weeks ago.
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dudes, since nov and my hospital stay , i am now about 180lbs again. i went from 27 to a 25. is this any good? the trainer told me below 20 is what i should shoot for! :-\
25% BF at 180lbs?...man you'll be shredded at 105lbs dude...