![]() ![]() ![]() (I cover the philosophy behind this extensively in our “ How to build any physique” article.) If you are looking to have that “ripped” or “toned” look, you’ll want your body fat percentage to hover in the “athletes” section. It’s for this reason that bodybuilders, who can minimize their body fat to the “essential fat” level only do so when prepping for a show – during the rest of the year they maintain a higher body fat percentage so that they can stay healthy and function properly. “Essential fat” means the minimal amount of fat required for survival – Anything less than this amount would mostly likely result in organ failure, but even approaching this amount of body fat is dangerous. In what I’m sure is news to nobody, body fat is essential to survival – fat protects your internal organs, provides you with necessary energy stores in times of peril, and more. Here is the “generally accepted” (yeah, I don’t like this term either) chart for women and men when it comes to body fat percentage: You have unlocked this video of a baby sea otter trying to sleep on mom: Lower your body fat percentage safely and keep it off! Learn more about our Coaching Program and App: More importantly? We do it sustainably, and without making you only eat chicken and broccoli. ![]() We work with both men and women in our Online Coaching Program, and help them reach a level of body fat that they’re happy with. We’ll get into what’s a good number to AIM for, and how to measure it next. If so, don’t worry about it – most people have no idea what their body fat percentage is, and will often over or underestimate it pretty dramatically. ![]() It has nothing to do with the amount of muscle mass you have, which means you can have two people with the same amount of body fat percentage that look WAY different from each other.Īre you surprised about what you thought and what the actual percentages look like? Some Examples of Body Fat % for Men:Ī quick note: your body fat percentage is just the amount of body fat you have. What are Some Examples of Body Fat Percentage?īelow, you’ll see images of what people look like with different amounts of body fat. To take the comparison to the other end of the spectrum, an overweight male at 30% will look vastly different than an overweight woman at 30%.įeel free to take a break with this video of a lion cub hanging out with a puppy and a rabbit. In its simplest form: body fat is the amount of fat in your body, compared to everything else:īoth men and women carry different amounts of body fat percentage due to…you know…being different.Ī super ripped male bodybuilder who is minimizing body fat percentage could have a percentage down as low as 3-4%, while a super ripped female bodybuilder who is minimizing body fat percentage would only get as low as 8-9%.Ī male athlete could be in fantastic shape and have 10% body fat, while a women at a comparable level of athleticism and appearance might be at 18-20% body fat. Let us help you lose body fat safely WITHOUT being miserable! Learn how our Coaching App can help: Your NF Coach will help you track the right metrics (like body fat percentage) and set the right goals. It’s why we built our popular 1-on-1 Online Coaching program, so this time things can be different. If you have been struggling with your weight (and having too high of a body fat percentage) for a while, I know how frustrating that can be.
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