I was looking at your body fat percentage guide(thanks for that by the way, very cool idea!) and was wondering how long it took you to drop from 14-16%bf to 10%bf? Did you change anything in your program during this time period that helped drop so much fat?

I was looking at your body fat percentage guide(thanks for that by the way, very cool idea!) and was wondering how long it took you to drop from 14-16%bf to 10%bf? Did you change anything in your program during this time period that helped drop so much fat?

You're welcome! Can't wait to get the women's guide up. 14% to 10% really only took around 4 weeks ... I was losing about 1% per week, and no, it didn't take much special change. It was going from 10% to the ones below that, i.e. 6, 7, or 8, that was tough - it is about 4 weeks for me to get from 10% to 8% or 7% and changes to do that include counting calories, no splurge meals, and extra cardio. I don't do it haphazardly however .. in other words, I never just add cardio for the sake of it. I use DietPower and know my weight goal - for example, I know that 180 is going to be shredded for me, so I set that target, and then if my calories budgeted are, say, 1400, then I might add 300 calories of cardio to bring it up to 1700 which is a little more sane for me. :)

Jeremy

You're welcome! Can't wait to get the women's guide up. 14% to 10% really only took around 4 weeks ... I was losing about 1% per week, and no, it didn't take much special change. It was going from 10% to the ones below that, i.e. 6, 7, or 8, that was tough - it is about 4 weeks for me to get from 10% to 8% or 7% and changes to do that include counting calories, no splurge meals, and extra cardio. I don't do it haphazardly however .. in other words, I never just add cardio for the sake of it. I use DietPower and know my weight goal - for example, I know that 180 is going to be shredded for me, so I set that target, and then if my calories budgeted are, say, 1400, then I might add 300 calories of cardio to bring it up to 1700 which is a little more sane for me. :)

Jeremy


can you gives us a link to your fat percentage guide?

can you gives us a link to your fat percentage guide?

It is all on his website (Natural Physiques) that is linked in his signature. (very informational site)

Is it on the tools page?
This moron can't find it.

Is it on the tools page?
This moron can't find it.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I should do a better job of cross-linking my resources, so it is easier to find the Body Fat Percentage Guide for Men (http://www.naturalphysiques.com/cms/index.php?itemid=144).

Jeremy

Jeremy: I wish you had a pic of you relaxed for the 14-16 range. I think I'm in that range but I don't have a way of accurately measuring my bf...

However, with your flexing in that pic, I can't tell what your stomach looks like.

Jeremy: I wish you had a pic of you relaxed for the 14-16 range. I think I'm in that range but I don't have a way of accurately measuring my bf...

However, with your flexing in that pic, I can't tell what your stomach looks like.

Just take the 16-18 percent and trim a tad from the love handles. And keep in mind that just because you look like another picture, doesn't necessarily mean you are the same body fat. For example, if I were storing a lot of fat on my lower back, I might actually be a higher body fat percentage. Same with some people who might have less love handles and a more defined stomach than me, but are storing fat more distributed over all of their body (i.e. arms, legs, etc). It's a tricky thing - this is just to give a ballpark, +/- 4%, so people can see the way it changes/progresses, not necessarily to be an exact science.

Jeremy

Thanks for the response Jeremy. I am around 15-16%bf or so, maybe a bit higher after eating crappy the past few weeks. I am bummed because I recently moved and have been unable to find a job and thus cannot afford a gym membership or even to eat clean like I have been for years. STRESS!!!
I am freakin' out not being able to lift. All I have been doing is cardio at my apartments crappy gym. Better than nothing but not doing anything really as far as fat loss. I have been eating like crap because I can only afford cheap food. I went from steaks and protein powder to ramen noodles and hotdogs. I am feelin' it too!
Anyway, its good to hear it only took you about a month to lose it because I am getting depressed, I feel like a fat tub O' lard and it is sapping my self esteem. This is the most out of shape I have ever been and I don't like it one bit. My waist is 37" or so and that is sucking it in. A year ago I was 33" which was too big anyway but at least not too bad.
Again, thanks for the motivation, hopefully soon I will be able to put that motivation to use! I pray I find a job soon, my damn bills are all backed up. Ugh. You never realize how much of a stress relief working out is until you cannot work out for awhile.

Jeremy I am sooo glad you linked that :)
I've been fretting about my bodyfat this past couple of days, wondering where it was at, with different numbers from different sources. I was wondering how on earth I could have started at 266lbs with 26% bodyfat, be working out and eating healthy, lose 35lbs and still be 20% according to mybodycomp! Looking at those pictures I think I am definately in the 14-16% range, which ties in with the maximuscle website. I have a physique almost identical to yours but I'm a bit taller.
Really do appreciate seeing that and I've bookmarked your site :)
Whew!!