Hi,

I've done small experiment a couple of weeks ago:

This expriment was a 2½ weeks experiment.
I ate normal breakfast, lunch, dinner and between some (fat-poor) crackers against the hunger. I did a cardio session of 45mins on a constant heartrate of 65% (133 to 140) 5 times a week, along with my ussual muscle-training (3 times a week).
Before the experiment my BF was 13,1% according to a machine. At the end of the experiment my BF level was 11,8%

So.. according to the machine i lost ~1% BF. I was quite happy/supprised with this result.

offourse i was full self-convidence about this los and thought (and felt) like i lost some fat. I really dont know if this was the case, but it felt like it.)

Does your body reach a level where you really have to go on a strict dieet to get lower? Like if i keep doing this experiment for the next 5 weeks, will i reach below 10% or will i get stuck at lets say 10% and can only get lower with a dieet? :d_confuse

btw, a small off-topic question: How accurate/trustable are those fat-calculator-machines?

some info about meh:
17 years old
5 "7
145lbs
Mesomorph

~ Most people I have heard from say it is easier to go from 12-13 to 10 than it is to get much under 10. You would have to overhaul your present way of eating. Eating three meals a day is out the window. 5-7 smaller "meals" spread throughout the day are better.

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Yeah, i know about the meals. That was part of my experiment ;) regular foods and lots of cardio ;)

just wondered if there was such a limit where you HAVE to dieet to get lower :)

whatabout those fat-calcuator-machines (computers)... trustable?

What machine are you talking about? If it's a bioelectrical impedance analysis scale, do the measurements many times under the same conditions. They are subject to variation due to hydration levels. And 1% is well in their range of error anyway.

At some point, you'll have to ask yourself how low you want to go. Is it worth so much time and effort to go from 10% down to 7 or 8%. For most guys, if you keep it under 10% and then build more mass, you will look and feel great. Most people I know who try to get much lower do so at the expense of strength. But, they are your goals, and you have to set them.

I think you're doing fine. The only thing I'd change is to lower one or two cardio sessions to a shorter, more intense session - say 20-30 minutes at 85%.
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bioelectrical impedance analysis scale <-- yeah. I stand on some plate with both legs (naked feeds) and the machine will calcualte my bf