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2004/03/17, 03:15 PM
I just got my accumeasure body fat calipers and measured the fat around my abs as a little over half an inch. I banked in at between 13 and 15 percent body fat and I want to show my abs. I read that in order to do this, you have to have about 8 percent body fat. I'm currently 6'1", 190 lbs. and according to the equation, I would have to go down to between 170 and 179 pounds to have 8 percent. This seems to light for my tastes and seems extreme to g oso low for just half an inch of fat. Can this be right? How can a make sure its just fat Im burning? (I really want to decrease that fat around my abs and not loose mass anywhere else. Although I know you can't spot reduce, I'm thin and the concentration of fat I have is around my abs.)
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2004/03/18, 10:20 AM
Keep focusing on your diet, check out some of the posts here on cutting phases, and cardio. You will need to create a small calorie deficit to burn fat and not burn muscle. This is either accomplished by eating a little less (assuming you are eating enough) or doing a little more cardio.
You have no profile and i do not know enough about how much you eat, how long you have been lifting, etc.
I would guess that 179-180 is closer.
You have to understand that 8% is fairly low. You may be perfectly hapy at 10-11 %, try setting a few small goals and see how you feel once you get lower.
men compete around 3-6 % (some at a freaky 2%), so 8 is pretty low.
You will loose mass if you are overexerting and not eating enough protein to feed your muscles.
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