body fat question

[Tranquil]

There is no way in hell you can be naturally 3% bodyfat. The average male is around 15%. Once you get below 12% abs start to show, and at 8% you're in prime condition.

 

World Class athletes are in the 3-5% bodyfat range.

[Luckykboxer]

ya i agree... once you get that low its not only about metabolism, its about diet, and exercise, unless someone has a seriousmalfunction in their metabolism that burns it really really high it takes a combination of the three.

 

when i was at 8% it was hard to maintain, I literally had to watch my diet, we are talking extremely low carbs to virtually none, and i worked out everyday, not just weights, but cardio, and lots of it.

 

literally 3% is on the verge of beign dangerous, it is in my opinion impossible for anyone to maintain this level. at this level your body starts to shut down. Like I said the pro bodybuilders, who are indeed the best at the world at changing their bodyfat percentages only dip this low for a very short period, literally for a few days at most, and even then its dangerous.

 

IF you are maintaining a 3% or close to it, I certainly hope you are working with someone to be careful with your health. I find it hard to believe, but I dont dismiss it as impossible, the dedication it would take to maintaint hte exercise, the diet, and all just seems incredible to me.

[Shorin Ryuu]

Like I said...I've had tests done. I honestly wish I had saved the records, they were more for my curiousity than anything else so I never had any reason to (I had the opportunity to have them done for free on numerous occasions at college). Even if they all happened to somehow just be on the lighter end, that's still about only 2-3% off (on the water tank tests). Okay, so maybe I'm about 5%, if that is true. But I've never questioned it.

 

Maybe it was because I went to a military academy and nearly everyone was in excellent shape, but I've never actually had anyone doubt my stats before. As I mentioned, it was not uncommon whatsoever for my friends to be in the 7-10% range and not think anything of it.

 

There is the extra factor of being born three months premature, which also makes me naturally lower in weight and fat anyway (one source of premature baby death, apart from the obvious is that they have extremely low body fat, making them very susceptible to cold temperature...fortunately, the odds of them surviving are much higher today then they were back when I was born). As far as diet goes, I avoid processed sweets, junk food in general (I may have a hamburger or pizza every now and then) and eat very healthy. My taste buds actually can no longer handle anything above mildly sweet anymore. I gave up junk food when I was seventeen, and years later, it still holds true. I will admit, that is a little hardcore, but your body adjusts naturally to it and you stop wanting junk food after a while.

 

The point here isn't that I'm forcing a low body fat, it's that I'm just naturally at a low fat percentage. Like I said, I knew when I was too low and quit doing that; I have no worries about going too low as I listen to what my body tells me.

 

Responses of people have led me to believe that my kind of metabolism and lower body fat is even more rare than I thought, but as it is me, I certainly believe it is happening . I know people aren't attacking me or anything, but I just find it odd that there is a lot of skepticism out there.

[XChosen]

Well I'm going to have mine tested next week. I was at 23% on June28th. Since then I've lost 20 lbs. I'm curious to see what it is now. I'm just trying to determine a proper ration for my size and activity.