Men's Bodyfat Percentages

[lylemcd]

Originally Posted by Legenary1

Comparing myself to these pictures, I think I'm ~15%. I weigh 187lbs.

187lbs @ 15% = 159 LBM / 28 BF
177lbs @ 10% = 159 LBM / 18 BF

Looking at those pictures, I think there's quite a large difference between 10% and 15% in terms of how impressive they look but in my case, those two are 10lbs apart. Interesting. Onwards with UD2.0...

As peolpe get leaner, small BF changes = enormous visual changes.
When peoiple are fatter, big BF changes = small visual changes.

It's a ratio thing.

If you have 100 lb fat and lose 5 lbs that 5%
If you have 10 lbs fat and lose 5 lbs that's 50%

[lilybenu]

I have been doing the visual guessing method for years now...In any case looks like I'm somewhere between 15-20%.

[sweetguy]

Originally Posted by lylemcd

A Visual Guide

very intersting and impressive for me, i'm ready to do body building

[Camber]

Originally Posted by Rohze

Low amounts of muscle mass can be deceiving as well. Skinny guy at 10% vs guy with 30lbs more muscle @ 10% will look way leaner.

True, it's really hard to tell exact fat % unless you get scanned.