Body Fat for Abs to Show - The Truth! (MEN AND WOMEN)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Mars
If you are here from Sean's video:
Jeff says 1-4% is unattainable and unsustainable here: 2: 30
He then points to all preceding ranges to be healthier and specifically highlights 10%-19% ranges to be more forgiving ones here: 2: 46
He also kinda implies that 8%-10% would be the optimal goal throughout the video and jesse out right says it is here: 7: 32
Overall, Jeff literally never directly tells you where you should be. He hints on where he would personally get most people to be in an optimal setting but for the most part he lets the viewer decide where they want to be. Thats why he is kinda showing them all the ranges. I think whats meant to be the main take away is to acknowledge and set a goal no matter the body fat % its at.
Tl; dr: sean kinda grasped for straws when trying to say jeff has bad body fat advice. Tbh i kinda think he either misinterpreted it or was aiming for pseudo clout from knocking one of the greats
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If you are here from Sean's video:
Jeff says 1-4% is unattainable and unsustainable here: 2: 30
He then points to all preceding ranges to be healthier and specifically highlights 10%-19% ranges to be more forgiving ones here: 2: 46
He also kinda implies that 8%-10% would be the optimal goal throughout the video and jesse out right says it is here: 7: 32
Overall, Jeff literally never directly tells you where you should be. He hints on where he would personally get most people to be in an optimal setting but for the most part he lets the viewer decide where they want to be. Thats why he is kinda showing them all the ranges. I think whats meant to be the main take away is to acknowledge and set a goal no matter the body fat % its at.
Tl; dr: sean kinda grasped for straws when trying to say jeff has bad body fat advice. Tbh i kinda think he either misinterpreted it or was aiming for pseudo clout from knocking one of the greats
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Nathan
Great video but you-ve actually done your numbers incorrectly.
If you-re 200lbs at 30% body fat, you have 60lbs of fat (200lbs x 30%) and you have a lean body mass of 140lbs (200lbs in weight minus 60lbs in fat.
That means if you wanted to have 10% body fat, you-d need to divide your lean body weight by 90% (100% minus 10%) to work out what your weight would need to be.
In this case, 140lbs divided by 0. 9 is 155. 56lbs. You-d actually need to lose 44. 44lbs of fat (200lbs minus 155. 56lbs) to have 10% body fat.
Your total weight would be 155. 56, 10% of your body weight would be 15. 56lbs (which is fat) which gives you the same lean body weight of 140lbs (155. 56lbs total weight minus 15. 56lbs in fat.
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Great video but you-ve actually done your numbers incorrectly.
If you-re 200lbs at 30% body fat, you have 60lbs of fat (200lbs x 30%) and you have a lean body mass of 140lbs (200lbs in weight minus 60lbs in fat.
That means if you wanted to have 10% body fat, you-d need to divide your lean body weight by 90% (100% minus 10%) to work out what your weight would need to be.
In this case, 140lbs divided by 0. 9 is 155. 56lbs. You-d actually need to lose 44. 44lbs of fat (200lbs minus 155. 56lbs) to have 10% body fat.
Your total weight would be 155. 56, 10% of your body weight would be 15. 56lbs (which is fat) which gives you the same lean body weight of 140lbs (155. 56lbs total weight minus 15. 56lbs in fat.
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Ryan
Speaking of math, that initial problem of the guy trying to get to 10% fat was a little off. If a 200lb man with 30% body fat (60lbs) loses 40lbs of fat, he will weigh 160 and will have 20lbs of fat remaining. But 20lbs is 12. 5% of 160. So if he wanted to get down to 10% (only through losing fat, not gaining muscle) he would actually have to get down to about 156. 16lbs of fat with a total weight of 156 = 10. 25%, the closest to 10% you can get without having to count your weight in decimals. Of course, anyone who loses 40lbs of fat through exercise and nutrition is also going to gain muscle, so they might even hit 10% before they get all the way down to 160, but that's bringing in more variables.
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Speaking of math, that initial problem of the guy trying to get to 10% fat was a little off. If a 200lb man with 30% body fat (60lbs) loses 40lbs of fat, he will weigh 160 and will have 20lbs of fat remaining. But 20lbs is 12. 5% of 160. So if he wanted to get down to 10% (only through losing fat, not gaining muscle) he would actually have to get down to about 156. 16lbs of fat with a total weight of 156 = 10. 25%, the closest to 10% you can get without having to count your weight in decimals. Of course, anyone who loses 40lbs of fat through exercise and nutrition is also going to gain muscle, so they might even hit 10% before they get all the way down to 160, but that's bringing in more variables.
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Star
I had surgery where I had a tube in my neck, and was on liquid diet for 8 weeks. After I recovered, It took a few weeks for my jaw to open wide enough to eat solid food. During this process and after, I stopped eating fast food and only drink water. I lost an insane amount of weigh, but in an unhealthy way. From 246 to 187 in 4 mos. I am currently in the gym using cardio and strength training. I have never had abs but I can feel them under the layers of fat but I wont be able to see them until my body fat comes down. I'm 5'11 - 187lbs. My goal is under 20% body fat. I will not quit no matter what. Thank you Jeff and Jesse for motivation and the information.
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I had surgery where I had a tube in my neck, and was on liquid diet for 8 weeks. After I recovered, It took a few weeks for my jaw to open wide enough to eat solid food. During this process and after, I stopped eating fast food and only drink water. I lost an insane amount of weigh, but in an unhealthy way. From 246 to 187 in 4 mos. I am currently in the gym using cardio and strength training. I have never had abs but I can feel them under the layers of fat but I wont be able to see them until my body fat comes down. I'm 5'11 - 187lbs. My goal is under 20% body fat. I will not quit no matter what. Thank you Jeff and Jesse for motivation and the information.
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A-Terrible-Fate
my goal at 31 almost 32 and 5ft 9 is about 141 pounds currently down from 170, I'm not sure what my body fat level is currently but it's decently lean, better than I've ever had before. But my goal is a 12-13 percent body fat. I don't think I will ever be able to maintain 10 percent body fat, I'm not willing to reduce my calories and enjoyable food intake to lower than 1-2 times a week. I like to eat a little more on Saturday and Sunday and it is manageable for me but anything less will just be too much for me. I desire the ripped look ultimately as the shredded look is too hard for me to maintain.
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my goal at 31 almost 32 and 5ft 9 is about 141 pounds currently down from 170, I'm not sure what my body fat level is currently but it's decently lean, better than I've ever had before. But my goal is a 12-13 percent body fat. I don't think I will ever be able to maintain 10 percent body fat, I'm not willing to reduce my calories and enjoyable food intake to lower than 1-2 times a week. I like to eat a little more on Saturday and Sunday and it is manageable for me but anything less will just be too much for me. I desire the ripped look ultimately as the shredded look is too hard for me to maintain.
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Dave
Im fat as hell, i can grab a whole hand full of belly fat when i grab my stomach. I know my fat % is high, im like 5'6 5'7 190lbs. And i have -visible abbs- you can actually see the outline of my 6 pack. I think i have a naturally thick abb wall because my dad and brother are the same. After watching the whole video my body kinda looks like the 25% range at least. Similar love handles, but i have abbs too, i lost alot of weight though, i went from 250 down to 190, i started to see my abb outline pretty quick to be honest. Am i some anomaly? Please explain.
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Im fat as hell, i can grab a whole hand full of belly fat when i grab my stomach. I know my fat % is high, im like 5'6 5'7 190lbs. And i have -visible abbs- you can actually see the outline of my 6 pack. I think i have a naturally thick abb wall because my dad and brother are the same. After watching the whole video my body kinda looks like the 25% range at least. Similar love handles, but i have abbs too, i lost alot of weight though, i went from 250 down to 190, i started to see my abb outline pretty quick to be honest. Am i some anomaly? Please explain.
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John
Even at a relatively healthy calorie deficit over the course of 6 months, I would imagine 40lbs wouldn't be all fat. Muscle would inevitably be lost as well even with lifting a few days a week. So technically the goal of losing 40lbs of body fat would be longer than 6 months.
Correct me if I'm wrong pls as I'm relatively new to this.
I'm finally at about 14% - 145 lbs from 250lbs. Long journey but it definitely wasn't linear and I believe I lost muscle even with lifting.
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Even at a relatively healthy calorie deficit over the course of 6 months, I would imagine 40lbs wouldn't be all fat. Muscle would inevitably be lost as well even with lifting a few days a week. So technically the goal of losing 40lbs of body fat would be longer than 6 months.
Correct me if I'm wrong pls as I'm relatively new to this.
I'm finally at about 14% - 145 lbs from 250lbs. Long journey but it definitely wasn't linear and I believe I lost muscle even with lifting.
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Dwight
The fat loss math here is wrong.
If a 200 pound man loses 40 pounds, he-s now a 160 pound man.
If you weigh 160 pounds and have 10% body fat, you have 16 pounds of fat on your body, not the 20 pounds left that the guy has in your example.
When calculating percentages of change you have to be careful to use the right number as the starting point. This is why going from 2 to 3 is a 50% increase while going from 3 to 2 is a 33. 3% decrease.
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The fat loss math here is wrong.
If a 200 pound man loses 40 pounds, he-s now a 160 pound man.
If you weigh 160 pounds and have 10% body fat, you have 16 pounds of fat on your body, not the 20 pounds left that the guy has in your example.
When calculating percentages of change you have to be careful to use the right number as the starting point. This is why going from 2 to 3 is a 50% increase while going from 3 to 2 is a 33. 3% decrease.
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Fifth
Even though it's a couple of years ago, I really liked this video. I started going to a gym for the first time ever in January, between then and lost 28lbs already, starting to plateau and gain more muscle mass now. One question I have is this: I know Visceral fat is harder to lose, but mine has stayed pretty much constant, would that be a sign of needing to do more cardio? - TIA! - Darren
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Even though it's a couple of years ago, I really liked this video. I started going to a gym for the first time ever in January, between then and lost 28lbs already, starting to plateau and gain more muscle mass now. One question I have is this: I know Visceral fat is harder to lose, but mine has stayed pretty much constant, would that be a sign of needing to do more cardio? - TIA! - Darren
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huruey
The math here is actually wrong. If you're at 200lb(w) with 60lb(f) of fat and you lose 40lbs, you'll be at 20lb fat and 160lb total, which is 12. 5% bf.
If x is the target loss.
f/w=0. 3, (f-x)/(w-x) = 0. 1, 3w-10x=w-x, 2w=9x, x=2w/9=2-200/9 = 44. 444. lb
The error is that you need to do (f-x)/(w-x) = 0. 1 not (f-x)/w = 0. 1
Good video all the same.
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The math here is actually wrong. If you're at 200lb(w) with 60lb(f) of fat and you lose 40lbs, you'll be at 20lb fat and 160lb total, which is 12. 5% bf.
If x is the target loss.
f/w=0. 3, (f-x)/(w-x) = 0. 1, 3w-10x=w-x, 2w=9x, x=2w/9=2-200/9 = 44. 444. lb
The error is that you need to do (f-x)/(w-x) = 0. 1 not (f-x)/w = 0. 1
Good video all the same.
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