nameless wrote:
fffffff wrote:
1.5 % body fat what does it mean? It means you're dead, or the machine don't work.
Could be. I don't know. Body fat isn't my area of expertise. They ran it twice to confirm. Supposedly those machines are very accurate.
No BF machine is very accurate. Even golden boy DEXA scan has it's problems. That reading of 1,5% is certainly not a valid reading, as other noted, you would be dead. Less than 6% is extremely unlikely for almost anyone, and usually would require very focused, intentional dieting to achieve. The only people you might see below 6% are competitive bodybuilders prepping for a contest (usually with drug aid), the sickly, or an athlete at the end of some huge endurance test like a grand tour. A good sign you're this lean is that your skin will start to look rough/grainy.
7-8% is a little more common, but is definitely what most would call extremely lean. You'll easily see all your abs with great definition, veins should be crawling all over legs, possible even some ab veins etc.
9-10% is around what most would associate with a typical fitness cover model. Well defined abs and muscle, decent muscularity.
10-12% is where you start to lose ab definition. You might see hints of abs even at rest, but if you don't have a clearly defined six pack you're almost certainly not double digit lean.
Above 12% and you won't even have a four pack a rest. You might be able to see a little ab definition if dehydrated, flexing, or coughing, but if people don't think you have abs you're over 12%.
15-18% is a range where most people look reasonable healthy. You probably couldn't tell a huge difference from someone at 12% and someone at 18% with clothes on. They won't be storing enough fat to look big, but the guy at 18 will have a doughy midsection, and the guy at 12 will look much firmer.
Above 18-20% and you start to become blatantly chubby.
Naturally, this will vary some individual to individual, particularly where you store fat individually, but these guidelines hold pretty well.