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What Body Fat Percentage Actually Looks Like For Men

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I’m going to share with you different body fat percentages so that you can estimate your body fat percentage quickly just based on appearance. You can also see where your goal is.

0:00 Intro
0:26 What is body fat percentage?
0:53 Visual body fat checklist
2:04 4% body fat
3:32 8% body fat
4:50 10% body fat
5:20 15% body Fat
6:12 20% body fat
7:16 25% body fat
8:43 30% body fat
10:16 35% body fat
10:52 40% body fat
11:25 Best way to measure body fat over time

20 Comments

@BuiltLeanTV Creator 3 years ago (edited) Pinned

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@forsaken841 2 years ago

4% looks like skinned alive

@RandomoniaFootball 3 years ago

you needed to put 45% fat in there so I could see myself

@wishbone103 3 years ago

I will be 76 this coming November. I have been working out since I was 14. Still going at it even though arthritis has slowed me down a tad. I generally stay around 7 to 8%. Any lower then that and I feel like crap. I weighed 149 when I left the Army at 20 and at 75 I am still 149. I am actually under weight by about 6 lbs. To me quitting is not an option. When I kick the bucket I hope to be buried with a couple of dumbbells😁

@CreativeHuts-mz3wp 3 months ago

15% with more muscle vs 15% with less muscle is huge difference

@AbDirkie 3 years ago

The overestimation of lean body mass and the underestimation of body fat is so true. I felt like I was getting quite lean, and worrying like "I don't want to lose too much anymore, but those abs are still not clear". I have come to the conclusion I am now at around 20%, and would be better off losing another 20 lbs (meanwhile keeping up my resistance training and protein intake of course).

@ShonnMorris 3 years ago

I recently got back into my workouts consistently like I used to. Last October I weighed 360. I tured 52 today and just weighed myself for the first time in a while and I'm now down to 283! Progress comes with dedication and discipline for sure.

@rainer250 2 years ago

10-12% is the lowest a man should go if they're not competing or prepping for a photoshoot. This is range is the beach body look.

@BaldHeadedMETAL 3 years ago

Even as a trainer i get slight body dismorphia thinking im higher body fat than i always am but everytime i watch one video like this im like yup still in that 10-13%.

@Lord_Saruman 3 years ago

12-13% looks a lot better than under 10%

@raevenclemons 3 years ago

This was pretty accurate I went from 37% bf to around 25% in 9 months according to my dexa scan and am a 36 in waist. Even though my main goal was to loose weight I still put on muscle during this period.

@No-ky3kb 3 years ago

Respectfully, 4% is not attractive at all

@SusanSilva-lt2ew 1 year ago

At 56 I was at least 25%. Today Im 58 and Im 206 lbs and 10% bodyfat. Got a nice 6 pack today and added 10 lbs of muscle.

@SunChowXi 3 years ago

Thanks for covering body type belonging to me towards the end. Didn't feel left out 😮‍💨

@Onetime4justice 2 years ago

10-12% Is the best for me. I sat in a bodpod and was told i was at 11% back in 2019. I was running every other day I did basic calisthenics on other days. I felt super light on my feet, I had a ton of energy, didn't feel crazy hungry, and i slept really well. I'm guessing im in the 18-20% range now and I feel sleepy all the time.

@JoeSz17 1 year ago

Pretty sure your 10-12% is closer to 15%. There is a lot of change between 8-10-12%

@todzilla09 3 years ago

This is actually good news for me. About six months ago I started working out again. I was that guy at about 25% body fat. Judging by the photos, vascularity, striations and muscle definition, I have more definition than 15% but not quite in that 10-12% range yet. Overall, I am happy to be rocking a six pack at 58 years old.