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Posted by: musclepump

What's the ideal BF to compete at? Obviously low is good, but there's got to be a limit to keep looking healthy.

Posted by: JLB001

6% or less is usually ideal for bbing.

Posted by: dakota

im at 5% bf w/ 7 weeks till comp., but i want less!!! still need to lose 14 lbs for my class.

Posted by: QuestionGuy

how bout some pics

Posted by: musclepump

5% with 14 more pounds to lose? I think your readings are wrong.

Posted by: crazy_enough

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Originally Posted by musclepump

5% with 14 more pounds to lose? I think your readings are wrong.

umm YA! How the heck can that be?

Posted by: QuestionGuy

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Originally Posted by musclepump

5% with 14 more pounds to lose? I think your readings are wrong.

that is why i said lets see pics, this guy is bullshiting us, why do people do that, they think we will admire them over the internet and he doesnt even have pics....??? stupid..

Posted by: dakota

oh sorry, im bullshiting because i dont have pics. wtf! im already in comp shape, im just trying to get to lightweight class. but im prolly lying about that too. talk about stupid...im now at 164 w/ 5 weeks left. come to the Canton Open and see

Posted by: P-funk

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oh sorry, im bullshiting because i dont have pics. wtf! im already in comp shape, im just trying to get to lightweight class. but im prolly lying about that too. talk about stupid...im now at 164 w/ 5 weeks left. come to the Canton Open and see

I understood what you meant.

Curious, why are you trying to get down to a lower class? If you are at 5% why not hang on. You are jsut going to catabolize a whole bunch of muscle to get down 14 more pounds.

Posted by: Dante

i can vouch for dakota..he is deff under 7,he was looked big and cut at 170lbs..i think he'll have to loose some muscle to get to 154, but even at that he'll blow everyone away at that weight

Posted by: dakota

p-funk. i didnt feel like i was big enough to win that class. im not sure if im still going to do it, unless im close enough to the weight, then why not...i just want to be crazy looking!

Posted by: dakota

oh ya, and w/ 5 weeks @ 2 lbs a week, then 4 lbs of water, not to bad is it.

Posted by: P-funk

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oh ya, and w/ 5 weeks @ 2 lbs a week, then 4 lbs of water, not to bad is it.

you should be able to loose more than 2lbs of water. last year i dropped like 8-10lbs.

Posted by: dakota

no, im saying 2 pounds of fat a week, then last little bit will be water

Posted by: P-funk

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no, im saying 2 pounds of fat a week, then last little bit will be water

oh cool. Well, good luck to you. I grew up in cleveland, OH. Lyndhurst actually. Hopefully you will have some cool pics for us.

Posted by: dakota

working on those pics. i just went to panama for spring break, little set back, hopefully have some next week, wish i took some before i went though. by the way- thinking about moving to the city, my buddy lives a couple blocks from time square, where you at?

Posted by: jaim91

What do women compete at? And how long (days/months) are they at their lowest bodyfat?

Posted by: Uzi9

I knew what you meant to.... funny how the flammers shut the **** up lol

Posted by: shutupntra1n

I got what you were saying. Why are people so harsh

Posted by: jaim91

How long do women keep their bodyfat at the low percentage?

Posted by: shutupntra1n

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How long do women keep their bodyfat at the low percentage?

That would depend on the person (ie; diet, genetics, training & goals). I know women that stay at 10% or so all year and they can diet down for a show in a fraction of the usual time. Then some women, not only BBs but figure and fitness as well will blow up off season. You almost won't recognize them. I would imagine that it would be near impossible to stay at 5-8% for women year round and even if you were to attempt, it would be unhealthy for you. Menstrual cycles go off balance at that bf% for extended periods of time. It would also be harder to add lean mass being that low in bf all the time.

Posted by: jaim91

So would you say that approximately 2 weeks prior to the show is adequate enough time to maintain between 5 - 10% bodyfat?

Posted by: shutupntra1n

I'm not qualified to give competition advice

Posted by: jaim91

Does anyone know the answer? How long does a woman have to keep her bf at competition level (5 - 10%) prior to the actual competition?

Posted by: njc

U guys so sure that women competitors compete at such a low BF%? The guy BBs probably go above 10% when not competing.

Posted by: Shannon1

Women compete that low. I'm doing figure and I'm at 10.4% (been stalled out for 2mo!!) but the girl that beat me was at about 8%. I've been told 8% is about right for figure.

Posted by: JLB001

Jaime has eatting disorders, that is why noone has really answered the question she keeps asking.

Posted by: Dante

i feel bad for her, she really needs help.

Posted by: P-funk

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Originally Posted by dakota

working on those pics. i just went to panama for spring break, little set back, hopefully have some next week, wish i took some before i went though. by the way- thinking about moving to the city, my buddy lives a couple blocks from time square, where you at?

i live on the upper east side.

it is expensive to live in manhattan.

Posted by: musclepump

How can you live there? Where do you work?!

Posted by: SPIKE1257

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How can you live there? Where do you work?!

Inquiring minds want to know....

Posted by: P-funk

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How can you live there? Where do you work?!

I am a personal trainer.

How can I live here???....LOL, I have a lot of clients that pay a pretty decent chunk of change for me to come and train them and write programs for them. I do diet counselling also for some.

Posted by: jaim91

I have hyperthyroidism. Can anybody please answer my question?

Posted by: Sapphire

Jaime.. I know you have a thyroid issue, but PLEASE stop worrying about bodyfat... you need MORE, yours has to be too low. Gain 30 pounds,eat alot of healthy food, lots of good carbs, protein and fat and when you are 30 ppounds heavier, THEN worry about your comp bf.

Posted by: jaim91

Sapphire, thanks. But this questions wasn't for me. There is no way I am going to compete in the near future, so I'm not even stressing it. This question is for my friend Allison who wants to enter the open division in the FAME competition in June. I know I'm not ready, but I want to help her out.

Posted by: JLB001

If your friend is working with a trainer that has prepped girls for FAME before, they would know Jaime.

Posted by: Sapphire

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Originally Posted by P-funk

i live on the upper east side.

it is expensive to live in manhattan.

I love the upper east side of Manhattan!!

Posted by: jaim91

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Originally Posted by JLB001

If your friend is working with a trainer that has prepped girls for FAME before, they would know Jaime.

But she hasn't, so whatever. And I'm helping her

Posted by: Emma-Leigh

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Originally Posted by jaim91

I have hyperthyroidism. Can anybody please answer my question?

Jaim - you don't have 'thyroid issues'. We went through this before - in this thread.

We all know you are sick - you have an eating disorder. There is no use trying to lie or kick or chuck tantrums about how you are "not sick" and how you "eat 6000 cals a day, but you just can't gain weight"...

The more you try to lie about it, the more ridiculous and pathetic you look...

....'Me thinks Jaim doth protest to much...'

Posted by: P-funk

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I love the upper east side of Manhattan!!

yes it is nice. I love it too. It is defenitly the quietest part of the city to live in. I could never live in the village or anywhere around there. Upper west is really nice too. The rent is really really crazy over there adn the apts. are even smaller. It has a nice look to it. I just like living near the park though.

Posted by: jaim91

Emma and JLB, you guys have to find something better to do with your time.

Posted by: JLB001

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But she hasn't, so whatever. And I'm helping her

I'm going to be mean here....BUT YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS HELPING ANYONE PREP FOR A SHOW.

Posted by: jaim91

OK

Posted by: drew.haynes

Wow, Jaime, don't know you but just looked at your pics. Holy FRICK. EAT PLEASE. No joke, my aunt was anorexic for a long time, not anymore... I've seen that before. EAT FOOD, most SUPERMODELS weigh like 30% more than you, unless they are freakin 5' 0".

PLEASE EAT FOOD, i'm on my way to being a doctor... this really concerns me.

Posted by: jaim91

Ok - I'm competing in June in the junior bodybuilding category, so I'm getting my weight up for that

Posted by: kkschaef

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Originally Posted by jaim91

Sapphire, thanks. But this questions wasn't for me. There is no way I am going to compete in the near future, so I'm not even stressing it. This question is for my friend Allison who wants to enter the open division in the FAME competition in June. I know I'm not ready, but I want to help her out.

That's funny in another thread you were hell bent on competing in June. So what's the deal. you've got 2 different stories going on here. Either way you have no business getting on stage.

Posted by: jaim91

Ok

Posted by: musclepump

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Canadians...

Posted by: Robin Hood

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Canadians...

Hey don't knock us all!

Posted by: jaim91

I got my bf tested with calipers and electrodes - the average of the two came to about 11.4. I'm going to keep it there for the competition, I think it'll be fine

Posted by: BritChick

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Originally Posted by njc

U guys so sure that women competitors compete at such a low BF%? The guy BBs probably go above 10% when not competing.

I know Monica Brant got down to 5% for the Olympia in 2003 and she was ripped! 5% is extremely low for a woman, I was around 9 - 10% for my shows and got marked down for being too lean upper body and too striated... it's a very individual thing.

Posted by: BritChick

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Canadians...

Hey! Oh it's okay... it's just my family you're bashing not me!

Posted by: musclepump

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Originally Posted by Robin Hood

Hey don't knock us all!

Sorry... the stupid ruin it for the intelligent many

Posted by: jaim91

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Originally Posted by BritChick

Jesus - 5% is crazy! That's insane. I wonder how long she maintained it. You were penalized for being too low? Was this for figure or bodybuilding?

Posted by: BritChick

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Jesus - 5% is crazy! That's insane. I wonder how long she maintained it. You were penalized for being too low? Was this for figure or bodybuilding?

Figure.

Posted by: Vieope

Why do they closed the other thread? Was it because Jaim posted? Am I missing something?

Posted by: JLB001

because it was getting off the topic.

Posted by: musclepump

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because it was getting off the topic.

more than a little

Posted by: jaim91

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Figure.

When is the next time you are competing? (Good luck). How long do you stay at 10?

Posted by: Vieope

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because it was getting off the topic.

All right.

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