How low can a person bodyfat get?

god hand · 06-04-2005, 09:43 PM

I'm not trying to be funny or anything,but I was just wondering can u have 0% body fat? Stallone in the I think four rocky had like 3%! DAMN!

TJ Cline · 06-04-2005, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by god hand

I'm not trying to be funny or anything,but I was just wondering can u have 0% body fat? Stallone in the I think four rocky had like 3%! DAMN!

I'm at 0.0001 % right now

drew.haynes · 06-04-2005, 10:12 PM

WATTS · 06-05-2005, 02:28 AM

no i really dont think you can get to 0% bodyfat, and if you do then your probably already dead. lol

dont think its phisically possible...somebody can correct me if im wrong.

TJ Cline · 06-05-2005, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by WATTS

no i really dont think you can get to 0% bodyfat, and if you do then your probably already dead. lol

dont think its phisically possible...somebody can correct me if im wrong.

so what are you saying?

Rocco32 · 06-05-2005, 02:45 AM

It was for Rocky III he got down to 3%.

Arrhar!! · 06-05-2005, 05:15 AM

Bruce Lee was at 2% (anything lower than 1% you are probably dead). most of the top Pros today are at 3-6%. I know Arnold at his best was around 3%, you could basicly see veins popping out on his chest, delts, and back.

bio-chem · 06-05-2005, 06:41 AM

your body also stores fat near organs and intestines. it has to have it there to protect them

**P-funk** · 06-05-2005, 06:44 AM

I highly doubt that anyone gets down to 3% BF. Even the pro's. Just because you are lean as hell doesn't mean you are 3% BF. just because the calipers say so doesn't mean you are 3% BF either. They are just measuring skinfolds. There is also viseral fat (organ fat) that needs to be measured there. If you were truely 3% BF there would be virtually no fat around your organs. There is no way you can live like that.

Arrhar!! · 06-05-2005, 08:02 AM

organ fat(also called essential fats) are typically around 2%, I beieve that's low as one can get and not healthy to stay at it for a long time. Basicly anything below 5% is not very healthy.

min0 lee · 06-05-2005, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

so what are you saying?

You have a month to live.

min0 lee · 06-05-2005, 08:18 AM

If you do have a will keeep me in consideration, i'll e-mail you my info.

The Monkey Man · 06-05-2005, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

You have a month to live.

This would be true if he didn't have those "stores" surrounding his Gray-Matter!

99hawkins · 06-05-2005, 08:39 AM

You need a certain level of fat to survive. People who say they've got 0.0001% bodyfat (no names foreman rules

) is either a dead man walking, or full of shit...basically. I think 8% is a good all-round figure to have. That's what I'm aiming for anyway.

shiznit2169 · 06-05-2005, 08:41 AM

Tom Venuto got down to 3.7 BF but i've read his ebook, and he got down to as low as 3.2% for competition.

http://www.burnthefat.com/ ... look at his picture and the caption below it. This man is the god of nutrition.

99hawkins · 06-05-2005, 08:43 AM

How would one go about getting down to 3.2%??

shiznit2169 · 06-05-2005, 09:09 AM

hawkins, tom venuto is like the god of dieting and nutrition. If you ever read his book, BFFM (Burn the fat feed the muscle), you will understand why. He went through almost 15-20 years of experiencing and trying things out until he understood how the body works.

99hawkins · 06-05-2005, 09:29 AM

Sounds usefull. I'll have to have a look at that.

WATTS · 06-05-2005, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

so what are you saying?

come on now you are still at 0.0001% you are still overweight in my book. now start dropping the rest off.....NOW!!!

darkt · 06-05-2005, 01:37 PM

Lance Armstrong at one point actually had 0% body fat.
for men its easier to get to 0 then it is for women. but your body will try to do its best to store anyfat it gets when you get under 3

LAM · 06-05-2005, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by darkt

Lance Armstrong at one point actually had 0% body fat.
for men its easier to get to 0 then it is for women. but your body will try to do its best to store anyfat it gets when you get under 3

I would like to know how they took that measurement. skin fold testing isn't very accurate below 5%

bulletproof1 · 06-05-2005, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by darkt

Lance Armstrong at one point actually had 0% body fat.

are you the long lost brother of johnnny?

min0 lee · 06-05-2005, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by WATTS

no i really dont think you can get to 0% bodyfat, and if you do then your probably already dead. lol

dont think its phisically possible...somebody can correct me if im wrong.

Well here's the scoop, I asked him what he does for cardio and he sent me this pic. He does seem a bit thin but I guess he was telling the truth when it came to him having low bodyfat.

shiznit2169 · 06-05-2005, 03:48 PM

having a 0% BF is physically impossible. There's no way anyone could get down that low and why would you want to? You would die that way.

The lowest that i believe it can go, is around 2.5-3%

KentDog · 06-05-2005, 05:19 PM

I read that Lance Armstrong was down to 4% after a biking competition which is believable, but please, 0%?

god hand · 06-05-2005, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 99hawkins

You need a certain level of fat to survive. People who say they've got 0.0001% bodyfat (no names foreman rules

) is either a dead man walking, or full of shit...basically. I think 8% is a good all-round figure to have. That's what I'm aiming for anyway.

I think he was joking.

**Mudge** · 06-05-2005, 05:51 PM

Clarence Bass claimed something like 2.3 or 2.4% I believe.

Below 6%, Dan Duchaine said he only tracked measurements and never attempted to make actual calculations.

Caliper testing is based on a test done on a German cadaver in the 1800s, so its really nothing but an estimate based on one particular subject. You have fat laced through your organs as well as below your skin, so none of these methods are going to be truly perfect, they are just guesses. Generally speaking races store fat somewhat equally through the body, although I have read that some asian peoples have more visceral fat stores.

MawkieMawk · 06-05-2005, 06:09 PM

Yeah the pros now a days may have low body fat.... but they all have HUGE waists... to me, that is not the ideal body. Arnold had the ideal body. Big chest cavity with a very skinny waist. God bless pullovers on chest day.

god hand · 06-05-2005, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MawkieMawk

God bless pullovers on chest day.

I think I'll never understand this exercise!

WATTS · 06-05-2005, 06:24 PM

hahaha. great pic mino but a little too skinny for my preference.

06-04-2005, 09:43 PM	#1
god hand 10.5 out of 10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,217 Photos: 4	How low can a person bodyfat get? I'm not trying to be funny or anything,but I was just wondering can u have 0% body fat? Stallone in the I think four rocky had like 3%! DAMN!

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Rocco32 UNLEASH THE BEAST Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 22,329 Photos: 18	It was for Rocky III he got down to 3%. I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...

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Arrhar!! Arnold's neighbour Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 109	Bruce Lee was at 2% (anything lower than 1% you are probably dead). most of the top Pros today are at 3-6%. I know Arnold at his best was around 3%, you could basicly see veins popping out on his chest, delts, and back. Ka-Boom!

06-05-2005, 06:44 AM	#9
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 31,700	I highly doubt that anyone gets down to 3% BF. Even the pro's. Just because you are lean as hell doesn't mean you are 3% BF. just because the calipers say so doesn't mean you are 3% BF either. They are just measuring skinfolds. There is also viseral fat (organ fat) that needs to be measured there. If you were truely 3% BF there would be virtually no fat around your organs. There is no way you can live like that. E-Book: Take Charge! Everything You Need To Know To Write Your Own Training Programs Online Consulting/Program Design Reality Based Fitness Podcast Check me out on Twitter! Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter! "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

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WATTS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 619 Photos: 5	no i really dont think you can get to 0% bodyfat, and if you do then your probably already dead. lol dont think its phisically possible...somebody can correct me if im wrong.

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bio-chem Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 5,773 Photos: 14	your body also stores fat near organs and intestines. it has to have it there to protect them

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Arrhar!! Arnold's neighbour Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 109	organ fat(also called essential fats) are typically around 2%, I beieve that's low as one can get and not healthy to stay at it for a long time. Basicly anything below 5% is not very healthy. Ka-Boom!

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99hawkins Integrity Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 201	You need a certain level of fat to survive. People who say they've got 0.0001% bodyfat (no names foreman rules ) is either a dead man walking, or full of shit...basically. I think 8% is a good all-round figure to have. That's what I'm aiming for anyway.

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shiznit2169 flawless Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,184 Photos: 1	Tom Venuto got down to 3.7 BF but i've read his ebook, and he got down to as low as 3.2% for competition. http://www.burnthefat.com/ ... look at his picture and the caption below it. This man is the god of nutrition.

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99hawkins Integrity Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 201	How would one go about getting down to 3.2%??

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shiznit2169 flawless Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,184 Photos: 1	hawkins, tom venuto is like the god of dieting and nutrition. If you ever read his book, BFFM (Burn the fat feed the muscle), you will understand why. He went through almost 15-20 years of experiencing and trying things out until he understood how the body works.

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99hawkins Integrity Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 201	Sounds usefull. I'll have to have a look at that.

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darkt Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 158 Photos: 3	Lance Armstrong at one point actually had 0% body fat. for men its easier to get to 0 then it is for women. but your body will try to do its best to store anyfat it gets when you get under 3

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shiznit2169 flawless Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 4,184 Photos: 1	having a 0% BF is physically impossible. There's no way anyone could get down that low and why would you want to? You would die that way. The lowest that i believe it can go, is around 2.5-3%

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KentDog Yuppie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,961 Photos: 3	I read that Lance Armstrong was down to 4% after a biking competition which is believable, but please, 0%?

06-05-2005, 05:51 PM	#27
Mudge Dieting I swear! Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Here Posts: 23,477 Photos: 1	Clarence Bass claimed something like 2.3 or 2.4% I believe. Below 6%, Dan Duchaine said he only tracked measurements and never attempted to make actual calculations. Caliper testing is based on a test done on a German cadaver in the 1800s, so its really nothing but an estimate based on one particular subject. You have fat laced through your organs as well as below your skin, so none of these methods are going to be truly perfect, they are just guesses. Generally speaking races store fat somewhat equally through the body, although I have read that some asian peoples have more visceral fat stores. Kinesiology Comp Bench MaxCalc Motivation Bench form Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu

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MawkieMawk The Heartbreak Kid Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 52	Yeah the pros now a days may have low body fat.... but they all have HUGE waists... to me, that is not the ideal body. Arnold had the ideal body. Big chest cavity with a very skinny waist. God bless pullovers on chest day.

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WATTS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 619 Photos: 5	hahaha. great pic mino but a little too skinny for my preference.

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