Myths about players bodyfat %
In the past month i have seen numerous posters claim such or such player has a bodyfat less than 5% or around that number. Those people most of the time dont know what they're talking about so i looked up on the net and found some pictures of guys at low bodyfat% just so you can compare them to NBA players you claim to be 5% BF or lower.
Approximatively 15% BF
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Approximatively 12%BF
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Approximatively 10% BF
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Approximatively 7-9% BF
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Approximatively 5-7% BF
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Approximatively 3% BF (this condition can only be held for a few hours at a time. Not a healthy condition to stay in due to lower water level.)
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Now i dare anyone to try and name me a player they still believe is under 5-7% BF :pimp:
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Guys on here will believe anything. Mayo and Farmar have 42" verticals. Dhantay Jones has less then 3% body fat.
Lebron weighs 265
pick your myth
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I'm not fat I'm husky
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The guy who went from 15% to 7-9% is pretty ridiculous
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Yeah, this thread is bull, i was at 10% for a while, and my abs weren't nearly a pronounced as that guys.
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Total bs bc at 12% I look nothing like that. Besides why are you using body builders for comparision???
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[QUOTE=Xsatyr]Total bs bc at 12% I look nothing like that. Besides why are you using body builders for comparision???[/QUOTE]
Ignorance is bliss.
The guy is just huge that doesn't correlate with his body fat %
You can be a stick with 10% bodyfat you dont have to have a ripped 6 pack and huge muscles
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To have 2-4% bodyfat, you not only need to be EXTREMELY ripped, but you also need to have a LOT of muscle to change your bodyweight/bodyfat ratio.
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[QUOTE=CeoTypeDoe619]Ignorance is bliss.
The guy is just huge that doesn't correlate with his body fat %
You can be a stick with 10% bodyfat you dont have to have a ripped 6 pack and huge muscles[/QUOTE]
Which is exactly my main point, their bodies look nothing like NBA players so how can one compare?
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[QUOTE=Xsatyr]Total bs bc at 12% I look nothing like that. Besides why are you using body builders for comparision???[/QUOTE]
Yeah that guy is closer to 8% bodyfat.
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[QUOTE=chazzy]The guy who went from 15% to 7-9% is pretty ridiculous[/QUOTE]
I think that guy is named Skippy Podar. For some reason, I was recently thinking about him since I started hitting the weights again. He has a website once that my friend linked to me. It's pretty f'n goofy.
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I hear dumb shit like all the time, Ive been 3% body fat all my life and I gurantee I'm healthier and more athletic than anyone here. I don't randomly pass out from being tired or some bull. I hear this myth all my life.
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[QUOTE=Xsatyr]Which is exactly my main point, their bodies look nothing like NBA players so how can one compare?[/QUOTE]
Yeah but you can get the gist by looking how defined they are not their size
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[QUOTE=CeoTypeDoe619]Yeah but you can get the gist by looking how defined they are not their size[/QUOTE]
Not really, their muscle definition makes it hard to compare teh fat around their body. I know people who are around 8% and do not look to be in shape so I can easily believe certain bball players have less than five.
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[QUOTE=OhNoTimNoSho]I hear dumb shit like all the time, Ive been 3% body fat all my life and I gurantee I'm healthier and more athletic than anyone here. I don't randomly pass out from being tired or some bull. I hear this myth all my life.[/QUOTE]
Post your pic. Or post a pic of someone with a similar physique. Electronic and caliper tests can be off by a lot. Only way to really tell is to get tested in water or in those egg shaped pressure things.