Comments on: What is the Ideal Body Fat to See Your Abs? http://www.mensfitnessandmore.com/2010/what-is-the-ideal-body-fat-to-see-your-abs/03/11/ Muscle Building and Fat Burning - Your Resource for Health Fitness Diet and More Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:14:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason, CSCS http://www.mensfitnessandmore.com/2010/what-is-the-ideal-body-fat-to-see-your-abs/03/11/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Jason, CSCS Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:15:13 +0000 http://www.mensfitnessandmore.com/?p=749#comment-706 Thanks for the comment Mark. Glad to hear the article helped you. Congrats on the weight loss, way to go! Thanks for the comment Mark. Glad to hear the article helped you.

Congrats on the weight loss, way to go!

]]> By: Mark http://www.mensfitnessandmore.com/2010/what-is-the-ideal-body-fat-to-see-your-abs/03/11/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Mark Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:12:51 +0000 http://www.mensfitnessandmore.com/?p=749#comment-699 Interesting article, and it did help me a lot. I have been on my own exercise and diet program for a year now, having lost 72 lbs. I include a weight-training program (dumbbells and body-weight exercises), plus I run 8.4 kms per day...with the goal of running 10 km daily. I would dearly love to be able to see my abs again (I'm 52 years old). My weight-loss tapered off after about 10 months, so I started measuring my body fat using calipers, and I'm waiting for a set of body-fat scales to arrive. From what I can tell, I have lost approximately 1.5% to 2.5% body fat per month since starting this program (I estimated my body fat to be approximately 34.4% on July 1st, 2009 - based on height, weight, and waist measurements that I took on day-1) and am now down to just over 8% body fat. However, I still do not see my abs, but I can certainly feel them right under my skin. My guess is that I will have to lose another 3% body fat before I will be able to actually see a six-pack, and your tables are certainly a good guideline. My ultimate goal is not really "body-building" though...I just want to look and feel great...for a change. Once I have attained my body-fat goals I will start to eat more with the intention of adding body mass, to see if I can actually grow these muscles I'm exercising :-), while maintaining a low body fat percentage. Thanks again. Interesting article, and it did help me a lot. I have been on my own exercise and diet program for a year now, having lost 72 lbs. I include a weight-training program (dumbbells and body-weight exercises), plus I run 8.4 kms per day…with the goal of running 10 km daily. I would dearly love to be able to see my abs again (I’m 52 years old). My weight-loss tapered off after about 10 months, so I started measuring my body fat using calipers, and I’m waiting for a set of body-fat scales to arrive. From what I can tell, I have lost approximately 1.5% to 2.5% body fat per month since starting this program (I estimated my body fat to be approximately 34.4% on July 1st, 2009 – based on height, weight, and waist measurements that I took on day-1) and am now down to just over 8% body fat. However, I still do not see my abs, but I can certainly feel them right under my skin. My guess is that I will have to lose another 3% body fat before I will be able to actually see a six-pack, and your tables are certainly a good guideline.

My ultimate goal is not really “body-building” though…I just want to look and feel great…for a change. Once I have attained my body-fat goals I will start to eat more with the intention of adding body mass, to see if I can actually grow these muscles I’m exercising :-) , while maintaining a low body fat percentage.

Thanks again.

]]> By: 5 Abdominal Tips For Flat Stomach http://www.mensfitnessandmore.com/2010/what-is-the-ideal-body-fat-to-see-your-abs/03/11/comment-page-1/#comment-290 5 Abdominal Tips For Flat Stomach Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:10:58 +0000 http://www.mensfitnessandmore.com/?p=749#comment-290 [...] Body Fat Percentage -  I did a post earlier, check it out here.  Ideal Body Fat to See Your Abs? In order to see your abs you will have to have a decent body fat [...] [...] Body Fat Percentage -  I did a post earlier, check it out here.  Ideal Body Fat to See Your Abs? In order to see your abs you will have to have a decent body fat [...]

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