body fat question

[stevet]

ok im at 14% body fat which isnt to bad..i have been weght training for 10 months and have put on massive muscle. i want to lose 5% body fat. my question is how much in pounds is 5% body fat? because you can only lose 1 pound of fat per week without loseing any muscle.

[Riot]

lol


You have to tell us how much you weigh first.

[stevet]

oo sorry i keep thinkin im on a fdifferent forum where it tells my stats...im 511 170-180...

[1wonderattack]

i may be wrong but i think it is just 5% of your body weight

edit: so 8.5-9 lbs

[MaFFe1]

yeah % of body fat just means what percent of your body weight is weight from fat. so just find 5% of 170-180 and thats it

[SPmiddie19]

i think it is 8.75

[stevet]

wow i feel like an idiot lmao..

[palmerkswiss]

you can tell when you 10% body fat and under you should start seeing more visible abs at 10, pretty visible abs at 9, and if you get to 7-8 then you should have like a full six pack flexing or not. thats the easiest way to tell. I was 9.4% body fat last month and my abs have got more visible abs so im guessing im under 9% now. remember you can't concentrate weight loss so yours abs are the easiest way to tell how much body fat you have lost. the whole working one muscle to lose the fat around it is a myth, you loss body fat like you pour water out of cup, you can't just pour the left side of water in the cup out, you get a little bit of both sides when you pour.

[the wister]

You will have to lose 10-15lbs. As your weight decreases, your fat will account for a larger percentage, but this will only be like .2-.5lbs. But in addition to that, you're not going to lose 100% fat, so figure in an extra 3-4lbs.

[LvIlLeLaX5]

you can loose more then 1 pound of fat in a week without loosing any muscles

[BrickWall6]

5% bodyfat is not 5% of your weight, if that were the case than your body would be 100% fat. You have to take muscle, bones, skin, and organs into account.