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Thread: Is it even possible to be 1% bodyfat?

post 1623621641 11-24-2020, 10:15 PM
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Is it even possible to be 1% bodyfat?

Was watching a documentary on Lou Ferrigno and he says I’m in the best shape of my life at 295lbs and 1% bodyfat. How low of bodyfat can you be before death?
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post 1623621751 11-24-2020, 10:16 PM
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Big Ronnie was 0.33% bodyfat, apparently.

Yeeaaah buddy!
post 1623621831 11-24-2020, 10:18 PM
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4-5% for internal organs to not fail
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post 1623621871 11-24-2020, 10:18 PM
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I thought it was like less than 4% you’re dead.
post 1623621961 11-24-2020, 10:19 PM
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People from back in the day get a pass for saying something so retarded. Stage-ready bodybuilders get to something like 4% or 5% at the lowest and that's with superphysiological levels of muscle bumping the denominator way, way up.
post 1623622021 11-24-2020, 10:19 PM
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No. My heart almost stopped when I was roughly 5% when I had to be hospitalized for anorexia. The lowest possible is between 4 and 5%, & even if you stay there too long, you risk death. I’m talking a real 5%, not measured with calipers. I’m sure he was 1% with calipers or some other bullchit metric.
post 1623622211 11-24-2020, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted By WellHungOver⏩
I thought it was like less than 4% you’re dead.
Ya I thought I read something like that before too, that’s why that claim seemed off.
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post 1623622351 11-24-2020, 10:24 PM
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The lowest I believe recorded has been mid 3.5% . Cant remember where I saw it. Honestly below that you will likely need to be on life support or you would just die.

The problem is that there are limits to our ability to accurately measure since Dexa, Calipers and everything else as measurement tools cant measure your true fat%. THe ONLY way to get a 100% accurate measurement of fat is to physically cut the fat off your skin and organs and weigh it, which is only possible on cadavers obviouslly.
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post 1623622481 11-24-2020, 10:25 PM
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post 1623622661 11-24-2020, 10:28 PM
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How many percent roughly do you think those calipers could be off on average?
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post 1623622931 11-24-2020, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted By JaymzJ⏩
How many percent roughly do you think those calipers could be off on average?
They’re almost completely useless unless you’re tracking changes within an individual. Even then, factors like hydration and water retention can easily fuk it up. Case in point, they have a nearly 11% margin of error in men:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20040894/
post 1623623791 11-24-2020, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩
I don’t think Rogan believed him either. Just even with how much food he has to eat... there’s gotta be at least a bit of fat there too.
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post 1623624031 11-24-2020, 10:47 PM
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post 1623625191 11-24-2020, 11:05 PM
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Im at 2% right now and on my way down so hopefully its possible
post 1623625651 11-24-2020, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted By elterrible987⏩
Im at 2% right now and on my way down so hopefully its possible
Don’t be dumb, hopefully that’s possible
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