Calipers say I'm around 11%

[ozarkaBRAND]

What do you guys think?

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[Frank Reynolds]

Seems about right...

 

[GMG760]

Yea I would say 11-12. You hold your bodyfat in the exact same place I do, my lower back and lovehandles... and for me at least, the love handles don't go away until I hit about 8% or under.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Sweet. I'll hold off for more epinions, but I'm feeling pretty good about this thus far.. Looks like my efforts have been paying off!

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Yea I would say 11-12. You hold your bodyfat in the exact same place I do, my lower back and lovehandles... and for me at least, the love handles don't go away until I hit about 8% or under.

Damn.. That is loooow. I'm on my way though. I plan to get as lean as possible before about mid-ferbruary.. Hoping to cut 2-4% by then.

 

[GMG760]

Damn.. That is loooow. I'm on my way though. I plan to get as lean as possible before about mid-ferbruary.. Hoping to cut 2-4% by then.

Figure you can cut about 2-3% a month... 4% would impress me in 2 weeks. That's 6.8 lbs of bodyfat... probably not impossible, but might be at the risk of losing muscle. I would say a 2% loss by mid-feb would be a great goal, and 9-10% bf is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Figure you can cut about 2-3% a month... 4% would impress me in 2 weeks. That's 6.8 lbs of bodyfat... probably not impossible, but might be at the risk of losing muscle. I would say a 2% loss by mid-feb would be a great goal, and 9-10% bf is nothing to sneeze at.

I'd surely be happy to be on the lower end of 10% by then.. **** yes!

 

[GMG760]

I'd surely be happy to be on the lower end of 10% by then.. **** yes!

Good luck bro. I would say to hit cardio every day, and to mix it up as much as possible.

45 minutes uphill SSCV walking in the morning, fasted, and HIIT sprints in the afternoon 3-4 days a week... you can mix up your HIIT.

Another great way to get a thin waist is to overtrain your abs... I know it sounds funny, but if you hit them faster than they can rebuild, you'll lose some size around the waist. This isn't always best if your workout involves a lot of compound movements though.

 

[nosnmiveins]

DEFINITE improvement from ur last set of pics Oz, good job man. im excited for ur results on ur upcoming cycle. keep me updated on the prop

 

[EasyEJL]

how many points are you measuring?

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

how many points are you measuring?

Just suprailiac on this one.

Any other spots I should be hitting? I'm a total newb at this calipers business.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

DEFINITE improvement from ur last set of pics Oz, good job man. im excited for ur results on ur upcoming cycle. keep me updated on the prop

Yes :approve:

Hoped it wasn't just me that thought so, lol.

I'll most definitely keep you updated.. should be an amazing run!

 

[EasyEJL]

Heres a decent resource + calculator for 3 + 7 point measurements

http://www.clutchfitness.com/forums/view.php?pg=bodyfat-calc

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Heres a decent resource + calculator for 3 + 7 point measurements

http://www.clutchfitness.com/forums/view.php?pg=bodyfat-calc

Awesome.

I found this one too a few mins before your post:

http://www.exrx.net/Testing.html

Awesome. I'll be doing the 3 and reporting back

 

[EasyEJL]

I totally love exrx's exercise listings and animated gifs.

 

[Emerge]

I was quoted at 12% and carry more visible fat than you in my abdomen area. So, sure I agree.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Haha.. when I do the 3 point measurement and use the calculator over at exrx it says I'm like 5%.. yeah, right!

 

[Rodja]

The fewer sites you take, the higher the error. I have used to do a 3-point test and it was usually 2-3% too low (e.g. it gave me readings at 4-5% and I was closer to 7-8%).

 

[EasyEJL]

fatties.

fck, this current cut better get me there

 

[pistonpump]

calipers say im at 1.5% and i think thats about right.

 

[silverSurfer]

11-12 seems about right, looking good ozarka

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Thanks for the compliments dudes!

Nearly certain doing fasted workouts has really kicked my fat-loss into gear.. I think that's what has made the biggest difference.. Oh yeah, and the Paleo Diet!

 

[Aggravated]

What do you guys think?

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Looking lean bro! Keep it up!

 

[B5150]

I totally love exrx's exercise listings and animated gifs.

Ditto that.

 

[B5150]

I do six points - tops of my feet, backs of my hands and my shins...:bs2:

 

[Jayhawkk]

I find I get the best results when I hit my scalp, shoulders and finger tips.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Wow.. B5 and Jay..

you guys sure know what you're talking about.. I'll just go by those, for sure.

:lame:

:lol:

 

[Aggravated]

Wow.. B5 and Jay..

you guys sure know what you're talking about.. I'll just go by those, for sure.

:lame:

:lol:

LOL ARE YOU -4% BF???!!!

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

I was pondering things the other day..

once I'm sub 10% with 5-10 more pounds of lean mass... I'm thinking I might look for some part-time work as a fitness model.

Any thoughts?

 

[EasyEJL]

you can always get into "solo porn"

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Oh Mr. Easy..

you ARE ridiculous!

 

[GMG760]

you can always get into "solo porn"

:toofunny:

 

[GMG760]

If I were you, I would get my BF% pretty low before I started... probably <8%. You should ask Russianstar about it, I know he does fitness modeling. His physique is pretty appropriate of where you should be to do that kind of modeling.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

If I were you, I would get my BF% pretty low before I started... probably <8%. You should ask Russianstar about it, I know he does fitness modeling. His physique is pretty appropriate of where you should be to do that kind of modeling.

Awesome. Thanks for the serious answer sir.

Hoping I can get to that point in the next 8-12 weeks.

 

[GMG760]

Awesome. Thanks for the serious answer sir.

Hoping I can get to that point in the next 8-12 weeks.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Agreed.

Thanks again man.

 

[EasyEJL]

I was actually serious, they pay $1400-2000 for a days "work". I know at least 3-4 guys who have been propositioned for that from their bb.com bodyspace pics. crazy stuff

i'm actually managing to stick to my cutting plan this time, i've now hit week 5 or 6 and i haven't given up and decided to go back and bulk or recomp. Still a while to go to even hit 10%, but i'm feeling good about it this time.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

I was actually serious, they pay $1400-2000 for a days "work". I know at least 3-4 guys who have been propositioned for that from their bb.com bodyspace pics. crazy stuff

i'm actually managing to stick to my cutting plan this time, i've now hit week 5 or 6 and i haven't given up and decided to go back and bulk or recomp. Still a while to go to even hit 10%, but i'm feeling good about it this time.

haha.. Awesome. Might do some research on that

Good luck easy. You can surely get there man. It's obvious you've got a ton of dedication.

 

[GMG760]

haha.. Awesome. Might do some research on that

Good luck easy. You can surely get there man. It's obvious you've got a ton of dedication.

Go that route and you'll never work anywhere else in the modeling/entertainment business... it's like signing up to be blacklisted.

I am a photographer by profession. If you want any advice about the modeling or where to get started (and what to avoid... like porn, unless that's what you really want to do), I'll be happy to help out.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Go that route and you'll never work anywhere else in the modeling/entertainment business... it's like signing up to be blacklisted.

I am a photographer by profession. If you want any advice about the modeling or where to get started (and what to avoid... like porn, unless that's what you really want to do), I'll be happy to help out.

No worries man. I don't want my face out there, not doing porn anyway!!

I would immensely appreciate any advice you have to offer on this matter. I really don't know where to start.

 

[EasyEJL]

Actually if I get there too i may be interested. Probably some market for older guys in that sort of shape, and less of them to go around

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

Actually if I get there too i may be interested. Probably some market for older guys in that sort of shape, and less of them to go around

I would surely think so.

How kick-ass would that be!!

 

[hardknock]

I would surely think so.

How kick-ass would that be!!

How long did it take you to get the hang of things doing a fasted workout? How long it took for your toleration level to kick in...it would take me quite a while to get use to doing it.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

How long did it take you to get the hang of things doing a fasted workout? How long it took for your toleration level to kick in...it would take me quite a while to get use to doing it.

I honestly didn't notice much of a drop-off in total strength, however, ability to maintain strength set-after-set was affected most certainly. Now after about a week (3 workouts) I wound up adjusting in both aspects.

So it really didn't take long!

 

[Cellardude]

Damn.. That is loooow. I'm on my way though. I plan to get as lean as possible before about mid-ferbruary.. Hoping to cut 2-4% by then.

haha nice! your holding body fat in the same place I hold it too. I can be down to 11 % like you too and the little love handles will still stick out like that.

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

haha nice! your holding body fat in the same place I hold it too. I can be down to 11 % like you too and the little love handles will still stick out like that.

I'm under the impression that this is the worst possible place EVER to hold body fat.. Looks bad, and it's unhealthy.. why me!!

 

[GMG760]

I'm under the impression that this is the worst possible place EVER to hold body fat.. Looks bad, and it's unhealthy.. why me!!

Most guys hold their fat there. Look at it this way, you could hold your fat in your chest and have man-boobies. Probably more annoying and unattractive than love handles.

 

[Frank Reynolds]

I am a photographer by profession.

What type of photography do you do? Do you have an online portfolio?

 

[ozarkaBRAND]

True, flabby man tits would be a bit more unsightly.

blah.

 

[GMG760]

What type of photography do you do? Do you have an online portfolio?

I shoot mostly commercial and event photography, and when the job comes along I will do glamor work... not really my cup of tea, and honestly it doesn't pay nearly as well as the event photography does.

I hesitate to give out my websites on this website because I don't need my clients knowing that I have used steroids... it would be potentially harmful to my image, especially in event photography where many of the events are weddings or religious events, in which how the client perceives me is a big selling point.

If you are serious about taking a look at my work PM me for the info.

Ozarka - I am gonna PM you with some tips/pointers about getting started in the modeling world, I just have to find some free time today. I'll probably send it later this afternoon.