Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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body fat % for showing abs

stineo
stineo
Posts: 1
Joined: 2002/06/24
Dominican Republic
2003/08/26, 03:32 PM
Hi!
What's the average body fat % in males for showing abs? at least the upper abs.
Thank you.
inv3rt
inv3rt
Posts: 67
Joined: 2003/07/28
United States
2003/08/26, 05:18 PM
For men, having about 8% body fat will show your "6 pack". Mine is 12.1%, and dropppppping.
bb1fit
bb1fit
Posts: 11,105
Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2003/08/26, 06:05 PM
9-10% will show them decent with a bit of a flex, below 9 they will begin to show well without flexing them.

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liesbeneath
liesbeneath
Posts: 40
Joined: 2003/06/26
United States
2003/08/26, 07:55 PM
what about females?