From Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle: What Is Ideal Body Fat?
Abs are created in the kitchen, not in the gym It does not matter how many exercises you do, if you do not have the proper calorie deficit, you will not ever see your abs! That is a scientifically sound fact. In order to see the abs and be anywhere close to being a fit specimen of body building model that you want to be, your body fat percentage has to be right, for you!
The Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle book, written by personal burn the fat feed the muscle trainer and motivational speaker Tom Venuto, has several charts included that will assist you in knowing when you are getting close to that right percentage.
For men: The “ripped” stage is at 3 – 6%, Excellent condition is: <9%, Good: 10 – 14%, Fair: 15 – 19%, poor: 20 -25% and very Poor: 26 – 30%
For women: Ripped: 8 – 12%, Excellent: <15%, Good: 16 – 20%, Fair: 21 – 25%, Poor: 26 – 30% and Very Poor: 31 – 40%
Where do you come in?