Body Fat percentage?
I am 16 years old and im a male. im on the crew team and we burn many calories and i excercise alot. how much body fat do you think i should have?. A healthy percent but also i dont want to have fat on my arms because im not into the flabby arms im more into the ripped/defined kind of arms. so how much body fat should i have?, how many calories should i eat? and what should i do to get ripped/defined arms?
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- There's a good chance you can get away pretty easily with eating 3,500 calories a day. Getting ripped arms is mostly about working them, and keeping a low percentage of body fat. To be ripped like Stallone from Rocky III, go for 3%. To be healthy, go under 11%. A happy medium for a young guy is probably 6-8%. You'll be like a walking anatomy chart.
- These are the body fat percentages for men: 14-17% is Fit. 10-13% is Athlete. 4-9% is Elite Athlete. Personally I think 10-13% would be best for you. To work out how many calories you should be eating you need to work out your AMR (caloriesperhour.com should have a calculator for you there). Dont go above or below this number. To get ripped arms try tricep kickbacks, shoulder presses, bicep curls, lateral shoulder raises, push-ups, dips etc.
- dont go less than 4-6% if u are 16 then you are naturally thin b/c u are growing still. If u wanna be ripped then add soem lifting to your workout but crew will definetly bult your arms , shoulders and back
