You obvioulsy have never been at 7% bodyfat. I did not say this was needed to drop 5% bodyfat. You read something that was not in my posts. I hate when people do that I clearly said 12% to 7%. When someone is fat, like you, at 15% plus. Yes it is not unobtainable to lose 1% bodyfat in a week, especially if there are small (200 lbs or less) naturallly, without a loss of lbm. HOwever when you have a bit more size and are talking about getting extremely lean in the 7% range, we are not talking about the same topic. It is not even in the same ballpark. I stand by my original statement. Tell you what jackass. If you think you are right, I challenege you to get to 12% from your current high level, the get your bodyfat and such tested hydrostatically, then try your game plan and get tested again in 5 weeks and see where you are. I think you will be very shocked at the results.