My Current Pic

[gorillahung]

Pink Mass always thinks he's "hurting my poor little feelings" by telling me that I'm obese. This is a pic taken today. So what if I don't look like the guys on the cover of a fitness mag. I can look around me and tell that I'm built better than at least 95% of 43 year old men. Anyway, does anyone else consider this to be obesity?

http://imgur.com/a/cTcX1

 

[muskate]

I would estimate your body fat to be 12-14%. You are FAR from obese. Your body fat levels are pretty much optimal for health. 8-12% is healthy for males.

Extremely low body fat levels are actually not healthy. The body fat levels I keep myself at year round is not healthy. I hope it does not cause any long term health consequences but it's a big misconception that the lower your body fat levels, the healthier you are.

Some fat is needed for optimal health. Once your body fat levels get below 8% as a man and below 18% as a female, you start to experience major hormone problems.

 

[George Spellwin]

11-15% Depending on a few factors. You're looking great, keep up the growth.

 

[Jay Scott]

I would estimate your body fat to be 12-14%. You are FAR from obese. Your body fat levels are pretty much optimal for health. 8-12% is healthy for males.

Extremely low body fat levels are actually not healthy. The body fat levels I keep myself at year round is not healthy. I hope it does not cause any long term health consequences but it's a big misconception that the lower your body fat levels, the healthier you are.

Some fat is needed for optimal health. Once your body fat levels get below 8% as a man and below 18% as a female, you start to experience major hormone problems.

Woah woah woah, 12-14%? This is way beyond 20%

 

[Lev Butlerov]

In any case, I would not call it being obese - the shape is not ideal in this regard, but he is definitely not obese. Just a little work is needed for cutting, but nothing major.

 

[gorillahung]

Woah woah woah, 12-14%? This is way beyond 20%

I had a bod pod reading this morning. It said 21%. My last bod pod test was about 4 months ago and it was 27%. From my experience in my early 30's I know that the six pack starts showing at around 15%. These are all based on bod pod readings. I know there will always be controversy over the accuracy of body fat measuring devices. I just want one that is consistent so that if it says my fat is lower than the previous reading then I know I've lost fat.

 

[stevesmi]

I would say you were 18-20% which is perfectly fine for someone your age. as you said 95% of men your age have beer guts. just go to walmart and the only guys your age who don't have guts are crackheads or guys who do slave labor type jobs

if you wanted to improve that physique shave all that hair off so we can see more of your muscle and drop a few % body fat

for men we store our fat around our midsections, in your case that is where the majority is. you don't have much on your arms at all.

 

[mustanghmt]

actually that's how healthy active person in your age would look like after stop using gears for a while .
it is just you are not competitive athlete or a model

remember , Gym didn't exist and not needed until the modern life and it is normal to have some fat

 

[gorillahung]

if you wanted to improve that physique shave all that hair off so we can see more of your muscle and drop a few % body fat

I'm only shaving the hair if I ever get to my goal of being able to enter a physique show. Too many women have liked my body hair. They said it was the perfect amount. Enough to make me look manly but not so much that I look like an orangutan, LOL.

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

I'm only shaving the hair if I ever get to my goal of being able to enter a physique show. Too many women have liked my body hair. They said it was the perfect amount. Enough to make me look manly but not so much that I look like an orangutan, LOL.

I was actually just going to comment that getting rid of the hair will show more of the muscle you have! I guess that is out of the question. I would not say you are obese at all. Just keep working away and drop a few more percent.