True Or False

[ThisCat]

So I had a friend tell me that when your at a lower BF% your body has a harder time fighting off things like colds and other illness. Is this true? if so. why??

 

[DiamondCutCows]

So I had a friend tell me that when your at a lower BF% your body has a harder time fighting off things like colds and other illness. Is this true? if so. why??

Maybe if your 4% or lower. Not at a normal % like 8-12.

 

[LVTitan]

Maybe if your 4% or lower. Not at a normal % like 8-12.

yeah most of the last 7-8 years i've been around 2%, and people always told me that that was not healthy, although i rarely got sick, and i always felt good. i actually felt better then than i do now, which is probably closer to 4% but i havent been taking care myself the last few months....

 

[drl]

i think it is a myth perpetrated by fat/sedentary people to feel better about themselves kinda along the same lines as "all your extra muscle will turn to fat if you quit working out or get older" who the fuck thought that one up?

 

[shamrock11]

The problem with being around for and below is not really a get sick or not get sick issue, but rather a protection issue. When you get your body fat down very low like that you make it easy to injury your kidneyes b/c your body fat is all you have to protect them. You have no muscles that stretch around there so when you get that low all you really have over them is just your skin.

 

[UA_Iron]

yeah most of the last 7-8 years i've been around 2%, and people always told me that that was not healthy, although i rarely got sick, and i always felt good. i actually felt better then than i do now, which is probably closer to 4% but i havent been taking care myself the last few months....

2% huh...

 

[ThisCat]

I like DRLs Answer,

 

[BOOEY]

yeah most of the last 7-8 years i've been around 2%, and people always told me that that was not healthy, although i rarely got sick, and i always felt good. i actually felt better then than i do now, which is probably closer to 4% but i havent been taking care myself the last few months....

2 percent?!

 

[LVTitan]

2% huh...

yes.. 2% and if you knew me or met me you wouldn't be rolling your eyes.
i'm not trying to brag, i wish it were higher myself a little bit, but i've ALWAYS BEEN around 2% my entire life. it's gone up a little bit with gear use, but i've never ever ever been over 5% since my first breath.
are you skeptical, or just jealous ?

 

[21gun]

2 %....I thought I was the only one. LOL.