nordstrom said:Fonz i've got a question for you. Why are you trying to get your bf down to about 6%? i know you play soccer and isn't 6% dangerously low for a contact sport. when AAP got into a fight at the gym he almost broke his arm (i think) because he didn't have enough bodyfat to cushion him hitting the pavement, 6% sounds like it might put you at risk of broken bones.
I know this is an unrelated hijack but didnt know how else to reach you other than PM and felt this q was too irrelevant to ask thorugh that channel.
Its largely genetic. Some people have stronger joints, bones etc... than others. It depends on their bone density. Also ligament and tendon strength.
At 6% I can play soccer with minimal trouble. It is the smallest BF% I would consider for playing soccer(You have to remember I have been playing comp. soccer for 10 years). Any lower, and I would put my ligaments, joints, and tendons at risk due to running,and getting hit with soccer cleats.
I only really sustained one bad injury, but it was an accident, me and an oppossing player both went for the ball, but I got there first and kicked it further along, while he missed the ball and pretty much kicked me full swing on my ankle, compressing a nerve under a ligament. I posted about it on the boards.
However, my mass(176lbs) is normally biggers than the average soccer players(150-165lbs), so that helps me in terms of any player-player contact.
Soccer is over now, I'm doing track...so BF% is not a huge problem at the moment.
Fonz