Current and Goal Body Fat Percentage

[mikeralls]

On the Body front on the Mind-Body-Spirit triangle; What is everyone's goal body fat here?

According to the American Council on Exercise the chart is as follows;

Classification Women (% fat) Men (% fat)
Essential Fat 10-12% 2-4%
Athletes 14-20% 6-13%
Fitness 21-24% 14-17%
Acceptable 25-31% 18-25%
Obese 32% plus 25% plus

--

I'm currently at 16%, which is good, but I don't see much reason to not try for say 10%. That seems to be when most guys go from, "He's better than average, which is to say he's not fat," to "d**n, look at the those abs!" Which for ego reasons sounds kind of cool to me and health wise there is just no reason for a man to have over 10% of fat. I've lost around 10lbs in the last three months, and to get down to 10% all I have to do is lose another 10lbs. No problem right?

Problem is that those are the _last_ 10lbs. I've never lost them before. Ever. I think I've had a gut since at least junior high. Still, IF has been working like a treat these last three months, so if I can keep from allowing myself to find excuses to not do it, I should be good.

So, currently at 16% with a goal of 10% before I turn 31 (May, 2009).

How about everyone else? Anyone have any body fat goals?

Cheers,
Mike

[baubosboy]

Hi ya Mike et al,

Originally, I'd intended to just focus on specific performance goals, and health markers such as cholesterol, triglycerides, etc. I figured that if I was hitting all my targets in those two areas, the bodyfat would take care of itself. I have to admit though, that once I started to see the possibility of abs, I added that little vanity to the list. I don't have a set bp in mind, but I want to see at least some faint outlines by the end of next year!

Also, on a semi-related note, I decided to embark on a year-of-yoga experiment; I'm closing in on a hundred straight days. No great physical or spiritual transformation, but I'm definitely feeling different. Pretty sure it's a good different. And the yoga sessions themselves feel great. Something I look forward to doing.

And currently doing 10am - 10am fasts, three days a week. That seems to work a lot better for me than the 6pm to 6pm that I had tried when I first started IF; it's harder for me to do, but I feel better doing it. Doing weights on the eat-days. Doing lots of wonderful Tabata sprint sessions.

Anyway, that's where I'm at.

Hope all are well,
Geoff

[Steven Barnes]

Hey, Geoff! That Tabata training is sweet, grueling stuff, ain't it?

[baubosboy]

Oh, it's wonderful! And there's some lovely irony there as well, how something that makes you wish you were dead could be so good for you!

[Steven Barnes]

One has to learn to differentiate between different types and levels of pain. "Intensity" is a great word...