Originally posted by dadudemon
6% still seems kind of low. That's bodybuilder "I'm 2 weeks out from the stage" bodyfat.To give you an example of what 6% bodyfat really looks like:
Also, guessing, I'm probably 14% at the moment. I weigh 195 at 5'10".
Male sexuality is very visually-driven. That is why people who want to be desirable to men feel inordinate pressure to be visually-appealing.
You have to be below 8% body fat to have visible abs. The funny thing is that I am more attracted to bodies that are about 20–25% body fat, but I eat and exercise like a robot, so I can attract those men. That is the supreme irony of it all.
Originally posted by cdtm
Jealous of Adam.I haven't seen 5% body fat since 18, after three years of long distance running in high school.
6–8% is my floor. It is hard to get there, and hard to stay there. I have only been below there once 15 years ago. I had to stop, because I was cold, tired, and irritable all the time. I was the most physically "ideal" by American standards, and was completely miserable. At my worst, when I was deliberately gaining, I was 12–14%. I am sure I have some genetic advantages too, so I am not going to pretend it is all hard work.
Originally posted by Surtur
Transformers, what about Beast Wars?!
She grew up during the Beast Wars era, but had no interest in it then. She discovered G1 on her own years later. I never cared for Transformers, but G1 is the only era I have any affinity for. I like them enough when they are robots, but I do not have any use for them when they are cars and trucks.
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Male sexuality is very visually-driven. That is why people who want to be desirable to men feel inordinate pressure to be visually-appealing.You have to be below 8% body fat to have visible abs. The funny thing is that I am more attracted to bodies that are about 20–25% body fat, but I eat and exercise like a robot, so I can attract those men. That is the supreme irony of it all.
Are you sure about the below 8%?
Maybe I've been leaner than I imagined then.
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
She grew up during the Beast Wars era, but had no interest in it then. She discovered G1 on her own years later. I never cared for Transformers, but G1 is the only era I have any affinity for. I like them enough when they are robots, but I do not have any use for them when they are cars and trucks.
It's why beast wars was awesome. They weren't cars and trucks they were gorillas and dinosaurs and shit
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Male sexuality is very visually-driven. That is why people who want to be desirable to men feel inordinate pressure to be visually-appealing.You have to be below 8% body fat to have visible abs. The funny thing is that I am more attracted to bodies that are about 20–25% body fat, but I eat and exercise like a robot, so I can attract those men. That is the supreme irony of it all.
There was this dude at the gym who walked around, all the time, around 6%. You could see the veins popping out next to her serratus muscles - a place you usually don't see veins.
He did the "heart rate" weight lifting thing where you make your whole workout high intensity cardio by keeping your heart rate over a certain number. He worked out only 45 minutes a day and ate moderately well. He said he did not have any genetic advantages - just the consistent workouts using that style while also not eating a ton (he ate fruit when he got the carb cravings).
He wasn't on roids - he wasn't anywhere big enough. He maintained his look for over a year. Last time I saw him, he had put on 5lbs (it had been about 7 months since the last time I saw him). That doesn't seem like much but because he was so lean, it made a significant difference.
Anyway, yes, I remember dropping down to very low levels of bodyfat - I finally started to feel cold in 68F rooms. I was like, "So this is what normal people feel like all the time."
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
My sister loves G1 Transformers.
We had this toy projector, built like an orange flashlight, that projected viewmaster like clips of their origin story. My two years younger sister loved it when I read the story to her, aa I often did.
She was probably six, I was eight. She never liked Transformers.
Originally posted by dadudemon
From washing my hands so much, for the first time in my life, my hands are dry. It's due to this COVID-19 stuff where you have to hand sanitize in public and wash your hands all the time.I have to put lotion on my hands once or twice a day because that dry feeling is irritating.
^ Pansy boy