So there seems to be this new thing going on where everyone now has realized there is no 100% accurate bodyfat measuring method. They used to say calipers were more accurate than biolelectrical impedance tests, and then hydrostatic weighing was the most accurate. Now they're saying none of them are completely accurate and then what we thought 10% bodyfat was 10 years is actually much higher. People on YouTube showing pictures of guys looking ripped and saying they are 10% or even 12-13%. Years ago we would have been arguing these people are 7-8%.
I even used to read articles where bodybuilding "gurus" were saying you should never get to over 10% during a "bulk." So everyone was supposed to be shredded at 6-8% tops before they started trying to put on size, lol. That's pretty unrealistic for someone who isn't taking steroids. And that's what these gurus were preaching to people who were almost new to lifting.
I think it makes sense to judge your leaness by the way you look and by how much fat you can basically pinch on certain areas of your body, but you also want to get a second opinion on it so you don't start imagining you are lean because you look at yourself all the time in the mirror. This is where you can test your bodyfat using some kind of testing method.
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