Just can't get below 7%-help

[huskyguy]

That last % of bodyfat just seems impossible to get rid of. I want to get down to 6% before I go back to bulking, but that last percentage point just will not disappear. I live like a wrestler cutting weight--starving myself along with lots of circuit work. In the last two weeks I have lost an additional 7lbs but I cannot get the bodyfat below 7%. Any suggestions would be appreciated I am frustrated because I am working so hard and I just can't seem to rid myself of that last percentage of bodyfat.

 

[ROAD DOG]

If you are already that low,and you don't plan on competing,then I wouldn't worry about.I think 7% is plenty low enough,espescially since you are planning on bulking anyway.I think you will just end up losing more muscle than what it's worth,that's just my opinion.

 

[Mudge]

Why do you starve yourself, in your own words? That serves no good purpose, unless you want to be small your whole life.

 

[Behemoth]

Bodyfat measurement isn't even that accurate anyway... I would just settle for "7" and start bulking.

But anyway, some anecdotal stuff - I was always at around 6% naturally most of my life. But now that I'm not 150 lbs anymore, it's really hard to get under 9-10%. It's always going to be hard to shed that last little bit of fat, I think.
Are you using any drugs right now? I would definitely not starve myself if I wasn't on something to help keep that lean mass. Even then, it is still questionable. Unless you don't mind losing a little lean mass, that is.

 

[GymLift]

As far as I can tell, the body fights to maintain a certain amount of bf%.

 

[Insane_Man]

What method are you using to measure?

 

[huskyguy]

I am not using calipers they are as accurate as a Ouija board, my friend is doing a research at a large state university and he has access to the best method-water displacement-this is 100% accurate and that 7% just is hard to crack. I agree the body seeks an equilibrium and it fights going below a certain bodyfat percentage-I am going to give it another two weeks of stringent dieting before I go back to bulking.

 

[ectomorph]

I agree the body seeks an equilibrium and it fights going below a certain bodyfat percentage-I am going to give it another two weeks of stringent dieting before I go back to bulking.

Honestly, you probably just need a cheat day... When was the last time you "pigged out"?

 

[LeanMeOut]

If you starve yourself your metabolism is just going to slow down.... you need to eat, adjust your diet, and do more cardio. Post up your diet so we can take a look

 

[Behemoth]

Yep. I hear some of my buddies take a couple weeks eating at maintenance every so often when cutting. It seems to work for them.