Competitive Body Fat
Around 10% body fat is described as a significant threshold for women in fitness competition, with some reaching single digits. Natural male competitors may be around 8% to 10% body fat. Extremely low body-fat percentages reached by compet…
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Around 10% body fat is described as a significant threshold for women in fitness competition, with some reaching single digits. Natural male competitors may be around 8% to 10% body fat. Extremely low body-fat percentages reached by competitors are not presented as broadly healthy or suitable for long-term maintenance. Professional male bodybuilders in unrestricted drug-use contexts may reach 5%, 4%, or 3% body fat, which the article describes as very bad for health. Very low female body-fat levels are characterized as suboptimal for health.