"msamson" <msamson11975 RemoveThis @yahoo.ca> wrote in message
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> I'm 6'2, 200 lbs (recently dropped 5 lbs) and have a 31.5" waist and
> 7"
> wrist.
>
> According to the book The Omega Zone, and subtracting my wrist
> measurement from my waist measurement and looking it up in the chart
> across my weight, it indicates that I have 7% BF. This is the lowest
> it's been since I was about 22 (I'm 30 now). AccuMeasure callipers
> are
> in the mail.....so i'm not sure just how "accurate" this measuring
> process is although i'm guessing +/- 3-4%, which means i'm probably
> not
> more than 10%.
>
> Although I have some cuts on the outside of my mid-section and
> obliques, I still don't have abdominal definition. Sure my mid
> section
> is lean and completely flat...but not really ab definition like i'd
> want....no "inner" cuts at all.
>
> At what BF% should abs show reasonably? I'm guessing it has to be
> less
> than 5-6% forsure since at 7-10% i'm not even 1/2 way to definition.
> I
> guess more BF loss and more ab work is needed.
>
> Otherwise, i'm thinking that to get good ab definition you have to
> dehydrate yourself big time.
Everyone is different. I am very lean compared to most people but I
carry most of what little fat there is on me right in front of the
proverbial six-pack (a relatively typical thing among men, btw) so you
don't really see it. Such is life.
-S-
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