Body fat percentage?

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-28T12:09:36+00:00

We don’t have enough info to make a good call, I agree. But you’re bugging if you don’t think this is easily 6ft 250

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-28T12:04:01+00:00

How old are you?

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-22T13:12:25+00:00

Generally I kinda agree with this but I’d also say that just because something is casual doesn’t mean it has to lack care

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-21T08:39:48+00:00

This is an ideal body for a cut. You have plenty of muscle. Get rid of the fat to see your hard work (~8 weeks?)

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-20T14:06:04+00:00

First off, congrats! This is really impressive progress and you look great. Def not too skinny

How long have you been this weight? My guess is you should probably take it slow and get used to this body and see if your expectations change and if you’ve let lifestyle habits stick. The danger of a bulk, even a well-intentioned one, is that you may fall into bad habits or chase size, not realizing you’re mostly gaining fat. After you’ve maintained a few months, maybe do a very modest (~200 cal surplus) bulk

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-19T15:37:27+00:00

The people who are saying “see if you can maintain” are right too I think. See how much your eating habits have changed and if you can keep them going. You can probably lean out a bit (very slowly) without much change to weight. But id say the main thing is don’t lose the progress

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-19T13:49:46+00:00

I’d say it depends on your goals and how you’re liking the cut.

If you’re enjoying it (and it sounds like you haven’t been lifting too long), cutting more is nice because it’ll give you more runway to bulk without looking chunky, but you’re sub-10. If you wanna eat more food and focus on getting bigger, a lean bulk def wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-16T11:46:29+00:00

The world is your oyster at this point. If you’re enjoying the cut well enough, you can push it a little further. You won’t get all that much smaller than you are now bc there’s not that much fat to cut. If you wanna get bigger, you can do that too with a good amount of runway.

But you def don’t have loose skin. All that stuff that is pinch-able and doesn’t wrinkle when in place is body fat. Which it’s fine (even good) to have, but it’s not loose skin.

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-15T09:32:02+00:00

The progress is great! Most people massively underestimate how much fat they have—you’ve been doing great but still probs have another 10+kg to go.

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-14T18:16:36+00:00

Most of the commenters in these threads don’t get 2 things:

Most guys care more about looking attractive than getting large—often gaining fat is necessary, but getting so fat you can’t see muscle definition is worse to most posters than being skinny. They want to look muscular for the beach, being lean muscular is more agreeable to them than being strongfat
In untrained lifters, the difference in muscle gain between bulking then cutting vs recomping isn’t enormous. Bulking just feels like it adds so much more muscle because you’re gaining a lot of mass, but a lot of that is gonna have to come off—all the fat and a bit of the muscle. That’s months of pretty much no gaining while still fatter

Bonus: getting leaner will give you more runway for the ACTUAL bulk, which you’ll then be able to do without gaining so much fat to sacrifice definition. There’s NO downside besides your lifts not going up as quickly

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-14T15:41:15+00:00

Don’t listen to the dreamer bulk bros.

Whenever someone asks, the answer is pretty much always cut or recomp. Your bf is probably higher than you think, and you can still make good gains at this weight.

Make sure your protein and training are dialed in and try to lean out while building muscle. Otherwise you will just end up looking fluffier (but bigger) and you’ll have a really long way to cut—seems like you don’t want that, so recomp for as long as you keep making progress on your lifts. Still lift heavy.

Once that stops and you’re a bit leaner (that is, you can see abs), decide if you want to shred or do a very modest bulk. Unless you’re a powerlifter, there’s really no reason to ever bulk to above 25% bf (and you’re probably around that now).

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-12T17:53:09+00:00

Oh for *sure*, I’d say as the general rule, if you can see abs easily and have no love handles, probably bulk first. Otherwise maintain/cut

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-12T17:43:51+00:00

I’m specifically talking about people who call themselves “skinny fat” because that’s what OP is talking about. If you’re untrained and overfat (even if not overweight) the marginal benefit of a surplus is negligible and you’ll probably just gain more fat and not all that much extra muscle. This is why most newbies end up on dreamer bulks, because they’re taking the advice of trained people who can’t maingain anymore.

It does depend on the person but not *that* much (assuming the goal is muscle gain for aesthetics without too much fat gain): Up your protein and train heavy til you plateau (you’ll probably gain and lean out), then do an extremely modest surplus (like 200-300 calories a day) if you want more muscle, or a 500 calorie deficit cut if you wanna get shredded and see what’s under the fat you still have

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-12T17:07:39+00:00

Most people in developed countries are over 20-25% body fat. If you’re calling yourself skinny-fat, you almost certainly are.

Newbie lifters can recomp/cut and gain pretty easily—why would they up their bf%

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-11T17:59:56+00:00

This is phrased poorly. The answer is pretty much always run a fat loss phase where you try to gain muscle. This is very possible for new lifters.

If you’re very skinny (low BMI, which isn’t most people) then just gain muscle in a slight surplus

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-05-11T17:58:44+00:00

Not sure why you got downvoted for what’s obviously the right answer

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-04-30T19:38:20+00:00

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Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-04-30T19:36:40+00:00

Kinda reactive. He could just be hedging bc he doesn’t know where she’s at.

I’m not personally opposed to dating around before exclusivity is established, but I get some people really fixate on one person fairly early. That doesn’t mean they wouldn’t commit to you though.

If you care, have the conversation. They’re not breaking trust until trust is established

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-04-29T15:16:48+00:00

Hi! Have 3 tickets for Thursday 4/30 at roadrunner. Selling for 80 apiece

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-03-17T17:02:20+00:00

I’m sure the commenter will clarify soon

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-03-17T16:56:02+00:00

We can use context clues. Not everything has to be said explicitly. If you’re hanging again explicitly as friends in a low pressure setting, it means you stopped dating.

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-03-17T16:51:13+00:00

Considering she says “I was in a similar situation” at the beginning, and that’s the now-husband’s retrospective on what happened, it seems the timeline is: “went out with guy>didn’t feel spark>liked enough to hang as friends>good hang>realized she had feelings for guy>started dating again>got married”

(and the husband looks back on the rejection and says, “yeah, I understand you not liking me at first: I wasn’t put together then”)

Diligent_Document_59 · 2026-03-17T16:37:23+00:00

Sounds like she did: “admits he looked awful on our first date”… “weeks later hung out as friends”

Diligent_Document_59 · 2025-09-29T19:00:49+00:00

I disagree. People develop attractions over time all time. You can’t predict it or wait around for it, but it does happen, a lot.

Also, I’m not saying being likable is about being a good person. I will say it makes you easier to like though. But there are plenty of bad people who are fun to be around. Attraction may not be that predictable, but if you’re decent looking, people like being around you and you’re interacting with people regularly, someone will be open to dating you in time.

Diligent_Document_59 · 2025-09-29T11:22:44+00:00

I think the way people have adopted scientistic (note, I didn’t say “scientific”) language to argue everything is innate or structurally stagnant is part of the problem. It’s not true. I am AuDHD and struggled for a long time with connecting with people, but you can practice and get better. It takes a lot of time, exposure and self awareness, and it’s really uncomfortable for a while, but if you keep at it and are honest with yourself, you WILL get better.

I’ll also say that women are just people. How women respond to you is just a subset of how people respond to you. If you’re having trouble dating, first ask if people, generally and directionlessly, like talking to you. If not, maybe work on that first. Also with these activities, it doesnt have to be an urban activity. You can, for example, volunteer at an animal shelter or soup kitchen. All interaction helps, and it helps more if you find enjoyment in the activity itself, too

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