2016.07.03 CSCS Daily Study Question:
Your university’s football quarterback comes into the weight room and tells you and your assistant coaches that one of the personal trainers in the school’s campus recreation center just measured his body fat percentage at 17%. The quarterback rips his shirt off, looks into the mirror, flexes, and screams, “Check this out baby! I’m lean enough to be on the cover of Men’s Health magazine!”
You raise your hand up and tell the quarterback, “Hold on Slim… 17% body fat is average at best. To be ‘leaner than average’ you need to get your body fat below…
(A) 16%
(B) 14%
(C) 12%
(D) 10%
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Correct Answer:
(B) 14%
Explanation:
For males, 14% – 17% body fat is average. Leaner than average would be 11% – 13%. Very lean is 8% – 10%. Extremely lean (bodybuilders and weightlifters on competition day) is under 7%.
And, just for fun, here’s a meal by meal video of a day in the life of natural bodybuilder Matt Ogus:
Reference:
Essentials of Strength Training & Conditioning 3rd edition p. 290
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2016.07.03 CSCS Daily Study Question