This may have been discussed before, but I can’t find any threads about it.
I was looking for a reference to what would be an acceptable body fat for me, and I found a table ( not from T-Nation ) that has a wide range, related to age. I have been told that 12 - 18 % is decent. The table is attached, I hope it shows up OK.
My question is, why do they have such a spread in relation to age? Is it simply that it’s assumed, that you’ll gain fat as you age?
At 45 years old, the table claims my BF% would be ‘excellent’ at 18 or 19%. Is there any reason that an old fucker like myself shouldn’t shoot for a much lower BF%
Thanks.
|/ 3Toes
- ditched the pic, here’s the chart. Formatting is slightly messed up *
Age… EXC… GOOD… FAIR…POOR
19-24 10.80% 14.90% 19.00% 23.30%
25-29 12.80% 16.50% 20.30% 24.40%
30-34 14.50% 18.00% 21.50% 25.20%
35-39 16.10% 19.40% 22.60% 26.10%
40-44 17.50% 20.50% 23.60% 26.90%
45-49 18.60% 21.50% 24.50% 27.60%
50-54 19.80% 22.70% 25.60% 28.70%
55-59 20.20% 23.20% 26.20% 29.30%
60 UP 20.30% 23.50% 26.70% 29.80%