H I am 18i, I went from 96kg to 56kg. I am now back up to 62.5kg at 7.1% bodyfat (dexa) and I have been training for about 10 - 11 months. Although for the first 4 months I was training way to much and not eating enough. (eatiing disorder). This is still a problem for me at times especially the training way to much as Pistachio knows. I eat 3100 cals a day but I also do a lot of cardio on top of my training. Which im trying to cut back on at the moment.
I lost all my weight by eating around 1600cals a day working 6 days a week as a brickies apprentice and boxing up to 6 times per week.
This is a bit private but I use to be like any teenage guy (always horny) but even now struggle with downstairs issues. I also did alot of damage to my liver and Kidney's but recent blood tests show that they are getting alot better since I have been eating more and gaining weight. (Very slowly I might add). I also had several bouts with bronchitis over the last 12 months and find it quite hard to get rid of a cold or flu and pick them up quite regularly although once again this is getting better as I gain weight.
I would say i would have been around 6% BF when I was 56kg as I have gained more LBM over a long period of time. And have not seen any real noticeable fat gains. I would like to stay under 10% all year round.
At the moment at 7% I feel I have lots of energy and am no where near as lethargic as I use to be. Saying this I believe if I want to gain more muscle quicker I could do with a little bit more Bodyfat to help get my Test levels back up there again. I personally believe 8 - 10% BF would be achieveable to stay at all year round if you have your diet spot on. (Getting all nutrients needed). So long as you go about losing the fat the right way like I did not.
I do not believe that I am a so called "hardgainer" or "naturally lean" I just need to eat more or do less simple its still just a bit hard to wrap my head around at times.
I lost all my weight by eating around 1600cals a day working 6 days a week as a brickies apprentice and boxing up to 6 times per week.
This is a bit private but I use to be like any teenage guy (always horny) but even now struggle with downstairs issues. I also did alot of damage to my liver and Kidney's but recent blood tests show that they are getting alot better since I have been eating more and gaining weight. (Very slowly I might add). I also had several bouts with bronchitis over the last 12 months and find it quite hard to get rid of a cold or flu and pick them up quite regularly although once again this is getting better as I gain weight.
I would say i would have been around 6% BF when I was 56kg as I have gained more LBM over a long period of time. And have not seen any real noticeable fat gains. I would like to stay under 10% all year round.
At the moment at 7% I feel I have lots of energy and am no where near as lethargic as I use to be. Saying this I believe if I want to gain more muscle quicker I could do with a little bit more Bodyfat to help get my Test levels back up there again. I personally believe 8 - 10% BF would be achieveable to stay at all year round if you have your diet spot on. (Getting all nutrients needed). So long as you go about losing the fat the right way like I did not.
I do not believe that I am a so called "hardgainer" or "naturally lean" I just need to eat more or do less simple its still just a bit hard to wrap my head around at times.