How much will getting lean affect how people treat me?

How much will getting lean affect how people treat me? I'm at 20% bodyfat now and in the middle of my cut, I was 25%. How will I be treated, especially be women, when I lean down?

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    When you reach below 12% people will treat you like a whole different person. If you're fit on top of it, and you get chances to show off your body, it changes the whole social game drastically.
    No reason to stay fat unless you're making cash out of it. Being lean opens all kind of doors and veganas.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I'm 5'9" 172 at ~20%, when I get down to 12% I should be around ~155 I think I won't go any leaner. My face is okay, but I think I might have a really good face when I'm there. I just need to stop stuffing my face.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        12 is where I default to. Go higher during the year, stronger but doesn't look so good. Around 10 looks good but feel weak and hard to maintain. 12% is that sweet spot in which you're not a skeleton, but can have a visible six pack and a totally lean face and you can stay there comfortably. If you jave a job and a rather active life outside of fitness, it's the ideal amount of leanness. But you need muscle, cause untrained 12% looks skinnyfat and flaccid.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I have enough muscle, that I shouldn't look too bad. My bench PR should be 175-190, I'm doing it tommorrow. I curl 35s for 5 reps, I can do 6 chin ups, and I DB row 52.5s, and do lat pulldowns with 120 lbs. Let's not talk about lower body lol. Will I look like a weak gay at 12%?

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            >Will I look like a weak gay at 12%?
            Depends to who, but that's not what matters. People, and specially women, treat you according to aesthetics, not to perceived strength. So it's a matter of sorting priorities. How much strength are you willing to trade for looks is directly related to how low you're willing to cut.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              How should I look with those strength numbers? I've been making gains on my cut but I won't be training outside of calisthenics for the next month and a half while I cut.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Idk man that sounds rather average, you'll probably mog the average untrained normie (aka almost everyone you'll regularly encounter) but that's about it. It will probably look as impressive as it sounds.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >that sounds rather average
                It is, I've been lifting for less than half a year. I guess I'll be happy with an okay looking lean physique, face probably matters more, at least to women, and that's the biggest reason I'm cutting. My face hasn't really changed from 25% to 20%, so I'm concerned that it won't change much from 20% to 12%.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Some people keep chubby face until very low bodyfat. Some others keep a lean face at high bf, and everything in between. It really comes down to genetics, but there's only one way to find out.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Okay. I really hope I look lean at 15 or so. I have really good bone structure and everything but my face is just so chubby

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                That's true. And you should, cause it is definetely worth it. When I got fatter a bit again, yeah it wasn't nice around the belly/love handle area. But damn, not my face. That's the biggest motivator to lose a few pounds/kilos again. And I say that although my face is still pretty lean in contrast to body. Problem is my age and with that less elastic skin + fat as a kid meaning too much skin all around the body although not in excess.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >Problem is my age and with that less elastic skin + fat as a kid meaning too much skin all around the body although not in excess.
                Yeah I'm a college student so I should get lean and stay lean because of that

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                If you already have the excess skin from being fat, you probably won't be able to eliminate that. Losing the fat will not automatically make your skin hang, it will adjust. But aging skin get's looser and that might turn to a problem down the line. But that shouldn't stop you from getting leaner, especially in college when you party the most (at least in EU (Uni)).

                Even if you have excess skin below chin-neck, last resort would be a face lift where they cut skin around your neck/throat. Maybe I will do it in a few years (5-10, I'm 32), if I deem it necessary. But for now it still looks pretty fine. Doing it too early may also be detrimental, cause it might force you to do it twice.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Hmm. What if I get lean now and then build more muscle, especially in the neck? Will that help? In the modern world most people get up into the 20% range one time or another tbh.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Can't tell you that. Getting a thicker neck might solve skin issues. When I was working out my neck was thicker I think, but not dramatically. I didn't train it directly. OHP and other stuff might have influenced it.

                Just lose the fat first and then you can see. Preferably by lifting so that you do both (fat+ muscles (maybe even in neck)) at the same time. You should look better. That also depends on how you "naturally" look, but everybody regularly looks better leaner. Since I was fat from young age I always thought I was ugly and was even told so with 12-14. When I got lean girls were flirting with me, but for a long time this low self-valuation was still engrained in my mind. That sucked, lost many opportunities because of that.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Girls always said I'd be cute if I was thinner as a kid. Pain

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >for a long time this low self-valuation was still engrained in my mind
                I relate to this. I'm chubby now but I was genuinely fat in middle school. In sophomore year of HS a girl was totally acting like she liked me, and I didn't believe it. To this day I still feel like she might have been making fun of me.

                You think becoming more feminine will make you attractive? Just say you're gay

                Low bodyfat isn't feminine though. And why did you want to see my chin?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                What's your ideal weight and height? If you're under 5"8, you're already kinda feminine. Pure copium in here.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >ideal weight
                Probably like 170s lean at 5'9", my height. I'm young so I could possible get an inch or two, but I'll probably stay 5'9". Right now I'm cutting down to 155, and then I want to put on like 20 lbs of muscle in the next 4 years or so.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >Goalpostshifting
                The homosexualry continues

                >ideal weight
                Probably like 170s lean at 5'9", my height. I'm young so I could possible get an inch or two, but I'll probably stay 5'9". Right now I'm cutting down to 155, and then I want to put on like 20 lbs of muscle in the next 4 years or so.

                Yeah, with 5'9 155 would be necessary without muscles. Sure with muscles you can weigh more. 170 would be really pressing the issue.

                I'm 6'1 (185cm) and was lean in my opinion with 73-80kg, so 160lbs+ to 180? I had some mucles, but not big by any means. I was never strong. Since I knew I was weak I focused more on muscle growth and aesthetics, especially staying thin through working out, since I didn't want to do cardio.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >170 would be really pressing the issue
                Over 5 years? My plan is just to get to 12%, then alternate between lean bulks to 15% and recomps to 12%, might not be as optimal as bulking harder but it should work.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Sorry, I'm no native speaker. The expression was probably wrong. I meant 170 lbs on 5'9 without muscles won't be lean. For that you would need to be 155 lbs. 170 lbs with muscles on the other hand could work.

                But even when I was working out I stood below 80kg (177 lbs) although being 185cm (6'1). Especially as exfatty, cause when bulking it always seemed like I would suck up the fat immediately.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >I meant 170 lbs on 5'9 without muscles won't be lean. For that you would need to be 155 lbs. 170 lbs with muscles on the other hand could work.
                Oh, I get it. Yeah, I'm going down to 155 now and then I'm gonna gradually bulk up to 175 over the next couple of years while staying lean. That's my plan at least

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                But I also had some conditions that made it harder for me to gain muscle back then (mild scoliosis that impacted nerves in my case).

                Anyways, with 5'9 lean starts at 155 lbs and below WITHOUT muscles.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Does your dad know you're gay?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Your dad knows, that's all that matters.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >My face hasn't really changed from 25% to 20%, so I'm concerned that it won't change much from 20% to 12%.
                There will be a much bigger difference. Even going from 20% to 15% will show a bigger difference than 25% to 20%.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                That's good to hear. I really hope I become like an 8 at that weight, I think I have the facial structure for it

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >Even going from 20% to 15% will show a bigger difference than 25% to 20%.
                How does that work?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Think about it. By going from 25% to 20% you’ll be cutting 1/5 of your body fat. By going from 20% to 15% you’ll be cutting 1/4 of your body fat.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Find a jagged rock and pack a snowball around it. Now carve away a quarter of the snow at a time. It's not really going to look any different until you carve down to the actual rock.

                Makes sense

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Find a jagged rock and pack a snowball around it. Now carve away a quarter of the snow at a time. It's not really going to look any different until you carve down to the actual rock.

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                There’s very little gain in definition from 25%—> 20%. You’re just going from really fat to still pretty fat.

                When I get to 15%, my bicep veins at least start to show. You’re starting to look like a real person instead of a marshmallow.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        I have enough muscle, that I shouldn't look too bad. My bench PR should be 175-190, I'm doing it tommorrow. I curl 35s for 5 reps, I can do 6 chin ups, and I DB row 52.5s, and do lat pulldowns with 120 lbs. Let's not talk about lower body lol. Will I look like a weak gay at 12%?

        +150lbs with abs is absurdly big and impressive in real life. delusional powersharters on fit all think they are big lads when they weigh +200lbs but in reality they wouldn't be even 150lbs soaking wet and ripped. the ball park of ~150lbs for someone under 6' is more or less the natty limit. With abs. You can push it up to 160lbs but 170lbs is when the fake natty territory starts. That's what Kinobody weighs for example. Definitely not achieved by 99,99999999999999999999999% of people.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I'm a beginner and I'd be 155 at 12%, I think you're coping tbh. I still have at least 20 lbs of muscle to gain in the next couple years

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      If your natty and sub 12%, chances are you have little to no energy, problems getting an errection and all your lifts suck.
      12-15% is extremely lean, most people who claim are being sub 10% bf are more likely close to 15%, just because they show a little definition.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Fatty cope

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    i mean he had some mild face work done too right

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Probably

      What a shit thread LMAO

      Why? I've never been lean, the last time I was was in elementary school. I'm almost glad for it, I have great calves

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Probably
      [...]
      Why? I've never been lean, the last time I was was in elementary school. I'm almost glad for it, I have great calves

      What? He doesn't even look like he got botox. He just looks like he got in way better shape, got tan, put on make up, and put more effort into his facial hair.

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    What a shit thread LMAO

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Way to demoralize bro. You’re just upset because you’ll never know the feeling of reaching below 12% and people treating you like a whole different person. If you're fit on top of it, and you get chances to show off your body, it changes the whole social game drastically.
      No reason to stay fat unless you're making cash out of it. Being lean opens all kind of doors and veganas.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Autism: the post.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        Way better.
        >T. fat til 16-18, got leaner (most important is face)

        No need to go below 12.

        >women all want tiny thin men
        Delusion in this thread. Bigger boys and stolen sweethearts incoming.

        Gymcel cope

        Lean and fit with visible muscles (arms) is enough. Frame is more important (wide shoulders).

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I just now found out everyone here is trying to be a twink. Sad

          • 1 year ago
            Anonymous

            I want to be the best looking I can, especially facially. I want to be muscular too, but not above 15%

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              Post chin

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                Umm, here?

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                You think becoming more feminine will make you attractive? Just say you're gay

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                He wants to lose weight to get leaner. This will accentuate his masculine features, you fatty demoraliser.

                Girls always said I'd be cute if I was thinner as a kid. Pain

                Yeah, I wasn't even told so. But the changes from 18 onwards were insane in terms of attraction. Go for it

                >for a long time this low self-valuation was still engrained in my mind
                I relate to this. I'm chubby now but I was genuinely fat in middle school. In sophomore year of HS a girl was totally acting like she liked me, and I didn't believe it. To this day I still feel like she might have been making fun of me.
                [...]
                Low bodyfat isn't feminine though. And why did you want to see my chin?

                I never thought they were making fun of me. Deep down I knew I was better looking than before, but I didn't realize I was as attractive as they thought I was. And since most women fear rejection most won't go further than indirect approaches (positioning, eye contact+ smiling and so on).

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                >I never thought they were making fun of me
                Maybe she was making fun of me, I still had a pretty fat face back then. Even at my current weight I can't really imagine a woman being into me, I have good bone structure and all but I just feel like I'm not that good looking in the mirror half the time.

            • 1 year ago
              Anonymous

              If you're not handsome at 20%, you won't be at 15%. Sorry bro and your stuck with the wiener toowrgrt

              • 1 year ago
                Anonymous

                I'm kinda handsome at 20% but my jawline isn't as defined as I'd like it to be, I don't have hollow cheeks like I want, and I generally have a chubbier face than I want.

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Like a weak looking gay.

  5. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Everything will change.
    I'm tall and a good looking guy (but neurotic, so I rarely approached women). When I was lean, girls would come up to me at parties/bars all the time. I gained like 50 pounds during the pandemic, and I only now just started trimming in October.

    This weekend was the first time in two years that I went out feeling like I wasn't noticeably chubby, and (like clockwork) a hot girl came up to me and we were chilling for like over an hour.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >women all want tiny thin men
    Delusion in this thread. Bigger boys and stolen sweethearts incoming.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      A six pack is all you need for free pussy.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      it takes effort to be a scrawny male in the united states, so discount that body type.

      9/10 times a girl will prefer your lean self compared to a guy with a double chin, even if he can curl 70 pounds or whatever you bloatmaxx goyim think is cool.

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Left pic has horrible lighting, bad angle, goofy facial expression.
    Right pic has trimmed eyebrows, great lighting, good angle, serious facial expression and clenched jaw for extra definition

    Yea losing weight helps, but photo magic helps a lot more

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >becoming a femboy will make your ugly face look good

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      You don't think femboys are cuter than regular boys?

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Powershitters on suicidewatch

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >being lean makes you a femboy even though being lean makes you more masculine

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Being lean is disastrous

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Got em

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Woah, he changed from Norm Mcdonald to Clint Eastwood

  11. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    I've been treated like a woman since i've maintained sub 12% all year around, everyone is nice to me

    still khv schizoid tho

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      How good is your face?

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