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- If you were fat during your youth, especially during puberty, you would most likely have a greater number of fat cells than someone who was lean.
- Therefore, your body fat set point would most likely be quite a bit higher than someone who was naturally lean. That’s why some people find it easy to stay at 12 percent bf whilst others can’t get below 20 percent. The higher the fat cells you have, the more likely your Ghrelin is higher at baseline and thus you’re always hungry.
- To all teenagers here, if you’re overweight or obese, LOSE FAT. Once you’re an adult, your fat cells are constant.
- The somewhat good news is that there’s strong evidence that you can lower your bf set point at any time. The caveat is that to do so, you’ll have to maintain that low bf for at least a year! Which is very hard if you have lots of fat cells.
- The same concept could be true for muscle cells and satellite cells. If you were active during your youth, you’ll find it much easier to build muscle over time as you have more muscle cells than some untrained incel who played games all day. This holds true in my case as I did rowing, and Taekwondo when I was younger, so I notice that my back and legs, particularly grows faster than other muscles.
So teenagers here, maintain a healthy bf and do lots of sports. Even if you’re shit at them, just suck it up and do it because it will make it much easier for you to be healthier and fitter down the line.
- Therefore, your body fat set point would most likely be quite a bit higher than someone who was naturally lean. That’s why some people find it easy to stay at 12 percent bf whilst others can’t get below 20 percent. The higher the fat cells you have, the more likely your Ghrelin is higher at baseline and thus you’re always hungry.
- To all teenagers here, if you’re overweight or obese, LOSE FAT. Once you’re an adult, your fat cells are constant.
- The somewhat good news is that there’s strong evidence that you can lower your bf set point at any time. The caveat is that to do so, you’ll have to maintain that low bf for at least a year! Which is very hard if you have lots of fat cells.
- The same concept could be true for muscle cells and satellite cells. If you were active during your youth, you’ll find it much easier to build muscle over time as you have more muscle cells than some untrained incel who played games all day. This holds true in my case as I did rowing, and Taekwondo when I was younger, so I notice that my back and legs, particularly grows faster than other muscles.
So teenagers here, maintain a healthy bf and do lots of sports. Even if you’re shit at them, just suck it up and do it because it will make it much easier for you to be healthier and fitter down the line.