untouchable_coper
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TL;DR - Don't leanmaxx unless you have a double chin or excess fat in face caused by bodyfat level. Definintely do not if you have a clear six-pack - this is the lower healthy limit. Leanmaxx if you are above 15% because there is really no harm and it is quite easy to do.
All of this should be water, but some people believe leanmaxxing is an automatic looks-booster, even if you are 12%, simply because there is excess fat on your face.
You get returns for becoming leaner (for the face), but there is a 'cost' associated with achieving a level of leanness. When the 'costs' are greater than the returns, then it is no longer worth it. You also get increasing returns for every percentage of bodyfat you reduce, but at a certain point, you get diminishing returns.
After 15% bodyfat, you get diminishing returns, but there is still a low cost associated with it as this is a very healthy level of body fat. At 10%, the costs are generally greater than the benefits and you should not get any leaner.
Because everyone has slightly different fat genetics, we want to focus on the impacts on the face primarily, because as everyone on this site knows, face > body by far.
If you have:
- A double chin, you are automatically sub-five (on 1-10). Leanmaxx immediately until you hit six-pack levels.
- Chubby cheeks, you are most likely sub-six. Leanmaxx unless you have a six-pack (see two lines below).
- No deltoid defintion, you are likely skinny-fat and are more likely than not sub-five. Gymaxx and leanmaxx.
- A six-pack, you are likely 10-12% bodyfat. You should not leanmaxx -- your face is as lean as possible, even if you have a double chin or chubby cheeks. Softmaxx in other ways or hardmaxx.
- Love handles, nobody knows what to do except for yourself. You could be a wide hip-cel, or 20+% bodyfat. Leanmax with caution.
What are some other indicators of fat do you guys think are indicative on a person's face that are not genetic?
What are the costs to leanmaxxing past 10%, or even 12%, you may ask? You will have low T, low energy, and most importantly, your fat pads on your face (which you want to looksmax in the first place) will reduce, throwing away your youthful looks and thus looksminning you.
Leanmaxxing is generally good looksmaxxing, but it is not the silver bullet that people think it is. You have to have the genetic base for both fat distribution and bone structure first.
All of this should be water, but some people believe leanmaxxing is an automatic looks-booster, even if you are 12%, simply because there is excess fat on your face.
You get returns for becoming leaner (for the face), but there is a 'cost' associated with achieving a level of leanness. When the 'costs' are greater than the returns, then it is no longer worth it. You also get increasing returns for every percentage of bodyfat you reduce, but at a certain point, you get diminishing returns.
After 15% bodyfat, you get diminishing returns, but there is still a low cost associated with it as this is a very healthy level of body fat. At 10%, the costs are generally greater than the benefits and you should not get any leaner.
Because everyone has slightly different fat genetics, we want to focus on the impacts on the face primarily, because as everyone on this site knows, face > body by far.
If you have:
- A double chin, you are automatically sub-five (on 1-10). Leanmaxx immediately until you hit six-pack levels.
- Chubby cheeks, you are most likely sub-six. Leanmaxx unless you have a six-pack (see two lines below).
- No deltoid defintion, you are likely skinny-fat and are more likely than not sub-five. Gymaxx and leanmaxx.
- A six-pack, you are likely 10-12% bodyfat. You should not leanmaxx -- your face is as lean as possible, even if you have a double chin or chubby cheeks. Softmaxx in other ways or hardmaxx.
- Love handles, nobody knows what to do except for yourself. You could be a wide hip-cel, or 20+% bodyfat. Leanmax with caution.
What are some other indicators of fat do you guys think are indicative on a person's face that are not genetic?
What are the costs to leanmaxxing past 10%, or even 12%, you may ask? You will have low T, low energy, and most importantly, your fat pads on your face (which you want to looksmax in the first place) will reduce, throwing away your youthful looks and thus looksminning you.
Leanmaxxing is generally good looksmaxxing, but it is not the silver bullet that people think it is. You have to have the genetic base for both fat distribution and bone structure first.