should i lower my body fat as a teenager?

[glittereverywhere]

should i lower my body fat as a teenager or is that a bad move for growth?

right now im skinny fat, adipose tissue masking craniofacial structure, jawline basically blurred by subcutaneous fat, and its lowkey nerfing my whole phenotype and physique

a lot of people told me to cut my bf% but im scared of inducing some kind of growth attenuation or stunting bone development because of chronic caloric deficit

is a mild recomposition safer than an actual cut at this age?

like i dont wanna sabotage endocrine function or mess with igf-1/hgh axis just to unblur my face

anyone been through this and didnt nuke their height potential?

 

[lafort2000]

not rly you can be 12% and be fine

 

[Kuros]

well the think is that fat kids have more IGF1 and skinny kids tent to be taller but ofc there are outliers and being skinny fat is the worse, so just be safe and get leaner to at least not aromatize and be healthy

 

[CalmFrog]

should i lower my body fat as a teenager or is that a bad move for growth?

right now im skinny fat, adipose tissue masking craniofacial structure, jawline basically blurred by subcutaneous fat, and its lowkey nerfing my whole phenotype and physique

a lot of people told me to cut my bf% but im scared of inducing some kind of growth attenuation or stunting bone development because of chronic caloric deficit

is a mild recomposition safer than an actual cut at this age?

like i dont wanna sabotage endocrine function or mess with igf-1/hgh axis just to unblur my face

anyone been through this and didnt nuke their height potential?

what age are you talking about about?

IMO dont cut unless you're fully done growing, so 18+ for most people, you might have to wait a bit longer though. Risking any medical or mental problems for practically zero gain is dumb imo

In the meantime build up your frame and muscles, that doesn't have any negative impact on your health and only positive ones, the ROI you'll get after cutting (in a couple of years) is going to be insane


Also dont be fat, iam assuming by skinny fat you mean around 75 kgs give or take

 

[MixedMAscendingToCL]

get leaner at a slow-mild pace while eating healthy foods

 

[glittereverywhere]

what age are you talking about about?

IMO dont cut unless you're fully done growing, so 18+ for most people, you might have to wait a bit longer though. Risking any medical or mental problems for practically zero gain is dumb imo

In the meantime build up your frame and muscles, that doesn't have any negative impact on your health and only positive ones, the ROI you'll get after cutting (in a couple of years) is going to be insane


Also dont be fat, iam assuming by skinny fat you mean around 75 kgs give or take

nah bro im 14, 5’9, ~60 kg

 

[glittereverywhere]

not rly you can be 12% and be fine

i’m like around 17-20%

 

[CalmFrog]

nah bro im 14, 5’9, ~60 kg

How the fuck are you skinny fat, iam 5'8 and If I got down to 60 kg id be skin and bones

 

[glittereverywhere]

How the fuck are you skinny fat, iam 5'8 and If I got down to 60 kg id be skin and bones

idk man i got a crazy fkn ass belly
but my arms are skinny

could this be genetic?

 

[CalmFrog]

idk man i got a crazy fkn ass belly
but my arms are skinny

could this be genetic?

Your 14 that might be the deciding factor here, iam almost 19, and I was fat my entire life and I have a big frame, so I had alot of lean muscle when I leaned down last year.

My brother is very similar to you, hes almost the same height, age and weight, If I were you I would just wait it out and train consistently

I dont know what else you could do

 

[glittereverywhere]

should i lower my body fat as a teenager or is that a bad move for growth?

right now im skinny fat, adipose tissue masking craniofacial structure, jawline basically blurred by subcutaneous fat, and its lowkey nerfing my whole phenotype and physique

a lot of people told me to cut my bf% but im scared of inducing some kind of growth attenuation or stunting bone development because of chronic caloric deficit

is a mild recomposition safer than an actual cut at this age?

like i dont wanna sabotage endocrine function or mess with igf-1/hgh axis just to unblur my face

anyone been through this and didnt nuke their height potential?

ok i’m actually tired of this bs, i’m literally descending, gonna take the risk and start cutting

wish me luck

 

[magneso]

should i lower my body fat as a teenager or is that a bad move for growth?

right now im skinny fat, adipose tissue masking craniofacial structure, jawline basically blurred by subcutaneous fat, and its lowkey nerfing my whole phenotype and physique

a lot of people told me to cut my bf% but im scared of inducing some kind of growth attenuation or stunting bone development because of chronic caloric deficit

is a mild recomposition safer than an actual cut at this age?

like i dont wanna sabotage endocrine function or mess with igf-1/hgh axis just to unblur my face

anyone been through this and didnt nuke their height potential?

You should be around 12 percent body fat during puberty

 

[aplthere]

should i lower my body fat as a teenager or is that a bad move for growth?

right now im skinny fat, adipose tissue masking craniofacial structure, jawline basically blurred by subcutaneous fat, and its lowkey nerfing my whole phenotype and physique

a lot of people told me to cut my bf% but im scared of inducing some kind of growth attenuation or stunting bone development because of chronic caloric deficit

is a mild recomposition safer than an actual cut at this age?

like i dont wanna sabotage endocrine function or mess with igf-1/hgh axis just to unblur my face

anyone been through this and didnt nuke their height potential?

I used to be obese, like almost 30bmi, dropped down to underweight and havent gone back up to normal but I have grown from 150-186cm during that time