Been doing this for like 4-5 months

And this is all I get. I'm kind of mad. I've been doing everything right, but I'm still not satisfied at all. I'm 16 years old. About 145 lbs. 5 foot 6 I did a bf calc online and it said 17% Can anyone try to estimate my body fat, because as you see I have no 6 pack and I really want one... I've been trying to cut for about 5 days now. =/


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Step 6: ???

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you've only been cutting for 5 days???  and you expect results...??? hahhahaha.  seriously, it doesn't happen overnight.


ficarra gave some good input.   eat 5 to 6 small clean healthy meals per day,  minimize the carbs/calories you take in, and increase your output.    that BF will drop slowly, but surely.

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^ this is true, but I think he needs a little more mass first, before he thinks about cutting. Or, you can do it like I had to, and it till take you 13 months to gain 8 pounds of lean mass. 

hahaha.
 
"Hey! What's step 6??"
"Step 6?.... Step 7 is profit!"
"Yeah, yeah I know, but what's step 6?"
*silence*

At 145 lbs. I'd be more interested in putting on some mass first. Also for what its worth you don't look like 17% BF. If that's a relaxed shot I'd say more like 13 or 14. But either way, get on a good diet (plenty of information in the nutrition section of this forum) and good training routine (also plenty of information, HST might be something to try) like Ficarra recommended. At your age I'm guessing if you eat healthy and train hard you'll be able to add some muscle mass at the same time you drop some BF%. I think you are going to be more frustrated if you just try to "cut" at this point.

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bulk like crazy right now. u have nowhere near enough mass to cut right now.
 
it would be pointless to cut at this time

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"Hey! What's step 6??"
"Step 6?.... Step 7 is profit!"
"Yeah, yeah I know, but what's step 6?"
*silence*

Step 6 is the most important step.

youre not 17%

I agree Id probalby work on putting on some more muscle first.

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you've only been cutting for 5 days???  and you expect results...??? hahhahaha.  seriously, it doesn't happen overnight.


ficarra gave some good input.   eat 5 to 6 small clean healthy meals per day,  minimize the carbs/calories you take in, and increase your output.    that BF will drop slowly, but surely.

i'm glad you said it

dude, 5 days isn't going to make you some jacked POS. you have to work

i spend about 3 -4 months every year cutting to look like i do.  you have to work at it.

nothing makes me more angry than seeing people who give up because their biceps don't get huge after one week.

just keep at it man, you'll get there

I agree with Ficarra..Pull up your pants!! Also I very much doubt your 17% bf...Way too high in my opinion..Go for the bulk. I tried cutting at a little higher fat than you with possibly but doubtfully more muscle than you and it kinda got me nowhere really..Just lower in bf, go for big bulk and then cut...Silver Fox really helped me out with the bulking, suggests HST which after 2 weeks has been amazing, noticing gains already, I strongly advise it!! I bet you'd drop some bf with the added mass too!

Agreed on the bulking before cutting. 

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yeah your not 17, 13-14 looks about right.

But seriously you have been on here awhile, you should have picked up by now what to do/not to do. And like others have said results take time, no way will you ever see what you want in 5 days...

I have been cutting for 6 weeks now and lost 12 pounds. It just takes awhile...haha

Find out what your maintenance calorie intake is, add 300-500 calories to that assuming you dont do any cardio. Get a good routine and gain some mass.

Unless you really want to be that small with a 6-pack...if thats all that matters to you then by all means go for it...

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You may want to work on bulking a little cleaner than you've been doing and you may be happier with the results.

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