My body fat % is a little low

hi. I have like 4 percent body fat and was hoping to get it up to around 10 percent, maybe a tad higher.
 
I am just questioning, what are some good and healthy ways to increase my overall body fat percentage?

Age: 15
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Body fat percentage: 4.6

i think u might be alittle confused, maybe u want to gain weight/muscle? but why would u just want higher body fat??

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Probably because a 4% bodyfat percentage is dangerously low. The pros go to 4-6% for competitions but there's a good reason why they try to keep it that tiny bit higher off-season.

A healthy way of increasing bodyfat I guess is to increase your caloric intake of your normal healthy diet. Increase protein, carbs and fats and decrease your normal level of activity by just a little bit.

ORIGINAL: Wyrms

Probably because a 4% bodyfat percentage is dangerously low. The pros go to 4-6% for competitions but there's a good reason why they try to keep it that tiny bit higher off-season.

A healthy way of increasing bodyfat I guess is to increase your caloric intake of your normal healthy diet. Increase protein, carbs and fats and decrease your normal level of activity by just a little bit.

 
Agree.. you eat more than what you normally eat, although you don't need to to decrease you're activity as long as you eat a lot
And i'm with wyrms, 4%is damn low, 8% is already low, 10% is ideal for us normal bodybuilders/fitness trainees

Squat max - 275lbs  30/07/09
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If thats your natural body fat% then don't worry about it, just be happy it's so naturally low cause that means you'll be much more defined and ripped.

4%is damn low, 8% is already low, 10% is ideal for us normal bodybuilders/fitness trainees

I'm 5.7% bf naturally, all the doctors say I'm fine and shouldn't bother trying to gain weight.

Even then, 4% is TOO low, TOO ripped. You NEED bodyfat to live.

Those doctors probably don't want you to gain weight because executing heavy weightlifting movements COULD result in injury.
Correct me if I'm wrong (really, that last sentence is a guess :p), but it's best to be on the safer side and up the bf% that little bit. :)

I'd take advantage of it, up the calories, go on a clean bulk, you'll get some muscle out of it too.

I agree with wyrms about the bulking but I reckon if your bodyfat was seriouly unhealthy you would have known by now but then again I'm no expert, although I'm only 5.7% and I've lived fine.

Even then, 4% is TOO low, TOO ripped. You NEED bodyfat to live.

Those doctors probably don't want you to gain weight because executing heavy weightlifting movements COULD result in injury.
Correct me if I'm wrong (really, that last sentence is a guess :p), but it's best to be on the safer side and up the bf% that little bit. :)

I'd take advantage of it, up the calories, go on a clean bulk, you'll get some muscle out of it too.

 
yeah man 4% is low i'd take Wyrms advice if i were you he knows what he is talking about. it's not like your going into a competition(correct me if i'm wrong) just take this chance to bulk up then cut if you can hit 4% againg imagine the results

Well no I'm not goin to any competition or anything and I kinda want a little more bodyfat% cuz so far everyone's been tellin me that's a bit dangerous and also I probably would look a little bigger with some more body fat and lookin a little bigger would be nice, right now I know I'm muscular but I am so skinny its kinda hard to tell when I have a shirt on and such.
 
 
So Wyrms said to increase my calories? that makes senseI guess, though I hate forcing myself to eat but eh whatever really.
Are there any weight-gaining supplementes (other than creatine) or bars that anyone may reccomend?

Age: 15
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Body fat percentage: 4.6

Any weight-gainer is fine, it will give the extra calories

Squat max - 275lbs  30/07/09
Bench max - ¿?
Front Squats(atg)- ¿?

I honestly think the protein muscle milk... A year and a half ago i was 185, take it and lift alot youll gain, im 250 now...

ORIGINAL: determined58

Even then, 4% is TOO low, TOO ripped. You NEED bodyfat to live.

Those doctors probably don't want you to gain weight because executing heavy weightlifting movements COULD result in injury.
Correct me if I'm wrong (really, that last sentence is a guess :p), but it's best to be on the safer side and up the bf% that little bit. :)

I'd take advantage of it, up the calories, go on a clean bulk, you'll get some muscle out of it too.

yeah man 4% is low i'd take Wyrms advice if i were you he knows what he is talking about. it's not like your going into a competition(correct me if i'm wrong) just take this chance to bulk up then cut if you can hit 4% againg imagine the results

Thanks for the praise!

ORIGINAL: Gottabefit

Any weight-gainer is fine, it will give the extra calories

Definitely, just about any weight gainer is high in calories and not even that filling. :p
Just pick one off the shelf, whichever appeals to you, or whichever has the most calories I guess.