15/10/2026
Your body fat’s probably higher than you think... but you don’t need to be 10% to see your abs.
If you played every week growing up, you were probably lean without even trying. But there wasn’t much muscle under there, so you felt weak and looked skinny in a t-shirt.
Then the football stopped, work and the weekends took over, and now you’re stronger than you were... it’s just all sat under the belly.
So you’re stuck in the middle. Lose more weight and you’re worried you’ll end up skinny again, but bulk up and the belly only gets bigger.
For most lads the sweet spot is around 12%. Abs showing and shoulders that fill a t-shirt, and you can still have your pints at the weekend. You get there by building muscle in the gym while the body fat comes down.
I’ve been the chubby kid and the skinny one, so I know how frustrating the middle is.
DM me “SYLO” if you’re stuck somewhere between skinny and soft.