Really appreciate the response on this vid, but never intended it to be about whether or not this number is possible haha. I hoped it would just help teach everyone about how they do these tests and the general risks of having super low body fat. Yes, you should question people (even us doctors!) 1.6% certainly is a number that seems impossible and maybe i should have been more up front about that, but it wasn't what i was trying to help teach you all in the video. But as always, I appreciate people watching, commenting, and i hope you are all still learning something!!
Looking at him, I figured his body fat percentage wasn't quite that low, but NFL combines tend to be full of hyperbole, strictly to produce ratings, of which it succeeded greatly.
Brian Sutterer MD there is a ZERO % chance he is 1.6%. Organ failure starts around 3%. The fat in the bottom of your feet starts to really disappear around 4-5% he wouldn’t even be able to walk yet alone be alive at 1.6. You should have addressed that the number was completely false. Everyone is believe this garbage and hyping a man who is easily 8-10% bf.
You're telling me that as a doctor you think that theres a possibility that this guy who is not leaner than body builders even near their final form is 1.6% body fat when thats never even been recorded in human history. What a joke.
That may not have been your intention, but it's really an unavoidable part of the topic. The truth about body fat measurement is that there is no precise way to measure it. They can come up with increasingly more creative ways to come up with a relative approximation of a body fat percentage. But there is no legitimately accurate way to measure it, period. And it's also just plain stupid to think that number is even remotely close to being accurate. Your body requires fat to maintain proper health and performance. There is no way possible anybody could be that low in body fat and not have a whole host of health issues, let alone be able to perform like an elite level pro athlete.
While I understand the logic, I have to disagree. I'm at 11.6%, and while I'm very lean, DK is Shredded even compared to me. As a former trainer, my guess is that he's nornally in the 5% range.
@@dubhoven1 I doubt hes that low, but these dudes are genuinely freaks so I think we can all agree hes learn as fuck. At that size I'd peg him around 7% simply because I can't see if his squads or glutes have visible striations. That would be a giveaway for a 5% prediction. If he doesn't have that, hes like 7 or 8 but simply stores more fat in the lower body which is common.
@@OBoFbooshakalaka15 do you live in the wonderland? Tests are cheated all the time. It's part of the game. Btw, I'm not the type who says using PED'S is cheating. Athletes work harder amd harder with it, no matter what
1.6% doesn’t seem accurate. I’ve seen bodybuilders on stage who’ve been at a higher bodyfat % who look much leaner (and have been dieting + using PEDs for much longer)
Dude everyone is gonna look different it’s all based on the person. And btw did yu watch the nfl combine this dude is a freakin bat man suit, literally looks like he was made out of a lab
Because Brady is fast af didnt you see himjuke my boy Urlacher ? RUclips it , at the time it infuriated me as a Bears fan but now years later its funny
Anybody who knows bodybuilding knows that this guy definitely ISNT 1.6% bodyfat. This is literal deathbed levels of body fat. Bodybuilders in competition are usually around 4-10% BF but there is a reason why in their offseason they are more like 10-15%. This level of body fat is not sustainable for a long period of time, or isn't healthy for that matter because as mentioned test goes down, hormones are out of whack, you feel extremely fatigued, etc. With that said, it wouldn't make sense why a football player would diet down before a combine. Because dieting down to single-digit levels of body fat will decrease your performance, while in a combine the objective is to be at peak performance. Without a doubt, the guy looks very lean, but definitely not 1.6% body fat. Being 6'3, 227 lbs makes that even more suspicious. I would guess around 10-11%. People don't realize that 10-11% is VERY lean and 6'3 227 lbs at that low body fat is really quite remarkable period. It makes me think that perhaps this number was embellished or that they did this test wrong or that it isn't as accurate as people say it is. But I think whoever did the test probably messed up. pbs.twimg.com/media/D0hk5o3X4AA5wYB.jpg This is Alberto Nunez, bodybuilder around 4-6% BF. Yes everybody looks different but a person this low will see extreme vascularity, even vascularity in the abs, chest, head. I think it's pretty clear that Metcalf isn't on that level. You also have to consider visceral fat. fitoverfat.com/wp-content/uploads/alberto3.jpg
@Adrien Perez The typical "he's a (insert profession here) so he can't be wrong" defense. Can't tell you how many times I cringe when somebody says this. As if doctors are incapable of having their own biases, can never be wrong, have missed out on certain points. As if there aren't crazies in the industry from Dr.Oz who literally got called out by the senate for misleading and lying to people, Dr. Jason Fung who pretty much denies what has already been established as pretty much fact. Not implying the Dr is one of those guys in the industry, he is right about the effects of having a dangerously low body fat. However what was quoted was one SINGLE study that showed on AVERAGE it was 2% off from other methods like DEXA. This does NOT mean it couldn't be off by more than that. In fact that same study showed that the Bod Pod could be off by as much as 6%. Other studies show that hair, temperature, moisture significantly affects readings on the Bod Pod by as much as 2-3% on AVERAGE. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15059287 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11346675 The study contained in this article which compares DEXA and the Bod Pod also notes that differences were measured as high as 13% BF! Also of note is that the Bod Pod tends to be way less accurate in very lean individuals, such as DK Metcalf. examine.com/nutrition/an-accuracy-thing-measuring-body-fat-percentage/ Bod Pod is also terrible at tracking changes over time. A friend of mine did the Bod Pod 3 times in 3 months. Gained a few lbs and somehow he went from 14%, 14% to 8% BF. I did Bod Pod and DEXA and I got measured as 12% and 16% respectively (the DEXA was probably more accurate IMO). DEXA scans use a 4 compartment model as opposed to a 2 compartment model which the Bod Pod is. Well known in the nutrition/fitness industry as a top researcher in this area, this is James Krieger's conclusion of Bod Pods. He has a masters in Exercise Science and Nutrition, and coaches clients on weight loss management as well. An actual researcher rather than a general MD. weightology.net/the-pitfalls-of-body-fat-measurement-part-3-bod-pod/ If a doctor told you to jump off a cliff because it is better for your health would you do it? You're one of those guys that just blindly follows what anybody says without question because they are a so called professional and incapable of researching a topic, using logic and coming up with your own independent thoughts. Stfu if you have nothing to contribute lmao. I only speak facts here while you just troll and blindly follow whatever anybody has to say.
Tired of Being Average I don’t disagree. There are physiological abnormalities within the human family. The 2-3% was cited in a Sports Illustrated article on Heisman Trophy winner Charles White at USC. They included that info in the article because it was so abnormal. That was in the early 80’s and body fat was becoming a popular subject in the world of fitness and gym culture. They mentioned in the article the trainers at USC had never heard of anyone testing below 7% and that world class marathon runners are around 10%. It was the first info I had ever read about body fat. There are always exceptions.
Tired of Being Average I just googled SI articles on Charles White’s body fat at USC and a 1997 article popped up talking about his recovery from Cocaine addiction and returning to USC. He won the Heisman in 1979. For some reason they mentioned his body fat and stated it was as low as 1.9%. The article by L Jon Wertheim was from 11/3/97. Sports Illustrated.
Nah neither of you are. People r completely wrong about their body fat. Contest prep bodybuilders who literally diet down as low as they can to show out as much muscle as they possibly can and they’re at like 4-5 and they are completely unhealthy and that’s the lowest they’re gonna get: Gerald is right. The guy is no lower than 7
Like MOST people will actually feel awful under 10%. Some people can deal with being under 10% for a while lol. Also almost all body fat measurements are very flawed so i dobt believe either of you are 5% based on all that information.
Anyone doubting the accuracy of Bod Pod go look at this study. It's considered the gold standard for body compost testing and research shows if anything it's only ~2% off, even compared to dexa scans and water testing. Yea 1.6 sounds crazy, and I'm sure it's an underestimation. But it's no far enough off to make this still an unhealthy body fat academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/75/3/453/4689336
I don't doubt the Bod Pod. I doubt the human beings recording and reporting the data. I have a strong feeling a decimal place was missed. Just looking at his recent pics, he looks like he has 11.6% body fat. Which would be in line with what he actually looks like visually. Someone messed up when they recorded his data, and another person didn't bother to think critically and question the data. I don't even think it's actually possible to be less than 2-3% and still be alive. Correct me if I'm wrong, you need that much just to be able to make the different components of your cells. Your body's cells are partly made of lipids. At 1.6% body fat, I'm not sure your body would even be able to undergo enough cell division to completely replace it's cells, let alone create energy stores. This reeks of human error, not machine error.
@@MartyNguyen611 it would be interesting to know hot much all the glykolipids that make up your cell membranes amount to in terms of total mass. whatever that is youd have to susbtract as well, which makes a total BF number like that even less realistic, cause youre gonna have fat as a component of all of your cells, even without having any specific "fat cells".
hes like 6% body fat look at bodybuilders they literally have no fat and the lowest they go is 5% i dont inderstand why people think this is possible this is as real as sombody recording a 70 inch vertical
That’s what I’m saying. I’ve seen people who are way more ripped at 4%. At 1% you’d literally be able to see every single muscle fiber which isn’t the case.
Chicagoempire 91 thats what im saying and +Elijah probally yeah but i just think its weird a scanner would be 7%off , thats such a huge difference like 8% to 15%😂
Wouldn’t you be dead if you had that low. It HAD to be a mistake. Maybe there was another 1 that didn’t show (11.6). He doesn’t even look like he’s crazy shredded
He is actually crazy shredded him and one other player at Ole Miss. They took a picture together and it is going viral due to how unnaturally big these two players are he is actually absolutely huge
What??? The guy is the most shredded football player ive ever seen. However, yeah the body fat measurement is either a) a measurement mistake or b) a lie told by sports media
Steven Koja muscle and fat weight the same...but there is no way he can be that low of body fat and still maintain that much muscle mass...pro bodybuilders who are using drugs to get lean are probably 3-4% at the absolute lowest on stage at about 230 ...there’s no way this guy is leaner than them and weighing the same as them and playing a sport as physical as football ...it’s impossible
RuthlessFitness TECHNICALLY, muscle and fat weight the same. 1 pound of fat is the same as 1 pound of muscle. (Obviously). But fat takes up more space, since it is “fluffy”. A pound of muscle is smaller than a pound of fat. This means if you filled up the same area with fat, then with muscle. The muscle would weigh more.
can you do a video on running physiology, and explain why certain countries such as ethiopia and kenya are so good at long distance and why jamaicans are so good at sprinting. obviously there is a huge part which is genetics, but why, and how exactly have we evolved so differently, and what makes runners so distinct in terms of inherent technique (genetically aquired motion, muscle fiber type... etc...) Great content, keep it comming!
Great videos Brian! We are still waiting on that Jumpers Knee video. Also I think you should do a video on Todd Gurley's arthritis and what impact that will have on his career. As someone with knee issues who still like to play sports, I would love to hear your take on these conditions.
'Stamina' is not a scientific term. If he hit you in the face 27 times in 30 seconds and had to rest one hour in order to do it again, he would be exhibiting more stamina in one way and less in another way.
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@@BrockLanders why donyou think he's on that particualr drug? And yeah idk man ive seen people gonoff ro callege and gain 70 lbs of pure muscle and lose all fat so they have to be on something
This is my first time seeing one of your vids, and although I’m not really into biology or anything like that (I’m an environmental studies major lol), your content is actually REALLY fascinating, def subbing!
So true, when I am higher body fat I have more strength and endurance. Lower body fat is good for people who do normal non competitive sports. Thanks for your great videos!
1.6 is extremely low for someone on roids let alone “natural”. There’s no way he’s 1.6 bf that’s unsustainable naturally, and insanely hard to do while on gear
Dorian Yates on stage was 3-4%, and guys will faint on stage too having bodyfat at 4-5% (however that's mostly due to dehydration). Athletes are better off being 6-15% anyway, depending on your and position and sport.
Andrew Fischbach it’s funny honestly cause I always go up and down be 9-12% and a funny thing is I don’t even really put any true effort to it being there. I even have snacks like a couple times a week lol. Idk tbh. However as long as you have the essential fat which is at least 5% your good.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301864/ read the"discussion" portion of the article. Touches on how the bod pod doesn't take into account things like bone density, connective tissues, among other things.
Great vid. I've been wanting to rip my hair out every time someone cites his 'sub 2%' body fat. It's entirely possible that he used bodybuilding concepts that he was familiar with to cut down to an extremely low body fat, but getting down a near impossible level would be highly impractical and have a huge impact on his performance in the drills and interviews.'
Very informative really liked the video but like you said and I agree this is just combine thing he’ll adjust it now that its over and he put on a monster performance
Smol Keeper bodybuilders have about 3 % body fat the day of competition. It is literally their task to get as low as possible. If it was possible to go below 3% percent, they would.
Former boxer David Reid had extremely low body fat. It actually hurt him in the ring. After all, muscle is a form of energy for your body. So, once hit carbs were burned away, the body uses fat storage for energy. Due to Reid having very low body fat, his body was burning away his muscle as the rounds went on. His fatigue was very noticeable. If I remember correctly, he was fast tracked to a title and then retired after about 20 pro fights.
i had below a 4% body fat for years. I just worked out a lot, the doctors told me to stop working out and to eat fatty foods. I really never felt fatigue either, I ran miles commonly and felt fine. mood wise though i was always in a really shitty mood.
@@tez_foe4382 Of course he is. But this 1.6 nonsense is just not possible. This "doctor" should have his license revoked for even suggesting that this is legit.
I'm not about to get in a spot where I'm calling out the NFL or the doctors monitoring things at the combine to say they are lying or have broken machines. Of course it's practically impossible to be that low and alive, but I'm not the one there running the test and checking it out so that's why the point of the video was to focus on other things. Like how the test is even done and what the dangers are of being low.
During the combine most drills for wide receiver drills are timed, he probably walks around with more body fat but dropping down to 1.6% most definitely helped him shave time off his 40... just something to consider
Kickboxfanatiker fat cant work without water 💀🤦🏻♂️ If you are dehydrated, the currents in your body will pass through at a slower rate and show an inflated body fat percentage.
True, but the bodpod bases its calculations on density. Dehydrated muscle is denser. Dehydrated fat is denser. So, I’m wondering if it could throw off the calculation if he is severely dehydrated.
Lol it's ok. I should have been more up front about how ridiculous (if not impossible) 1.6 is haha. I never want to call people out with stuff so I kinda hesitate to be controversial, but this was a fair case where I should have been more up front about this even being possible . So it's all fair
the realG not necessarily anyone above 15% barely has his abs showing and can actually have no visible ab definition, I’m in that area and mine are visible but nowhere near a defined 6 pack
then you are not 15% so stfu . I was 15% before i cut down last summer and my abs were showing fully. Also look up mattdoesfitness. He was 14% with abs showing.If you used callipers then they are very wrong! When i was 14% with dexa scan. The callipers said i was 9%@@jogosheugueu
I wrestled in high school with a guy that had a 2% body fat percentage. He was a 145 that looked like a 160... He needed to get cleared by a cardiologist senior year. We called him African Assassin, he was jamaican, great guy.
Donald Driver apparently got down to 2% body fat during his last year as a Green Bay Packer. You look at pictures of the dude and he was pretty lean so I’d believe it. He was always a lean guy though so my guess would be he was always
I'm very certain that he went on a crazy diet and workout regiment leading up to the NFL draft so that he could test well.. It looks like his BMI during the season is close to 11-12%
Thank you for busting that shit. Tired of people over exaggerating body fat. The only people that are typically under 10 are body builders in competition shape. And we've seen what that does to their bodies. You can see the freaking inserts on the bone
He said in an interview that he was training like this for the combine and now he will start encorporating some of the foods that he likes like strawberry milk and cheese into his diet
It is more about the way he feels rather than what statistics and studies show. Also, the body builder statistics are only focused on people who body build and football players train in a much different way than body builders.
I was thinking about that when I switched to the sports stuff... honestly I don't know how to fit them in with my current viewer population :/ also realized recording around the hospital wasn't possible. Honestly in probably won't on this page anymore. But def email me or Instagram or something if you have questions
I am 100% confident something went wrong. Somebody mentioned the possibility of them overlooking an extra 1 (11.6%), and I believe that to be true. He doesn't even look less than 10% body fat.
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Really appreciate the response on this vid, but never intended it to be about whether or not this number is possible haha. I hoped it would just help teach everyone about how they do these tests and the general risks of having super low body fat. Yes, you should question people (even us doctors!) 1.6% certainly is a number that seems impossible and maybe i should have been more up front about that, but it wasn't what i was trying to help teach you all in the video. But as always, I appreciate people watching, commenting, and i hope you are all still learning something!!
Looking at him, I figured his body fat percentage wasn't quite that low, but NFL combines tend to be full of hyperbole, strictly to produce ratings, of which it succeeded greatly.
Brian Sutterer MD there is a ZERO % chance he is 1.6%. Organ failure starts around 3%. The fat in the bottom of your feet starts to really disappear around 4-5% he wouldn’t even be able to walk yet alone be alive at 1.6. You should have addressed that the number was completely false. Everyone is believe this garbage and hyping a man who is easily 8-10% bf.
You're telling me that as a doctor you think that theres a possibility that this guy who is not leaner than body builders even near their final form is 1.6% body fat when thats never even been recorded in human history. What a joke.
for real@@ryants1
That may not have been your intention, but it's really an unavoidable part of the topic. The truth about body fat measurement is that there is no precise way to measure it. They can come up with increasingly more creative ways to come up with a relative approximation of a body fat percentage. But there is no legitimately accurate way to measure it, period. And it's also just plain stupid to think that number is even remotely close to being accurate. Your body requires fat to maintain proper health and performance. There is no way possible anybody could be that low in body fat and not have a whole host of health issues, let alone be able to perform like an elite level pro athlete.
I vote 11.6%. Typo when reported and got some buzz so they rolled with it.
He'll be 7% at the lowest in my opinion. You can looked ripped af at that percentage
@@thecelticmagician8421 6 or 7% is pretty fucking shredded. No natural guy is walking around like that all year while still gaining mass.
While I understand the logic, I have to disagree. I'm at 11.6%, and while I'm very lean, DK is Shredded even compared to me. As a former trainer, my guess is that he's nornally in the 5% range.
Nice try. Hes lower above 11. But he sure as fuck ain't 1.6.
@@dubhoven1 I doubt hes that low, but these dudes are genuinely freaks so I think we can all agree hes learn as fuck. At that size I'd peg him around 7% simply because I can't see if his squads or glutes have visible striations. That would be a giveaway for a 5% prediction. If he doesn't have that, hes like 7 or 8 but simply stores more fat in the lower body which is common.
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They get tested before the combine.
Carl Johnson yeah there’s no way he’s using peds
HolyJosie lol yeah ok dude
@@OBoFbooshakalaka15 do you live in the wonderland? Tests are cheated all the time. It's part of the game. Btw, I'm not the type who says using PED'S is cheating. Athletes work harder amd harder with it, no matter what
The guy looks like he is on PEDs to me. Taking so called BBC genetics into account he still seems to be on PEDs to me.
So what I’m hearing.... I’m more in shape than DK Metcalf?
Not sure
No you're not hearing that
No.
Austin Orfield that’s exactly what you should get from this video
You probly run a faster 3 cone drill. That guy has no lateral movement.
i love that youre expanding onto more sports topics rather than just injuries bro. love your channel
1.6% doesn’t seem accurate. I’ve seen bodybuilders on stage who’ve been at a higher bodyfat % who look much leaner (and have been dieting + using PEDs for much longer)
have u seen Metcalff in a speedo? regardless ppl dont all look the same, ur 10% body fat body will look diff than mine, and so on
People will look different at the same body fat but nobody at a true 1.6% body fat will look like somebody at 10% BF
Body builders also have a lot more muscle
Dude everyone is gonna look different it’s all based on the person. And btw did yu watch the nfl combine this dude is a freakin bat man suit, literally looks like he was made out of a lab
soob91 these dudes are morons
I think they just messed up and his body fat % is probably like 11.6%. They probably forgot the 1
What you said can be true
are you fucking stupid?
Christopher 92 more than likely exactly what happened
Unlikely because you need to get below ten to show abs
Michael bowers nope, don’t know where you heard that
Better question, "How did metcalf run a slower 3 cone drill than Brady?"
Cuz he was hungry and hasn’t had a carb in 3 years
Bruh are u fr
Because Brady is fast af didnt you see himjuke my boy Urlacher ? RUclips it , at the time it infuriated me as a Bears fan but now years later its funny
@- Cicero that's a lie
- Cicero no he doesn’t? Not by a longshot
Bodybuilders at their absolute most mind bogglingly shredded are no lower than 5%. Simply an inaccurate reading.
bryce Flanigan look at h tho
bryce Flanigan This is exactly what ive been thinking. 1.6 for a natural nfl player that’s a kid is insane.
It may not look it but body builders have internal fats
It would be cool if you start a series where you update us with all the sports injuries, how they are holding up, or what your predictions are
Dude is a breakout star now. He put on a show in the playoffs last year
I identify as someone with 1.6% body fat
Kickboxfanatiker you’re a true warrior
I know youre joking but its a dumb joke
@@seanwall8439 you know that it's tough for me to still get disrespected in that day and age for my believes 😒
Kickboxfanatiker I thought it was funny lmao
Sean wall how dare you that’s offensive
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Anybody who knows bodybuilding knows that this guy definitely ISNT 1.6% bodyfat. This is literal deathbed levels of body fat. Bodybuilders in competition are usually around 4-10% BF but there is a reason why in their offseason they are more like 10-15%. This level of body fat is not sustainable for a long period of time, or isn't healthy for that matter because as mentioned test goes down, hormones are out of whack, you feel extremely fatigued, etc. With that said, it wouldn't make sense why a football player would diet down before a combine. Because dieting down to single-digit levels of body fat will decrease your performance, while in a combine the objective is to be at peak performance.
Without a doubt, the guy looks very lean, but definitely not 1.6% body fat. Being 6'3, 227 lbs makes that even more suspicious. I would guess around 10-11%. People don't realize that 10-11% is VERY lean and 6'3 227 lbs at that low body fat is really quite remarkable period. It makes me think that perhaps this number was embellished or that they did this test wrong or that it isn't as accurate as people say it is. But I think whoever did the test probably messed up.
pbs.twimg.com/media/D0hk5o3X4AA5wYB.jpg
This is Alberto Nunez, bodybuilder around 4-6% BF. Yes everybody looks different but a person this low will see extreme vascularity, even vascularity in the abs, chest, head. I think it's pretty clear that Metcalf isn't on that level. You also have to consider visceral fat.
fitoverfat.com/wp-content/uploads/alberto3.jpg
It's insulting that they're even claiming 1.6%. He's not even in the ballpark.
Finally someone who knows what they’re talking about, people are so naive and proabably think this guy isn’t even on ped’s
Funny as fuck when mutha fuckas think they know more than a doctor 😂💀. Just stfu bruh lol
You don't even need to know bodybuilding. You just need to know basic human health.
@Adrien Perez The typical "he's a (insert profession here) so he can't be wrong" defense. Can't tell you how many times I cringe when somebody says this. As if doctors are incapable of having their own biases, can never be wrong, have missed out on certain points. As if there aren't crazies in the industry from Dr.Oz who literally got called out by the senate for misleading and lying to people, Dr. Jason Fung who pretty much denies what has already been established as pretty much fact.
Not implying the Dr is one of those guys in the industry, he is right about the effects of having a dangerously low body fat. However what was quoted was one SINGLE study that showed on AVERAGE it was 2% off from other methods like DEXA. This does NOT mean it couldn't be off by more than that.
In fact that same study showed that the Bod Pod could be off by as much as 6%. Other studies show that hair, temperature, moisture significantly affects readings on the Bod Pod by as much as 2-3% on AVERAGE.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15059287
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11346675
The study contained in this article which compares DEXA and the Bod Pod also notes that differences were measured as high as 13% BF! Also of note is that the Bod Pod tends to be way less accurate in very lean individuals, such as DK Metcalf.
examine.com/nutrition/an-accuracy-thing-measuring-body-fat-percentage/
Bod Pod is also terrible at tracking changes over time. A friend of mine did the Bod Pod 3 times in 3 months. Gained a few lbs and somehow he went from 14%, 14% to 8% BF. I did Bod Pod and DEXA and I got measured as 12% and 16% respectively (the DEXA was probably more accurate IMO). DEXA scans use a 4 compartment model as opposed to a 2 compartment model which the Bod Pod is.
Well known in the nutrition/fitness industry as a top researcher in this area, this is James Krieger's conclusion of Bod Pods. He has a masters in Exercise Science and Nutrition, and coaches clients on weight loss management as well. An actual researcher rather than a general MD.
weightology.net/the-pitfalls-of-body-fat-measurement-part-3-bod-pod/
If a doctor told you to jump off a cliff because it is better for your health would you do it? You're one of those guys that just blindly follows what anybody says without question because they are a so called professional and incapable of researching a topic, using logic and coming up with your own independent thoughts. Stfu if you have nothing to contribute lmao. I only speak facts here while you just troll and blindly follow whatever anybody has to say.
1.6% is absurd, the lowest I’ve ever seen is a 5.4%
Noe Hernandez Charles White was about 2-3 at USC
@@brucedufelmeier8718 5% is essential for the body and can only be achieved through extreme starvation and steriods.
Tired of Being Average I don’t disagree. There are physiological abnormalities within the human family. The 2-3% was cited in a Sports Illustrated article on Heisman Trophy winner Charles White at USC. They included that info in the article because it was so abnormal. That was in the early 80’s and body fat was becoming a popular subject in the world of fitness and gym culture. They mentioned in the article the trainers at USC had never heard of anyone testing below 7% and that world class marathon runners are around 10%. It was the first info I had ever read about body fat. There are always exceptions.
Noe Hernandez i had 4% at 190 lbs
Tired of Being Average I just googled SI articles on Charles White’s body fat at USC and a 1997 article popped up talking about his recovery from Cocaine addiction and returning to USC. He won the Heisman in 1979. For some reason they mentioned his body fat and stated it was as low as 1.9%. The article by L Jon Wertheim was from 11/3/97. Sports Illustrated.
If you know anything about body fat you know he at the lowest 7.8 percent and even then that might be to low.
Gerald Green nah I was 5.8 at one point. A friend of mine is 5.3.
I’m 5.1 because of my metabolism
Nah neither of you are. People r completely wrong about their body fat. Contest prep bodybuilders who literally diet down as low as they can to show out as much muscle as they possibly can and they’re at like 4-5 and they are completely unhealthy and that’s the lowest they’re gonna get: Gerald is right. The guy is no lower than 7
Ive been trying to tell peoppe this since it came out
Like MOST people will actually feel awful under 10%. Some people can deal with being under 10% for a while lol.
Also almost all body fat measurements are very flawed so i dobt believe either of you are 5% based on all that information.
Anyone doubting the accuracy of Bod Pod go look at this study. It's considered the gold standard for body compost testing and research shows if anything it's only ~2% off, even compared to dexa scans and water testing. Yea 1.6 sounds crazy, and I'm sure it's an underestimation. But it's no far enough off to make this still an unhealthy body fat
academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/75/3/453/4689336
You put 2010 in the description instead of 2019 btw
I don't doubt the Bod Pod. I doubt the human beings recording and reporting the data. I have a strong feeling a decimal place was missed. Just looking at his recent pics, he looks like he has 11.6% body fat. Which would be in line with what he actually looks like visually. Someone messed up when they recorded his data, and another person didn't bother to think critically and question the data. I don't even think it's actually possible to be less than 2-3% and still be alive. Correct me if I'm wrong, you need that much just to be able to make the different components of your cells. Your body's cells are partly made of lipids. At 1.6% body fat, I'm not sure your body would even be able to undergo enough cell division to completely replace it's cells, let alone create energy stores. This reeks of human error, not machine error.
I thought most recently the DEXA scan was the gold standard for body composition
@@jogabonitadefutbol It's the NFL combine... they do this over 400 times every year... Professionally... They did not make a decimal mistake...
@@jogabonitadefutbol plus Metcalf corrected the report and said his # was 1.9%... Which means adding the ~2% difference he could be around 3.9%...
This channel will blow up during fantasy football season
Sorry doc but even just looking at the pictures of this dude you can tell right off the bat that he is definitely not sub 4% body fat
Yes I trust you over a doctor lmfao
Smol Keeper not saying to trust me lol im a random guy on the internet
He’s not even as shredded as bodybuilders who are all in the 5%
TheSunKing No, I would never take you over a doctor. Doctors are the gold standard for physical fitness. Don't act like you know shit.
TheSunKing it’s also likely that he would be dead lol or close to it
If DK has 1.6% BF he would be dead.
Not true
Erik Frantzen doesnt make sense
@@mikeb769 it is kinda true...men need around 3% bodyfat for the organs to work properly
Mike B it is true you need fat cells for body function you cromagnon
@@MartyNguyen611 it would be interesting to know hot much all the glykolipids that make up your cell membranes amount to in terms of total mass. whatever that is youd have to susbtract as well, which makes a total BF number like that even less realistic, cause youre gonna have fat as a component of all of your cells, even without having any specific "fat cells".
hes like 6% body fat look at bodybuilders they literally have no fat and the lowest they go is 5% i dont inderstand why people think this is possible this is as real as sombody recording a 70 inch vertical
That’s what I’m saying. I’ve seen people who are way more ripped at 4%. At 1% you’d literally be able to see every single muscle fiber which isn’t the case.
eb I’d venture to say 8%
Chicagoempire 91 thats what im saying and +Elijah probally yeah but i just think its weird a scanner would be 7%off , thats such a huge difference like 8% to 15%😂
4K subs overnight... congrats man
Wouldn’t you be dead if you had that low. It HAD to be a mistake. Maybe there was another 1 that didn’t show (11.6). He doesn’t even look like he’s crazy shredded
He is actually crazy shredded him and one other player at Ole Miss. They took a picture together and it is going viral due to how unnaturally big these two players are he is actually absolutely huge
StaticzNova aj brown
What??? The guy is the most shredded football player ive ever seen. However, yeah the body fat measurement is either a) a measurement mistake or b) a lie told by sports media
@@CrashinAsh ya huge, but not shredded
Mark Croghan maybe he just got that low for the testing. He probably didn’t stay that low for long
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But the Channel we needed
You really need to do a video on Alex Smith’s Injury
Nice tilt chief
Only the best doctors are on RUclips
6’3 228-230 1.6% bf .......not possible......
There are pictures, he looks extremely buff, but I'd say like 5-6%
Muscles weigh a lot which is why he weighs that much, but I still don’t believe the body fat percentage
Steven Koja muscle and fat weight the same...but there is no way he can be that low of body fat and still maintain that much muscle mass...pro bodybuilders who are using drugs to get lean are probably 3-4% at the absolute lowest on stage at about 230 ...there’s no way this guy is leaner than them and weighing the same as them and playing a sport as physical as football ...it’s impossible
Yea I agree it doesn't really seem possible but still my point is even if he were 3-5% it might not be best for him long term
RuthlessFitness TECHNICALLY, muscle and fat weight the same. 1 pound of fat is the same as 1 pound of muscle. (Obviously). But fat takes up more space, since it is “fluffy”. A pound of muscle is smaller than a pound of fat. This means if you filled up the same area with fat, then with muscle. The muscle would weigh more.
Thank you for covering various topics
Not close to 1.6%.
Not close to 3.6%.
The reading is very wrong. Like 7% wrong.
Maybe was 7.6
Third straight video I’ve watched from this channel. Got my sub that’s for sure. Gonna be fun learning a lot from you haha
Great video, love the topic
Your channel is super cool! Thank you brotha
you the real MVP
can you do a video on running physiology, and explain why certain countries such as ethiopia and kenya are so good at long distance and why jamaicans are so good at sprinting. obviously there is a huge part which is genetics, but why, and how exactly have we evolved so differently, and what makes runners so distinct in terms of inherent technique (genetically aquired motion, muscle fiber type... etc...)
Great content, keep it comming!
Just Uber eats a dozen of Krispy Kreme’s ..who down?
Great videos Brian! We are still waiting on that Jumpers Knee video. Also I think you should do a video on Todd Gurley's arthritis and what impact that will have on his career. As someone with knee issues who still like to play sports, I would love to hear your take on these conditions.
He said he wouldn’t have stamina, but he hit 27 reps on bench of 225...
Yeah because his body fat is not under 2% 😂😂😂
That’s because he’s not actually 1.6% body fat
Joseph he’s not at 1.6% bodyfat
...meaning he wasnt actually at 1.6% body fat dumbass
'Stamina' is not a scientific term. If he hit you in the face 27 times in 30 seconds and had to rest one hour in order to do it again, he would be exhibiting more stamina in one way and less in another way.
Awesome video! I had a lot of questions at the start and you answered all of them! 🙌 Great combination of educational and interesting 👌
Clearly it’s an inaccurate test, people don’t get it.
I wouldn’t say it’s totally inaccurate, he did say he only dropped that low for the combine, his normal is definitely not that low,
@@yoshi2413 its unlikely that he dropped to a unhuman bf level AND ran a 4.33 lol
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He gets in the NFL and starts taking the hits and will bulk up from 228 to 245 in the off-season. The hits they take are just brutal.
Its not even possible...how do people believe its real
Arnold competing was at like 6-8% and thats a bodybuilding show. Youd be dead at 1.6%
People believe that the Earth is flat... there's a lot of retards among us
Metcalf is obviously on Winstrol Depot. That’s also how he ran a 4.3 40 and benched 225 lbs 27 times. He’s pulling a Mike Mamula.
@@BrockLanders why donyou think he's on that particualr drug? And yeah idk man ive seen people gonoff ro callege and gain 70 lbs of pure muscle and lose all fat so they have to be on something
Sky Shelton because winstrol is the most popular steroid used for cutting body fat
This is my first time seeing one of your vids, and although I’m not really into biology or anything like that (I’m an environmental studies major lol), your content is actually REALLY fascinating, def subbing!
I run cross country and mine is about 12% which is perfect for me
Isaiah Boren cool
I just found your channel, huge interesting stuff, thanks you!
What’s funny is he had 27 reps in the bench press while the next closest was 14
N'Keal Harry also did 27 reps on the bench.
dsc0661 but he’s more anquan bolden
@dsc0661 haha 🤣
Why is that funny
...and ran a 4.33 40-yard dash and had a 40" vertical jump. Guy is a freak no matter what his actual % is
So true, when I am higher body fat I have more strength and endurance. Lower body fat is good for people who do normal non competitive sports. Thanks for your great videos!
You should do some hockey related injuries in future vids
Hockey gay
Commander Nipples he is talking about real sports here
Kevin Stevens or Clint Malarchuk
I love this channel frfr
1.6 is extremely low for someone on roids let alone “natural”. There’s no way he’s 1.6 bf that’s unsustainable naturally, and insanely hard to do while on gear
These videos are awesome 👍
Like if Oreos are good
Fuck you and your stupid oreos
Have you seen those new super stuffed ones or whatever they’re called
@@willowandluka5302 They are great too! But have Tried the new Apple Pie Oreo Cookies? They are a Limited time offer!
What aboutdark chocolate oreos? They taste great imo
@@willowandluka5302 U TALKIN MEGA STUFFS BOI?!
Hey doc, can you do a video on Patellar tendon ruptures?
Love your content, thanks man!
Dorian Yates on stage was 3-4%, and guys will faint on stage too having bodyfat at 4-5% (however that's mostly due to dehydration). Athletes are better off being 6-15% anyway, depending on your and position and sport.
Guys are fainting during bodybuilding because of their hydration status and electrolytes from the cutting
Awesome video Doc!
Thanks!
Yes, however there’s one thing you guys didn’t take into account.....
*HE’S BATMAN*
Cool channel man, very informative 👍
I’m like 9-10% body fat gotta keep it in that range
Andrew Fischbach it’s funny honestly cause I always go up and down be 9-12% and a funny thing is I don’t even really put any true effort to it being there. I even have snacks like a couple times a week lol. Idk tbh. However as long as you have the essential fat which is at least 5% your good.
Love your channel
so what is the difference between a dexa scan and a body pod
Google?
David Dixon lol that an option
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4301864/ read the"discussion" portion of the article. Touches on how the bod pod doesn't take into account things like bone density, connective tissues, among other things.
Izaac Kitsmiller GTFOH with your helpful link to a credible source!
Look at the link I posted in the pinned comment . Compared to dexa bod pod method is actually really reliable
I felt like a beast and shredded af when I got down to 11% body fat, I couldn't imagine 1.6
I bet it’s actually 16%and some bafoon moved the decimal
Great vid. I've been wanting to rip my hair out every time someone cites his 'sub 2%' body fat. It's entirely possible that he used bodybuilding concepts that he was familiar with to cut down to an extremely low body fat, but getting down a near impossible level would be highly impractical and have a huge impact on his performance in the drills and interviews.'
D.K eats 10,000 calories daily, so I don't think it matters
More Food = More Mass
Tez_ Foe not if u use all that energy
Very informative really liked the video but like you said and I agree this is just combine thing he’ll adjust it now that its over and he put on a monster performance
That means he has the lowest body fat in the world (before it was 3%)
Its impossible to have a 1,6 % body fat. You would be dead.
Tobias Kraft Yes I trust you over a doctor lmfao
Smol Keeper bodybuilders have about 3 % body fat the day of competition. It is literally their task to get as low as possible. If it was possible to go below 3% percent, they would.
@@orxchi3853 how about you judge for yourself lol
@@tobias960 It's *NOT* impossible. It's simply unhealthy!
Former boxer David Reid had extremely low body fat. It actually hurt him in the ring. After all, muscle is a form of energy for your body. So, once hit carbs were burned away, the body uses fat storage for energy. Due to Reid having very low body fat, his body was burning away his muscle as the rounds went on. His fatigue was very noticeable. If I remember correctly, he was fast tracked to a title and then retired after about 20 pro fights.
Abs are risky
Underrated comment
Why?
Brian Sutterer MD do you perhaps have a video of this
Not really, you can get abs at 10% body fat range sometimes even higher. That is sustainable and healthy, given exercise and a balanced diet.
i had below a 4% body fat for years. I just worked out a lot, the doctors told me to stop working out and to eat fatty foods. I really never felt fatigue either, I ran miles commonly and felt fine. mood wise though i was always in a really shitty mood.
Absolute bs. He's probably 10%.
Have you seen him? Lol
@@dustinhouston4472 I have.
@@winstonsmith11 , Is He Massive ?
@@tez_foe4382 Of course he is. But this 1.6 nonsense is just not possible. This "doctor" should have his license revoked for even suggesting that this is legit.
I'm not about to get in a spot where I'm calling out the NFL or the doctors monitoring things at the combine to say they are lying or have broken machines. Of course it's practically impossible to be that low and alive, but I'm not the one there running the test and checking it out so that's why the point of the video was to focus on other things. Like how the test is even done and what the dangers are of being low.
During the combine most drills for wide receiver drills are timed, he probably walks around with more body fat but dropping down to 1.6% most definitely helped him shave time off his 40... just something to consider
I think that just combine stuff where he dehydrate himself for a couple of hours and that why it so low. But it most likely around 5 ish post combine.
Dehydration reduces water, not fat
Kickboxfanatiker fat cant work without water 💀🤦🏻♂️ If you are dehydrated, the currents in your body will pass through at a slower rate and show an inflated body fat percentage.
Dehydration increases density, which seems like it could throw the test off.
@@ClaytonCausey but muscles are mainly water as well
True, but the bodpod bases its calculations on density. Dehydrated muscle is denser. Dehydrated fat is denser. So, I’m wondering if it could throw off the calculation if he is severely dehydrated.
I learned more in 6 minutes than I did in 4 years of high school.
1.6% is an absolute joke 😂😂😂 no one alive has that. 3% your organs fail. He looks more like 8-10%
When I saw that, I was utterly shocked
Also not an injury, but why not the physics of shooting a basketball?
lol, that's not a medical topic. try again.
@@TlanImass watch a physics channel
I like how everyone comes to this doctors video and us randoms disagree
Lol it's ok. I should have been more up front about how ridiculous (if not impossible) 1.6 is haha. I never want to call people out with stuff so I kinda hesitate to be controversial, but this was a fair case where I should have been more up front about this even being possible . So it's all fair
DK Metcalf is 16% body fat. no 1.6%. 🤦🏻♀️
DBD Nick yeah I believe if he was 8
6%. 16% would be pudgy.
16 isn't pudgy people reduce their bf too much. 16% bf person should have abs showing @@Magicstockton
the realG not necessarily anyone above 15% barely has his abs showing and can actually have no visible ab definition, I’m in that area and mine are visible but nowhere near a defined 6 pack
then you are not 15% so stfu . I was 15% before i cut down last summer and my abs were showing fully. Also look up mattdoesfitness. He was 14% with abs showing.If you used callipers then they are very wrong! When i was 14% with dexa scan. The callipers said i was 9%@@jogosheugueu
Very impressive, more reasons for me to be happy about my belly.
02:51: "14% is nearly seven times as high as 1.6%." Erm...
SpeckleKen well if you round 1.6% up to 2.0% that would be correct
@@brycehance3433
You're kidding, right?
SpeckleKen what is the issue with that. 7 times not 7%
Lol I know..math I guess haha
@@SpeckleKen Do you not know math?
great topic
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I wrestled in high school with a guy that had a 2% body fat percentage. He was a 145 that looked like a 160... He needed to get cleared by a cardiologist senior year. We called him African Assassin, he was jamaican, great guy.
Donald Driver apparently got down to 2% body fat during his last year as a Green Bay Packer. You look at pictures of the dude and he was pretty lean so I’d believe it. He was always a lean guy though so my guess would be he was always
I'm very certain that he went on a crazy diet and workout regiment leading up to the NFL draft so that he could test well.. It looks like his BMI during the season is close to 11-12%
Thank you for busting that shit. Tired of people over exaggerating body fat. The only people that are typically under 10 are body builders in competition shape. And we've seen what that does to their bodies. You can see the freaking inserts on the bone
I thought the same when I read the article
He said in an interview that he was training like this for the combine and now he will start encorporating some of the foods that he likes like strawberry milk and cheese into his diet
Ayy got what I requested
It is more about the way he feels rather than what statistics and studies show. Also, the body builder statistics are only focused on people who body build and football players train in a much different way than body builders.
with the fatigue thing i don’t agree he’s played forever and in the past years he’s still had low body fat like this and had an amazing career
Can you do more videos in the future relating to your day-to-day as a PMR physician?
I was thinking about that when I switched to the sports stuff... honestly I don't know how to fit them in with my current viewer population :/ also realized recording around the hospital wasn't possible. Honestly in probably won't on this page anymore. But def email me or Instagram or something if you have questions
@@BrianSuttererMD I understand. keep up with these ones though!
Legend has it D.K. Is Still at a 1.6 body fat percentage
I'm 30 with a semi-gut and always wondered why I had more stamina than my 16yr skinny nephew in basketball, it's because I'm fat! Thanks Doctor!
He did 27 reps 225 lb; He is explosive.
My boi aj and dk are beast so is lodge 😎
I like that shirt !
Thank you...I thought I was crazy for a second.
Lol no ..it's not good
I am 100% confident something went wrong.
Somebody mentioned the possibility of them overlooking an extra 1 (11.6%), and I believe that to be true. He doesn't even look less than 10% body fat.
I subbed 25 seconds into the video
Can u do a video on Alex Smith's injury? Like what u can tell just threw the videos of the hit he got ??