I think my bodyfat percentage is too low.

[Tuffy]

hey there! My muscle size and strength has never been better but I think my bodyfat percentage might be too low because I feel sickly. If your bodyfat percentage drops too low you will start to develop health problems. I think maybe I want to increase my bodyfat percentage a little but what is a healthy way to do this?

 

[ozzy69]

Eat

that’s the way to increase body fat

 

[genetic freak]

I don't think low bodyfat is the culprit, unless you are sitting around 4-5%. It is more likely your lack of balanced nutrients. However, like Ozzy said, eat. Just add 300-500 calories a day for a bit to see how that works. If you need more then add more.

 

[Tuffoldman]

Not enough info to offer any sound advice other than adding some extra calories (noted above) and seeing if you feel better.

Low Blood Sugar, too many pre-workouts, not balanced nutrition, not enough calories, not enough sleep.

More info on your body composition, diet, AAS use, age, etc.... will be good to post maybe we can offer some better ideas.

If all that fails BLOOD WORK is a very good idea to make sure there is nothing physically wrong

 

[Tuffy]

I'm 5 ft 7 and weigh 157 and I'm 38 years old. I eat six small meals a day with one serving of protein and one serving of carbohydrates and I take the bodybuilding supplements creatine and hmb and supplements that lower your cortisol levels.

 

[genetic freak]

I'm 5 ft 7 and weigh 157 and I'm 38 years old. I eat six small meals a day with one serving of protein and one serving of carbohydrates and I take the bodybuilding supplements creatine and hmb and supplements that lower your cortisol levels.

A LOT and I mean A LOT of people feel sick taking HMB.

 

[beefnewton]

You sound like you know what you are doing, and you didn't get down that low by not logging your food. Just add calories back in a controlled manner and see how you feel. Add them back in chunks of 100 calories a day for a week or two and then go from there.

I cannot get over the feeling this is a troll post, though... You didn't get down that low of a body fat by accident.

 

[BigSwolePump]

A pic would be helpful.

That said, your bodyfat would have to be low single digits for you to feel sickly and by sickly, it would typically be more like tired, low energy sleepy..etc.

If you are cutting(not much info given so shooting from the hip), you may need to add some carbs to your diet and/or add a multiple vitamin if you aren't already taking one.

There are tons of reasons you could be feeling "sickly". Not enough calories, overtraining, not enough sleep to name a few.

 

[Tuffy]

Tired, low energy and sleepy describes me perfectly. It's hard to find any bodyfat on me, what's an accurate way to measure your bodyfat percentage? I'm thinking about scheduling a doctors appointment to see if he can find the reason for the way I'm feeling.

 

[CFM]

Me personally, I am afraid to workout too much and get too big.

Couldn't help myself.

 

[1bigun11]

If your doctor figures out the medical cause of you having too big of muscles, too much strength, and too little bodyfat please let me know so I can try to catch that disease.

Thank you

 

[Kluso]

I'm 5 ft 7 and weigh 157 and I'm 38 years old. I eat six small meals a day with one serving of protein and one serving of carbohydrates and I take the bodybuilding supplements creatine and hmb and supplements that lower your cortisol levels.

So wait, you’re not eating any fats? Yeah, that will do it. Your test levels are probably in the shitter too because of that.