I honestly don't know enough about the subject, but is it the sudden weight loss that's largely to blame? Would a more sustained and gradual program cause the same results. At my heaviest I was 225 lbs and probably close to 25% BF. At my leanest I was 165 and around10-12% BF. Currently I'm sitting at around 173 and 14-16% BF. I've found from personal experience that crash dieting is just terrible but that I can get myself into pretty good shape if I exercise hard enough (two a day training) and mildly restrict my caloric intake, and that I only really start to gain weight if I gorge and stay sedentary. I'm not saying that there aren't biological factors at play. With my body type, getting into the sub 10% range is pretty much a pipe dream and I'm at peace with that but is there way for people to get into a range that's healthy compared to where they're at even if it's not what we would traditionally define as fit?
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