10% Body Fat — Male (DEXA Verified Examples)

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10.0–10.9

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Ten percent body fat in men is a classic “very lean but livable for a trained person” scan result. A six-pack is typically visible at rest if the abdominal wall is developed, though the lowest pair of abs can blur when the torso is flexed forward. The waist is narrow relative to the ribcage. Veins on the biceps and hands are ordinary; midsection veins are occasional rather than guaranteed. Facial fat is reduced, so jawline and cheekbones read clearly, but the hollowed look of single-digit prep is usually gone. Love handles are absent or reduced to a faint pad. Glute definition depends heavily on training history; fat here is low, but striations are not automatic. This level appears more often in physique-sport off-seasons and dedicated recreational lifters than in untrained adults. It is more sustainable than 8%, though many men still report being hungry or cold if they sit here year-round. Lighting and a pump still change how “shredded” the same 10.0% looks in a photo.

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10.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
M/34; same poster as e_0004 but earlier separate scan; crosspost 6g9b8a deduped
male · 10% page · jun 2017
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
M/50; just got DEXA and sitting at 10 percent
male · 10% page · jan 2025
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10.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
5ft10 162.7 lbs; adult male confirmed from photo
male · 10% page · may 2026
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
recent DEXA 10 percent; adult male confirmed from photo
male · 10% page · nov 2025
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10.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
M/33; DEXA the day before posting
male · 10% page · jun 2026
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10.8%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
M/26; after photo of a 13.8 to 10.8 DEXA pair
male · 10% page · jul 2020
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10.7%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
31M 6ft1 170 lbs; DEXA body fat 10.7
male · 10% page · dec 2025
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
after 60 lb weight loss; adult male confirmed from photo
male · 10% page · may 2025
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10.5%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
29M mini-cut; 13.7 to 10.5 both DEXA; 10.5 rounded up to bucket 11
male · 10% page · jul 2025
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10.7%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
DEXAFIT report image shown dated Oct 02 2025; OP states age 32
male · 10% page · oct 2025
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
DEXA exactly 10 after year-long cut 100kg to 73kg; sex inferred, photos are cropped body shots
male · 10% page · sep 2025
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10.5%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
5ft11 146 lb; DEXA showed 10.5, rounded up to bucket 11
male · 10% page · may 2024
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10.2%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
DEXA printout in post shows 10.2 percent measured 2025-04-29 at 162.9 lbs; 33 yo male
male · 10% page · may 2025
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10.2%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
DEXA the day before posting, 10.2 at 167 lbs; adult male confirmed from photo
male · 10% page · sep 2025
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
DXA says 10 versus InBody 3.6; profile post, age not stated but appears adult male
male · 10% page · jul 2025
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10.2%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
5ft10 165 lb; DEXA the day before = 10.2%; physique photos load
male · 10% page · feb 2025
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
r/Fitness age 25 5ft8 142lb; DXA 10.0% BF; "Me, at time of scan" photo plus 2 DEXA report pages
male · 10% page · mar 2013
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
progresspics M/35/5ft10 215->200lb 5mo; title "16%bf to 10% dexa"; after photo pairs with 10%
male · 10% page · aug 2025
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10.7%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
r/Fitness 27M 6ft4; DEXA 10.7% three weeks before the posted photos (poster estimates ~9% now)
male · 10% page · jul 2021
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
MacroFactor 120kg->92kg; DEXA scan reported 10% overall body fat (poster disputes it); physique photos
male · 10% page · mar 2026
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10.7%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
loseit 6ft 263->209lb; DEXA report image reads %Fat 10.7%; shirtless physique photos ("under 11 percent, no six pack")
male · 10% page · dec 2019
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10.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
r/fit; "gender male", mid-30s 5ft10 168lb; DEXA 10.4% with body composition results image + body pic from a couple weeks earlier
male · 10% page · feb 2026
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10.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
r/Fitness "I got DXA scanned before and after my last cut... I went from 15.5% BF to 10.0% BF"; current physique photo at 10%
male · 10% page · may 2013
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10.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
M33 5ft9 148lb; DEXA the day before posting
male · 10% page · jun 2026
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10.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
M34 6ft2 195 to 172lb; 90-day challenge end-point DEXA, day1/wk8 photos
male · 10% page · jun 2017
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10.9%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
Title 33 Male 5ft11 198 10.9pct DEXA; poster notes up 15-20lb since summer so scan date not explicit
male · 10% page · dec 2023
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10.2%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
176cm 76kg; guess-my-BF post at end of first cut; OP replies According to dexa 10.2; four shirtless physique photos in the post
male · 10% page · apr 2025
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10.4%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
M37, 5ft6, 137 lb; DEXA 10.4% taken same week as post; five shirtless gym physique photos, all live
male · 10% page · aug 2026
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10.7%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST
M/30/5ft5; BodySpec report imgur/VjwJrif shows Sex Male and three scans each with its own shirtless photo; this row = scan 2015-11-11, 10.7%, 153.8 lb
male · 10% page · nov 2015
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10.3%
body fat · dexa
DEXA VERIFIED
5ft11 175lb after cut; DEXA 10.3% in title; shirtless mirror physique photo on i.redd.it verified loading; sex unambiguous from photo and commenters; age not stated but clearly adult-presenting
male · 10% page · jun 2024
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