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13%

13.0–13.9 body fat · male

13% Body Fat — Male (DEXA Verified Examples)

35

entries

13.013.9

range

Thirteen percent on men usually keeps the upper rectus visible and starts to mute the lower two abdominal segments. A slight rounding of the lower belly can appear when sitting. The waist is still smaller than the ribcage on most trained men, but the sharp vacuum look is gone. Forearm and biceps veins remain after a workout; they may fade at rest. Facial fullness increases a little around the cheeks compared with 11–12%. Love handles, if present, are a soft edge rather than a fold. Lower-back fat is a thin sheet. Legs look athletic if trained, ordinary if not — fat distribution here is modest. This level is common among men who lift regularly and eat near maintenance. Photographs taken post-workout will look leaner than a fasted morning shot at the same DEXA value. The visual gap from 12% is small from the front and more noticeable at the hips and in a relaxed standing posture.

Entries

35 posts

  1. 13.8%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    Pre-bulk DEXA 13.8 report shown dated 2024-04-01 with dated before photo; post-bulk 11.8 scan is e_0038

    male · 13% page · apr 2024

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  2. 13.8%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M/26/5ft11; before photo of the pair at 13.8 DEXA (start of 5-month cut); the 10.8 after scan is e_0012

    male · 13% page · jul 2020

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  3. 13.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    29M 5ft5; before photo at 13.7 DEXA; end-of-cut 10.5 scan is e_0024

    male · 13% page · jul 2025

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  4. 13.9%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    DEXA the day before posting; down from 250+ to 158lb; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 13% page · may 2026

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  5. 13.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    6ft3 170lb; title states Dexa scan said 13; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 13% page · oct 2025

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  6. 13.9%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    5ft8.5 148-150lb, 13.9 bf by DEXA per title; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 13% page · jun 2018

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  7. 13.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    DEXA 13.7; poster says photo taken the morning of, relaxed; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 13% page · apr 2025

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  8. 13.8%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M44 6ft 192lb; DEXA a few weeks before the pics, poster says maybe slightly leaner now

    male · 13% page · jan 2025

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  9. 13.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M/33/5ft8, 220 to 164lb; most recent DEXA in April gave 164.1lb and 13.7; final update photos

    male · 13% page · may 2026

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  10. 13.6%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M/38/5ft8, 178 to 148lb; DEXA that week, poster says 13.6 in this pic for reference

    male · 13% page · jun 2024

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  11. 13.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    29M 5ft5; 13.7 bf measured by DEXA on May 31 2025, photos from the same period

    male · 13% page · jun 2025

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  12. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    46M 5ft9 at ~160lb; DEXA baseline dated April 3 2026 gave 13.1; 2026 photos in the collage so scan-photo gap is about 7 weeks; crosspost 1tnosld deduped

    male · 13% page · may 2026

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  13. 13.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    62yo male; DEXA 13 on 12/29, post at 161lb after slow surplus so about 2 weeks and a small regain later

    male · 13% page · jan 2024

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  14. 13.5%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M43 5ft10 163.5 lb; DEXA 13.5%; physique photos load

    male · 13% page · may 2025

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  15. 13.6%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M22 6ft0 166 lb; recent DEXA 13.6%; photo loads

    male · 13% page · sep 2016

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  16. 13.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M/33/5ft8; current DEXA April 2026: 164.1 lb, 13.7% body fat; contemporaneous shirtless progress panels; earlier May DEXA 213.1 lb 28% not entered as no contemporaneous photo at that weight

    male · 13% page · apr 2026

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  17. 13.2%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    Male; second DEXA about 2.5 months after first: 195 lb, 13.2% body fat, 25 lb fat, 159.4 lb lean; contemporaneous panel in verified 3-panel shirtless collage

    male · 13% page · dec 2019

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  18. 13.5%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    WorkoutRoutines 43M 5ft10 240->163.5lb; "Current weight 163.5 Estimated BF% (DEXA) 13.5%"; 4-panel physique photos; 13.5 rounds half-up to 14

    male · 13% page · may 2025

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  19. 13.5%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    same post; collage panel captioned "161lbs / 13.5% BF"; DEXA-sourced; 13.5 rounds half-up to 14

    male · 13% page · aug 2021

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  20. 13.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    r/Fitness; "My DEXA scan said I’m currently at 13% bf (September after pic)"; before/after physique photos

    male · 13% page · sep 2016

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  21. 13.5%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    r/Fitness Starting Strength 12wk; two DEXA scans, 26 May 2014 = 13.49%; after photo pairs with it

    male · 13% page · jun 2014

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  22. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    33M 5ft6 213-155lbs; DEXA day before bodybuilding show 13.1%

    male · 13% page · nov 2022

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  23. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    lost 150lbs 340-190; DEXA yesterday 13.1%; age unstated

    male · 13% page · jun 2020

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  24. 13.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    same post; 9 Feb 2026 at 83kg = 13%; method inferred DEXA by parallel structure

    male · 13% page · feb 2026

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  25. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    46M 5ft9; DEXA 3 Apr 2026 = 13.1% at 163.3lb; dated 4-panel collage incl 2026

    male · 13% page · may 2026

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  26. 13.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    36M 196 to 156lb over 7 months; DEXA same morning said 13%

    male · 13% page · may 2025

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  27. 13.8%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    115kg 35pct-plus to 97kg 13.8pct DEXA; scan date not stated

    male · 13% page · jan 2025

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  28. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    same post, second DXA 2 months later, 155lb 13.1pct, dated after photo

    male · 13% page · sep 2015

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  29. 13.6%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    Updated Dexa scan today 142.2lb 13.6pct BF (prior scans 19 then 14.7); Photo Today loads, older two are dead links

    male · 13% page · may 2017

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  30. 13.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    DEXA has me at 13.7pct bf; current shirtless flex photos

    male · 13% page · may 2025

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  31. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    M25 5ft5; DEXA series image lists 07/27/22 = 13.1% at 142.8lb which matches the 143lb after photo posted 3 days later; earlier scans 38.8/33.4/26.3/23.2/21.3/19.0/16.8% have no contemporaneous photos

    male · 13% page · jul 2022

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  32. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    Same post: DXA 9/2/2015 153.9lb 13.1% (day of posting); after photo included; DXA report images posted

    male · 13% page · sep 2015

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  33. 13.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    same poster and post as the 8.4 percent entry, recorded separately per the different-scan-date ruling; the printout in imgur album foxtopus-dexa-scans-6-4-fXhzS lists a prior scan Measured 03/23/2015 at 84.4 kg with Total Body percent Fat 13.0, and the before half of the comparison album foxtopus-btfc-comparison-W98Ny is the challenge start photo from around the same period; needs_review because the exact date of the before photo is not stated, only that it was taken at the start of the twelve week challenge

    male · 13% page · jun 2015

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  34. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    BodySpec report imgur/VN2aUwu: measured 2015-09-13, total body fat 13.1%, 155.3 lb; shirtless mirror photo imgur/iMUgXOF taken an hour after the scan, live; age not stated but clearly adult-presenting

    male · 13% page · sep 2015

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  35. 13.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    Same poster/post as e_0725; this row = scan 2015-09-02, 13.1%, 153.9 lb, with its own contemporaneous shirtless photo in the report image

    male · 13% page · nov 2015

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