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16%

16.0–16.9 body fat · male

16% Body Fat — Male (DEXA Verified Examples)

35

entries

16.016.9

range

Sixteen percent in men typically softens the six-pack into suggestion rather than sharp grooves, except in very muscular ab walls under a pump. The lower abdomen carries a visible layer in profile. Love handles are a small but honest feature on many scans in this band. Arms may still vein up during exercise. The face looks ordinary-athletic; cheek hollows are gone. The lower back can hide spinal erector detail that was obvious in the low teens. Chest muscle still dominates over chest fat in trained men. This is a thickly populated band in recreational lifting communities. Shirt-on appearance is often “in shape” without drawing comment. The step from 14% to 16% is easier to see at the waistband and in a relaxed side photo than in a flexed front double-biceps. Hydration and a salty meal can make 16% photograph like the high teens for a day.

Entries

35 posts

  1. 16.2%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    Lost 100lb; states via dexa I am 16.2 bf; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 16% page · jun 2026

    open on reddit
  2. 16.4%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    GE Prodigy report shown: Tissue pctFat 16.4 measured 01/21/2023, sex male, age 23.2, 184.6lb; post text says around 16.5 so report value recorded

    male · 16% page · jan 2023

    open on reddit
  3. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    States age 20, 5ft9 141lb, dexa scan showing 16 bf; sex not stated but unambiguous from photo

    male · 16% page · apr 2026

    open on reddit
  4. 16.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    180 to 132lb; DEXA earlier that month gave 16.7; first photo labelled Now; age unstated but adult-presenting; post also discusses disordered eating

    male · 16% page · jun 2026

    open on reddit
  5. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    117kg/260lb; serial DEXA scans, first time below 18; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 16% page · nov 2025

    open on reddit
  6. 16.5%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M29 5ft8 185lb; DEXA says 16.5; 16.5 rounds half-up to bucket 17

    male · 16% page · may 2025

    open on reddit
  7. 16.5%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    28m 6ft4 206lb; right photo is current at 16.5 DEXA (rounds half-up to 17); the earlier 17.4 scan is e_0072

    male · 16% page · apr 2024

    open on reddit
  8. 16.4%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M/33/6ft, 205+ to 165lb; poster states the above picture is at 16.4 body fat per DEXA

    male · 16% page · jun 2024

    open on reddit
  9. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M28; around 195lb at 16 body fat based on a recent DEXA scan

    male · 16% page · mar 2025

    open on reddit
  10. 16.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    BodySpec report shown: Total Body Fat 16.7 measured 6/24/2024 at 203.8lb; title rounds to 17; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 16% page · jun 2024

    open on reddit
  11. 16.9%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    First DEXA that weekend; report image shows NHANES-modified bodyfat 16.91; poster disputes it and quotes a 12.26 conversion; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 16% page · may 2026

    open on reddit
  12. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    BodySpec DEXA report pages shown, sex male, measured 6/14/2026, total 16; before/after physique photos; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 16% page · jun 2026

    open on reddit
  13. 16.6%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    DEXA the day of the post gave 16.6, down from 22.2 in July 2025; both dated photos included; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 16% page · sep 2025

    open on reddit
  14. 16.8%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    report image shows Total body pct Fat 16.8 at 97.2 kg; OP text loosely says 18 so report value used per ruling; two shirtless physique photos, adult male; incidental find outside this session five buckets

    male · 16% page · jan 2026

    open on reddit
  15. 16.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    Age 25 stated, 193cm; DEXA Dec 15 2025 gave 16.1 at 73kg, post 4 days later at ~72.5-73kg; incidental out-of-bucket find

    male · 16% page · dec 2025

    open on reddit
  16. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    decided to do a DEXA scan and result was 16 BF, lower than the 22-23 he expected; torso photo; sex inferred from photo, age unstated; incidental find outside this session buckets

    male · 16% page · may 2026

    open on reddit
  17. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    Title states dexa says 16% bf; physique photos load; age unstated

    male · 16% page · jan 2024

    open on reddit
  18. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    same post before photo; DEXA 16% at start; scan date not given

    male · 16% page · aug 2025

    open on reddit
  19. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    progresspics M/28/5ft7 167->140lb; "Dexa scan 16% body fat 140lbs"; physique photos; crosspost 4a4hxj deduped

    male · 16% page · mar 2016

    open on reddit
  20. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    r/Fitness first DEXA scan revealing muscle imbalances; "I have 16% bf"; shirtless physique photos

    male · 16% page · apr 2016

    open on reddit
  21. 16.6%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    progresspics M/47/6ft 381->211lb; title "Current body fat 16.6% per Friday’s DEXA scan"; before/after physique photos

    male · 16% page · jan 2024

    open on reddit
  22. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    leangains 1-year DEXA on 9/25/14 = 16% body fat (poster suspects scan error); physique photos; post 2014-10-03

    male · 16% page · oct 2014

    open on reddit
  23. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    215lbs, recent DEXA 16% bf; TRT journey; age unstated

    male · 16% page · mar 2025

    open on reddit
  24. 16.4%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    loseit 35M 5ft10 147lb; "I got a DEXA scan yesterday... 16.4 percent" (Tanita/Navy said 11%); physique photo linked; row restored after accidental overwrite this session

    male · 16% page · aug 2022

    open on reddit
  25. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    85kg after losing 40kg; DEXA 16% BF, mostly abdominal; age unstated

    male · 16% page · may 2026

    open on reddit
  26. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    160cm male 80kg to 55kg over 8 months; 16% bf (dexa); age unstated

    male · 16% page · jul 2026

    open on reddit
  27. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M43 140kg down to 96kg; DEXA says 16 (poster contrasts with bioimpedance 13-18); current torso photo

    male · 16% page · jul 2026

    open on reddit
  28. 16.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    DEXA vs InBody 770 comparison same day; DEXA told me I was at 16.1pct BF; torso photos

    male · 16% page · may 2026

    open on reddit
  29. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    same post current side: Current stats 200lbs at 16pct bf (dexa scan); three current lean shirtless photos

    male · 16% page · dec 2024

    open on reddit
  30. 16.6%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M35 6ft1 187lb; title says just had DEXA scan; OP comment: It was 16.6%; two shirtless torso photos

    male · 16% page · oct 2022

    open on reddit
  31. 16.1%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    26yo male 5ft5 135lb, DEXA 16.1% BF taken about a month before the post; underwear progress photos included; scan-to-photo gap about one month

    male · 16% page · aug 2016

    open on reddit
  32. 16.5%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M/29 5ft8 185lb per title; DEXA stated 16.5%, rounds half-up to bucket 17; reddit gallery has front and back physique photos in shorts, face covered, verified loading 2026-08-08

    male · 16% page · may 2025

    open on reddit
  33. 16.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M28 5ft7 140lb, r/gainit; body text states had a dexa scan which puts me at 16 percent body fat at 140lbs, taken at the end of the cut the post is about; key stats line gives 5ft7 / M / 28 so sex and adult age both explicit; two i.imgur.com photos (vrXxNUs, STbE3NJ) are shirtless standing torso shots dated March 12 2016, SFW, verified loading 2026-08-10

    male · 16% page · mar 2016

    open on reddit
  34. 16.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    BodySpec DXA report shown: Sex Male, measured 2018-07-14, total body fat 16.7%; separate imgur album has shirtless mirror photos dated same day; both albums live

    male · 16% page · jul 2018

    open on reddit
  35. 16.9%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    DexaFit report image: Gender Male 241.6 lb Total 16.9%; shirtless physique photo in same log post; age 51 per report page in post 272 same thread

    male · 16% page · jan 2021

    open on forums.t-nation.com