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18%

18.0–18.9 body fat · male

18% Body Fat — Male (DEXA Verified Examples)

26

entries

18.018.9

range

Eighteen percent body fat in men is a common “not lean, not heavy” DEXA result. The abdomen is generally smooth; a trained rectus might show a shadow under the ribcage and little else. Love handles are expected as a soft ridge. The waist measurement is clearly larger than at 12–14% on the same person. Arm vascularity at rest is hit-or-miss. The face has normal cheek fullness; a jawline is still there on most bone structures. Chest and back muscle can remain obvious if the person lifts, with a thin fat layer over them. Lower-body fat is moderate. This range appears often in office workers who lift and in men between dedicated cuts. Photographers’ lighting can still create the illusion of abs that a flat-lit bathroom mirror will not confirm. Sustainability is typically high because the level does not require extreme restriction for most people.

Entries

26 posts

  1. 18.2%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M26 192cm 92kg; first DEXA 18.2 bf; front and back photos in post

    male · 18% page · feb 2026

    open on reddit
  2. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M22 5'10 212 lbs; body text: Dexa said 18

    male · 18% page · jun 2026

    open on reddit
  3. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    Hologic report in image shows Total Body pct Fat 18.0; OP states picture taken day of the scan

    male · 18% page · aug 2025

    open on reddit
  4. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    5'11 160 lbs; title Dexa scan says 18 bf (typo scam); sex clear from photo, age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 18% page · nov 2018

    open on reddit
  5. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    body text: Dexa scan put me at ~18 BF; value stated as approximate; age unstated but adult-presenting

    male · 18% page · jun 2023

    open on reddit
  6. 18.4%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    245 to 161 lbs; most recent DEXA this month came back at 18.4; May 2026 photo contemporaneous; adult male from photo, age unstated

    male · 18% page · may 2026

    open on reddit
  7. 18.2%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    6'1 216 to ~195 lbs; second photo is end of cut and DEXA read 18.2 at that point; adult male from photo, age unstated

    male · 18% page · may 2025

    open on reddit
  8. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    body text: the Dexa has me around 18 here; value stated as approximate; adult male from photos; duplicate submission 1jy874f by same author same day deduped per R5

    male · 18% page · apr 2025

    open on reddit
  9. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    186cm 114kg; body text: 18 estimate bfp (dexa); wording loose but attributed to DEXA; adult male from photo, age unstated

    male · 18% page · aug 2024

    open on reddit
  10. 18.8%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    Age 29 stated; 6ft 69kg; DEXA report image reads Total Body % Fat 18.8; shirtless mirror photo in same post

    male · 18% page · feb 2024

    open on reddit
  11. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    Report Total Region %Fat reads 18.0 (28.2lb fat / 156.6lb) and overrides poster stated 18.8 which is the fat-distribution sub-total; report age 22.1; scan 2023-11-17 vs post 3 weeks later

    male · 18% page · dec 2023

    open on reddit
  12. 18.4%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M46 5ft10; current DEXA 18.4% at 161 lb; photo panel labelled MAY 2026 161.4 lb

    male · 18% page · may 2026

    open on reddit
  13. 18.8%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    35M 225 to 170 lb; DEXA 18.8% with after photo; DEXA scan images linked

    male · 18% page · jul 2018

    open on reddit
  14. 18.8%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    same post starting stats "DEXA scan verified ... 18.77% bodyfat" at 232.8lb; before photo pairs with it

    male · 18% page · jul 2014

    open on reddit
  15. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    progresspics M/44/6ft2 250->190lb; BodPod said 10%, DEXA scan "exactly 18% BF"; DEXA image last in album plus physique photos

    male · 18% page · aug 2016

    open on reddit
  16. 18.4%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    r/Fitness 9-month progress; DEXA table 30/04/2015 = 18.44%; before/after physique photos; scan table shown in post

    male · 18% page · may 2015

    open on reddit
  17. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    same post; collage panel captioned "170lbs / 18% BF"; DEXA-sourced percentages

    male · 18% page · aug 2021

    open on reddit
  18. 18.5%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    leangains; 33yo 6ft4; "At 178 my DEXA was 18.5% BF. So I’m about 17% BF now"; photos at ~178-180lb; 18.5 rounds half-up to 19

    male · 18% page · mar 2017

    open on reddit
  19. 18.9%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    DEXA table in post: June 2026 18.9% at 155lb (Jan 2026 was 26.8%); current photos; age unstated

    male · 18% page · jun 2026

    open on reddit
  20. 18.7%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    same post; third DEXA two days before posting 18.7%; current photo

    male · 18% page · mar 2026

    open on reddit
  21. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    38yo male 5ft7 189lb; currently 18% via DEXA; dated march-2023/current panels

    male · 18% page · may 2025

    open on reddit
  22. 18.9%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    Did a dexa scan sadly it shows 18.9pct, most of it in legs/thighs/butt; current shirtless front and back photos

    male · 18% page · jun 2024

    open on reddit
  23. 18.3%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED · SCAN IN POST

    Live Lean DXA report posted by OP in his own comment: Sex Male, age 36.9, 18.3pct at 154.0lb measured 03/27/2026; post photos are from 08/03/2026 at 153lb, 19 days apart; value comes from an OP comment not the post body

    male · 18% page · mar 2026

    open on reddit
  24. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    LeanGains cut; starting stats age 34.5, 5ft10, 178lb, DEXA 18% BF, fat mass 31.8lb, with starting photo; second scan from same post recorded separately

    male · 18% page · feb 2017

    open on reddit
  25. 18.0%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    47M 5ft10 187 lb, r/Physiquecritique; states he has been doing periodic DEXA scans since December and that they show body fat from 25 percent down to 18 percent, with a gallery of seven contemporaneous shirtless physique photos in shorts, relaxed and flexed, SFW, verified loading 2026-08-11; the exact date of the most recent scan is not given so contemporaneity is inferred from the post, hence needs_review

    male · 18% page · jun 2025

    open on reddit
  26. 18.4%

    body fat · dexa

    DEXA VERIFIED

    M38 stated; before/after composite, right pic taken at 2nd DEXA 18.4% (217 lb); first scan 33.2% out of male range so not recorded

    male · 18% page · mar 2024

    open on forums.t-nation.com