18.2%
body fat · dexa
M26 192cm 92kg; first DEXA 18.2 bf; front and back photos in post
male · 18% page · feb 2026
open on reddit18%
18.0–18.9 body fat · male
26
entries
18.0–18.9
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.
26 posts
18.2%
body fat · dexa
M26 192cm 92kg; first DEXA 18.2 bf; front and back photos in post
male · 18% page · feb 2026
open on reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
M22 5'10 212 lbs; body text: Dexa said 18
male · 18% page · jun 2026
open on reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.4%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.2%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.8%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.4%
body fat · dexa
M46 5ft10; current DEXA 18.4% at 161 lb; photo panel labelled MAY 2026 161.4 lb
male · 18% page · may 2026
open on reddit18.8%
body fat · dexa
35M 225 to 170 lb; DEXA 18.8% with after photo; DEXA scan images linked
male · 18% page · jul 2018
open on reddit18.8%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.4%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
same post; collage panel captioned "170lbs / 18% BF"; DEXA-sourced percentages
male · 18% page · aug 2021
open on reddit18.5%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.9%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.7%
body fat · dexa
same post; third DEXA two days before posting 18.7%; current photo
male · 18% page · mar 2026
open on reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
38yo male 5ft7 189lb; currently 18% via DEXA; dated march-2023/current panels
male · 18% page · may 2025
open on reddit18.9%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.3%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.0%
body fat · dexa
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 reddit18.4%
body fat · dexa
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
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