20.1%
body fat · dexa
most recent DEXA a month before post came in at 20.1; scan-to-photo gap ~1 month; crosspost 1nw58q2 in r-WorkoutRoutines deduped to this row
male · 20% page · oct 2025
open on reddit20%
20.0–20.9 body fat · male
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20.0–20.9
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Twenty percent body fat is a round number that, on men, usually means no resting abdominal definition and a clearly padded waist. A muscular man can still look “strong” in clothes; an untrained man looks closer to average-to-soft. Love handles and a small lower-back pad are standard. The chest may begin to show a fat layer at the lower pec, depending on genetics. Vascularity is limited. The face is full enough that diet-phase sharpness is gone. This level is common in adult men who are not cutting. It is not unusual in clinical datasets. From the front, the midsection looks even; from the side, there is a distinct abdominal contour. Compared with 15%, the whole torso is thicker and the belt notch moves out. Lighting tricks help less than they did in the mid-teens because the fat layer is simply denser over the muscle.
29 posts
20.1%
body fat · dexa
most recent DEXA a month before post came in at 20.1; scan-to-photo gap ~1 month; crosspost 1nw58q2 in r-WorkoutRoutines deduped to this row
male · 20% page · oct 2025
open on reddit20.2%
body fat · dexa
DEXA fasted scan 20.2; 6ft1 218lbs; age unstated but adult-presenting
male · 20% page · feb 2026
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA 20 stated in title; 5-9 200lbs; age unstated but adult-presenting
male · 20% page · jul 2026
open on reddit20.6%
body fat · dexa
dexa scan came to 20.6 fat; down 180lbs; age unstated but adult-presenting
male · 20% page · apr 2026
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
last DEXA scan shows 20 body fat; down 75lbs on reta; age unstated but adult-presenting; one before beach photo plus one current torso photo
male · 20% page · oct 2025
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
25 5-8 154lbs, around 20 body fat according to last dexa scan; approximation word so needs_review
male · 20% page · jul 2026
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
M 30 172cm 68kg stated in title; Dexa scan said 20 bf
male · 20% page · jul 2026
open on reddit20.5%
body fat · dexa
took a dexa scan today and said 20.5; 6ft 162lb; rounds half-up to bucket 21; age unstated but adult-presenting
male · 20% page · jul 2026
open on reddit20.1%
body fat · dexa
29M 5-8 142lbs and 20.1 body fat just had a DEXA scan
male · 20% page · jun 2025
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
title states 34M 169lbs at 20 BF (Dexa)
male · 20% page · nov 2024
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
title states 28 M 5-9 160lbs 20 BF from DEXA; 2017 post but reddit-hosted image still loads
male · 20% page · apr 2017
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
6-0 200lbs currently sitting at 20 according to dexa; age unstated but adult-presenting
male · 20% page · sep 2021
open on reddit20.3%
body fat · dexa
first dexa scan results 20.3; post includes a photo of the DEXA report on a monitor but it is too low-resolution to read; age unstated but adult-presenting
male · 20% page · apr 2026
open on reddit20.9%
body fat · dexa
weightroom DoggCrapp year review (author networkingguru); "Ending Stats DEXA scan verified ... 20.91% bodyfat" 240.6lb; before/after physique photos
male · 20% page · jul 2014
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
leangains 184cm 75kg; "body fat 20% according to dexa scan"; physique photos linked
male · 20% page · sep 2014
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
guessmybf 6ft0 181lb; "I got a DEXA that said 20 percent on the dot"; physique photos
male · 20% page · sep 2025
open on reddit20.5%
body fat · dexa
Gymhelp age 43; "First photo from early December. Dexa had me at 20.5% 191lbs"; first photo pairs with the scan, second is current at 173lb; 20.5 rounds half-up to 21
male · 20% page · jul 2025
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
Zepbound M/41/5ft7 251->158lb; "Dexa put me at 20% 5 pounds ago"; physique collage current at 158lb
male · 20% page · jan 2026
open on reddit20.7%
body fat · dexa
same post starting DEXA 20.7%; before photo pairs with it; 20.7 rounds to 21
male · 20% page · sep 2019
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
M41 5ft7 251-157lbs; DEXA 20% at 5lb heavier; title 17% is his own estimate
male · 20% page · jan 2026
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
M33 6ft 160lbs; DEXA at 156lbs trend = 20%, approx 8wks earlier
male · 20% page · apr 2024
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
age 31, 6ft 165lbs; DEXA 15kg fat / 60kg lean = 20%
male · 20% page · jan 2024
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
dexa scan says 20% body fat; flexed and relaxed photos; age unstated
male · 20% page · aug 2025
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
5ft9 close to 200lb; DEXA scan 20% bf; current photos; age unstated
male · 20% page · jul 2026
open on reddit20.0%
body fat · dexa
100-day challenge; DEXA at challenge start = 20% (end scan only given as "under 9%"); before photo
male · 20% page · apr 2025
open on reddit20.7%
body fat · dexa
M35 5ft11 350lb to 203lb over 6 years; DEXA scan on 3/1 had me at 20.7pct bodyfat, posted 3/11; after photo in boxers
male · 20% page · mar 2024
open on reddit20.3%
body fat · dexa
27M 6ft2 178lb; three shirtless mirror physique photos; the same author posted a follow-up on 2021-02-11 (lho9vd) stating DEXA put me at 20.3% BF, matching the estimate of 20% in the original post; value therefore comes from the follow-up ~3 weeks after the photos
male · 20% page · jan 2021
open on reddit20.6%
body fat · dexa
30yo 5ft5, 135lb down from 150lb in Nov; DEXA taken the Monday 3 days before posting; shirtless front/side physique photos on i.redd.it verified loading; sex unambiguous from photo, age stated
male · 20% page · aug 2026
open on reddit20.5%
body fat · dexa
24M 5ft3 ~140lb stated in title; DEXA 3 weeks before post; 20.5 rounds half-up to bucket 21; mirror physique photos on i.redd.it verified loading
male · 20% page · nov 2019
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