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I’m making the thread because I was wondering how low of a body fat percentage do yall usually go before seeing hollows?

I’m curious because I’ve grown up a bloatcel and I’m unironically the leanest I’ve ever been rn prob 15 percent body fat. I have pretty decent zygos and cheekbones that protrude out however my face still carries some puffiness and water retention. I know I can definitely get leaner but it’s frustrating knowing I’ll have to be 11ish percent to maintain hollows :Pepehand:.

Call me weak minded or undisciplined idc 💢
Should I order some lemon bottle 😏👌 don’t recommend me Aqualyx I can’t afford to be a puffer fish especially with my job I need to constantly look presentable. Sorry for the 2 questions in one!
 

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I’m making the thread because I was wondering how low of a body fat percentage do yall usually go before seeing hollows?

I’m curious because I’ve grown up a bloatcel and I’m unironically the leanest I’ve ever been rn prob 15 percent body fat. I have pretty decent zygos and cheekbones that protrude out however my face still carries some puffiness and water retention. I know I can definitely get leaner but it’s frustrating knowing I’ll have to be 11ish percent to maintain hollows :Pepehand:.

Call me weak minded or undisciplined idc 💢
Should I order some lemon bottle 😏👌 don’t recommend me Aqualyx I can’t afford to be a puffer fish especially with my job I need to constantly look presentable. Sorry for the 2 questions in one!
isn't it just 13% and below or something like that depending on bone structure, and go ahead and order some dude
 

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Ultrasonic cavitation can be utilized for excessive fat pads, but caution is necessary as it poses the most risk.

There is no certain bodyfat to maintain hollow cheeks, ive had hollow cheeks when i was at 20% bodyfat
 

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Ultrasonic cavitation can be utilized for excessive fat pads, but caution is necessary as it poses the most risk.

There is no certain bodyfat to maintain hollow cheeks, ive had hollow cheeks when i was at 20% bodyfat
was it really hollow or were you just abusing lighting
 

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Get to like 9-11%

Then use furo:bigbrain:
 

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As if theres some binary answer to this question
Just get lean and see
 

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was it really hollow or were you just abusing lighting
it was hollow but i used eplerenone to debloat cuz i was also using hgh and aas at the time. if you have the bone structure, get low bodyfat, debloat, and if you need it, use ultrasonic cavitation, and theres no way you wont have hollow cheeks.
 

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I’m making the thread because I was wondering how low of a body fat percentage do yall usually go before seeing hollows?

I’m curious because I’ve grown up a bloatcel and I’m unironically the leanest I’ve ever been rn prob 15 percent body fat. I have pretty decent zygos and cheekbones that protrude out however my face still carries some puffiness and water retention. I know I can definitely get leaner but it’s frustrating knowing I’ll have to be 11ish percent to maintain hollows :Pepehand:.

Call me weak minded or undisciplined idc 💢
Should I order some lemon bottle 😏👌 don’t recommend me Aqualyx I can’t afford to be a puffer fish especially with my job I need to constantly look presentable. Sorry for the 2 questions in one!
if ur relatively lean and you still think ur bloated, most likely ur not bloated ur just recessed unfortunately, but you said you have good bones so maybe you are bloated
 

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I’m making the thread because I was wondering how low of a body fat percentage do yall usually go before seeing hollows?

I’m curious because I’ve grown up a bloatcel and I’m unironically the leanest I’ve ever been rn prob 15 percent body fat. I have pretty decent zygos and cheekbones that protrude out however my face still carries some puffiness and water retention. I know I can definitely get leaner but it’s frustrating knowing I’ll have to be 11ish percent to maintain hollows :Pepehand:.

Call me weak minded or undisciplined idc 💢
Should I order some lemon bottle 😏👌 don’t recommend me Aqualyx I can’t afford to be a puffer fish especially with my job I need to constantly look presentable. Sorry for the 2 questions in one!
Totally dependent on ur bone structure some guys look gaunt and skeletal at the beginning of a dieting phase and it only gets worse as they go but others can go sub 10% and look normal ish

Other factors can play a role like e2 bloat or food
 

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As if theres some binary answer to this question
Just get lean and see
I was asking mainly to reference when others begin to see hollow cheeks, not for a correct definitive answer of exact bf percent
 

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Totally dependent on ur bone structure some guys look gaunt and skeletal at the beginning of a dieting phase and it only gets worse as they go but others can go sub 10% and look normal ish

Other factors can play a role like e2 bloat or food
Honestly need to get my blood work soon, have no idea what my e2 levels r, ofc I assume healthy
 

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if ur relatively lean and you still think ur bloated, most likely ur not bloated ur just recessed unfortunately, but you said you have good bones so maybe you are bloated
curse of being ethnic lol
 

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I was asking mainly to reference when others begin to see hollow cheeks, not for a correct definitive answer of exact bf percent
Some people see hollow cheeks at almost 20% some people will never see it , you can’t get a good reference , if you’re around 15% and ur not seeing some buccal hollowing it’s unlikely you’ll have hollow cheeks
 

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