7 Things Bodybuilders Do to Get Super-lean That You Should Steal & Use

Bodybuilders can get to 5% body fat while the rest of the world struggles to lose 10 pounds. Learn from bodybuilders, maybe?

Egis R.
5 min readJun 27, 2023
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When people see a bodybuilder weighing 250 pounds they assume this steroid-infused chap is dumb as fugg who can’t even tie shoelaces. Well, they are no dumber than the rest of the world is. Definitely no dumber than your friend that cut his finger while slicing a bagel because his finger was through the hole.

Anyway, say anything you like about bodybuilders but I’m sure as shit they would beat the living crap out of most of us at getting stage lean aka shredded. They can get to 5% body fat (men) while the rest of the world struggles to lose 10 pounds (combined).

So here are 7 things bodybuilders do to get super-lean that you should steal and use to lose those 10 pesky pounds.

1. Bodybuilders lift weights 5–6 days per week (or even 2x/day)

Most bodybuilders are light-years ahead of you in terms of training experience and you don’t need to train that much. As I said in this post, lifting weights 3–4x/week provides the best results in the least amount of time for most people.

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Egis R.

I’m Egis, an online weight loss coach who has heightened BS sensors for fitness & nutrition. Only evidence-based & sustainable fat loss. www.absscience.com