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Old 06-21-2012, 10:41 AM   #18436
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Originally Posted by Berzerker View Post
Ok, after doing some thinking last night I finally came to a conclusion on why I'm not down with this whole "shredded" thing.

ANYONE can get shredded. All it takes is diet and really no physical effort whatsoever. When I see someone who is super low on bodyfat all I think is skinny bitch. Unless that person is huge. If your even mediocre build and your under 10% bodyfat (this is just my opinion) you just look like an anorexic male. Skinny posted a pic awhile back of a guy who did IF who used to do 5 meals a day. That is a perfect example of how looking shredded actually looks worse. (Again this is just my personal perspective on the subject)

Berz out.
Diet alone isn't going to get you cut with a six pack, well defined and bulging pecs, visible deltoid striations, and a carved up back... I think you might be mixing up being straight up skinny with well-proportioned, visible muscles which is what I would call shredded. There has to be a size factor as well or the so-called shredded person would just be skinny...

Ideally, if you're not a very active person and don't workout at all, any sort of diet 2-3 meals a day would start hitting your fat stores...

But yeah, there are alotta guys out there that are skinny as heck, and have a nice six pack. I wouldn't really call that shredded though... Shredded would have to encompass everything else too, with pecs, back, shoulders, and arms... things that you can only get from training.
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