Body Fat Perception Gap
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Sam Parr shares a surprising discovery about his body fat percentage after getting a scan.
"I did a body fat scan yesterday - bad news for all of us. I was 15%. I felt like I was 11%, so when I found out I was 15%, that sucks for everyone else. I was amazed at how high mine was because I don't feel completely ripped, but I feel fit. I don't have a stomach anymore, and it was still 15%. I was shocked.
The scan really opened my eyes. I thought anything above 12% means I gotta get my shit together. I feel like I've been a 'before' picture for the past 5 years - I'm still a before."
Shaan adds context that most people significantly underestimate their body fat percentage, noting that what people think is 6-8% body fat is actually 12-15%.
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.