social media star/Bodybuilder T Lee says his obsession w/ maintaining 4% body fat 'Ruined' His Life

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

According to Healthline, bodybuilders eat large amounts of meat, poultry, fish, and more. In a video posted on his TikTok account, Tristyn Lee shared that he eats massive amounts of protein daily in order to maintain his impressive physique. In one meal, Lee consumes a ribeye steak, some beef heart, bone marrow, and Alaskan salmon. In an Instagram post from August 2022, Lee shared a photo displaying the several steaks he was planning to eat for the day. Moreover, Lee also posts his vigorous workouts frequently on TikTok. Several clips show Lee doing bench presses and dumbbell lifting, amongst other things.

In a TikTok posted in October 2022, Lee stated that he was at 10% body fat. But in a now-viral YouTube video, Lee divulged the previous extent he went to for maintaining 4% body fat. Lee admits that although he looked good, his lifestyle became overwhelming. He stated (via Men's Health) that he became "a little more obsessed with the numbers. Back then, I was having 3000-plus calories, and I was playing soccer as well as doing bodybuilding." He added, "My focus shifted ... to only bodybuilding, to how I was looking [and] how lean I was. I started obsessing over every little detail about my food and my diet just to get to the sub-5% body fat level." In his words, he became "delusional."

Healthline explains that maintaining a low body fat leads many bodybuilders to have sleep and mood problems. Men's Health writes that this was the case for Tristyn Lee — his low body fat and workouts negatively affected his appetite. He explained, "It started to become this vicious cycle of burn more, eat less and every single crutch I was using to feel less hungry began to increase." In his video (as seen on YouTube), Lee disclosed that he was consumed by the number of calories he was eating to the point that he did not want to go out to eat with friends "because I didn't know the calories in the food."

Moreover, he noted (via Men's Health) that if he didn't meet his 20,000-step goal for the day, "I'd be beating myself up." Lee went on to say that he was only sleeping a few hours a night. He stated, "I didn't want to spend time with people and I didn't want to work on anything with people. I was so hyper-focused on doing these things to maintain a sub-five per cent body fat, which was not optimal."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/fitness/teen-bodybuilder-tristyn-lee-doesn-t-mince-words-about-how-fitness-ruined-his-life/ar-AA15IvUU

[Skittles]

1. these people are even more into themselves than is Trump

sad way to live...

[eShirl]

3. Trump has zero self descipline

[Skittles]

6. there is "self-discipline" and then there is obsession

very unhealthy indeed

[eShirl]

2. that kind of sounds anorexia-ish...

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. it totally is.. .the male version... later in the video he explains that he had body dysmorphia.

[eShirl]

5. glad he's taking better care of himself now

[tanyev]

7. "Although he looked good"....really?

I'm just looking at the still shot of that YouTube video, but I don't think that looks good. Or healthy.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. here is better view. Among certain aspiring bodybuilders, this is considered an enviable result

[tanyev]

9. I guess if you want to look like you're always on the verge of turning into The Hulk....

[prodigitalson]

10. I have just started doing serious (for me) weight training (12 sets to failure each major s

muscle group per week)

Always been a runner (5-10 k stuff)

I am 54. I think getting to just under 10 percent will be hard but doable. I think 4 as a goal is silly. Some people like ultra marathoners might get there just through training for races.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

11. agreed...4% is for the select few. good luck with your more reasonable goal

[prodigitalson]

12. thanks