Obesity is a virtue. Victory donuts and 1200 calorie breakfast coffee for everyone.

Here in California , SFV a lot of fatties.

I think just about anyone can do it.  Thing is, it probably requires some lifestyle changes that most aren't willing to do.

I used to be a gym bro like most everyone else.  The T-shirt bodybuilder, 15-20% BF.  Usually at the higher teens.  

I'm in my 50's and started to finally worry about longevity more than just lifting to get bigger.   Then last year just for the hell of it decided to see if I could diet down again to see abs.  Often when I get down to that level it doesn't last too long.  But being older it's different - I feel so much better where I'm at and I've changed habits so that it's not hard maintaining it.  

For me, it seemed to get below 15-ish percent bodyfat and maintain it was difficult until I made some changes.  Probably the most important ones:
1. Basically quit alcohol.  
2. Very rarely eat fried food.  It's inflammatory which really hinders efforts to get and stay lean.  Younger dudes can get away with more, but I ain't one of them anymore.  You can make it fit your macros but you could write pages why you shouldn't.
3. Move more.  Get a tracker and get set a goal to get to 10K steps per day.  Part of that is go for a 5-10 minute walk after meals, helps with digestion and at least one study found it aids with blood sugar as well.


No one notices you with a decent amount of muscle with a gym bro physique.  Get down to the 10 percent range and many notice, and even get a fair number of comments about it.  I have a lot less muscle than I did 20 years ago, but that doesn't seem to matter nearly as much.