Looks · Physique Rating
Body fat from a photoPricingWhere does your physique actually stand?
Upload one full-length photo in fitted or gym wear and get your Physique Score, a visual body-fat range and a five-marker breakdown - leanness, muscle development, V-taper proportions, balance and presentation - free, in seconds. Unlock the written assessment, training priorities by muscle group and a 12-week focus with a one-time launch-offer unlock. No subscription.
- Free Physique Score, visual body-fat range and full 5-marker breakdown - no payment required
- Unlock the written assessment behind each marker and your training priorities - one-time promotional offer, price at checkout
- A 12-week focus in training terms: emphasis by muscle group and sensible nutrition principles - never calorie counts, diet plans or an "ideal weight"
- Works fully clothed in fitted or gym wear - shirtless is optional, never required
Your free score has no obligation to buy. Full reports are a one-time payment, secured by Dodo Payments. Your photo is used only to generate your score and is never sold - see our pricing, privacy policy and refund policy. This is a training-progress read from one photo - not a medical, nutrition or body-composition assessment.
What a physique rating actually reads
Five things a coach sees in a photo before you say a word: how lean you are relative to your frame, how much muscle you carry on it, the shoulder-to-waist taper, whether the upper and lower body and the left and right sides have been trained evenly, and how well the photo itself presents the work. Each is scored 1-10 against a fixed, strict rubric - the median submission lands in the middle, not near the top - so the number means the same thing for everyone and moves when the training does.
Body fat percentage from a photo, honestly
A photo can place you in a range, not on a number. The read uses what is visible - waist tightness, separation between muscle groups, abdominal and facial definition - and reports it as a span like 12–15% with an honest margin of about three points either way. Lighting, a post-workout pump, water, lens distortion and clothing all shift what shows, which is exactly why the result is a range and why the report teaches you to take a consistent photo. It is never a measurement, a weight target or a medical figure. What each visual range looks like →
Training-focused, never a verdict
The report is written the way a good coach talks: specific, calm and about the work. Every weak point comes with the muscle group and the training emphasis that moves it, the 12-week focus is training emphasis plus sensible nutrition principles - protein, whole foods, sleep, the sensible direction in words - and nothing in it is a calorie count, a diet plan, an "ideal weight" or a BMI. It works fully clothed in fitted or gym wear, never comments on attractiveness, and refuses nude or sexualised images outright.
The 5 markers, explained
Leanness
The conditioning behind your body-fat range: waist tightness relative to your frame, separation between muscle groups, how muscle shows through fitted clothing.
Muscle development
Overall muscle mass relative to your own frame and height - shoulder caps, arms, chest or back thickness, legs where visible. Judged against your frame, never a bigger person's.
Proportions
The V-taper: shoulder width and lat spread relative to the waist. Bone structure sets the floor, training sets the ceiling - and the plan targets the ceiling.
Balance
Upper body versus lower body, and left versus right - the lagging groups a coach would spot first and the ones that move the overall score fastest.
Presentation
Posture, posing, lighting, camera height and clothing fit: what the photo shows versus hides. The most controllable marker - a better photo of the same body scores higher.
What each tier means
Elite
Advanced, conditioned and proportionate - roughly 1 in 50 photos. 9+ is contest-ready.
Athletic
Visible development and visible conditioning together, with a clear shoulder-to-waist taper. Top decile of submissions.
Developed
Clear muscle and reasonable conditioning - reads as someone who trains seriously. Weak points are now specific, not general.
Building
Where most people a few months into training land: the work is starting to show, definition is not there yet.
Early progress
Some development or some conditioning is showing, but not both yet. The plan picks whichever lever moves the score more.
Starting line
Little visible training adaptation yet - which also means the most to gain, fastest, from a consistent routine.
FAQ
Is the physique rating free?
Yes. Your Physique Score, tier, percentile, confidence, the one-line read, your visual body-fat range and the full five-marker breakdown are free, with no account or payment. The written assessment behind each marker, your training priorities by muscle group, a 12-week focus, photo tips and your potential score are a one-time promotional unlock - the price is shown at checkout. No subscription.
Do I need to be shirtless?
No. Fitted or gym wear is enough - a fitted tee or tank and shorts or leggings, standing straight, in decent light. The analysis reads silhouette, shoulder-to-waist line, arm and leg development and waist tightness through fitted clothing, and the confidence score tells you honestly when loose or thick clothing limited the read. Shirtless is optional and never requested.
How accurate is the body fat percentage from a photo?
It's a visual estimate, so it's shown as a range (for example 12–15%) and you should read it as roughly ±3 points - the same margin an experienced coach eyeballing you would have. Lighting, pump, water retention, lens distortion and clothing all shift what's visible. It is not a measurement and not a medical figure - a DEXA scan or calipers measure, this estimates.
What does the Physique Score actually measure?
Five things a coach can see in a photo: leanness (the conditioning behind your body-fat range), muscle development relative to your frame, proportions (the shoulder-to-waist V-taper), balance (upper vs lower body, left vs right) and presentation (posture, posing, lighting - what the photo shows versus hides). Each is scored 1-10 and the overall is a weighted read, strictly calibrated.
Is this a diet or medical tool?
No, and it never pretends to be. The report gives training emphasis by muscle group and general nutrition principles only - protein at every meal, mostly whole foods, sleep, and whether a modest surplus, maintenance or a gentle deficit is the sensible direction, in words. It never gives calorie numbers, macro targets, an 'ideal weight', BMI, crash-diet protocols, supplements or anything medical. For those, a doctor or registered dietitian is the right resource.
Does it judge how I look?
It reads your physique in training terms - development, conditioning, proportion, balance, presentation - the way a good coach would, calmly and specifically. It never comments on attractiveness, never uses shaming language, and every weak point comes with the training lever that moves it. The score is where you are today, not who you are.
What photo works best?
A full-length, standing photo taken by someone else (or a timer) from 2-3 metres at chest height, in soft daylight from a window, in fitted clothing, with a relaxed neutral pose - shoulders back, arms slightly away from the torso. A front and a back shot read more than one angle. Keep the same conditions each time so progress photos compare like-for-like.
Why does the same body score differently in different photos?
Because presentation is a marker on purpose. Backlight, a slouch, a loose shirt, a low camera angle or a post-workout pump all change what the photo shows - which is exactly why the report includes photo tips. Score your honest current photo first, then a better-taken one, and keep the second setup for every progress photo.
Is my photo kept private?
Scoring never stores your photo - it's used in memory to generate your result and discarded, and it's never sold or shared. The one exception is entirely yours: clicking "Save to my progress" on a result stores that photo privately to your account for progress tracking, and you can delete it on the progress page anytime.