body fat

[krackerrc]

i got a body fat measuring tool from gnc bout a year ago when i started back lifting.measured bf it came to 17% and was just on sus. now a year later ive been working out 6 days a week on 1400 sus 600eq 500 tren e a week. guts gone and in the best shape of my life and the dam thing still says im at 14%. any differnt way to test bf

 

[krackerrc]

or is that normal

 

[maldorf]

Sounds like one of those electrical impedence devices and those dont work on you if youre lean. I was once about 8% BF and one of those things said I was 18%. They do have some that are calibrated for "athletes", but I wouldnt trust those. If I were you I would learn how to use a skin caliper and go that route.

 

[SmallTownIron]

Who really cares about bf%. Dont mean crap to me. Go by the mirror and how your body feels. If you feel you not lean enough, get leaner. If you feel your not big enough, get bigger.

 

[LeanMachine]

I have the same issue with the BF device at the gym. I am < 10% bodyfat right now and the device says I am 17%! I change the setting to Athlete and it still has me at 15%!

 

[Gators]

they put one of those on me and it shorted out and set off the fire alarms, guess i'm too fat

 

[krackerrc]

thanks that shit was runnin me crazy.

 

[illwill]

Bio-impedence is the least accurate of all the body testing methods.

typically its;

1) dexa scan
2) bod-pod
3) hydrostatic
4) calipers
and a far far 5) bio-impendence

1-3 are pretty darn close in accuracy while #4 CAN be just as accurate depending on the person taking the measurements.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Bio-impedence is the least accurate of all the body testing methods.

typically its;

1) dexa scan
2) bod-pod
3) hydrostatic
4) calipers
and a far far 5) bio-impendence

1-3 are pretty darn close in accuracy while #4 CAN be just as accurate depending on the person taking the measurements.

How would a person go about having their bf measured with numbers 1-3? What im asking is where would you go that has the ability to do it, doctor?

 

[SugarFree]

How would a person go about having their bf measured with numbers 1-3? What im asking is where would you go that has the ability to do it, doctor?

Goto bodpod.com and see if there's a location available near you. Costs at the one I go to is $50

 

[cornell]

Goto bodpod.com and see if there's a location available near you. Costs at the one I go to is $50

thank you SugarFree...I need this website to get acurate measurements.
I take caliper over the handheld device....with caliper I am 10-12% with the handheld 14-16%

 

[SugarFree]

I think its great. I go every 3-4 months now just to compare with my home testing to see how far off I may be...

First time I went though, I left very very disappointed after finding out I was much fater then I thought I was but in the long run it definitely straightened me out.

 

[LeanMachine]

Yep, the electrical impediance devices are way off for me too. Using calipers, I am < 10% but the device at the gym says 17% (15% in Athlete mode).

I was begining to think the trainers calibrated it wrong to get more business :banghead:

 

[bigcat56]

mirrors are a lot cheaper than all these freaking tests.... thye're also more accurate in terms of what actually matters...

 

[xvvfacevvx]

Or maybe you have gained lean mass and dropped a little body fat as you go, very possible, especially if you have been eating big and on a decent amount of AAS.......

 

[LIFTW8S]

That's a whole lotta test. Congrats though on being in the best shape of your life. I'm currently running 600mgs of Test E and 600 of EQ with OT at 40mgs ED.

:headbang:

 

[Roach]

A facility near me does the underwater testing and biopod. The biopod is $25 and underwater is $50. According to this thread the biopod is actually more accurate? Seems an obvious choice for me if more accurate and cheaper but wanted to confirm

Thanks!

 

[SugarFree]

A facility near me does the underwater testing and biopod. The biopod is $25 and underwater is $50. According to this thread the biopod is actually more accurate? Seems an obvious choice for me if more accurate and cheaper but wanted to confirm

Thanks!

Dexa, bodpod and underwater are all good methods and now seem to be ranked as far as accuracy in that order.