FAT TEST machines

[roadcrayon]

im sure everyone is familiar with the hand held fat test monitors, when ever i use it appearently i am a fat ass but i have pretty visable abs and a 32 waist at 215pounds so there is no way im at 16%bf. is it just me or are these things bullshit and do not give accurate readings. there are 2 modes, normal and althete on athlete i consistantly read a lower body fat than on normal. i was told on normal people it reads fairly accurate but guys with high muscle mass it cant do a proper reading.
anyone1 experiance this?

 

[RICO SWOLE]

im sure everyone is familiar with the hand held fat test monitors, when ever i use it appearently i am a fat ass but i have pretty visable abs and a 32 waist at 215pounds so there is no way im at 16%bf. is it just me or are these things bullshit and do not give accurate readings. there are 2 modes, normal and althete on athlete i consistantly read a lower body fat than on normal. i was told on normal people it reads fairly accurate but guys with high muscle mass it cant do a proper reading.
anyone1 experiance this?

TRY IT ON BOTH MODES 3 TIMES AND THEN GET AVERAGE, DO IT 3 TIMES ON EMPTY STOMACH BEFORE YOU WORK OUT...

 

[shoestring]

I have always wondered if those things were any good.

 

[TooPowerful4u]

Total bs. Hydro weighing or DEXA scan are the only true ways to go.

 

[EastBeast]

Total bs. Hydro weighing or DEXA scan are the only true ways to go.

Check out the BodPod too. I'm going to get one done in a couple of weeks, it's only $25. It's supposed to be the same as Hydro, which I've done, and which is a bitch to do.

Has anyone used it? I'd love to get some feedback on this. Here is the link: http://www.bodpod.com

 

[roadcrayon]

25$? looks to me like it would cost thousands. and looks halarious

Check out the BodPod too. I'm going to get one done in a couple of weeks, it's only $25. It's supposed to be the same as Hydro, which I've done, and which is a bitch to do.

Has anyone used it? I'd love to get some feedback on this. Here is the link: http://www.bodpod.com

 

[EastBeast]

25$? looks to me like it would cost thousands. and looks halarious

I said I'm going to have the test done, not buy one. When I got my hydrostatic tank test done several years ago, it was only $20. Had it done at a local university. The BodPod supposedly uses the same displacement calculations as the hydrostatic. You just don't have to get dunked in a cold tank of water, blow all of your air out of your lungs, and stay completely still in the sling they lower in with until they bang on the tank to let you up, and then tell you "you moved a little and threw the test off. We're going to have to do it again."

The NCAA Wrestling Program is now using the BodPod. You can find a list of the testing sights here **broken link removed** I'm going to one of these.

I spoke with one of the docs at the clinic I'm going to. He said it should take about 20 minutes from time of arrival. I'll update here, once I've done it.

 

[Sampson]

What do you fellas think of the bodystat 1500? it still bioelectrical impendence like the hand held ones, but goes through the body hand to foot to give a more accurate estimate, Im thinking of getting one soon.

**broken link removed**.

 

[unclevername]

25$? looks to me like it would cost thousands. and looks halarious

I have never used one of these but I have seen them at some major Division 1 college football training rooms. They are using them to track the composition of each player and then tailor diet and traing to make the desired improvements.

 

[EastBeast]

I have never used one of these but I have seen them at some major Division 1 college football training rooms. They are using them to track the composition of each player and then tailor diet and traing to make the desired improvements.

I'm gonna have mine done after Thanksgiving. For $25, and a 90 minute drive, It's not bad. I'd rather do that than that damn hydro tank again