26% BF and still seeing veins??

[drdug27]

Alright well my friend is 6'5" 255lbs, in my opinion looks good. Veins in the arms and calves 36" waist. and he has distinction in all his quads, calves traps, tris bis and shoulders. Chest a lttle fatty, stomach not too bad and little love handles.

Well hes freaking out he got a 4 electrode BF tester done and the first day he was 25.2% the second day(he thought they did it wrong or he worked out too much) well now it said 26%.

I personaly thought that he was around 15%, well hes all down(because hes working his ass off and his diet is clean) I told him dont worry about the electronic one lets try to find you a water drop or DEXA scan. Still hes all jammed up and i just told heim he wouldnt have distinction or veins if he was 26%. I know body fat can be everwhere...but come on. any thoughts??

 

[GOLUAN]

genetics bro...

 

[Tweakle]

those tests are worthless, they're calibrated for a 160lb guy who 'tones'

carrying excess muscle will throw them totally, I was tested out at over 25% last time I used one of them. At 6'5" with a 36" waist I highly doubt your friend is over 15%

 

[CO B-man]

It will read much higher if you get it tested after you work out. Best to do it before

 

[supra5469]

That definitely doesn't sound right. When I did mine the trainer told me not to eat for at least three hours before the test and not to workout before it also. I'm not sure how that effects the test but tells your buddy not to stress over it. It just a number the mirror is the true test.

 

[cuthroat]

I think those tests are bogus. I use calipers now instead.

 

[DonCorleone562]

Bro I get bummed out too just like your friend. Thats why I only go with the only 2 tests that count for me....how my belt fits and how I look in the mirror.

 

[drdug27]

Thanks guys ill show him this post(he just doesnt belive it out of my mouth.) The first time he tested he worked out, 1 gallon of water and food...tested at 25.2% the second day no food or water for 4 hours before and tested at 26% In my opinion he has transformed in the last 6 weeks and is starting to look pretty Fin jacked. So F the test and lets go with the way he looks.

 

[hrpiii]

those tests are worthless, they're calibrated for a 160lb guy who 'tones'

carrying excess muscle will throw them totally, I was tested out at over 25% last time I used one of them. At 6'5" with a 36" waist I highly doubt your friend is over 15%

Exactly. These devices are not geared toward bodybuilders. I had one tell me I was 28% bf. I took my shirt off and showed the lady my 6 pack.. and ask her where I was keeping that much fat at

She laughed and said she knew it was wrong, because it uses a standard calculation based on age,ht & wt... meaning that if you were 6" you were suppose to weigh XX lbs.. anything beyond that is considered fat that needs to be lost.

 

[drdug27]

hrpiii...now thats funny, its funny but when he flexes his stomach he sort of can see an outline of his top labs

 

[slat1]

At best I am close to 10% in my signature picture. Most likely 11 to 12%. That is by getting dunked.
With calipers I was closer to 6 to 7%.
I had viens in my forearms, bi's, tri's, delts, pecs, abs, quads, calves, and was starting to get some on my back.
Any electical test is garbage. Hydration levels can throw it off. Humidity can throw it off!
Tell him not to worry!

 

[BIG DADDY DIESEL]

is your friend on AAS ?

 

[drdug27]

Yep same cycle as me.

Sust 500/wk wk1-14
Eq 600/wk wk 1-15
tbol 80/day wk1-4 and wk 9
anavar 75/day wk 10-16

 

[cejeff]

He is NOT 26%!! I know. With my high-fucked up bodyfat he'd look like me! And I weigh FAR more than he does (and he is most likely more muscular than I). So tell him that he is in fact closer to 15% or less like people here have said. Besides, who gives a flyin fuck about bf% if the abs are showin and he got muscle?!

 

[drdug27]

Absolutely agreed i just showed him this and he is feeling much better. and i called him a wet pussy. Maybe he should up the Liquidex he is too emotional.

 

[jacshelb]

I know this may be slightly different. But, I've got a hand held device that measures electrically and have used the bf scales numerous times. So, my hand held device used to measure me at 26% when I had a 37 inch waist at 225. When I dieted down for a contest and my waist was 33 (or a little less) inches at 205, the thing said I was 28%. WTF? Bf scales are the same way. There is no way I was a freakin 28% in contest shape, I'll grant that I wasn't nearly as ripped as I should have been, but look at my avatar which was about that time. Those things are just plain junk in my opinion. Nifty, little " high tec" junk. I still think calipers are the way to go!


Jacob

 

[slat1]

I know this may be slightly different. But, I've got a hand held device that measures electrically and have used the bf scales numerous times. So, my hand held device used to measure me at 26% when I had a 37 inch waist at 225. When I dieted down for a contest and my waist was 33 (or a little less) inches at 205, the thing said I was 28%. WTF? Bf scales are the same way. There is no way I was a freakin 28% in contest shape, I'll grant that I wasn't nearly as ripped as I should have been, but look at my avatar which was about that time. Those things are just plain junk in my opinion. Nifty, little " high tec" junk. I still think calipers are the way to go!


Jacob

In that situation I would have thrown the thing out the window and driven back and forth over it with my car. No need to head fuck yourself right before a competition!

 

[jacshelb]

In that situation I would have thrown the thing out the window and driven back and forth over it with my car. No need to head fuck yourself right before a competition!

LOL, yes, good idea. But, actually, it didn't bother me, I knew the thing was a joke and was really just trying it out to see if it was accurate at all. It wasn't.


Jacob

 

[drdug27]

Actualy found a portable water drop that we are both going to do tom...i guess we will see, will be interesting.

 

[jacshelb]

Sounds good, let us know how it goes. Btw, good water systems and calipers were found to be pretty close in readings if I remember right.



Jacob

 

[drdug27]

Well he tested at 19% on friday, personaly i think he is just a bit leaner though, it put his mind at ease and his goal is 15% by mid September

Sounds good, let us know how it goes. Btw, good water systems and calipers were found to be pretty close in readings if I remember right.



Jacob

 

[patdiddy]

Bro those tests are a fukin joke. My girlfriend is 105 pounds and tone with a decent lining of her abs. She had a free session with a trainer at our new gym an she used it. The dum ass told her she was 25% bf and she was bummed about it. I told her that the fuck had no idea what he was dooin or talkin about. What kills me is some of these dum fuckin trainers that are certified but dont know there heads from there ass.

 

[bigjd69]

Slat you look lower than 10% in your pics.

 

[rg78]

Slat you look lower than 10% in your pics.

Actually he looks spot on 10 - 12%

Its just most people think they have less body fat than they actually do... 10% is fuckin lean

 

[chazk]

Big diff man from each way you measure. With calipers I'm 12% .
I went to tampa general hospital and did the water tank weighing they dip you 6 times. Then take the average and give you a bf reading.

Hydro fat measuring puts me at 15.1%
calipers 12%
the hand held elect machine says . 18%

best thing do is paythe 80$ and get weighed using a hydro static tank.
even then it has a margin error of 2%.some might do it cheaper.

calipers have amergin of 6%

and the machine isnt even fucking acurate it goes by lbm index.This means the average person 5'8 should weigh 148lbs .Anything over it the machine gets thrown off it also does not take into consideration meso ecto of endo body types.

The machine garbage imo.