Accumeasure fat caliper

[gonelifting]

Anyone familiar with these? I just got the digital one and I HOPE I`m not using it right. 30% BODYFAT??????? I`ve never measured it before but I`m sure I`m using it wrong. To me it seems to be very easy to "pinch" less or more of your skin at any moment. Any thoughts/tips on measuring?

I was 250 now I`m 218. If thats right I must have been 40%. Damn no way. lol

 

[Mr.X]

Anyone familiar with these? I just got the digital one and I HOPE I`m not using it right. 30% BODYFAT??????? I`ve never measured it before but I`m sure I`m using it wrong. To me it seems to be very easy to "pinch" less or more of your skin at any moment. Any thoughts/tips on measuring?

I was 250 now I`m 218. If thats right I must have been 40%. Damn no way. lol

Like I said before to all the people here, the BF scales you step on are VERY inaccurate because water retention and electrolyte imbalaces can disrupt the current flow; thus, giving you false readings.

Mr.X

 

[gonelifting]

Re: Re: Accumeasure fat caliper

Like I said before to all the people here, the BF scales you step on are VERY inaccurate because water retention and electrolyte imbalaces can disrupt the current flow; thus, giving you false readings.

Mr.X

Yes, I`ve read that somewhere. The product I`m talking about is a caliper (digital) It was like $40. and they sell them everywhere so I said wtf. but my question is really how to go about "pinching" the skin. I can pinch like 10 different sizes in one place! how the hell is that going to work. I don`t know if I`m being clear or what. let me know. Thanks

 

[Mr.X]

Re: Re: Re: Accumeasure fat caliper

Yes, I`ve read that somewhere. The product I`m talking about is a caliper (digital) It was like $40. and they sell them everywhere so I said wtf. but my question is really how to go about "pinching" the skin. I can pinch like 10 different sizes in one place! how the hell is that going to work. I don`t know if I`m being clear or what. let me know. Thanks

The caliper is not accurate too, the same water retention problem would be problematic in this case. 30% bf is VERY high, and it's not easy to reach that level. You should stop taking the caliper test and take a pool test (hydrolic), it's fairly expensive but you only do it once every 3mo.

Mr.X

 

[JJFigure]

I had the same problem with them, but the other direction. I'm female, and they were giving me a 5% reading during my cutting cycle. PLEASE! Not possible. I ordered a set of real calipers so I can rotate my readings. You should do three separate readings, but rotate the pinch areas of each reading. You can't do this with the digital calipers. Plus, I want to do a 5 point reading instead of a 3 point. Maybe it will be a little more accurate. I'm mainly using them as a weekly measurement for cutting, to see if I'm losing fat or muscle.

 

[gonelifting]

This caliper takes the 3 point #`s and calculates the bodyfat % for you. I think I`m getting better at it now. 17 - 19% bodyfat.Thats more like it. I`m sure it`s not perfect but it will do to see my RELATIVE performance.

 

[Fyre]

I'm not a big fan of using only 3 skinfold measurements. I prefer to use 5-7, it's a lot more accurate, in my opinion. For men, I use chest, tricep, subscap, illiac, abdominals, front thigh and if i can get a rear thigh, then i use that. For women, I use tricep, subscap, illiac, abdominas and front thigh.
There are a bunch of formulas out there too so they all vary quite a bit. Does it give you an average % or does it give you a definite number?

 

[gonelifting]

I'm not a big fan of using only 3 skinfold measurements. I prefer to use 5-7, it's a lot more accurate, in my opinion. For men, I use chest, tricep, subscap, illiac, abdominals, front thigh and if i can get a rear thigh, then i use that. For women, I use tricep, subscap, illiac, abdominas and front thigh.
There are a bunch of formulas out there too so they all vary quite a bit. Does it give you an average % or does it give you a definite number?

I don`t really understand the question about average or definite #. It asks your age Male or female? then tells you to take the up meaning chest then mid meaning stomach then lo meaning thigh. Then you press enter after these 3 measurements and it gives you a number like 17%... It also holds all your data for future reference so you can monitor change and also tells you on a scale what your fitness level is.lol
It`s gonna have to do for now. I`m not going to be submersed any time soon.lol

 

[Fyre]

some of the calipers that you can buy now don't give you an exact percentage, they give you a chart with the average or approximate %. Yours obviously is doing the figuring for you.
Don't you have trouble doing them yourself and trying to be relaxed at the same time?

 

[gonelifting]

At first it was hard to get it right but I`m getting used to it. As long as I keep doing it the SAME way EVERY TIME I should be alright. I`m not checking bodyfat for any contest or competition or anything like that. I just want to see if I`m improving FROM THE LAST TIME I CHECKED IT.
I think I`m about 18% after checking many times, I keep coming up with that. I don`t look that bad but I guess I`ll see how I look in the single digits %.

 

[Mr.X]

Why stress yourself guys and gals, just go for simple POOL fat testing (hydro), every 3 mo. and you'll be sure to know your exact bodyfat. Makes it easy and stressless.

Mr.X