Body fat at 22%??? Picture included...

[fitnessgrl8621]

How accurate are those Body fat measurers on scales? I just bought one the other day and it said I'm at 22%... I was hoping it would have been a bit lower!
Here is a photo of me from this past Tuesday... Not sure if you can tell or come close based on a photo, but I have nothing to compare to.

http://groups.msn.com/Mandy33184/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1

Thanks!

 

[*Bunny*]

How accurate are those Body fat measurers on scales? I just bought one the other day and it said I'm at 22%... I was hoping it would have been a bit lower!
Here is a photo of me from this past Tuesday... Not sure if you can tell or come close based on a photo, but I have nothing to compare to.

http://groups.msn.com/Mandy33184/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1

Thanks!

i would say Hell no...

$.02

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

you do look lower (abs come out at 15%).

Calipers have an error rate of +/- 5%... check out hydrostatic water testing.

http://www.getdunked.com/home/default.asp

 

[The Shadow]

13%

 

[Sassy69]

I'd agree with Shadow. I start seeing veins in my arms at 11-12 %

Nice quads goin' there!

 

[shaun]

How accurate are those Body fat measurers on scales? I just bought one the other day and it said I'm at 22%... I was hoping it would have been a bit lower!
Here is a photo of me from this past Tuesday... Not sure if you can tell or come close based on a photo, but I have nothing to compare to.

http://groups.msn.com/Mandy33184/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1

Thanks!

You are a babe. Bf - who gives a shit.

 

[fitnessgrl8621]

Thanks guys. I'll get the water test done soon.

Thanks again!

Mandy

 

[chesty]

way less than 22%

 

[The Shadow]

Thanks guys. I'll get the water test done soon.

Thanks again!

Mandy

forget that and get a pinch test

 

[fitnessgrl8621]

forget that and get a pinch test

Maybe I'll do both

Thanks.

 

[LaDyBuG]

awesome bod fitnessgrl!! are you thinking about competing? definitely looks like you have a great body for figure comps....what do you do for diet/training/etc?? please share b/c you look fab!! --ladybug

 

[reese12]

....nope....You arent gonna do that here.

Pm if you must

EDITED BY SHADOW

 

[courtneybcca]

There is no way you are 22... Your quads are starting to pop and you have the line going down your middle. I will agree with shadow. At 22 you would barely have any definition...

 

[The Shadow]

Im great at eyeballing a bodyfat estimate - its 13-14

 

[Sassy69]

The tanita scales are measuring different things (well, more sources of bodyfat) than just the skinfold, but the skinfold is what is meaningful to us as fitness people estimating bodyfat.

But seriously, you look great!

 

[Fit Freak]

NO ways! I measured mine the other day and Im 24, and you look a shite load better than I do. Id estimate it at around 15.

 

[Evil_Frisky]

22%... oh hell no! You look amazing darlin.. nice quads

 

[Miss24k]

I agree with everyone else there's no way you're at 22%......

 

[jenscats5]

I agree, no way you're 22% -- that's about where I am & you have more definition.... go with what Shadow said -- he's the all-knowing Cult Guru....

 

[The Shadow]

I agree, no way you're 22% -- that's about where I am & you have more definition.... go with what Shadow said -- he's the all-knowing Cult Guru....

cult

CULT??


Damn.....y'all come get your Kool Aid

 

[*Bunny*]

I agree, no way you're 22% -- that's about where I am & you have more definition.... go with what Shadow said -- he's the all-knowing Cult Guru....

 

[Sassy69]

When we ask those questions & compare bodyfat measurements its very important to be comparing apples & apples. Tanita scale is not the same as skinfold.

 

[The Shadow]

When we ask those questions & compare bodyfat measurements its very important to be comparing apples & apples. Tanita scale is not the same as skinfold.

yep...what I said:

forget that and get a pinch test

 

[jenscats5]

cult

CULT??


Damn.....y'all come get your Kool Aid

Can I have the Red Flavor??

And we have a good Cult -- not an evil bad cult....there IS a difference...

 

[Daisy_Girl]

you do look lower (abs come out at 15%).

I disagree with this. Everyone's abs come out at different BF%.

I have a line down the middle of my stomach at 20%. Down towards 17% I get obliques. But at 15% I STILL didn't have separation between the muscle bellies and STILL had a good layer of fat over my ab muscles. I would have to get down to about 11% to start to get REAL ab definition. That is just my genetics.

To the original poster - you are WAY below 22%.

 

[Sassy69]

I didn't have the ab seperation on contest day when I calipered at 8.6%. WTF??? Anyway, i didn't. (My ab genes suck )