body fat scales question

[jvilma51]

i am just wondering how accurate the regular floor scales are that calculate body fat and water weight... i kno they cannot be 100% accurate but how close are they?

 

[Scotsman]

This isn't as straight forward as you'd think. The list on the last one I looked at was plus or minus five percent. But the accuracy is affected by several things.

Total muscle mass
Hydration level
Salts levels
Skin type

So no they aren't very accurate but if you can establish a baseline on that scale you can monitor fat loss progress fairly well.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Ingram]

Not accurate at all... Waste of money.

I tested at 19%bf the day before a show. The calipers had me at 3.4%bf the same day.

They might be somewhat close on your everyday personal, but not anyone with a decent amount of muscle mass.

-Ingram