Body Fat%

[bigjd69]

I have one of those Tanita Digital scales and it keeps giving me a BF reading from 34%-36%. I know for a fact that I have lost inches around my waist as well as my total physique leaning out. I did a skinfold BF this morning and according to that it says that I am at 22%. Which one do you guys think has been known to be more accurate? I am currently 250lbs @ 5'7".

 

[MorganKane]

the digital scale is not very accurate.
I tried several ones in the store and the range was all over. I could not get a constant reading.

 

[toxicwalts]

Digital sucks!! Have you gotten a phisical lately? If not get one and ask the doc to do one.

 

[JLowe02]

at 5'7 250 you would probably be in the twenties. digital sucks tho, dont use it.

 

[bigjd69]

That's what I have been thinking. Gonna throw it in the trash

 

[mr.nitro]

anytime a scale asks you to input your stats like height and fitness level I say its crap. its just guessing your bf%

 

[bigdho]

SKINFOLD.........the other one is BS

 

[mus1cjunk1e]

My tanita scale has read the same body fat since I started hitting the gym again 8 months ago. At that time I had no -- read no -- muscle. Right now I'm not big or anything but definitely way more muscular all over. I never had these things called "lats" or "traps" or "delts" before lol. Yet my scale actually tells me I have LESS lean body mass than before I started. Right now I weigh 3 lbs more than I did when I started but now I can actually see all of my muscles. I would say that means I lost fat because no way only 3 lbs of muscle looks like that. I must have lost around 7lbs of fat and gained 10lbs of muscle, but it's hard to say exactly. So I say those things are only good for weighing. Not worth the money.

 

[get456]

find a bodpod in your area and get a REAL bf percentage... its worth it to do it maybe once yearly to keep an honest track of exactly where you're at

 

[bigjd69]

Anyone know of a place in or around Westchester, NY that does the hydrostatic bf?

 

[get456]

Anyone know of a place in or around Westchester, NY that does the hydrostatic bf?

do a google for bodpod... should yield exactly the same results, also the bodpod has updated their software and will now give you a readout of your BMR/RMR when you do the bf analysis

 

[DidiXterra]

Bodpod isn't that much more accurate...

Did you set your Tanita to the "athletic profile" as you did your settings? ...readings for athletes get better then (but I would imagine that people with alot of muscles might get an more inaccurate reading, especially if one would use AAS...
I have a Tanita bf-scale as well, I have serious doubts about it. But I didn't buy it to get those super-accurate reading, but to see "about-ish" where I am. But they are funny... In the morning, before eating anything, I have a higher bf%. Then during the day, say after lunch, straight after eating and drinking. My weight is up and bf% will be up to 4% less... I chalk it down to amount of salt and water in the body. But one would think that you would actually get a more accurate reading in the morning... Since that is when your weight reading will be the most accurate...

 

[bblazer]

They absolute most accurate test of BF% is the DEXA Scan. It is primarily used to measure bone density, but it can also calculate BF%. Since it is a whole body scan it will tell you what areas of your body have what BF%.

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