bodyfat %

[wootoom]

hey guys hows it going. i was wondering something. im 6 foot tall 205lbs, and 20% bodyfat is that a high percent. i dont look fat at all im more cut. can you help please.

 

[NWinters]

that sounds high for somone your hieght and weight, but, if you think you look good and others think you look good I wouldnt worry about it.

 

[wootoom]

but its not an accurate bodyfat percent its from one of them stupid digital scales. them dont even work do they?

 

[NWinters]

I dont use the digital scales..it seems the digital ones have a HUGE window, and are not very accurate. I f you have a YMCA to go to they can check it with calipers and its free.

 

[wootoom]

thanks for the info bro

 

[matto18]

btw, how's the cycle going?

 

[onerepmaximum]

If you can see cuts, then you are probably not 20%.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Right, if you are cut and showing 20% with this device its probably wrong. For example, a friend of mine is the physical fitness coordinator at women's prison, and he brought home a very expenstive bio-impedance device from work to test out, and we both used it. I had been calipered at 12% a week before, but was 28% on this device. My friend had been dieting for a couple of months (he is an ecto), and was the leanest he had ever been. He had viens running though his abes, with very deep abes, obliques and intercoastals. I would have put him at around 6-7%. He was 14.5% on this device.

 

[matto18]

Right, if you are cut and showing 20% with this device its probably wrong. For example, a friend of mine is the physical fitness coordinator at women's prison, and he brought home a very expenstive bio-impedance device from work to test out, and we both used it. I had been calipered at 12% a week before, but was 28% on this device. My friend had been dieting for a couple of months (he is an ecto), and was the leanest he had ever been. He had viens running though his abes, with very deep abes, obliques and intercoastals. I would have put him at around 6-7%. He was 14.5% on this device.

where can i get one of these awesome devices???

 

[onerepmaximum]

Those bio-impedence things are effected by too many variables to be very accurate. I think if you drink too much water, have caffein in you system and a few other things, it is way off.

 

[super_rice]

are calipers the only way really to get an accurate measurement "in the comfort of your own home"?

 

[onerepmaximum]

When it comes down to it, accuracy is not as important as consistency. Who cares of they are 17% or 14%? You just need to be able to measure in such a way that you can track progress or lack there of. I think calipers are a good choice, but you're going to have to practice in order to be consistent.