got my BF tested today............

[littleb]

not all are junk, some good ones out there, my gym has a tanita body composition analyzer tbf-300a it is more accurate then the calipers, of course not as right on as water test, butclose enough for me. on a downside he paid $1600 hundo for it. he charges 5 bucks a pop so i do it every month, right now i am 196lbs bf 13.1 (bulking)
bottom line is if gym dishes out the $ they can get one thats fairly accurate.

 

[slat1]

those things are not accurate. You can use it as a barometer though

 

[perp69]

I have got one of the biometric ones. It does give consistant (not sure how accurate) readings if done at the same time of the day (I do it in the am first thing). I am planning on getting the water test done in a few weeks and will take it with me to compare. I will post the results when I do so we can see just how accurate it is.

 

[gymratforlife]

I have got one of the biometric ones. It does give consistant (not sure how accurate) readings if done at the same time of the day (I do it in the am first thing). I am planning on getting the water test done in a few weeks and will take it with me to compare. I will post the results when I do so we can see just how accurate it is.

How much does the birometric one cost and were did you get it?

 

[monstermmf]

What kind of places do you have to go to.. to get the water test done..

 

[wayneboard1]

Rought Guesstimate i would say...not accurate at all..but its ball park..lol but who wants ball park right..

I want ball parks, they plump when you cook em. But i am bulking too.

I think you should get what has already been said, get dunked man.

 

[monstermmf]

What kind of places do you go to get dunked.. am I being ignored.. I mean in general.. do you go to physical fitness centers? athletic doctors? obesity doctors?.. I live in a town of 2000 people when I'm back home.. Fuck... they don't even know what body fat means there.. I know I'll have to go to a bigger city of course.. but all i want is a general idea plllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeease

 

[sparetire]

my chiropractor had one of those real expensive bf analyzers that were almost as accurate as getting dunk and when compared to it with a person it was only a fraction off. But with that being said, those handheld ones are crappy. Better to spend about 90$ and get one of those that give a better read out showing your lbm, water retention, etc.

These work well:

http://www.itinscales.com/pbodyfat.htm

I found by typing in for instance that I weigh 162 at 5 8 1/2 , athlete mode, age 33 - I come in at 9.8% (that weight is what i weigh first thing in the morning after going to the bathroom - no food). If I type in my mid afternoon weight of 166, same settings, but eating, drinking water etc, it says that I'm 11.1% bf. I would think that 9% is more accurate than the latter. Anyhow, I'm going to purchase one of those scales from the link above and use that on a consistent basis.

 

[proken]

I dunk at the olympic training center.... I usually come in at 6-7% year round. My Tanita says I'm 15%, way off. I just adjusted the height to match the dunk in the same day, now it's close, but I'd still call it a hydrometer.

 

[monstermmf]

my chiropractor had one of those real expensive bf analyzers that were almost as accurate as getting dunk and when compared to it with a person it was only a fraction off. But with that being said, those handheld ones are crappy. Better to spend about 90$ and get one of those that give a better read out showing your lbm, water retention, etc.

These work well:

http://www.itinscales.com/pbodyfat.htm

I found by typing in for instance that I weigh 162 at 5 8 1/2 , athlete mode, age 33 - I come in at 9.8% (that weight is what i weigh first thing in the morning after going to the bathroom - no food). If I type in my mid afternoon weight of 166, same settings, but eating, drinking water etc, it says that I'm 11.1% bf. I would think that 9% is more accurate than the latter. Anyhow, I'm going to purchase one of those scales from the link above and use that on a consistent basis.

Just a little confused.. those are the ones that send the currents up one leg and down the other correct? If so I just read a rather massive study on those, saying they are not worth the dime they are made for.. and even the best ones are hardly accurate.. I know it's for consistency.. But the consistancy can change because of differant factors..