Just had BF tested

[genarr3]

Came in at 13.5%.
220lbs/5'11"
38 years old

All natural, no drugs.<right now>

Funny thing is their scale is - "The desired range of Body fat for you is 8 - 15%."
"Your goal is the total fitness program that will optimize your body composition".

Now I've been weight training and eating a good clean diet for nearly my entire life. I don't want to sound like a conceited fuck but I'm in good shape. The test was made for people to fail. "Optimum BF as low as 8%?" You have to be kidding me, outside semi hardcore BBers you're not going to see that. Not even 15%. In the US a fractional percent of people are going to pass that, it was like a carnival booth.

What a scam. The guy didn't try to sell me anything, he knew better.

 

[Zyglamail]

Was it an electronic device or something? If so there is no way they can be close to accurate, way to many variables for them to guage BF accuratly. Hydrostatic weighing is the best but not easy to come by.

 

[genarr3]

Electronic. But it was what I expected. I think the number is fairly accurate.

 

[DaMan]

Hydrostatic weighing is the best

Dexa.

 

[Japanese machine]

Came in at 13.5%.
220lbs/5'11"
38 years old

nice stats Gen. give or take you could be 1-2% more or less, those electric things do shit for me.

 

[Theo]

Hydrostatic is the best but calipers are very good if you know what you are doing, I tried an electronic device before aa show and it said i was 12% when actually i was 4%. I wouldn't put alot of trust in them.

 

[pintailduck100]

those things are not geared for the weightlifter. you can use one to see if your body fat is going up or down, if the machine is consistent. Although the actual number will be higher than you really are, you still can see if you are going up or down. there are some that are about 5k and they are pretty accurate, but fuck a mirror is 5 bucks.

 

[Fonz]

Electronic. But it was what I expected. I think the number is fairly accurate.

Hands or feet? (Electronic pulse)

They measured me at 9.4%(hands). 8.5% Hydrostatic.

The hand-held one is pretty accurate.

And the tanita scale............16%!!! LOL

Those things are just too funny.

Fonz