Taking measurements

[KWKSLVR]

Is it worth it to take body measurements everyday or should it be treated like stepping on a scale (aka about once a week). I'm really paranoid about monitoring my LBM closely to make sure I'm not losing to much while I cut.

 

[sawastea]

entirely up to you...Many people measure everyday, at one particular moment while others tend to measure once a week (like I do). It's hard as many things fluctuate from day to day. If you're paranoid, measure yourself daily, first thing when you wake up, IMO

 

[SoreArms]

What kind of measurements do you do to see if you are loosing muscle vs. fat? BF, Biseps?

 

[KWKSLVR]

I use the calculations at mybodycomp.com as well as measuring with a good tape measure. I've heard that as long as the data you are inputting is accurate, this method is almost as accurate as water displacement.

 

[Mr.X]

Is it worth it to take body measurements everyday or should it be treated like stepping on a scale (aka about once a week). I'm really paranoid about monitoring my LBM closely to make sure I'm not losing to much while I cut.

Take bodyfat measurements every 1 week/ same for weight (every week at the same time). Take temperature measurement ED at the same time.

Mr.X

 

[STEP OFF]

if you're paranoid, just do it every couple days .. every day is foolish b/c your weight, measurment sizes, etc can fluctuate depending on what you're eating and things of that nature.

 

[KWKSLVR]

Thanks for the information guys . I'll stick to either once a week, or the morning of the day I carb load (before I start of course).