When you list your bf%...

[get456]

The reason I ask is I see a lot of people listing 10% or below and they are not shredded to the bone.
Last time I was checked I had 8 abs and obliques. Not grainy. I was 11% by calipers and 16% when dunked. Everyone at the gym kept saying 8%.
I see some crazy numbers listed (and told to me at the gym).
How many people actually get dunked?

very true.

However a couple other things come into play... genetics for one. Someone with a full on 6pack could have a higher bf than someone barely showing 4 abs, purely because of how they hold bf.

Also, I dont think people realize how inaccurate calipers and other electronic methods are... but then again as long as everyone uses the same scale thats all that matters.

If everyone is talking about calipers (which are obviously much lower than true bf) then at least we are all using the same scale.

Also, not many people have access to being dunked or a BOD POD to measure True bf (ALL of the fat on your body, not just what is directly under your skin)

 

[Mac173]

Where do people get dunked? I go to a big ten university, would there be access to one there?

 

[The Shadow]

the dunk is actually right up there with the most Inaccurate ways of getting checked as it relies too heavily on lung capacity norms

Get a experienced tech to Lang pinch on a 5 site test(as opposed to 7)

 

[mr.nitro]

I have used the calipers but I get variations each time. I use it mainly for referance and use the mirror as my guide.

 

[pursuit]

The reason I ask is I see a lot of people listing 10% or below and they are not shredded to the bone.
Last time I was checked I had 8 abs and obliques. Not grainy. I was 11% by calipers and 16% when dunked. Everyone at the gym kept saying 8%.
I see some crazy numbers listed (and told to me at the gym).
How many people actually get dunked?

I know what you're saying. I posted up my pictures up in the members pics and people guessed that I was about 11-12% bf. Well, just a couple of months after with no noticeable change in my physique, I got tested (using electric body impedence) to be 16.1%. I near fainted.

I later bought bodyfat scales and the percentage was given as 21%, ..bullshit!

I wish I could find something easy and reliable. I'm going to have to go with the mirror. Sure, what you look like is more important than a number but how to be objective, how to be objective hmm..

 

[get456]

the dunk is actually right up there with the most Inaccurate ways of getting checked as it relies too heavily on lung capacity norms

Get a experienced tech to Lang pinch on a 5 site test(as opposed to 7)

BOD POD is the answer to that question

Doesnt matter what "pinch" test you get... they dont measure the fat INSIDE your body

also when you are getting dunked you are supposed to exhale completely and then hold your breath, which, in theory would address lung capacity differentials... that principle aside, it is still more accurate than any caliper test

 

[JeremyD]

Lange calipers done by a professional will be the most accurate. Hydrostatic weighing is not the most accurate choice for people who are very lean (sub 13%). It is the best choice for people above this percentage though, but too expensive to be worth it.

 

[nsashbl01]

I always used 5 point caliper. It's more of a way to measure change though. I know I have to be lower than 12% to see abbs, then 10% I get good veins on my stomach and obliques, by 8% I have lots of ab veins and my skin is really thin if ya pinch it. Good enough for my logs....

 

[get456]

Lange calipers done by a professional will be the most accurate. Hydrostatic weighing is not the most accurate choice for people who are very lean (sub 13%). It is the best choice for people above this percentage though, but too expensive to be worth it.

BOD POD

take a peek

 

[pentatonic]

For those who use 5 site and 7 site caliper testing, do you have a formula you plug your numbers into? what are the sites?

I use a set of digital calipers that cost about 30 bucks and does the math for you but it only measures 3 sites which are:
-Midway point between nipple and top of underarm crease.
-Vertical fold about an inch to the side of the navel.
-Midway point on thight between knee and hip insertion.