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where can i get my bf% tested?
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enacer420nj
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your gyms suck! lol that was going to be my suggestioni
eClenbuterol
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You can buy the BF test scale, but it's not very accurate. You can also find a water tank test, probably a place in your local yellow pages.
sonicwaste
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Get good calipers... I found the accu measure are pretty close to the results I get from the hyrdo test. Within 1%.
Most importantly use it as a gauge to track your progress.
Most importantly use it as a gauge to track your progress.
Nutrizone in Yuba City lol
Gawd
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Which testing method do you use?
I get 2 different caliper tests done and a test on the scale.. All are off from each other by a few %.
sonicwaste
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I mean of course it's subjective to some degree. I think the most important thing is picking a good testing method and being consistent with it.
I don't really care that it's not 100% accurate, but it allows me to gauge my progress.
I mean of course it's subjective to some degree. I think the most important thing is picking a good testing method and being consistent with it.
I don't really care that it's not 100% accurate, but it allows me to gauge my progress.
Gawd
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Yea, definitely.
I think the hydrostatic method would be something good to do once in a while so you know exactly where your at. I guess it's more curiosity then anything.
micksnowdog
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hard to find somewhere where i am living too, usually the gyms use the stupid machines, i've got one at home and i can personally say they are shit. a good pinch tester would be good, i showed the mrs how to do it on me but you kinda need the know how a lil i think. they have this thing in capital cities here on oz called dexa scan its supposed to be 100%accurate
I don't find the BF scales too accurate given how reliant they are on your level of hydration at the moment (and my reading is about 4% higher than I want, lol), but I do find the readings on my tanita usually consistent if I do it about the same time every day (after I've been up for about an hour, showered, had some coffee, etc., if I take it first thing when I wake up the reading is about 1% higher); If I get a whacked out reading I just ignore it and try again the next day.
Looking to get a DEXA done in a few months, and hopefully have it covered by insurance since I'm on TRT, vit-d was low, so could argue for getting a bone density measurement to track progress... Some universities / hospitals do various studies so you may be able to luck out and get one of those for free if someone is doing research, then you'll know exactly what your lean mass, body fat, and bone density is.
Looking to get a DEXA done in a few months, and hopefully have it covered by insurance since I'm on TRT, vit-d was low, so could argue for getting a bone density measurement to track progress... Some universities / hospitals do various studies so you may be able to luck out and get one of those for free if someone is doing research, then you'll know exactly what your lean mass, body fat, and bone density is.
Gawd
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Nice. I searched DEXA for places around here and found one.
I think i'll get one of those done at the end of my cycle. Get a clear look at where Im at.
