Comments on: Someone tell me my body fat monitor is not accurate …pleeeaseee http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/ My Body Transformation Blog Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:53:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 by: dragon*princess http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/#comment-1903442 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:35:54 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/#comment-1903442 Those electronic bodyfat monitors and scales are NOT accurate. I bought a Tanita Scale awhile back and....I took that piece of crap back the next day! *lol* If you want to track your progress - Just take pictures (front, side, back) once per week, take your measurements, and weigh yourself. Last but not least....stay consistent! *you can do it* Those electronic bodyfat monitors and scales are NOT accurate. I bought a Tanita Scale awhile back and….I took that piece of crap back the next day! *lol* If you want to track your progress - Just take pictures (front, side, back) once per week, take your measurements, and weigh yourself. Last but not least….stay consistent! *you can do it*

]]> by: bigjeff0065 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/#comment-1903422 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:34:22 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/#comment-1903422 BIA is very flawed. I have one on my scale that says I have 39% bodyfat. I have another which is handheld which told me 5%. The U.S. Navy chart says I have 9%. At my current weight I'm actually around 15.5%. I wouldn't place much faith in it as it also depends on your hydration levels. BIA is very flawed. I have one on my scale that says I have 39% bodyfat. I have another which is handheld which told me 5%. The U.S. Navy chart says I have 9%. At my current weight I’m actually around 15.5%. I wouldn’t place much faith in it as it also depends on your hydration levels.

]]> by: KenKash http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/#comment-1903412 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:33:56 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/#comment-1903412 Those machines send an electrical current from one side and times how long it takes to get back to the other. The more hydrated you are, the lower the body fat percentage and visa versa. So no, they aren't accurate. Here's a link for more info. http://fitness.suite101.com/article.cfm/body_fat_percentage Those machines send an electrical current from one side and times how long it takes to get back to the other. The more hydrated you are, the lower the body fat percentage and visa versa. So no, they aren’t accurate. Here’s a link for more info.
http://fitness.suite101.com/article.cfm/body_fat_percentage

]]> by: TheBodyguard http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/#comment-1903402 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:33:53 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/cricketro/2008/03/19/someone-tell-me-my-body-fat-monitor-is-not-accurate-pleeeaseee/#comment-1903402 While I am not sure exactly what kind of monitor you got for under $10, I can tell you that Bio Electrical Impedance monitors are effected by your level of hydration, most people are not hydrated to the level they should be and are oblivious to it, many factors/variables come into play here. A lot of time people fall into the skinny fat category, IE they appear as average size but their body composition is lopsided it is quite possible that someone cane be close to 30% BF yet appear avaerage size this has to do with the ratio of lean mass as compared to the adipose tissue. While I am not sure exactly what kind of monitor you got for under $10, I can tell you that Bio Electrical Impedance monitors are effected by your level of hydration, most people are not hydrated to the level they should be and are oblivious to it, many factors/variables come into play here.

A lot of time people fall into the skinny fat category, IE they appear as average size but their body composition is lopsided it is quite possible that someone cane be close to 30% BF yet appear avaerage size this has to do with the ratio of lean mass as compared to the adipose tissue.

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