just got my first set of fat calipers in the mail today…they say I am around 12.7 percent….damn….that is depressing
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April 9, 2008 at 3:53 pm
If you are using the accu measure single site calpers the calculated estimate is not as important as the change between readings. the change you can count on being accurate the reading, not so much. .. As per Tom Venuto in Burn Fat Feed Muscle:
The accuracy is not as important as the reliability and consistency of
repeated measurements. Even with the most skilled tester, skinfolds – and most other
techniques for that matter – are only accurate within three to four percent. However, if
skinfolds determine you are 12%, it doesn’t matter if your body fat is really 15%. What
matters most is that the method you use is reliable so you can chart your progress
accurately from one measurement to the next. That’s really the only purpose of body fat
testing – to measure progress.
Pay attention to the differences between measurements not the Measurement itself.
If you’re 12.7%, 12.7 % looks GREAT!
April 9, 2008 at 3:56 pm
thanks for the info….I will keep that in mind the next measurement
April 9, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I know people put a lot of stock in measurements and scales and calipers. I guage how I look by getting naked in front of the mirror.
April 9, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I do that too….hell…who doesn’t?
April 13, 2008 at 8:31 pm
okay…boyz….enough naked talk…a girl is now in your presence… yes, I agree with wal - this is your first measurement… you only go down from here.. and quit your whining I was 24.4% on my first measurement… I cried for a week… 12.7 looks pretty good!!
April 13, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Who’s naked?……:)
April 14, 2008 at 5:14 am
lol!!! Rox…. sorry to do this to your blog fry…. LOL!!! but it was bryan’s fault….(she says passing the buck!)
April 14, 2008 at 5:19 am
I get blamed for everything!
April 14, 2008 at 5:46 am
oh come on…we all know we all get naked and stare at ourselves…no one admits it though…LMAO
April 14, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I couldn’t help it…:)….Bryan MADE me do it…ha, ha.