Body fat %

Okay where do you guys go to get your body fat %?  I called my doctor and the the lady at the desk had no clue what I was talking about and she kept telling me they could do BMI which is Worthless too me.  Where do you guys find out your BF%?

buy some calipers online. that way u can easily monitor ur bf%

Current: 19, 5'11", 190@7%

bench:305 squat:370(atg) deadlift:475
Goals: 4plate squat, 5plate dead

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buy some calipers online. that way u can easily monitor ur bf%

yep best/simplest way dont do online bf calcs's either not accurate at all.

Goals by end of 2009:
Bench 205
Squat 255 ATG
Squat Clean 185

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I use a simple cloth tape measure and go here.

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i'm not gonna lie if u have a good scale its somewhat accurate...  its been telln me almost same thing as calipers....  

what?

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I use the wizard on the 4th mountain to the east, of course its never terribly accurate because i sweat off a lot of water weight while fighting the orc on the eastern vector of the 3rd mountain, so i always have to take that into account

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5 RM
Bench Press: 240 lbs
Hang Clean: 225 lbs
16 yrs old
190 lb

goal bench by end of football season : 285

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i'm not gonna lie if u have a good scale its somewhat accurate...  its been telln me almost same thing as calipers....  

i wouldnt trust those scales ever, they are very dependant on your hydration level, the time of day, what you've eaten recently, ect...

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i'm not gonna lie if u have a good scale its somewhat accurate...  its been telln me almost same thing as calipers....  

i wouldnt trust those scales ever, they are very dependant on your hydration level, the time of day, what you've eaten recently, ect...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
agreed

i thought the same thing, as my scale..... said i was 14% last year.... ever since i made a meal plan and **** drank water im like 23 on it now lmaoo

but a good one..... at my cousins a few months ago said i was 16, now 15, as im cutting.... as accurate as my calipers man

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i'm not gonna lie if u have a good scale its somewhat accurate...  its been telln me almost same thing as calipers....  

i wouldnt trust those scales ever, they are very dependant on your hydration level, the time of day, what you've eaten recently, ect...

nah if you have a good one they actually work well. 

as with any scale, it's going to be dependant on what you just ate, time of day etc.

but if you're smart, you'll weigh yourself at the same time every week. and if you're REALLY smart, you'll do it first thing when you wake up

just get a set of calipers they are like 5 dollars, its very easy to take your own measurements with the exception of a few (subscapular in particular)

So I was debating on whether or not of letting you guys know because it is pretty embarrassing.  Okay.  I was checking amazon and was looking at the right calipers then all of a sudden I clicked on another one while browsing and the reviews were great so I bought it.  Turns out I should have looked more closely at the picture.  I bought a set of hardware calipers and they are sharp and metally!  I just gave it to my dad and said it was a surprise present.

I bought some new calipers though and made sure they were body fat calipers!