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06-27-2009, 10:53 PM
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Body Fat %
I recently bought a scale that also tells you your body fat %. I have heard before that these arent that reliable when it comes to reading your body fat, so dont take it too seriously. I am starting to believe that; according to my scale I am at 21%, but if I follow the guide that came with the body fat calipers that I got from BodyBuilding.com, it says that I am at 14.6%. Just curious to see what everyone thinks about body fat scales and their accuracy!
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06-28-2009, 12:54 AM
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your scale says you should attach an image that you want us to judge by. 
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06-28-2009, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by GETS!X12
I recently bought a scale that also tells you your body fat %. I have heard before that these arent that reliable when it comes to reading your body fat, so dont take it too seriously. I am starting to believe that; according to my scale I am at 21%, but if I follow the guide that came with the body fat calipers that I got from BodyBuilding.com, it says that I am at 14.6%. Just curious to see what everyone thinks about body fat scales and their accuracy!
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scale readers are off by 5-10% normally
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06-28-2009, 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by GETS!X12
I recently bought a scale that also tells you your body fat %. I have heard before that these arent that reliable when it comes to reading your body fat, so dont take it too seriously. I am starting to believe that; according to my scale I am at 21%, but if I follow the guide that came with the body fat calipers that I got from BodyBuilding.com, it says that I am at 14.6%. Just curious to see what everyone thinks about body fat scales and their accuracy!
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They are useless, and even if they were accurate its just a number that nobody cares about. Go by image not number.
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06-28-2009, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by lee4
your scale says you should attach an image that you want us to judge by. |
HA nice
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06-28-2009, 07:21 AM
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Scales are useful to track trends but not absolute readings. My scale tells me one thing, my tape measure tells me another. However, both agree that I am losing BF% at about the same rate.
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06-28-2009, 08:48 AM
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I would definatly trust a scale more than the caliper.
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06-28-2009, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeD4386
I would definatly trust a scale more than the caliper.
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Haha, I wouldn't.
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06-28-2009, 12:10 PM
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My scale said:
SH*T! What'd you eat TODAY that made your body fat go from 9% to 14%??
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06-28-2009, 12:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lee4
your scale says you should attach an image that you want us to judge by. |
x2.
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06-28-2009, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by th3pwn3r
Haha, I wouldn't.
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Depends on if the person knows how to use calipers at all or not.
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06-28-2009, 03:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeD4386
I would definatly trust a scale more than the caliper.
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This is how he feels.
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Originally Posted by th3pwn3r
Haha, I wouldn't.
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How I feel.
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Originally Posted by AWhislyle
Depends on if the person knows how to use calipers at all or not.
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My feeling does not depend on if the person knows how to use calipers PROPERLY(let's add consistently as well) or not. Sorry bro.
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you look like a little bitch to me.-tone4now's comment to me -
That's the look I was going for, talk about getting a feeling of accomplishment!
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