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*****the Results Are In*****
I know we're always ask to guess bodyfat percentages on this site. Well today the Mobile Hydrostatic Testing will be held outside my gym here in Charlotte, NC, and I'm scheduled to have my BF tested at 5:00pm. I would like to take this chance to see how accurate most of use can be when guessing bf percentages, so I've attached a picture that I took last night. After the test they provide you with a 4 page print out of your results so I'll attach that to this thread tomorrow for all to see.
******THE RESULTS ARE IN******
All,
I've attached the results to the Hydrostatic Bodyfat testing I told yesterday. Please see the attached results and tell me what you think.
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8% is my guess. This would be more interesting if you were a fata$$ like some of us other posters. The fact that you are so low should make the guesses closer together. Probably between 7% and 11%. I wonder what the guesses would be for a dude that is like 22%?
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Originally Posted by utvolman99
8% is my guess. This would be more interesting if you were a fata$$ like some of us other posters. The fact that you are so low should make the guesses closer together. Probably between 7% and 11%. I wonder what the guesses would be for a dude that is like 22%?
If it makes you feel any better I went from 238lbs to 203lbs the last I checked, which was the end of May.
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You're so lucky, I've been googling trying to find a place that does that somewhere in gainesville FL
They will not bring the machine down there. They are afraid the UF football players will fly into a roid rage and destroy the machine (maybe smash it with a keg). However, I would probably be out of luck in Knoxville as well because they would need electricity to run the machine!
Just joking dude. Us Vol fans have the little man's complex around folks from JVille!
They're growing so maybe they'll add Florida as one of there locations somewhere down the road. They just recently added North and South Carolina.
I hope so! I really want an accurate body fat test. I've had them done three different times by different trainers at optimal times and gotten drasitcly different results. Not to mention how many times i've used those electironic grip ones.
They will not bring the machine down there. They are afraid the UF football players will fly into a roid rage and destroy the machine (maybe smash it with a keg). However, I would probably be out of luck in Knoxville as well because they would need electricity to run the machine!
Just joking dude. Us Vol fans have the little man's complex around folks from JVille!
haha, it's cool, i'm not a gators fan. I live here by consequence not by choice.
My campus used to do it for 10 bucks if you were a student, 20 if you werent.
Anyway...my guess is 10-11%. I remember having the top 4 abs visable and getting dunked and being 18.7%...calipers had me at 13%. Those tests really make you see how much BB.com is full of e-stats and ****ty caliper tests.
I've seen people look like that and come back at 12-16%BF or something stupidly high. I'm suspicious about all these methods of BF testing. It will be interesting. We are waiting.....
I've seen people look like that and come back at 12-16%BF or something stupidly high. I'm suspicious about all these methods of BF testing. It will be interesting. We are waiting.....
I just dont think people really understand how much bodyfat the human body has just for survival alone. They forget that even some of your organs are cushioned/composed of fats. The brain alone is a good 2-3% I think (not 100% on that).
I just dont think people really understand how much bodyfat the human body has just for survival alone. They forget that even some of your organs are cushioned/composed of fats. The brain alone is a good 2-3% I think (not 100% on that).
Agreed. Really to me there are 2 reasons for knowing BF%. One to track progress and the other as a communication tool for others in forums like this. Personally i just use the mirror, I don't really care if I'm 8% or 20%. If I look good, I'm satisfied.
The problem is, even within the forums there is a huge variation in what people perceive as 10%BF. So when someone says they want to go from 12% to 8% it can be difficult to asses where they really are and to give advice. And some people, like myself, don;'t like posting pictures of themselves on the internet.
Most would not look at the OP and say 12-16%BF, even if that is in fact correct. It would be nice to have a more consistent standard simply for comparison and giving advice.
Last edited by Jules Verne; 06-30-2008 at 12:34 PM.
I'm hoping to be 10% but I know the Hydrostatic testing is the truth, so I won't be surprise If I'm 12%.
Well, I guess this is my point. Personally I'm not so convinced it is the 'truth'. It may be 'generally' more accurate than other methods, but 'the truth', Hmm. I don't know.
It's hard to see/estimate BF in general from photographs, so that may be part of the reason for my suspicion. But a couple of people I know seemed to get bogus results.
Last edited by Jules Verne; 06-30-2008 at 12:32 PM.
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Well, I guess this is my point. Personally I'm not so convinced it is the 'truth'. It may be 'generally' more accurate than other methods, but 'the truth', Hmm. I don't know.
It's hard to see/estimate BF in general from photographs, so that may be part of the reason for my suspicion. But a couple of people I know seemed to get bogus results.
The truth when compared to the Calipers and on-line testing. I've always went by how I looked in the mirror and never really been into bf percentages until I started messing with this site.
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I know we're always ask to guess bodyfat percentages on this site. Well today the Mobile Hydrostatic Testing will be held outside my gym here in Charlotte, NC, and I'm scheduled to have my BF tested at 5:00pm. I would like to take this chance to see how accurate most of use can be when guessing bf percentages, so I've attached a picture that I took last night. After the test they provide you with a 4 page print out of your results so I'll attach that to this thread tomorrow for all to see.
I found a place that does hydrostatic testing here in Philly... LOVE it... allows you to see if you are losing "fat" or just weight and i can adjust my workouts/eating accordingly.
Bought a unlimited 1 year package for $249... best money I have spent in a long time.
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My campus used to do it for 10 bucks if you were a student, 20 if you werent.
Anyway...my guess is 10-11%. I remember having the top 4 abs visable and getting dunked and being 18.7%...calipers had me at 13%. Those tests really make you see how much BB.com is full of e-stats and ****ty caliper tests.
so what's all this nonsense we hear that you've got to get in to single digits to get a 6 pack? Either way I guess it doesn't really matter, as the mirror is all that should matter.
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