ok this is probably a really dumb question but i have to ask someone right?
ok how do u know your body fat %? i have a scale that says it on there but are those reliable?how do they know?haha :) if so then thats depressing cause it said i have 37%!thats high right?i mean im not that fat cripes! :mad:

There not accurate, you have to be tested by a gym or other institution or buy some bodyfat capliers.

ok this is probably a really dumb question but i have to ask someone right?
ok how do u know your body fat %? i have a scale that says it on there but are those reliable?how do they know?haha :) if so then thats depressing cause it said i have 37%!thats high right?i mean im not that fat cripes! :mad:

there are sno stupid questions only stipid ansers lol :p .
you can do a visual bf analyasis but tht is erm..less than accurate. i suggest you invest in a bf caliper, you can get one for less than £10 on ebay. and they are very acurate just grab as much as you can from 3 diffrent places and away you go lol.

In my opinion, accuracy isn't nearly as important as consistency when it comes to BF measurements. If you get it done by a trainer at a gym, make sure that you go to the same trainer each time. There are various websites that will calculate it for you, even though I think they tend to show it as too high. Pick one method and stick with it.

Jason

In my opinion, accuracy isn't nearly as important as consistency when it comes to BF measurements. If you get it done by a trainer at a gym, make sure that you go to the same trainer each time. There are various websites that will calculate it for you, even though I think they tend to show it as too high. Pick one method and stick with it.

Jason


I concur,

Even if your BF% number is not accurate, as long as you are consistant you will see results.

For example, I dont think my calipers are accurate, but im getting really good at using them and do 3 sets of measurements at a time and can get within 1%bf difference total. next time I measure, im down 2% with a 1% difference in possible error, im still down 2% which rocks.

I used to measure myself with a myo tape, I was only taking 3 measurements, but im not allways going to lose weight from those 3 places, in fact, the last month, all my fat lose has been in my lower legs and forearms.

Some calipers will measure your bodyfat for you (as people above me have said). You can buy some from ebay (as mentioned above) or you can order them from bodybuilding.com (http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/acc/accu.html). In fact, I just ordered one for myself yesterday.

Yeah, we're currently having a discussion about that here:

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=17952

Yeah, we're currently having a discussion about that here:

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=17952


No offense man, but everytime I see your username, I think it reads something completely different!! :lol:

Jason

The best was to determine BF% is not to do one at all IMO. Unless you are competing in a show who cares about numbers? Look in the mirror! :tucool:

No offense man, but everytime I see your username, I think it reads something completely different!! :lol:

Jason

Well, no problem -- but what are you reading it as? Given that I'm a cook who lives in Brooklyn, it just made sense at the time. :)

Well, no problem -- but what are you reading it as? Given that I'm a cook who lives in Brooklyn, it just made sense at the time. :)

LOL me too!! Um, I read "Brooklyn" and then another word for a male chicken

ok this is probably a really dumb question but i have to ask someone right?
ok how do u know your body fat %? i have a scale that says it on there but are those reliable?how do they know?haha :) if so then thats depressing cause it said i have 37%!thats high right?i mean im not that fat cripes! :mad:

I read that Tanita scales for women average 7% higher than you actually are, it could be even more.

LOL me too!! Um, I read "Brooklyn" and then another word for a male chicken

LOL!

Okay, that's understandable.

Still, it's C - O - O - K. Just for clarification. :D