bf% test done today, few questions

[eurorides]

i was tested today with a digital bf caliper and it came out at 5.8%(he said it could vary a few % so it may be as high as 9%) i dont belive that % because i have always been under the impression that anything under like 8% will have definition in the chest and abs and a washboard stomach. i on the other hand have gained 25lbs while bulking over past few months, when i started bulking i had better definition of course. so just how accurate is this machine (i cant say how good the trainer knows how to test, but he is a licenced trainer) and if im at 5.8 or anywhere near it then why do i not showing...or is my conception of whats a low bf%(anything under 10) warped, and maybe like 4,5,6 is whats right if somone wants to look very lean? thanks.

 

[marshallmadman]

Hey Euro, it's me again. I guessed you to be about 9% by your ab description. Calipers are easily fooled by men who carry very little bodyfat in their legs. Just out of curiosity, what were your measurements by site? If you have that info, it would be helpful. Until I have that info, I am going to say 9%. If you were 5.8, you would be razor sharp. There aren't many people walking around on the streets with that kind of bodyfat. I would venture to say that there aren't many people on this board that are legitimately under 9%, for that matter. You should be pretty damn proud of 9%, my man. You only have about 7 pounds of fat to shed to get you to 5%. Good work.

 

[eurorides]

ya i was confused about the leg test, i have ridding bikes all my life, and have stronger then most, theres totally no fat there, even when i was 10lbs heaver (i was fat once) i still had visable quads. anyway thanks for the confidence, but im not nearly impressed with the 5.8* that they measured me on....sorry i dont have the individual 3 #'s for u. i wish i could find a place that did water boyancy tests at a reasonable price, so i could be totally sure.