How often do you......

[ann]

Get your B/F tested??

 

[ann]

Thanx little mama

 

[tripleV]

never have... eek!

 

[ann]

This clean diet has got me feeling lean......but I know we arent suppose to step on the scale everyday ( even tho I do at the gym just to waste a minute between sets ) and figured we shouldnt get our B/F tested daily either.

I was told every 6-8 weeks, but wasnt too sure if I trusted that source

 

[Phemomena]

i've been testing mine about every other week... on tantia... i will get a good calliper reading to compare the numbers some time before the end of the month and then once a month after that... i would like to do underwater weighing, but i'm claustrophobic... doubt i'd be able to do it properly, i'd freak out, it would be like being in a revolving door underwater... eeek, i'm getting nervous just thinking about it!!!

 

[ann]

I have no clue to this underwater testing.....where do you get it done at?? A hospital??

I had the gym owner do mine ; whether he is certified, I dont know. He is just my buddy. He used the calipers......had a trainer do me once also, and he used the same tool.

 

[OTCbooty]

I have my own calipers and check about once a month. I've never really felt that mine are very accurate, consistently reading too lean IMO. I take the actual #s with a grain of salt, but monitor the trend instead. You definitely can't effect a significant change in your BF in a single day, though your readings could vary depending on user error and water retention.

If you're feeling good, definitely go and check it...it will just give you more positive feedback.

 

[flex4life]

like to get bf% tested when I'm feeling really lean, been super clean on the diet
any other time -what's the point?... it becomes depressing or pisses me off

got access very soon to a free underwater bf test soon- and will compare it to calipers for accuracy for future caliper reference

 

[Phemomena]

Phem, are you talking about those Tanita scales?

no, i'm talking about a small little metal guy name tanita... cute, rides a horse, eats beef jerkey by the pound and makes cigars in his spare time... Yes, i'm talking about a Tantia scale, silly hand held one...

i know i know they're very inaccurate, but its either that or the stupid bia test that has never registered me below 20%, ever... i think there's something flawed about the calculations done when the numbers are entered into the computer... there's one line that says

if <20 then print "haha you're a fatass anyways"

hehe... not that that's fat, but i can safely say that i'm about 100% sure that my bf is and has been under 20% for quite some time now... but it sure did piss me off for the longest time..

as i said, i'll be trying to get a good pinching some time soon... but i also want to get a good set of pics done w/o those pesky bruises that the pinch tests give me...