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Need help with Fat % Measurements
- Thread starter lodid
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Bump, this has to be wrong!
If my math is right, at 24.5% body fat, my lean mass is 165 and my body fat is at 53 pounds?!
This just sounds WRONG to me?!?!
I'm 6 foot tall, I have a gut (beer gut) and a little chest fat. I can't imagine that adds up to 53 pounds?!
Anybody have pictures of 24.5% BF?
Help?!
Anyone?!
If my math is right, at 24.5% body fat, my lean mass is 165 and my body fat is at 53 pounds?!
This just sounds WRONG to me?!?!
I'm 6 foot tall, I have a gut (beer gut) and a little chest fat. I can't imagine that adds up to 53 pounds?!
Anybody have pictures of 24.5% BF?
Help?!
Anyone?!
JJFigure
New member
I would double-check your digital fat caliper with a regular one; I had friends who bought one that read way too low - couldn't even get a reading off it when I tried to use it. You can usually get a trainer from the gym to do one for you for $10 or so - that way, you can also see how they measure.
BTW - if you're doing it yourself, you want to make sure you're using the same site every time. I actually pull out the measuring tape every time and mark off the same exact site.
BTW - if you're doing it yourself, you want to make sure you're using the same site every time. I actually pull out the measuring tape every time and mark off the same exact site.
audiophyle
New member
I've never found one that was very accurate... I think the most important thing is to find one that gives consistent results so at least you can tell if you're gaining or losing fat.
