posted Fri, 04/20/2018 - 17:29
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Cheap body fat calipers.
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So i bought some cheap body fat calipers on line. $2 total with shipping. It came with a chart. Was wondering if any one else here uses these kind of calipers to messure body fat and what they think of them.
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basskiller89I don't trust calipers, the scale or body fat charts on google lol
They are all great for a general idea, but I wouldn't fixate on the numbers too much
You can always post a picture for a day and ask for help, brothers on here are always spot on
I just tried to online Navy estimator for shits and giggles because I have seen a few other people reference it in other forums. I WISH that it was accurate!! My thick ass neck dove me down to single digits based on that calculation. When I subtracted 2" from my neck it seemed pretty close. I have a lean face and close to zero fat on my neck, it is just thick. I struggle to find fitted dress shirts that fit my upper body and still allow me to button the top button lol. I like to button it before I tie a neck tie then slip the button out behind the knot.
basskiller89Or how about buying sweats that don't look like flare pants lol
Haha yeah no kidding man
Did you just go on a rant about how its hard for you to go clothes shopping?
Yeah, I did. I blew the button off the neck of one of my favorite button downs about 45 minutes prior and was still pretty butt hurt about it.
AnonI use a rubber band and loop it through the hole then attach both ends around the button. It works pretty well as long as you're wearing a tie.
That is genius! I am definitely going to start doing that. I would never consider buttoning that button without a tie so that won't be an issue lol.
Thanks bro
There was an electronic one at the gym I usto use and it was a higher end version and it wasn’t very accurate. This was 8 years ago but I trust the old school pinch and chart ones more. I’m sure the technology has came along way but it’s hard for me to trust them now I haven’t used an electronic one in a long time so they may be better now. As eagles said having someone do the measurements for me was a big help.
This is good to know! I was also thinking of buying some, but had no idea if the cheap ones would do the trick. Thanks... You guys saved me some money!
Yep old fashioned but I use them to gauge conditioning. I triple pinch 3 consistent places. Personally I trust this more than anything electronic.
I got one cheap pair that came with a chart as a "free gift" from the online store that I purchase my protein and other supplements from. Personally I did not think that they provided me with accurate measurements, mainly because I was doing them myself and some spots are difficult to get good readings on. It can be done, but I think that you will be much better off having someone else take the measurements for you.
I have the plastic calipers that came with a chart for men and women. I can't remember how much they were though. They provide a close BF% measurement for my needs. They say Accu-Measure on them.
I use the less cheap electronic display ones because it's hard to correctly handle and read the manual ones without help