posted Mon, 03/16/2026 - 07:29
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+ 2 Is in body accurate?
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Got an in body scan. Have never done a body scan before, but I was buying some pre workout and the place had a scanner. Off came the shoes and $10 later I'm 9.9% body fat. .. ALLEGEDLY.
I have bad body dysmorphia, so I always assumed I was a giant fat fuck, maybe 35-40 percent that doesn't deserve to live and should just go live in the ocean with the rest of the whales (like most of us probably do). Anyways should I trust the results?
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Not even directionally accurate.
Get some skin fold calipers and watch some videos on how to do it. Have your wife help if necessary. Not hard to do. That’s the easiest and cheapest way to track BF. Also to make sure you’re going in the right direction take measurements of all your different muscles flexed, around your chest, around shoulders, bis, quads, calves, mid section, waist, plus your penis for good measure lol. Do it every month or so and compare. Then if you’re bulking and you’ve added a disproportionate amount of size your waist and stomach compared to your muscles then you know you’re doing something wrong and need to tweak your diet. In addition to that progress pics like once a month are super helpful. I don’t get too caught up in the scale. I did when I was younger, I always way too happy to see it going up and it always just got me fat. So when the last one broke I never replaced it. You do need to track weight to know if you’re going in the right direction, at least to some extent. Once a week at the gym I’ll weigh myself.
Nah those machines are never accurate. What time it said I was 3.5% body fat when I was more like 10.
I do think it’s a good tool to test relative body fat with yourself. As a way to compare yourself over time
Brother, take those numbers with a grain of salt.
Honestly, even DEXA scans can be questionable sometimes. I’ve seen plenty of them that didn’t really match what the mirror shows or what skinfold calipers say. InBody is even more sensitive to things like hydration, food in your stomach, sodium, glycogen levels, etc. So it can swing a few percent pretty easily.
At the end of the day, the mirror, pictures over time, and how your clothes fit usually tell the real story.
And let’s be real… a little body dysmorphia comes with the territory in this game. I don’t know a single lifter who doesn’t have at least a bit of it. We all look in the mirror and somehow see the worst version of ourselves.
But bro, if that machine spit out 10%, you’re definitely not a whale living in the ocean with the rest of us lol… You’re probably doing just fine.
Best thing you can do is compare yourself to yourself.
If you’re improving, that’s the only scoreboard that matters.
At the end of the day numbers are just numbers … how you actually look and feel carries more weight.
And Pete already said you’re handsome and tall, so your search for external validation is officially over. Case closed
You’re the man, Big.
Thanks buddy you're the best. Was awesome dying with you that one time.
Whoa that sounded romantic as hell for a second… let’s keep it strictly brotherhood, my man! LMAO
Hahahq
Also we all have body dysmorphia
Idk but ur tall and handsome
We are gonna make the cutest babies
Who cares what BF you are Milky - it's the person inside that counts
Hahaha I care
Fellow fat fuck here, in body tells me I’m 17% I don’t believe it for a second. Does make me feel better about myself though
Let's just cry into a pillow together
Biggest thing I struggle with it the loose skin, losing 120+ pounds and still going I have so much on my stomach is throws me off on what my BF probably is and throws everyone else too. Arms are getting diced, veiny too yet still looks like I have a gut is so annoying.
The skin should tighten up quite a bit with time.
120 lbs!?!? Holy shit congrats man! That's a huge amount. Ive never lost that much, but I still have the extra skin thing from weight fluctuating in the past. I'm quite a bit older that you too youngster.
It’ll be a fun progress pic to show yall when it’s all said and done.But thanks old man!! Probably another 30ish pounds to go maybe more now that I’m seeing your scan because we’re the same height /:
IME taking a good quality full body front and full body back pic and asking chatgpt to estimate your bodyfat % is MUCH more accurate than an InBody. Inbody might tell you 5%bf and then 15% bodyfat later that same day. Inbody will just fk with your head. AI estimates it much better. Inbody told a buddy of mine he was 9% bodyfat and he was close to 30% bf, zero abs.
I just tried the AI thing. Says I'm 12-15 percent. Fuck it I'm happy with it. By tmrw I'll have convinced myself I'm 60% bf anyways so it's a futile thing. But for now I'll eat Chipotle.
Ya AI is really helpful during prep actually, best part is it's free.
enjoy that burrito 12% king. Is this the scan where you hold the handles and it spins you around?
It holds you down and ass fucks you.
And I got a bowl. Keep it real dawg.
sheeeit I see you, gang. Ngl i actually loled @ that
I have top abs. No bottom abs. I doubt I'm actually 30%. I'd say 15-18 is probably where I actually am but I have no idea.
I'll try the AI thing thanks
Dexa scan is the most accurate they are $150 or so.
I'm not sure about in body, I have always used the DEXA scan and it is extremely accurate. I think we all have some kind of body dysmorphia my brotha!
Trust scan results? No, definitely not.
Are you a great big fat fuck? Also no.
Sending you a heterosexual hug.
I only hug him if we are both nude no exceptions
I refuse all hetero male to male contact
I brought baby oil for just such an occasion.
Let me grab my fuck shoes and I'm there
What are fuck shoes? Do they have suction cups for soles?
Dont you have some??
No, I don't. Looks like I could almost hit 6 foot with those.