Body Fat %

[mcbvr6]

GP here are some examples:


Weber State in Utah, $15 student, $20 non-student

http://departments.weber.edu/hp/HPMain/Facilities/HPLab/services.htm

Wicita State Univ. in Kanas - student price $10, others $30.

http://www.education.wichita.edu/KSShumanperformance/Lab%20Services.htm

That's why I said contact your local University.

[armani1072]

hey thats cool i will have to check my University

[NeverSatisfied]

yeah i'll have to look into it

[ironwill2]

looking in the mirror is your best test

[Slightly Enhanced]

Originally posted by armani1072
I had mine checked at my gym. they used calipers. the guy checked three spots, my chest, stomach and thigh.

a 9 point is more accurate...like statistics, the larger the sample size the more accurate....but using a consistent measure is key...the real benefit is measuring progress...most use calipers wrong

[armani1072]

Originally posted by Slightly Enhanced
a 9 point is more accurate...like statistics, the larger the sample size the more accurate....but using a consistent measure is key...the real benefit is measuring progress...most use calipers wrong

the guy know how to use the calipers pretty good. but i agree that 9 point would be better. i will ask if he knows how to do that next time i get it checked.

[Ironshirt]

bump

[latimer99]

Originally posted by Slightly Enhanced
a 9 point is more accurate...like statistics, the larger the sample size the more accurate....but using a consistent measure is key...the real benefit is measuring progress...most use calipers wrong

whats up with the 9 point, i have only heard of a 7pt....
what are the other locations
bi
tri
ab
thigh
axilla(side of stomach)
subscrapula(upper back under shoulder blade)
chest

[Lmg2701]

Originally posted by latimer99
whats up with the 9 point, i have only heard of a 7pt....
what are the other locations
bi
tri
ab
thigh
axilla(side of stomach)
subscrapula(upper back under shoulder blade)
chest

Here ya go :
Upper pec (horizontal fold)
Subscapular (vertical fold)
Bicep (vertical fold)
Inside tricep (horizontal fold)
Kidney (horizontal fold)
Suprailliac (horizontal fold)
Abdominals (vertical fold)
Mid quad (vertical fold)
Inside calf (vertical fold)

[DOA]

I love the hydrostat. I do it every 90 days and always make sure the tank is at the same temp +/- 1 to 2 degrees for consistancy. It costs me 20 dollars for the test and I fast 10hrs before it and make sure not to work out the morning of the test. I won't use anything else. Fuck them calipers, it's too inconsistent. You got to grab at the right spots and sometimes you don't alway get the same person to do it, that is if you don't use it your self.

DOA

[NeverSatisfied]

Originally posted by DOA
I love the hydrostat. I do it every 90 days and always make sure the tank is at the same temp +/- 1 to 2 degrees for consistancy. It costs me 20 dollars for the test and I fast 10hrs before it and make sure not to work out the morning of the test. I won't use anything else. Fuck them calipers, it's too inconsistent. You got to grab at the right spots and sometimes you don't alway get the same person to do it, that is if you don't use it your self.

DOA

why fast for 10 hrs? i'm guessing so that the food in your stomach would not be included to give u a false reading

[mcbvr6]

bump for GP

[Drenten]

I’m not a competitor so I’m not terribly concerned with what my exact BF is, and I go more by how I look and feel than anything else.

Even so, I have friends at two very prominent universities nearby, and I have had my BF taken in the tank several times. That shit is a heartbreaker to say the least.

I see and hear people stating that they have 6 or 7 percent BF all the time, and I’m sure that they probably believe that they do, but the truth is that maintaining a BF that low on an everyday basis is not likely. It is possible if that person is an extreme ectomorph, but there aren’t too many extreme ectomorphs that are 5’10’ and weigh 250 pounds.

I have been offered to have the Body Scan done to me, but I’m not real keen on being radiated; not to mention the fact that the results will likely be more heartbreaking than the hydrostatic results.

[HungarianBeast]

I prefer accurate measurements over non-accurate, ego friendly measurements. I will get a body scan done this coming semester.

[smalls]

Originally posted by Drenten
I’m not a competitor so I’m not terribly concerned with what my exact BF is, and I go more by how I look and feel than anything else.

Even so, I have friends at two very prominent universities nearby, and I have had my BF taken in the tank several times. That shit is a heartbreaker to say the least.

I see and hear people stating that they have 6 or 7 percent BF all the time, and I’m sure that they probably believe that they do, but the truth is that maintaining a BF that low on an everyday basis is not likely. It is possible if that person is an extreme ectomorph, but there aren’t too many extreme ectomorphs that are 5’10’ and weigh 250 pounds.

I have been offered to have the Body Scan done to me, but I’m not real keen on being radiated; not to mention the fact that the results will likely be more heartbreaking than the hydrostatic results.

I agree completely. Most people dont take into consideration their visceral fat (which isnt measured with calipers) and they usually take a few points off when they post it online. This is confirmed almost every time someone posts pictures. I just go by the mirror and guess.