body fat calipers

H

Harvey Balboner

Guest

• Sep 4, 2003

• #1

what is a good one to get? also what is a good place to order from?

 

H

Harvey Balboner

Guest

• Sep 5, 2003

• #2

bump anyone?

 

BLEED GREEN

New member

• Sep 5, 2003

• #3

www.scantechmedical.com
www.gncgear.com
www.fitbuy.com

 

S

sonis9

New member

• Sep 5, 2003

• #4

bodytrends.com -also comes with the book to show you were to do the pinches and a graph brekdown so you can get your bodyfat #. i have the slim guide ones!! all for 25 bucks~

 

Last edited: Sep 5, 2003

W

WeirdAl

Guest

• Sep 5, 2003

• #5

The electronic ones do pretty well...

If I were buying again, I'd get some pro ones, though. I just go get mine measured at a local college for $8 a pop (if $40 for 5 measurements - $10 if I only do one at a time)

 

rugbythug

New member

• Sep 5, 2003

• #6

I am to fat for them to work. My readings vary a ton.

 

W

WeirdAl

Guest

• Sep 5, 2003

• #7

by electronic, I mean the actual calipers that calculate (by 3 point calc) your body fat for you... fatracker II, I think...

The bio-impedence are ridiculous, imo.

 

B

Bret

New member

• Sep 6, 2003

• #8

under-water hydrostatic procedure is the most accurate way to determine bodyfat %. I know of a couple local colleges that do it for like $20-$25. It takes a good 20 minutes to do. You have to be lowered into the tank with just your underwear, breath in-and-out like 20 times (its also exhausting i might add). Its the most accurate way to get your true BF measurement but its rare to find. Check out some local colleges/universities in your area, call the athletic director and see if its available. Last time i did it was at Kean College in New Jersey a couple years ago and i was 6.8% at 271 and 6'5". Now i'm a mess and at least 16% at almost 300#'s...ugh

Bret

 

H

Harvey Balboner

Guest

• Sep 6, 2003

• #9

i've had hyrdo static testing done before, but can't keeps dirving to columbia each time, so I want calipers to keep tabs on things.

 

W

WeirdAl

Guest

• Sep 6, 2003

• #10

the local (small) college here does all sorts of stuff, including hydrostatic weighing. The guy is good - he tests the Hurricanes players (NHL)... his 7 point (I had him do 9 point) readings were very consistent, and also right in line with the hydro. Consistency (having the same person do the readings, in the same manner) is the key to telling how you're doing!

 

H

Harvey Balboner

Guest

• Sep 6, 2003

• #11

thanks fellas, I think I'm going to get the electronic ones, I tried sports authority and oshmans last night, and they didn't know what I was talking about.

 

W

WeirdAl

Guest

• Sep 6, 2003

• #12

http://www.netrition.com/accufitness_fat_track_page.html