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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / November 2003Calculated my bodyfat % using calipers
Turned out to be 11.5%. Seems awfully low to me, perhaps I messed something up. i You said that you were at the top of the normal weight, you also have said you are in decent shape, and that your weight loss is maybe 1 lb a month. I imagine that it's not that far from the truth... +/-2%, if the measurement was done correctly. > Turned out to be 11.5%. > > Seems awfully low to me, perhaps I messed something up. > > i > You said that you were at the top of the normal weight, you also have said > you are in decent shape, and that your weight loss is maybe 1 lb a month. I > imagine that it's not that far from the truth... +/-2%, if the measurement > was done correctly. Hi Daniel, a better, more careful measurement gives 17%, which is more believable. Thanks for your post. i >> Turned out to be 11.5%. >> >> Seems awfully low to me, perhaps I messed something up. >> >> i Redid it more carefully this morning, turned out to be 17%. i > Turned out to be 11.5%. > > Seems awfully low to me, perhaps I messed something up. > > i >Turned out to be 11.5%. > >Seems awfully low to me, perhaps I messed something up. > >i Who took the measurments? Which method did you use? 3 site or 7 site? which calculations method did you use? >>Turned out to be 11.5%. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > 3 site or 7 site? > which calculations method did you use? I used 3 site and the rustyiron calculator. Scratch my first number, the real one is 17%. I just did it more carefully. i >>>Turned out to be 11.5%. >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >i And how did you take the tricep measurement by yourself? >>>>Turned out to be 11.5%. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > And how did you take the tricep measurement by yourself? there is no tricep measurement in the 3 site method. breast, stomach and thing are the only three measurements. i >there is no tricep measurement in the 3 site method. breast, stomach >and thing are the only three measurements. > >i Oh, I guess its tricep for women then. :) One thing to consider - since you've never had a pro do this on you, something I learned is that us "ammatures" might 1. not grab enough skin. 2. Might not pull the fat away from the muscle. 3. Might squish the fat too much in the measuring process. >>there is no tricep measurement in the 3 site method. breast, stomach >>and thing are the only three measurements. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > skin. 2. Might not pull the fat away from the muscle. 3. Might > squish the fat too much in the measuring process. Right. I have very little faith in the number that I calculated using calipers. My digital scale gives me 19% bodyfat. But it warns that in people with resting pulse under 60 (whom they call athletes) the result is not accurate. My resting pulse is 54-56 due to a lifetime of running and (now) walking. I do not consider myself truly an athlete but maybe the scale does not give me an accurate number either. i > > And how did you take the tricep measurement by yourself? > > there is no tricep measurement in the 3 site method. breast, stomach > and thing are the only three measurements. > > i Um, hate to ask, but what "thing" are you measuring? >> > And how did you take the tricep measurement by yourself? >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Um, hate to ask, but what "thing" are you measuring? hahaha, I meant "thigh"... and not the "thing" that you had in mind ms. ross... i > >> > And how did you take the tricep measurement by yourself? > >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > i Who Me? I'm as innocent as a lamb. I was curious, though... > > Um, hate to ask, but what "thing" are you measuring? > > hahaha, I meant "thigh"... and not the "thing" that you had in mind > ms. ross... You know, if this were the truth... The average man would claim a higher bf%, but the statistics would definately be lower. Couldn't pass it up... Dan - 305/283/260(re) |
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