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Body fat methods: Bioelectric Impedance VS Military

GuybrushThreepw00d
GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
edited January 28 in Fitness and Exercise
My bodyfat% varies from 17.5%-19% when using my bodyfat scales.
Putting my measurements into http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/ say 17.5%

How does this compare for everyone else?

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  • Weebs628
    Weebs628 Posts: 574 Member
    For me, calipers, my scale and the fat2fit calculator are all pretty much the same within 1% (23-24%). If I use the "US Navy Circumference Method" it puts me at 32%!
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    If I use the "US Navy Circumference Method" it puts me at 32%!

    US Navy Circumference method puts me at 19.43%
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    both are notoriously inaccurate. Calipers are best at home. Don't worry about the % but just the trend in mms.

    There is a BF estimation thread in eat train progress group.
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    There is a BF estimation thread in eat train progress group.

    Yeah, but Steel/Sarah can't handle seeing me naked :wink:
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    The Body Adiposity Index has me at 23.25%
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