Good body fat % calculator

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shivles
shivles Posts: 468 Member
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Anyone know one? I just tried one and it put me at 18.2% which I know is wrong as it would put me in the 'lean' category but my thigh measurement was 30mm!

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  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
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    Anyone?
  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
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    what did it have you enter?
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
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    My understanding is that there isn't one. I've tried a bunch of free ones, and my percentage can be over 10% different. The issue is that we all carry fat differently. Your best bet for a reasonable reading is to use calipers.
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
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    Back of arm, stomach, thigh measurement (with calipers) age, weight, sex. It put my bf at 2% so I know it's not just me :/
  • kmmicco
    kmmicco Posts: 45 Member
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    This is what I used, and it seems pretty accurate!



    http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/
  • loricolwill
    loricolwill Posts: 189 Member
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    The is a good one. It was only about a percent off from when my friend did the bod pod.

    http://fitness.bizcalcs.com/Calculator.asp?Calc=Body-Fat-Navy
  • CommandaPanda
    CommandaPanda Posts: 451 Member
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    http://www.gymgoal.com/dtool_fat.html

    Here you go -- I think that Navy's calculation is the most accurate out of the 3 they give you.
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
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    My understanding is that there isn't one. I've tried a bunch of free ones, and my percentage can be over 10% different. The issue is that we all carry fat differently. Your best bet for a reasonable reading is to use calipers.

    This was with calipers
  • Amryfal
    Amryfal Posts: 225
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    the military method tells me about what my body fat % measuring scale tells me. none of the other measuring methods i've tried have given me consistent results.

    i like the calculators on this site:

    http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/
  • 2hobbit1
    2hobbit1 Posts: 820 Member
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    DId you go to fat2fitradio.com? They have very good tools that will help you figure this out. Just remember that they are "ballpark". Once you pick one record your results and follow where you go using the same method. The trend is more important than the method. They also have tool for BMR/TDEE as well.
  • awill1122
    awill1122 Posts: 14
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    Calipers are kind of hard to get consistent readings on. There are some pretty accurate scales but the problem is you have to make sure your body water % is the same every time or the body fat reading could be off by a lot.
  • RobynMWilson
    RobynMWilson Posts: 1,540 Member
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    I've never had consistent results with anything. The last time I checked was with a body fat scale and the caliper method using the suprailiac skin fold and they both came up with 23% but that was the first time I had consistent results with anything. the problem is that I have very little abdominal fat, I carry my fat in my hips. I may try the Navy method...I have it saved to my favorites to take my measurements but since today is Day 2 of my monthly visitor I know better than to measure anything today! lol
  • Moonblood
    Moonblood Posts: 199 Member
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    I just tried the fat2fit site and it said my BF was 13.7%! When I use a caliper it says 22%... not sure which one to believe.
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
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    I'm after a caliper method one, the one I tried put me at 18.2% :/
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
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    Found one, 25%,seems much more likely!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,395 MFP Moderator
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    http://www.linear-software.com/online.html

    I use the boy fat clipers and use the above link and use the jackson/pollack method. I measure an area until i get 3 consistent readings. It may not be 100% accurate but if you do things consistently then you can watch the trends which is more important.
  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
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    uuugh.....I thought my BF was in an "acceptable" range, now that I plugged in my numbers on some of these sites, apparently I'm "obese" :noway:
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    http://www.linear-software.com/online.html

    I use the boy fat clipers and use the above link and use the jackson/pollack method. I measure an area until i get 3 consistent readings. It may not be 100% accurate but if you do things consistently then you can watch the trends which is more important.
    This is the one I use as well, using the Jackson-Pollock 3-site method. As psulemon does, I measure until I get 3 consistent readings.

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