How to use calipers

_SABOTEUR_
_SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
edited January 4 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi

I have bought a set of calipers, but I am confused about how to use them. I can only find videos of people who have a very low percentage of body fat and have hardly anything for the caliper to pinch anyway.

If I am grabbing my Suprailiac area do I pull all the fat I can to the area and measure like the 1st pic:

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Or should I just grab what is easily pinchable in that area like pic 2:

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Does anyone know any videos of people who still have weight to lose that will be useful?

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  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    Bump...really need help, please. :)
  • lamarnnem
    lamarnnem Posts: 189
    first one is more accurate the pic.
  • Cheddars13
    Cheddars13 Posts: 38 Member
    http://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/how-to-measure-bodyfat-using-calipers.html

    I'm not gonna lie, I didn't even know what calipers were......but i found this link very useful! could be what you're looking for..
    Hope it helps :smile:
  • lauriem1966
    lauriem1966 Posts: 134 Member
    Its really hard to measure yourself....I have calipers and each time I take a measurement, I get a different result, yet when I do my husband, its the same.
  • Mighty_Rabite
    Mighty_Rabite Posts: 581 Member
    I agree with it being a bit more difficult to measure oneself - I measure myself once in a while, but I might also just be confused by my measurements.

    The three areas I use as outlined by ACE Fitness are abdomen (about an inch right of the navel, skinfold made horizontally), upper chest (about halfway between nipple and arm pit), and anterior mid-thigh.

    My blah-blah-blah: I get barely any measurement on the upper chest or anterior mid-thigh but more on the abs, yet I somehow measure out to 10% body fat or so. Might just be my perceptions of myself but I feel I'm no less than 12-ish%.
  • caly_man
    caly_man Posts: 281 Member
    hi, did you ever figure out how much to pinch.

    1st pic or 2nd pic

    i also think it might be the 1st pic
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