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body fat percentage
jmzz1
Posts: 670 Member
hi, would like to know which online calculator is better to measure body fat percentage not using callipers?
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Honestly I don't think any of them are going to likely be very accurate.
This one just so happened to be reasonably accurate for me, but I wouldn't put too much faith in it:
http://www.calculator.net/army-body-fat-calculator.html0 -
Honestly I don't think any of them are going to likely be very accurate.
This one just so happened to be reasonably accurate for me, but I wouldn't put too much faith in it:
http://www.calculator.net/army-body-fat-calculator.html
Seconded, I use the military calculator on fat2fitradio.com. It seems to track a fairly close to what I get with calipers, but I think it's just luck.0 -
Honestly I don't think any of them are going to likely be very accurate.
This one just so happened to be reasonably accurate for me, but I wouldn't put too much faith in it:
http://www.calculator.net/army-body-fat-calculator.html
That puts me at 25% at my leanest. Which is 7.5% higher than my hydrostatic test at the time and 6% more than your eyeball estimate. Mah azz must put it off.0 -
This one overshoots fat for me too... it puts me at 31% but my recent DEXA has me right about 27%.0
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that one puts me at about 30%. Which I'm quite sure I'm not.0
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The army one puts me at 23%, calipers 23.2%, my BF scale 24% - 27% regular mode (athletic mode gives me 15 -17%, uh no, LOL) . I go by the calipers since it's more consistent than my scale but if I ever have a DEXA done I'm sure it would show higher.0
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thanks for the reply
http://www.calculator.net/army-body-fat-calculator.html
i tried this calculator and my bf% shows me at 30%
and i tried fat2fit calculator and my bf% is 27.8%
which one should i believe?
my stats
age - 27
height - 65inch
weight - 167lbs
waist (at navel) - 37 inch
wrist - 5 inch
forearm - 9 inch
hip - 41inch0 -
which one should i believe?
Neither.
Can you clarify what you are using this measurement for?0 -
I have a tag on question - keeping in mind that online calculators can be inaccurate, would you say that at least if you pick one to use on a consistent basis, that you will see an accurate trend? So if I come up with 30%, then a few months later it's 28%, even if those 2 numbers are quite possibly incorrect, can I still assume that I have gone down 2%?0
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For me, the Omron handheld BIA and army calculator are similar at 35% BF. The fat2fit calculator has me at 32.9%. Pretty close agreement and no, the tech at the gym would die laughing if I asked for a caliper measurement.... :laugh:
Karindiane, many of us do use the calculators/BIA devices for a general estimate of body composition change, recognizing that they're not totally accurate in their prediction. From what I've read, accuracy does vary with gender and degree of obesity. Good luck and congrats on your results!0 -
See the link below for a woman's results over 100 days. She clearly was successful in her weight loss with decreases in body measurements, decrease % fat with calipers, and decrease % fat with BIA measurement. The loss is also very apparent in her pictures. Interesting that she smiles wearing blue but not red...
Individual results will vary of course...
http://paleozonenutrition.com/2011/08/31/3-methods-of-measuring-body-fat-compared-over-100-days/0 -
I have a tag on question - keeping in mind that online calculators can be inaccurate, would you say that at least if you pick one to use on a consistent basis, that you will see an accurate trend? So if I come up with 30%, then a few months later it's 28%, even if those 2 numbers are quite possibly incorrect, can I still assume that I have gone down 2%?
Not necessarily.
I would say though, that if you are losing weight and doing other things correctly via training and nutrition that you can make the assumption that you are reducing total fat and body fat % in some capacity.0 -
See the link below for a woman's results over 100 days. She clearly was successful in her weight loss with decreases in body measurements, decrease % fat with calipers, and decrease % fat with BIA measurement. The loss is also very apparent in her pictures. Interesting that she smiles wearing blue but not red... Individual results will vary of course...
http://paleozonenutrition.com/2011/08/31/3-methods-of-measuring-body-fat-compared-over-100-days/
Caloric deficits will tend do that.
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The army calculator gives me BF 21%.
I had a free test done at my gym called the Tanita Body Composition Analyzer, it gave me BF 23%.
My scale at home gives me BF 23.6%.
BF % photos of females on the internet, show that I believe that I'm around 21 to 22% BF.0 -
My scale number is not reducing. So thought of measuring bf %
which one should i believe?
Neither.
Can you clarify what you are using this measurement for?0 -
My scale number is not reducing. So thought of measuring bf %
which one should i believe?
Neither.
Can you clarify what you are using this measurement for?
Are your measurements decreasing?0 -
My scale number is not reducing. So thought of measuring bf %
which one should i believe?
Neither.
Can you clarify what you are using this measurement for?
Are your measurements decreasing?
^ That's going to be more indicative of potential progress than bodyfat analysis, especially with an online method.
How long has your weight been stalled?0 -
My scale number is not reducing. So thought of measuring bf %
My weight has been stalled from past 6 months
which one should i believe?
Neither.
Can you clarify what you are using this measurement for?
Are your measurements decreasing?
^ That's going to be more indicative of potential progress than bodyfat analysis, especially with an online method.
How long has your weight been stalled?0 -
my weight has stalled for past 6 months
^ That's going to be more indicative of potential progress than bodyfat analysis, especially with an online method.
How long has your weight been stalled?0 -
my weight has stalled for past 6 months
^ That's going to be more indicative of potential progress than bodyfat analysis, especially with an online method.
How long has your weight been stalled?
What about your measurements?0 -
There is no change in my measurements too
my weight has stalled for past 6 months
^ That's going to be more indicative of potential progress than bodyfat analysis, especially with an online method.
How long has your weight been stalled?
What about your measurements?0 -
There is no change in my measurements too
my weight has stalled for past 6 months
^ That's going to be more indicative of potential progress than bodyfat analysis, especially with an online method.
How long has your weight been stalled?
What about your measurements?
If there is no change in the scale and no change in your measurements, then you are maintaining and your BF% will be staying the same.
The online calculators are generally inaccurate for many. They are just based on scale weight, height and measurements. If your measurements are going down, you are body fat. Make sure you do not have too large of a deficit, do some resistance training and get enough protein and you will be doing everything you can do to ensure that any losses are from fat (as opposed to muscle).
The online calculators are a tool to track progress, but so is the scale combined with measurements (as that is all the online calculators do).0 -
If there is no change in the scale and no change in your measurements, then you are maintaining and your BF% will be staying the same.
The online calculators are generally inaccurate for many. They are just based on scale weight, height and measurements. If your measurements are going down, you are body fat. Make sure you do not have too large of a deficit, do some resistance training and get enough protein and you will be doing everything you can do to ensure that any losses are from fat (as opposed to muscle).
The online calculators are a tool to track progress, but so is the scale combined with measurements (as that is all the online calculators do).
my calories intake is 1600 with carbs =150gm, protein=100gms, fat=60gms
how am i supposed to change these macros (increaase or decrease them)?
my weight is 167lbs and height 165cms0 -
If there is no change in the scale and no change in your measurements, then you are maintaining and your BF% will be staying the same.
The online calculators are generally inaccurate for many. They are just based on scale weight, height and measurements. If your measurements are going down, you are body fat. Make sure you do not have too large of a deficit, do some resistance training and get enough protein and you will be doing everything you can do to ensure that any losses are from fat (as opposed to muscle).
The online calculators are a tool to track progress, but so is the scale combined with measurements (as that is all the online calculators do).
my calories intake is 1600 with carbs =150gm, protein=100gms, fat=60gms
how am i supposed to change these macros (increaase or decrease them)?
my weight is 167lbs and height 165cms
Can you open your diary please.0
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