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Handheld bodyfat % analyzers
08-13-2014, 03:43 PM
I recently used one and it told me I was at 11% bodyfat.
I know people talk about getting to 10% bodyfat as a real difficult goal to achieve.
I am a thin guy, I work out and I am building some muscle, but I am not "cut" or anything like that, I do not have defined muscles yet. I eat pretty healthy, but definitely include some junk in there and I'm not religious at all about only eating super-healthy.
So it seems unlikely I would sorta accidentally be at 11% bodyfat. Are these machines reliable?
Cause if so, I've got a really easy diet to follow for you guys... It includes beer, burgers, sweets, etc.
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Handheld bodyfat % analyzers
08-13-2014, 03:45 PM
It's possible..some guys are just built that way whether it be genetics or ingrained healthy eating habits.
Whether the scanners work or not…don't know.
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08-13-2014, 04:58 PM
I've used them. It pretty much depends. Your goal is attainable though. Both of my parents weigh over 350 pounds and are morbidly obese.. But I am lean, flexible, and weigh 186. My bodyfat is 13% last time I check though.
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Handheld bodyfat % analyzers
08-14-2014, 12:43 AM
Could you tell us a little more about these hand-held body-fat analyzers?
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Handheld bodyfat % analyzers
08-14-2014, 09:38 AM
One of the gyms I used to go to had some laying around on a desk after hours.
I don't know how accurate they are. I used it one night and the screen read 13% and the next day I was 11%.
I assumed my hydration level was the reason for the wild readouts.
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Handheld bodyfat % analyzers
08-14-2014, 11:06 AM
What's the difference between an analyzer and a caliper?
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Handheld bodyfat % analyzers
08-14-2014, 11:12 AM
Yeah I believe hydration makes a difference because it uses conductivity
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08-15-2014, 02:08 AM
Find a trainer who uses skin-fold calipers to measure body fat. In fact, this is a good way to screen for honest trainers.
These electric body-fat analyzers are all garbage. If a trainer uses one of them, his integrity should be questioned.
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Handheld bodyfat % analyzers
08-15-2014, 02:24 AM
These handheld analyzers are not accurate in the least. I used one, it put me at 12%, which seemed reasonable. Then immediately after me, an elite tennis player (D1 full ride) put in his stats and used it, and it came back higher than mine at like 13%. This is a guy who's an elite athlete, 5'8", 135 pounds. Just looking at him, he has very little body fat.
In my opinion these things are almost pointless to use if the results are that wrong.
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