Anyone use bodyfat scales?

[Master]

The ones that I use cost between £900-£1200 and even they can be off by up to 3%

Thats even assuming that you recreate identical conditions when doing the test as everything from room, your clothes, how active your metabolism is, stomach content and hydration etc will affect the impedance of the current the machine sends.

I've had readings of 3% which I know is BS... More like 7-8

You are a fit lad.

[Ghost]

Any one care for a triple layer chocolate fudge cake with sprinkles on top?

[Memphis]

Any one care for a triple layer chocolate fudge cake with sprinkles on top?

Ive just done a 4 mile walk home, in the middle of that I had an hours tennis coaching.

Im now undoing all that and more no doubt with a kebab

Damn its good

[ICB]

I always thought abs were a good way to tell your bodyfat, unless im completely wrong. If you can see top row of your abs your about 12 percent bodyfat, if you have a complete sixpack your just below 10 percent bodyfat.

[FTMatty]

I always thought abs were a good way to tell your bodyfat, unless im completely wrong. If you can see top row of your abs your about 12 percent bodyfat, if you have a complete sixpack your just below 10 percent bodyfat.

And if you haven't seen any sign of your abs for 15 years...................you're a lard arse. (like me)

[Gandalf]

What the heck is a bodyfat scale? Just sounds weird to me.

[AdamGB]

Bioelectrical impedance analysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Kev]

Any one care for a triple layer chocolate fudge cake with sprinkles on top?

Master does by the look of his post above yours.

[killersheep]

Any one care for a triple layer chocolate fudge cake with sprinkles on top?

Ditch the sprinkles and put some deep fried snickers and you're on!

[AdamGB]

The ones that I use cost between £900-£1200 and even they can be off by up to 3%

Thats even assuming that you recreate identical conditions when doing the test as everything from room, your clothes, how active your metabolism is, stomach content and hydration etc will affect the impedance of the current the machine sends.

I've had readings of 3% which I know is BS... More like 7-8

You are a fit lad.

Heh, thanks mate... don't think I'm anything special mind... just goes with the territory.

Bilbo I don't think your problem is an abundance of fat... just focus on gaining more muscle!

My body fat went up 2% in a week when I was ill... I couldn't eat and could hardly drink for a week and had a really high fever. I lost over half a stone... most of it water weight.

Was making sure the scales at work worked properly when I got back and my body fat was 2% higher. Clearly I couldn't have gained any fat as I couldn't bloody eat (if anything I looked leaner... but skinnier too)... but seeing as there was 7lbs less of me... the few pounds of fat that I did have on my body now accounted for a higher % of my total weight.

The fact is that I wasn't fatter. It's just a number and unless you're a serious athlete, model or whatever then I wouldn't worry too much... it's nice to see big results, if you were 25% at the start of the year and got to 16% then that's progress... but if you gain or lose 1-2%? As long as you feel and look better don't sweat th small stuff!