Bodyfat Percentage Disappointment

[gbrice75]

So I finally got measured at the gym this morning by one of the trainers. She used standard calipers. She only pinched behind my arm/above the tricep, the front of my arm above the bicep area, and then one side of the front and back of my waist area.

She told me I'm 12.5%. Any of you who have seen my pictures (posted in the Members Pictures section) know i'm nowhere near 12.5% - more like 18%. This leads me to believe 1 of 2 things:

1) The calipers suck
2) The trainer doesn't know how to use them

The disappointment is that I still don't know my true % - I was anxious to finally know that number so I can more accurately find out my BMR and TDEE and start my diet right on Monday. Now i'm no better off than I was all along.

For now I have to stick with the assumption that i'm around 16%-18% based on members feedback to my pics. I hope 2000 cals/day is enough, but not too much so as to maximize fat loss.

[mg1228]

So I finally got measured at the gym this morning by one of the trainers. She used standard calipers. She only pinched behind my arm/above the tricep, the front of my arm above the bicep area, and then one side of the front and back of my waist area.

She told me I'm 12.5%. Any of you who have seen my pictures (posted in the Members Pictures section) know i'm nowhere near 12.5% - more like 18%. This leads me to believe 1 of 2 things:

1) The calipers suck
2) The trainer doesn't know how to use them

The disappointment is that I still don't know my true % - I was anxious to finally know that number so I can more accurately find out my BMR and TDEE and start my diet right on Monday. Now i'm no better off than I was all along.

For now I have to stick with the assumption that i'm around 16%-18% based on members feedback to my pics. I hope 2000 cals/day is enough, but not too much so as to maximize fat loss.

dont worrry about it--the members were right and she was wrong--just follow that diet u got and youll b fine---u got all the knowledge and motivation to do this thing----

[gbrice75]

dont worrry about it--the members were right and she was wrong--just follow that diet u got and youll b fine---u got all the knowledge and motivation to do this thing----

Thanks buddy!

[FireGuy]

If you are going to use calipers you should use at least 7 sites with 9 being even better.
http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=382456

[gbrice75]

If you are going to use calipers you should use at least 7 sites with 9 being even better.
http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=382456

Yea, she literally did only 4... I could just tell it wasn't nearly enough for an accurate read...

[edenfield]

I'm 11% apparently according to the gym, but I can't even see abs yet so I don't really believe it...

[scared1]

LOL...i think we are leading parallel lives here. my bf% was measured by some ultrasonic machine reading my bicep. It said 12.2% and i know that's BS....I am about 16-18% as well....for now ; )