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  1. 07-06-2013, 11:04 AM #1
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    Body fat calipers

    What's the best body fat caliper to get. I've seen the cheap looking plastic ones and a digital one
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  2. 07-06-2013, 02:46 PM #2
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    Anyone? Are they worth getting?
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    9 site calipers will do. But the most accurate way to measure is to have a bodpod assessment done.
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    google "BOD POD" for ur area and make an appt and go..

    ive had my wife do the calipers and they said 7% bf and the bod pod was actually at 13%.. big difference!
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    Quote Originally Posted by austinite View Post
    9 site calipers will do. But the most accurate way to measure is to have a bodpod assessment done.
    From what I have read, DXA scans are the most accurate. BOD POD estimates are very close and cheaper though.
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    DXA scan will be within fractions of a bodpod, no way on earth I'd spend the extra $60. BodPod actually calculates the air in your lungs, DXA scan does not. So I don't know how much more accurate it really is.

    But it's nice to see individual body parts and the fat % in each. (not that you can do anything about it, but still interesting)
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  7. 07-07-2013, 02:29 AM #7
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    Harpenden calipers.... But I'd rather base bodyfat% off pics....
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