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  1. 06-28-2009, 04:13 PM #1
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    Bodyfat % Scales Accuracy

    Hey guy, I'm going to go to wal-mart latter and i thought about picking up a new set of Scales with the body fat display on the front. I have an old set of scales in the bathroom but I'm currently cutting and my gym doesn't have a meter for measuring body fat. Are these scale decently accurate. Doens't have to be perfect but close enough that it doesn't jump around when i step on it and i can tell day to day if i lost or gained. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I doesn't really fit into any. Thanks
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    It will not be accurate, and I think looking in the mirror will give you a more accurate detail of your results.
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    Anyway BF% is not important unless your a bodybuilder, it's just a number. What's important is that you look and feel good about yourself.
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    How would it know your bodyfat when all you do is just stand on it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Immortal Soldier View Post
    How would it know your bodyfat when all you do is just stand on it?
    electric impedence is the most common method used by these scales, it measures the resistance in a current that it passes through your body, muscle is mostly water and thus a good conductor while fat is a bad conductor, the obvious problems being that hydration and dehydration can affect results greatly
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    electric impedence is the most common method used by these scales, it measures the resistance in a current that it passes through your body, muscle is mostly water and thus a good conductor while fat is a bad conductor, the obvious problems being that hydration and dehydration can affect results greatly
    ^^ this is how i feel too!

    It varies too much on how hydrated you are to be used to accurately...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phate View Post
    electric impedence is the most common method used by these scales, it measures the resistance in a current that it passes through your body, muscle is mostly water and thus a good conductor while fat is a bad conductor, the obvious problems being that hydration and dehydration can affect results greatly
    They tend not to like implants, in case you have those as well...
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    Quote Originally Posted by KatsMeow View Post
    They tend not to like implants, in case you have those as well...
    not as much of a problem for me......yet
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    Quote Originally Posted by TractionIssues View Post
    Anyway BF% is not important unless your a bodybuilder, it's just a number. What's important is that you look and feel good about yourself.
    I'm going to have to disagree with this statement, in order for people to help with cycles and so forth as well as dieting information Body Fat is a critical number.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Little Herc View Post
    Hey guy, I'm going to go to wal-mart latter and i thought about picking up a new set of Scales with the body fat display on the front. I have an old set of scales in the bathroom but I'm currently cutting and my gym doesn't have a meter for measuring body fat. Are these scale decently accurate. Doens't have to be perfect but close enough that it doesn't jump around when i step on it and i can tell day to day if i lost or gained. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I doesn't really fit into any. Thanks
    Ive heard these are not very accurate for athletes for BF%. I would buy a good scale and get a set of fat calipers.
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  11. 06-28-2009, 05:38 PM #11
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    Horrible, I went from a smooth stomach at 220lbs to having pretty decent abs at 205lbs and my body fat scale showed a 1% difference in body fat.

    I think theyre junk. It wants to say 15% almost no matter what, and I can see drastic differences in my physic.
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  12. 06-28-2009, 08:55 PM #12
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    5-8% off best thing to use is bod pod or underwater weighing but very limited have acess next would be the calipers
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  13. 06-28-2009, 09:06 PM #13
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    dont waste your money... and BF% is important for health related reasons and when designing a diet based on LBM...
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  14. 06-28-2009, 09:24 PM #14
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    As reliable as BMI and you can do that for FREE
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