finding bodyfat %, opinions?

artrius · 10-01-2003, 06:28 PM

I found an interesting site that calculates your bodyfat percentage for you, based on a large number of measurements. I have never had a hydrostatic test taken to see what my bf% really is, but what this site gave me seemed pretty much on target. It took measurements of: neck, shoulders, chest, arm, forearm, wrist, waist, abdomen, hips, thigh, calf, knee, and ankle (I think that's all of them.)

Check it out at www.mybodycomp.com Its free, and I haven't gotten any spam yet. What do you think of this type of measurement? Does it seem like it would be accurate?

-Art

Fixed the link. sorry about that.

sikunt · 10-01-2003, 08:30 PM

Do you have to sign up first???
I went to it but for some reason it doesnt seem like a site that u explained... r u sure u got the right link there????

RnRGirl · 10-02-2003, 10:13 AM

Try this one

http://www.mybodycomp.com/index.html

You do have to sign up, but its free

**Prince** · 10-02-2003, 12:26 PM

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http://www.ironmagazine.com/go/tracker

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cjrmack · 10-02-2003, 03:53 PM

I tried body comp. It seems to work better than those scales. I was in shock when I got on my sister's body fat scale and it said 26%. Doing it by body comp I was at 17%. I think that (body comp) is more accurate based on my diet, exercise and work out program for the last 3 months.

JerseyDevil · 10-04-2003, 08:28 AM

After reading this thread, I tried mybodycomp.com, then compared the results with ones obtained by using calipers. They were within 1% BF of each other (the bodycomp calc was 1% lower).

Given that result, I would say the bodycomp site is fairly accurate ... and it's free!

10-01-2003, 06:28 PM	#1
artrius Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: south carolina Posts: 9	finding bodyfat %, opinions? I found an interesting site that calculates your bodyfat percentage for you, based on a large number of measurements. I have never had a hydrostatic test taken to see what my bf% really is, but what this site gave me seemed pretty much on target. It took measurements of: neck, shoulders, chest, arm, forearm, wrist, waist, abdomen, hips, thigh, calf, knee, and ankle (I think that's all of them.) Check it out at www.mybodycomp.com Its free, and I haven't gotten any spam yet. What do you think of this type of measurement? Does it seem like it would be accurate? -Art Fixed the link. sorry about that. Last edited by artrius : 10-02-2003 at 10:29 AM.

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cjrmack Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Palm Desert, CA Posts: 247	body comp I tried body comp. It seems to work better than those scales. I was in shock when I got on my sister's body fat scale and it said 26%. Doing it by body comp I was at 17%. I think that (body comp) is more accurate based on my diet, exercise and work out program for the last 3 months.

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10-01-2003, 08:30 PM	#2
sikunt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 60	Do you have to sign up first??? I went to it but for some reason it doesnt seem like a site that u explained... r u sure u got the right link there????

10-04-2003, 08:28 AM	#6
JerseyDevil GO Buckeyes! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern, NJ Posts: 5,180	After reading this thread, I tried mybodycomp.com, then compared the results with ones obtained by using calipers. They were within 1% BF of each other (the bodycomp calc was 1% lower). Given that result, I would say the bodycomp site is fairly accurate ... and it's free!