Thread: How do you measure body fat %

buy a pair of bf calipers, like this:
http://www.accufitness.com/products/fitness2000.html

or your local gym/club or trainer may be able to do it for you.

http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/BodyComp.html

Do the calipers hav the actual % on it because the 1 i saw at this gym store had i think cms on it!!!

you have to calculate it, there is a formula.

you can go with digital calipers that will automatically calculate the %, but I find that it's difficult to be consitent with them.

Is there any calcuulators on the Internet that you know of, they dont have to be exactly right because i think the 1 Mudge suggested up there doesnt work properly, it shows me a % of -2.6674................ sumfing like dat

you mean the one's where you enter mesaurements, body weight, etc., and it gives a bf calculation?

those are very inaccurate.

Yeah thats the ones im talkin about...i just want a guid to see how im doing beacuse i just started cutting down a bit. It doesnt matter if there not 100% accurate lol

you'd be better off spinning a wheel to guess your bf.

spend $20 and buy the calipers.

OK i think I will.
But say i did buy the calipers with the cms on them how
do i calcualte BF % or whats the formula for it.
Thanx

Originally posted by sikunt
Do the calipers hav the actual % on it because the 1 i saw at this gym store had i think cms on it!!!

Dude, follow the link I put up, you can punch in the numbers there. However this should be provided in your purchase, yes you can get digital calipers, Google will pull up many sites that sell them.

If you dont have help try the 3 site, it seems fairly accurate if you do it correctly, for me anyway (some people dont store bodyfat the same as others, so this is based on statistics).

Pec, Ab, and Quads are used. For the pec you go half way between the nipple and your armpit (side of the pec). Quads let your leg lie limp while it is straight, and measure about half way down by pinching the skin, yada yada. There should also be a marker on the caliper telling you how hard to squeeze. Ab is about 2" to the side of your belly button, this one takes practice.