Q & A with Jake Baumgartner NPC National Bodybuilder Competitor

[NorthOfVag]

Jake,

I recently had a bf test in which I had to drink a certain amount of water, avoid alcohol and caffiene 24 hours prior. I layed on the floor and had diodes attached to my hand and foot. Are you familiar with this fat test and how accurate it is? I was told it was the closest in accuracy to the dunk tank.

I am trying to find the most accurate fat test besides the dunk tank because I will be basing my protein and fat macros off my LBM and filling in my remaining calories with carbs. Is this what you would recommend or should I base my macros off my total weight?

Thanks!

 

[BSFBOSS]

Jake,

I recently had a bf test in which I had to drink a certain amount of water, avoid alcohol and caffiene 24 hours prior. I layed on the floor and had diodes attached to my hand and foot. Are you familiar with this fat test and how accurate it is? I was told it was the closest in accuracy to the dunk tank.

I am trying to find the most accurate fat test besides the dunk tank because I will be basing my protein and fat macros off my LBM and filling in my remaining calories with carbs. Is this what you would recommend or should I base my macros off my total weight?

Thanks!

i am familiar with those type of tests it is a BIA (bioimpedance analysis) meaning it measures the opposition to flow of electrical current through bodily tissue... that's why they wanted you to avoid alcohol and caffiene because it cause dehydrate the body and throw off the reading...

now that being said i never measure bodyfat before, during, or after i start my clients diet i feel they give a false sense of feeling... sometimes making people think they are leaner than they really are and sometimes making people think they are fatter than they really are... i can't count how many times i've heard someone tell me they are so and so a percent bodyfat, when in reality they are far from that... the reason being is there is always room for human error in these testing methods...

i base my clients diets of the scale and the mirror... neither of those ever lie and there isn't any room for human error... then i gather info on what got that client to the point they are currently at and then through my experience as a diet coach i start them with a base plan depend ing on our agreed goal... then if the scale is going in the right direction and the mirror is showing us want to see then we leave things alone... if we aren't getting the feed back we want then we adjust the macro nutrients, increase or decrease cardio, etc, etc...

 

[NorthOfVag]

i am familiar with those type of tests it is a BIA (bioimpedance analysis) meaning it measures the opposition to flow of electrical current through bodily tissue... that's why they wanted you to avoid alcohol and caffiene because it cause dehydrate the body and throw off the reading...

now that being said i never measure bodyfat before, during, or after i start my clients diet i feel they give a false sense of feeling... sometimes making people think they are leaner than they really are and sometimes making people think they are fatter than they really are... i can't count how many times i've heard someone tell me they are so and so a percent bodyfat, when in reality they are far from that... the reason being is there is always room for human error in these testing methods...

i base my clients diets of the scale and the mirror... neither of those ever lie and there isn't any room for human error... then i gather info on what got that client to the point they are currently at and then through my experience as a diet coach i start them with a base plan depend ing on our agreed goal... then if the scale is going in the right direction and the mirror is showing us want to see then we leave things alone... if we aren't getting the feed back we want then we adjust the macro nutrients, increase or decrease cardio, etc, etc...

That was my plan as well...weigh in every morning and kinda see how my body responds to the macros I've set. But how do I pick my starting BMR? That was my main reason for getting the body fat test...I planned on using the information to find a rough starting point and adjust as changes occur. How would you recommend I find my starting point and choosing my macros? I used the Katch-Mcardle bmr calculator. My plan was to base protein and fat off LBM and fill in the remaining calories with carbs. Thanks again for your help!