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Cathlete
Hi Annette..
I directed this post to you, because I thought you might know...maybe Honeybunch as well...or anyone for that matter....
Recently, I have been wanting a way to quantifyingly measure my bodybuilding successes and have been wanting to take my bodyfat. I have a Tanita body fat scale that measures me 10 percent higher than a Covert Bailey measurement fat test. I also recently purchased an Accumeasure off the internet, it is a digital caliper to measure your fat.
You measure your fat in the same places you are instructed to in the ACE manual. The computer part of the caliper calculates your fat %...I think you have to give it your sex and age, maybe??
I get high readings on that as well and am wondering why. I have the kind of body where if you try to "pinch" the fat, you do not get a clear skinfold...like there is no fat that pulls easily away from my body (except for the good ol stomach!!). With my legs, you cannot even pinch it without the skin snapping right back, so because it is hard to pull away, everyone I have do it, just grabs this painful CHUNK. Like, hey , I know that is muscle you are grabbing!!
I notice it is sort of the same on my husband, who has alot of muscle, but shouldn't be incredibly lean. Meanwhile, my brother, who doesn't work out..you can pull this perfect little fold from his chest and measure it exactly.
Do you know what causes this discrpency?? Is it the amount of muscle?? I know I have fat on me, but it is almost like it must be dense fat rather than "jiggly" fat. Hard to grab. Am I doing the readings right, or should I keep on with the Covert Bailey measurment test that he seems to think is more accurate for athletic people?? Any feedback would be appreciated!! Janice
I directed this post to you, because I thought you might know...maybe Honeybunch as well...or anyone for that matter....
Recently, I have been wanting a way to quantifyingly measure my bodybuilding successes and have been wanting to take my bodyfat. I have a Tanita body fat scale that measures me 10 percent higher than a Covert Bailey measurement fat test. I also recently purchased an Accumeasure off the internet, it is a digital caliper to measure your fat.
You measure your fat in the same places you are instructed to in the ACE manual. The computer part of the caliper calculates your fat %...I think you have to give it your sex and age, maybe??
I get high readings on that as well and am wondering why. I have the kind of body where if you try to "pinch" the fat, you do not get a clear skinfold...like there is no fat that pulls easily away from my body (except for the good ol stomach!!). With my legs, you cannot even pinch it without the skin snapping right back, so because it is hard to pull away, everyone I have do it, just grabs this painful CHUNK. Like, hey , I know that is muscle you are grabbing!!
I notice it is sort of the same on my husband, who has alot of muscle, but shouldn't be incredibly lean. Meanwhile, my brother, who doesn't work out..you can pull this perfect little fold from his chest and measure it exactly.
Do you know what causes this discrpency?? Is it the amount of muscle?? I know I have fat on me, but it is almost like it must be dense fat rather than "jiggly" fat. Hard to grab. Am I doing the readings right, or should I keep on with the Covert Bailey measurment test that he seems to think is more accurate for athletic people?? Any feedback would be appreciated!! Janice
