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Ok, first post, It's a bit random and I hope I've put it in the right spot...
I'm just curious which method people are using to measure body fat percentage.
I have a set of scales that supposedly measures fat and water percentages but I have never trusted it. I know of the pinch test (although never done it) and have also heard of a float test which measures buoyancy compared to mass and works out a percentage from there. Apparently this is the most accurate but no idea where you would get it done or if it's even practical.
Calipers are rubbish in my opinion. You need a baseline of what bf% you are to work out how accurate you are with them. The scans are the most accurate.
The home scales are 90% shithouse and wouldn't waste money on them.
I was skeptical about it, seeing it's essentially a bathroom scale bodyfat test using impedance, but with 2 extra contact points that you hold onto. I was very surprised at how detailed the printout was. I was chatting to some of the other people getting tested and their results looked legit as well. They claim it's within 95% accurate of a DEXA scan.
I regularly give the hot Latina chick at work a bf test, never involved any scales, calibers scanners or congigulators, all done the old way, by hand, I'm very accurate, always triple check.
No one here will or could ever be like Casey Viator, or Sergio Olivia regardless of diet and types of workouts used, but I lie you will be the same... the day your'e dead, then you'll be exactly the same.