Body fat %

[Bill Ripley]

Am wondering how others here get a handle on their current body fat %.

TIA

Bill R

Do you mean measure BF?

Are you asking best way?

Bill

[Bill Ripley]

Yes, yes I am. Sorry if I was not clear.

OK

The best way is hydrostatic where they put you in water and measure displacement. You can get it done at most big universities.

Calipers are less accurate but ok. The real key is to get a baseline and measure consistently to get a sense of which way your BF is going.

The easy way is the electrical conduction method. They even sell scales you can just stand on. These are even more inaccurate.

Now, I haven't been dipped in years. I have been calipered too many times to count, and have been between 8% and 10% for so long I can eyeball it. If I look really lean, I'm close to 8%, if not, closer o 10%.

The best way, bar none, is take a picture, same light, same shorts. Then compare it another one a couple months later. Results or lack thereof will be clear as day.

Bill