confused about bodyfat % - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

Aris Mesh · 14-07-2006, 08:38 PM

Hiya,

Well I went to the gym today and got the dude there to sort me out with my bf%. Well he told me there were two kinds! He goes one is for normal fellas and the other is for atheletic dudes. He was saying the atheletic one is if you have a resting heart rate of 60 or below, or if you do over 10hrs of exercise a week. Well my resting heart rate was 61 but I don't do that much exercise, so I got both types of bodyfat %ages. The atheletic one was 7.6, and the normal one was 13.2. So can anyone tell me what the difference is between these 2 kinds of values.

Now I need to check that body fat thread so I can see what the top dogs bodyfat is compare myself and cry!

Gotta say thanks to everyone here that helps with queries and stuff cos none of you seem to have attitude problems and are always sharing information.

Nice1

**big** · 14-07-2006, 08:46 PM

It sounds like he was using some kind of electronic measurement, which is just a wild guess at best.

You sure shouldn't need to adjust the bodyfat measurement based on how much exercise you do!

Did he use calipers on you?

Aris Mesh · 14-07-2006, 08:50 PM

Hey,

Nah, it was an electric thing I had step on, I had to take my socks off. He said it sends electricity through and that's how it works. Beforehand he measured my resting heart rate and blood pressure.

**big** · 14-07-2006, 09:15 PM

Electronic devices are no way accurate, particularly not for anyone with more muscle than "average"

I suggest you get your bodyfat measured with calipers. Assuming the person using them is competent, they will be about as accurate as you can get without going underwater.

Peg · 14-07-2006, 09:41 PM

Here's an article on
two kinds of body fat maybe this is where he's getting his information.

That's an interesting machine he has.
Calipers are the way to go from what I've read.

Mr Chef · 14-07-2006, 11:37 PM

I've got an electric body fat monitor and it changes depending on what room i'm standing in !!! :loco: I wouldn't trust them at all

Aris Mesh · 16-07-2006, 10:00 PM

Cheerz for that. I'm gonna have to get some calipers then, will have to wait till payday or something!

Nice1

14-07-2006, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aris Mesh Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Midlands Posts: 93	confused about bodyfat % Hiya, Well I went to the gym today and got the dude there to sort me out with my bf%. Well he told me there were two kinds! He goes one is for normal fellas and the other is for atheletic dudes. He was saying the atheletic one is if you have a resting heart rate of 60 or below, or if you do over 10hrs of exercise a week. Well my resting heart rate was 61 but I don't do that much exercise, so I got both types of bodyfat %ages. The atheletic one was 7.6, and the normal one was 13.2. So can anyone tell me what the difference is between these 2 kinds of values. Now I need to check that body fat thread so I can see what the top dogs bodyfat is compare myself and cry! Gotta say thanks to everyone here that helps with queries and stuff cos none of you seem to have attitude problems and are always sharing information. Nice1 __________________ "...when there is no vision, the people perish..."

14-07-2006, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
big UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The only side effect of steroids is GREATNESS Posts: 5,450	It sounds like he was using some kind of electronic measurement, which is just a wild guess at best. You sure shouldn't need to adjust the bodyfat measurement based on how much exercise you do! Did he use calipers on you? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

14-07-2006, 08:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Aris Mesh Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Midlands Posts: 93	Hey, Nah, it was an electric thing I had step on, I had to take my socks off. He said it sends electricity through and that's how it works. Beforehand he measured my resting heart rate and blood pressure. __________________ "...when there is no vision, the people perish..."

14-07-2006, 09:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
big UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The only side effect of steroids is GREATNESS Posts: 5,450	Electronic devices are no way accurate, particularly not for anyone with more muscle than "average" I suggest you get your bodyfat measured with calipers. Assuming the person using them is competent, they will be about as accurate as you can get without going underwater. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

14-07-2006, 09:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Peg Getting HUGE! Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,468	Here's an article on two kinds of body fat maybe this is where he's getting his information. That's an interesting machine he has. Calipers are the way to go from what I've read. __________________ "21st century man is not conquered by guns, nor by oppression, but by seduction." "Pride to the human heart is like lard to the pig." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn "The best punch is the one that is both first, last, and ends the fight."

14-07-2006, 11:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mr Chef Gym Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 157	I've got an electric body fat monitor and it changes depending on what room i'm standing in !!! :loco: I wouldn't trust them at all

16-07-2006, 10:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Aris Mesh Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Midlands Posts: 93	Cheerz for that. I'm gonna have to get some calipers then, will have to wait till payday or something! Nice1 __________________ "...when there is no vision, the people perish..."