accuracy of a hand held bf% calculator...

the_troooth · Post by **the_troooth** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:36 pm

how accurate are they? it says im at 8.6% but i was expecting 10-12%

swanso5 · Post by **swanso5** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:41 am

well probably not very then...

CAndersonCSCS · Post by **CAndersonCSCS** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:29 am

Those things can vary. I've used them to within 1% of skinfold measurements and I've also seen them be way off. The one thing I did notice about the one I used is if it was off, it was off consistently. It didn't give me any wild readings from measurement to measurement.

adrianb · Post by **adrianb** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:20 am

if you're referring to the calipers where you pinch 3 areas of your body - I would say they're accurate up to +/- 3-5% but...

You can do the full 26 site (or 26 area pinch) test to get deadly accurate measurement of your body fat