Reddit reviews Slim Guide Skinfold Caliper

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These are the calipers I bought. Overall I like them and that they come with a guide. They can just be a little difficult to use by yourself so heads up. If I bought again I’d probably get something a little easier to use.

Slim Guide Skinfold Caliper https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NN9SDO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_uLtSAbPHHH0D5


On that note, this is the website I use for my calculations. Considering that it seems to match the machines I’ve used, I trust it’s accuracy.

http://scoobysworkshop.com/body-fat-calculator/


And for what it’s worth, Scooby Werkstatt is awesome. If you feel like kicking around his website he has tons of no-nonsense fitness and dieting guides for free. He doesn’t sell anything and is all about helping people.

These are the ones I use. And you can go here to see videos on how to measure. As a guy, the only one I really care about is the abdominal since I have lean limbs.

I've tested and compared most BF measurement methods. It was kind of my obsession for a while.


What I can tell you for sure is that bioimpedance measurements (like your scale) are pretty worthless once you get leaner. They are wildly affected by fluctuations in water retention, up to a few percent of BF off from day to day in my experience.

DEXA and BodPod are expensive, and very NOT worth it because it can also fluctuate a lot depending on hydration levels, especially if you're alternating low carb/high carb while cutting/bulking.

Hydrostatic is reasonably priced ($30 for re-tests in my area), and precise. It is not affected whatsoever by your hydration level since the weight of water under water is 0. Of all the more advanced BF measurement methods, hydrostatic has the best precision and the lowest price to boot.

But my #1 recommended BF measurement method: A good pair of BF calipers and someone to help you measure. You can get a cheap pair on Amazon for $5, but I recommend these larger ones. $13 one time cost. My caliper measurements match my hydrostatic almost exactly. And when you learn how to make consistent and precise measurements with the calipers, you're set for life. You should do a multi-site measurement including the vertical abdominal fold. You can use this online calculator. I've found little difference in readings between Jackson/Pollock 3, 4, or 7 site measurement. So I just go with the 3 site measurement out of laziness.

Or you can spend $15 on Amazon and buy one of the most accurate bf measuring device out there. I own two other electronic calipers that cost between $70 and $100 each and do not hold a candle to this manual model. YMMV.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NN9SDO/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1426140214&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=accumeasure+body+fat+caliper&dpPl=1&dpID=41l6bynJ7CL&ref=plSrch

Cutting/Female/5'6"/136lbs: I finally got back to my completion weight, so I can say I'm back on track. I also bought some skin calipers off amazon. SO MUCH FRIGGEN CHEAPER THAN OTHER BODY FAT MEASURES. My body fat is about 23.5%. Prior to the competition it was 24.3% (based on an electrical impedance scale so take that for whatever it's worth). It's really motivating to see the change. I love me some data.

Of course now I'm online trying to find some examples of what 24%, 23%, and 22% body fat looks like on women. Strangely enough, I mainly get pictures which are either 20-21% or 25% guesstimates. Not much in between.

Oh well. I should take more progress pictures.

EDIT: It's this one: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Health-6575XXXX-Skinfold-Caliper/dp/B000NN9SDO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1526929211&sr=8-4&keywords=skin+calipers+body+fat

No, you should do whatever works for you.

Leangains worked great for me, and for a lot of other people too. But it doesn't work for everyone. Some people do better with many smaller meals.

You need to experiment and figure out what type of diet works best for you and fits in with the rest of your life. Which foods work well for you and which foods trigger binges. You have to plan in some fun food that you can eat with your friends. You have to have some heavy lifting to preserve you muscles, but not so much that you can't recover.

Keep a journal and buy some fat calipers. They really help to figure out what works for you and what does not.

Congrats on yours! My brother has this caliper. It's very accurate. Also, have someone besides yourself do it in the 4 areas, and do it 2-3 times and see what comes up. I have a little loose skin on my lower belly, but that's about it, as far as I can tell.

I'm pretty active, so that plays a part too. I walk 2-3 mi per day, do Battle Rope HIIT 3-4x's/wk, and run a PPLPPLr workout routine.

Keep up the good work!

grab a caliper. they are very inexpensive. they aren't perfect, but they give you a good idea where you are.

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Health-6575XXXX-Skinfold-Caliper/dp/B000NN9SDO

Thanks. Fyi. Ive heard that caliper with the click is not that good. You want to get the one with the spring. It's on sale on amazon right now.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NN9SDO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Well. It happens. You are doing the right thing, add or change the measurements. You gain muscle without exercising what results in weight too of course.
I'm using this caliper: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NN9SDO/ref=mp_s_a_1_5_a_it?qid=1463213265&sr=8-5&keywords=body+fat+caliper
And the Orbitape.

Also the included book is nice to know where to measure.(It's the same Tim mentioned in his book)

Just keep going next week will be big.

Automatic one.

[The one I bought.](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QURRUK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QURRUK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00)

get calipers to measure body fat % from Amazon.com. I used this one.

They're very inaccurate, but honestly no more inaccurate than posting a picture in the Body Fat Friday threads. Take it with a grain of salt and assume it's wrong; however, if it is your only means, I'd continue using it just as a show of progress. Just don't be like, "The scale says I'm 14%. That means I'm 14%." It should be more like, "The scale says I'm 13% now. I'm probably not, but I still made progress according to my only means of measurement."

I would suggest getting one of these or one of these to measure more accurately. This calculator uses neck and waist (plus hips for women) circumferences to determine body fat levels. This calculator can be set to use a 3 point skinfold test to determine body fat levels.

Those charts are from an Excel spreadsheet I keep updated with the data. In order to get this data, you need a normal scale and a pair of skinfold calipers. Here is a decent pair http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Health-6575XXXX-Skinfold-Caliper/dp/B000NN9SDO - once you have those, you can get your body fat percent. Then, by simply weighing yourself you can figure your body fat to lean muscle ratio. There are several different equations you can choose from to determine the body fat %, but once you start with the equation you must measure yourself in that same series of spots every time. Over time you'll see changes, hence the charts above. Which I simply put into Excel and graphed over a year.