Skin calipers

[newbie55]

could someone give me a link to a site where i can but some skin calipers. a uk site would be great but anyothers would be fine

[benman2002]

http://store.yahoo.com/beefcakenutri...fattester.html

29.99 for it here...not sure if this is uk or not

make sure you get a digital one, dont go for the cheap plastic manual one

[2Scoops]

Originally Posted by benman2002

make sure you get a digital one, dont go for the cheap plastic manual one

While I agree that there are cheap plastic versions of calipers available, digital calipers are not as accurate as manual measurements taken by a skilled person with reliable equipment (lange/harpenden)

[CJNY]

Originally Posted by 2Scoops

While I agree that there are cheap plastic versions of calipers available, digital calipers are not as accurate as manual measurements taken by a skilled person with reliable equipment (lange/harpenden)

Correct - The plastic Slimguide caliper is capable of all the thickness measuring accuracy anybody could ever need. Whether that translates to body fat measurement accuracy is another matter altogether.

[Lee J B]

Hereyou go bro, I found accumeasure to be a real good make in the UK...pretty accurate too .. you can get them dirt cheap here : (First pic)

http://www.fitnessmonitors.com/ecstore/cat4_1.htm

[newbie55]

thanks for the help

[BruceLee2B]

Does anyone know the exact areas to measure with skin calipers? I looked around but see so many different versions. And does anyone know the equation for figuring things out?

[Lee J B]

You can find a good general one on my spreadsheet available for premier members, it gives you 3 simple areas and does the calculations for you - I lost my favourites but someone will have one probably.

[2Scoops]

There are many different equations using various skin-fold sites. I generally use the 7 site method.

Here is a link to body-fat/body-density equations based on 4 sites that may be useful.

http://topendsports.com/testing/tests/skinfolds.htm