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22-Jul-04, 09:40 AM
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Using fat calipers
I just bought these body fat calipers and was just wondering if anyone else had used something similar.... Are they reliable and accurate?
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22-Jul-04, 10:02 AM
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22-Jul-04, 02:27 PM
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Cool, do you think you get accurate readings from it?
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22-Jul-04, 02:38 PM
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That's the caliper I have..I have no clue if it is accurate as it's the only one I've used but it is reliable as I do get consistant readings every time...and I was told consistancy was more important than accuracy when measuring progress.
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22-Jul-04, 02:55 PM
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22-Jul-04, 03:42 PM
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Ahh right OK, so it's not so much the actual data that's measured, it's more about measuring the change in the results.
I'll start measuring as soon as I get 'em. Be interesting to see my rough % as I havent got a clue!
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28-Jul-04, 08:13 AM
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Typical, i received the Fat Trak in the post a few days ago, put the battery in, but it wouldn't power on.... I decided to open it up and take a look, and now I can't put it back together!
Ahhhh dear, looks like i'll be getting another one then....  |
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28-Jul-04, 10:42 AM
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What?! My battery comes in and out just fine. There's just a simple rotating plate that twists on/off.
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28-Jul-04, 11:38 AM
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Well i put the battery in, and i could hear noises when i press the two bottom buttons, but i couldn't actually 'turn it on' and get anything up on the LCD display...
I was in a rush when i opened it, and the only thing i could find was a small screwdriver... so urm, yeah I kinda trashed it lol
Did you have to press the reset button (with a pin) when you first used yours? |
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28-Jul-04, 12:18 PM
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Nope, sure didn't.
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28-Jul-04, 02:16 PM
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Grrrrr, well ill try and get a replacement, but i'll probably have to fork out for another one :'(
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28-Jul-04, 09:59 PM
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Cursor, I am totally amazed at that reading. At your age ( ) I can't imagine that it was easy to get down that low? Is it a constant battle to keep it low or are you running on cruise control?
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28-Jul-04, 10:37 PM
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I'm more on "cruise control" than not. I've pretty much figured out how my body responds to both exercise and food types/combinations. It's been an interesting journey so far ... but I'm not done yet. 
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29-Jul-04, 06:23 PM
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I'm more on "cruise control" than not. I've pretty much figured out how my body responds to both exercise and food types/combinations. It's been an interesting journey so far ... but I'm not done yet. |
You aiming for a lower %. I would kill to get to 7%. Right on man  :
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31-Aug-04, 12:18 PM
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Right, I just ordered some more... finally gave up trying to repair the old one heh (stupid damn fiddly electronics!)
Hopefully I won't trash these ones!
Can't wait to find out my BF%... as a stab in the dark, i'm guessing 15-18% |
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