How to Measure body fat percentage - calculator - P90X

[ragequitingnoob]

can i buy the fat caliber at walmart or a local strore?

[Saromi7]

lol my body fat procentage is 7.6% O.o didnt even realize its that low xD

[jyxxle3]

Hey how long did it take you to loose 2%?

[Chris19595]

what if ur age is below that chart cause i cant figure that out please help

[Prestige29]

the bigger the area i grab the more these show fat, how much of an area shold i pinch???

[SymbioticFitness]

@Prestige29 Watch the video.. that's why we made it :)

[SirSeaKing]

thanks man highly informative

[greenmachine1201]

So when you take your measurement above your hipbone, do you flex your abs to get a better pinch of skin or don't flex at all? Or does it matter?

[SymbioticFitness]

@greenmachine1201 you shouldn't flex when taking the measurements. I will flex so my wife can feel where the muscle is but then I relax so she can take the measurement. You don't want to be grabbing muscle in the caliper...

[almir185]

can som1 answer me ? , can i use calipers to see my bodyfat ? , i mean because iv lost about 50lbs and i have loose skin , can i still do it or will it be inaccurate because of my loose skin ?

[SymbioticFitness]

@almir185 My wife has loose skin too and yeah, that can affect the reading. I would try measuring in a different spot. If you go to the link in the description of the video, they list out all kinds of different ways to measure it. Congrats on losing the 50 lbs!

[almir185]

@SymbioticFitness i´m going to try it , thanks man ! , i even did a tranformation video on it , if you want to check it out it on my other channel " going4X6pack "

[reptilesforlife40]

so weight whats your body fat %?????

[SymbioticFitness]

@reptilesforlife40 In the video, about 9% .. I later got down to 7% by doing Insanity Asylum and with good nutrition.

[bigdaddy71355]

dude, u look awesome!!

[SymbioticFitness]

@bigdaddy71355 thanks man - appreciate the feedback. Yeah, it's crazy.. I've never had my bodyfat this low before.. didn't know what my abs looked like until now! :)

[SymbioticFitness]

@bigdaddy71355 Thanks man!

[flashsolver]

nice :-)

[TheMattboi]

alright. im 15 5'6 and im weighing 113 for wrestling season, im not super skinny and what not but im lean you know? Do you have a estimate of what my body fat should be becuase i have my hydration test tomoorw and im finding my weight and body fat percentage, what should my body fat percentage be? Thanks

[SymbioticFitness]

@TheMattboi Bodyfat in the teens (13-19%) would be great.. anything less than that means you're very lean.

[TheMattboi]

@SymbioticFitness

dude thanks for getting back, i weighed in at 115 with 10 percents :/ but im all good (:

Thanks

[SymbioticFitness]

@TheOZBehindCurtain Your goal is definitely doable but it all depends on how much of a calorie deficit you create through exercise and calorie restriction.

[Leslie13rocher]

thanks man you helped alot, my friend was trying to tell me you can check it with a scale and i was like that doesnt make sense with a scale

[RomeoEskobar]

I don't usually comment, but that was a excellently informative video. Thank you very much :).

[werwer607]

this dosent work if you have ab under your belly fat, it makes your waist/abdomen size bigger

[SymbioticFitness]

@werwer607 Everyone has abs under their belly fat..it's how you sit up and get out of bed. 

[SymbioticFitness]

@SymbioticFitness Thanks, I appreciate that!! It means a lot to know that this inspired you to comment!

[MrAaron4eva]

Got to remember if you pinch too much ur brining muscle with you too, be careful and pinch a few times when ur comfortable uve got only fat.

[SymbioticFitness]

@MrAaron4eva Good point.. it takes practice to figure it out.

[lampuiho]

i tried the calculator. I have 11 mm on my Abdominal but it gave me 36% body fat. wth lol

[SymbioticFitness]

@lampuiho Something is wrong.. try it again.

[1370rivera]

thanks for the website... im losing body fat!! fuk yea!

[SymbioticFitness]

@1370rivera It's a great feeling, isn't it!

[chrisisawesomeist]

i that scar there because you got your apendix taken out? lol i notice so many weird things and its sometimes a good thing and sometimes its a hoorible thing lol

[SymbioticFitness]

@chrisisawesomeist Yes.. I had my appendix out when I was 12 years old.. you're right.

[gigistekno]

where can i get this tool to measure fat?

[SymbioticFitness]

@gigistekno amazon . com/AccuMeasure-MyoTape-AM-300­0-Fitness-Personal/dp/B002VAPH­XW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309­280367&sr=8-1

[quickce]

Just curious, how much skin do you grab to take the measurement? Do you grab several inches before you measure? 2-3? 3-4? I am 6'4" 247lbs. I just entered week 4 of P90x. I have lost 7.5lbs according to the scale, but I haven't been measuring body fat. I just want to make sure I am doing it accurately. Thanks! Great Stuff!

[SymbioticFitness]

@quickce we usually grab about 2-3 inches (closer to 2) of skin. You can also see in the video how much my wife is grabbing. The key is to be consistent each time. It's a little weird at first but over time, you'll get better at it. We measure each location 3x and then take the average reading. Congrats on losing the 7.5 lbs so far.. keep it up!

[TheRomanticTruth]

is there a way to calculate with out a fat caliber? I learned in health class back in 10th grade called the "pinch test"? idk? maybe you can use reg measuring tape (measuring around your hips, for all im trying to do is gain abs and muscle) or just pinch every week and watch as the pounds shred off? id appreciate the feed back. and chck out my day 1 p90x vid to get a better idea of my body type.

[lionheart1827]

For some reason the site doesnt work correctly. I input the proper measurements into the method 4 just like in the video and whenever I click Calculate the results come out as undefined.

[SymbioticFitness]

@lionheart1827 I just tried it and it worked. Are you entering your age and weight too? Make sure not to use decimals. Just enter whole #s like 11, 4, 10, 14

[lionheart1827]

@SymbioticFitness Yeah I got it now. When I load the site up, its already selected on pounds, but in order for it to work for me, I have to press pounds anyway. Weird, but I got it now. Thanks!

[badazzboxer]

Actually, the BIA's can be useful, especially the Omron BIA, depending on how much physical movement, time of day, and how much water you have drank, etc.. If you can't get a reading on someone who is very large, the BIA is very useful, but should be measured about 3-4 times day at the same time as well. Don't knock the BIA's dude!

[SymbioticFitness]

@badazzboxer I have an Omron and have used it for about 2 years... I think your comments describe exactly why they are inaccurate. There are so many variables that throw them off. Even by minimizing all the variables, It still over-estimates by 8-12 % over what fat calipers show. I appreciate your comments though!

[badazzboxer]

@SymbioticFitness there still okay, and I also appreciate your video, as I am currently teaching myself to use a caliper, because they are the better of the two, nonetheless! Thanks!

[jcahill6678]

linear-software's site seems to be down. Any idea where another Pollock 4 calculator is?

[SymbioticFitness]

@jcahill6678 Hmm, I've never seen their site down. I'm sure it'll be back up soon.

[Arcadias1595]

This makes it a lot easier to do.. thanks!

[khan020202]

This is very useful, I'll b ordering my calliper now. Thanks.

[khan020202]

This is very useful, I'll b ordering my calliper now. Thanks.