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Simple Ways To Test Your Body Fat Percentage
Published: February 9, 2013
By Paul Becker
Copyright © 2008 by Paul Becker.
When losing fat it is important to know, not just how much weight you are losing, but how much of your body is muscle and how much is fat. You want to lose fat while maintaining or even building muscle. So, you need some way to keep track of your body fat percentage.
The following are two simple methods to determine current body fat percentage and lean mass percentage.
Method Number One
For this test you will need someone’s help and a ruler that reads in millimeters (mm).
Step 1 – Hang your right arm at your side and have someone find the point halfway between your shoulder and elbow, on the rear (triceps side) of your arm.
Step 2 – With his/her thumb and forefinger have him/her pinch a fold of skin and fat away from the muscle.
Step 3 – Have him/her measure the thickness of the skin pinched. (Do not rest the ruler against the skin.)
Step 4 – Have him/her do steps 2 and 3 several times and get the average reading.
Step 5 – Find your body fat percentage by using the chart below.
Fat Percentage Chart
Skin Fold Thickness In MM = % for Men & Women
6mm = 5-9% for men
6mm = 8-13% for women
13mm = 9-13% for men
13mm = 13-18% for women
19mm = 13-18% for men
19mm = 18-23% for women
25mm = 18-22% for men
25mm = 23-28% for women
38mm = 22-27% for men
38mm = 28-33% for women
Method Number Two
This test requires a scale and a tape measure. Do the following calculations:
For Men
Lean body weight = 94.42 + 1.082 (nude weight in pounds) – 4.15 (waist girth around bellybutton in inches)
Then:
Body fat (%) = bodyweight – lean bodyweight x 100/bodyweight
For Women
Lean body weight = 8.987 + 0.732 (weight in kilograms) + 3.786 (wrist diameter in centimeters) + 0.434 (forearm circumference in centimeters)
Then:
Body fat (%) = bodyweight – lean bodyweight x 100/bodyweight
Notes:
To convert pounds to kilograms divide by 2.2
To convert inches to centimeters divide by 0.394
Divide circumference by 3.14 (pi) to get diameter.
About The Author: Paul Becker is a natural (steroid free for life) bodybuilder and fitness consultant. For more information on Bodybuilding and Bodybuilding Supplements visit his website at http://www.trulyhuge.com
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One Comment on "Simple Ways To Test Your Body Fat Percentage"
Ideal Body Fat Percentage on Sat, 16th Feb 2013 11:24 am
Something that you need to be aware of is the fact that the more obese you are, the less accurate these body fat calipers are going to be. A final way of doing so is using a body fat scale, but they tend to be less accurate than any.