www.scoobysworkshop.com I've been getting lots of requests for this because people have been having trouble figuring out how to use skinfold calipers. These are the cheapest and most accurate way to measure bodyfat, way more accurate than those electronic gadgets used at gyms. The reason its so important to know bodyfat accurately its the only way to know if that 10 pound increase on the scale is because of added fat or added muscle. If you dont have one of these, get yourself one! They are about $15. So you measure the skinfold thickness in 3 places. Halfway between your nipple and your armpit, 1" to the side of your belly button, and on the front of your thigh half way between the crease and your knee. Measure, dont guess, use a sharpie and mark. Measure when standing To measure the thickness, use your thumb and forfinger to make a "C", grab as big of a hunk as you can. Then squeeze the hunk till it hurts and pull. Place the caliper ends 1/4-1/2 of an inch away from your thumb and index finger, then take the reading within 5 seconds. Measure in the middle of the fold, not right next to your body, not out at the tip of the pulled skin - halfway. Measure each place 3 times in round robin and then take the average. Now before I tell you how to convert to bodyfat percentage, let me say that although its much more usefull than BMI, bodyfat percentage is still a pretty useless number. The mirror can tell you if you have 6-pack abs or not, you dont need to know your bodyfat <b>...</b>
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