[Closed] Just bought some skin fold calipers

I'm going with:

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and

72%

3.14%

As in Pie.

Guess what my body fat percentage is?

Do you want it as a S.M.U.G value ?

Hey, everyone! Molgrips is doing something!

27%

Are they more or less accurate than your fast twitch muscle calipers?

Given your forum name I had assumed you already had the right tool for the job.

is the clue in the question? - if you've ordered them off the internet is that because you can't physically get out the door?

They're electronic. If you pinch more than a certain amount it says 'oi fatty'. If you pinch more than an inch it automatically orders Special K off the internet.

OMFGLOLZ! Special K is full of DEADLY GRAINZ and SUGARZ!!

it automatically orders Special K off the internet.

Silkroad?

[i] Hey, everyone! Molgrips is doing something[/i]
Now that is funny, if not entirely unexpected.
😆

Use them on your nose.
Take a photo (don't use a tripod).
Post result up on the "Photos I am really proud of" thread.

Thank you

[i]Extra points if you can work out what S.M.U.G units are[/i]

According to the internet, average body fat for an adult male sprinter is 8-10%, so I'm assuming you'll be around that figure? (as opposed to being a round figure obvs)

15 % ish

[i] Extra points if you can work out what S.M.U.G units are[/i]
Not measured in units, its a coefficient.

29%

[i] Jamie - Freeloader! OMFGLOLZ! Special K is full of DEADLY GRAINZ and SUGARZ!![/i]
OMFG, indeed. Look everyone, Jamie's gone all caveman.
😉

it automatically orders Special K off the internet

No need, I know someone who can do you a deal, smiff 😆

16 percent fat
16 percent protein
63 percent water,
6 percent loose change, fluff, goobers, tears and sticky stuff
may contain nuts
best before end

why do you care?

[i] 16 percent fat
16 percent protein
63 percent water,
6 percent loose change, fluff, goobers, tears and sticky stuff
may contain nuts[/i]
You've just posted the secret recipe for coke a cola !

they work quite well considering.

does this mean you've validated them against an appropriate benchmark or that the result is approximately believeable and maybe a little bit lower than you expected?

[i] does this mean you've validated them against an appropriate benchmark or that the result is approximately believeable and maybe a little bit lower than you expected?[/i]
And all for 2.99

i always believed that the accuracy of skinfolds is down to the skill of the person using them but I guess if they're electronic they look after that. Maybe there is an alternative to the "what hole is my belt on" method 🙂

Next up, Molly tests those fat % scales, which shoot electric bolts through your nuts to ascertain how fluffy you are.

does this mean you've validated them against an appropriate benchmark

he's pinch Tracy from Accounts' bum if thats what you mean. I think thats why people refer to her as The Benchmark (or am I thinking of notches on bedposts?)

No they aren't electronic of course, I was being sarcastic.

why do you care?

Curious to see how light I might actually be able to be.

does this mean you've validated them against an appropriate benchmark or that the result is approximately believeable and maybe a little bit lower than you expected?

No it means they appear to be slightly less likley to snap than I expected.

[i] he's pinch Tracy from Accounts' bum if thats what you mean. I think thats why people refer to her as The Benchmark (or am I thinking of notches on bedposts?).[/i]
So, these are actually arse measuring calipers ?
In that case, I suspect the reading may be much higher.

Curious to see how light I might actually be able to be.

[i] Curious to see how light I might actually be able to be.[/i]
After a recommendation on here, I've finally got round to reading the book "Faster" by M. Hutchinson.
A pattern I'm seeing again, the same I saw in "tomorrow we ride", "Fallen Angel" and many other books about cycling.
Is one of epic focus, commitment and a dedication to consistently pushing deep into the world of discipline and suffering. In order to achieve a goal.
It's a level of commitment and suffering, most of us "normal" folk will likely never pull-off.

Depends on the goal innit.

In the interests of public safety I feel i must ask:
1. Do you collect moths?
2. Have you got a well in your cellar?

Have you got a well in your cellar?

[i]cooler down a well init[/i]

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[i] Depends on the goal innit.[/i]

Hhmmm. Not really. Wiggins set himself the goal of track gold. The training and techniques differed from his training to achieve his goal of winning the TdF.
However, the universal constant here, was his commitment, regardless of the goal.
🙂

have to hand it to you molly,
im amused and aghast in equal measure at this new thread.

I'll even have a guess. 21%

Of course it depends on the goal. Winning a sport MTB race is clearly far easier and requires far less dedication and sacrifice than winning Olympic gold...?

I'd be interesting in knowing how the measurement compares to a set of digi scales. Especially if it justifies me knocking a couple of percentage points off the reading on my scales 🙂

My guess would be that you've no idea because they're broken. I expect the first of several 'what's wrong with my calipers?' threads shortly.

(-:

Calipers are pretty good .....once you've got the knack.... The digital scale things are a bit mmm erratic...(or crap)

Tbh a mirrors a surprisingly good test as well you sorta can tell when you hit the 10% 🙂

My digi bodyfat scales did in fact break, which is a shame as it would have been interesting to compare. Mike, £2.99 free postage from Amazon - go for it, let us know 🙂

If I was actively trying to lose weight I'd consider getting some but I mainly just track what's happening generally.

According to my scales, I drop from around 15% on a Monday to around 14% on Friday, then put it back on over the weekend.

so is there a closing date for guesses? When are we going to get the big reveal? Whats the prize and what happens if it comes down to a tie-break situation?

maccruiskeen - Member
so is there a closing date for guesses? When are we going to get the big reveal? Whats the prize and what happens if it comes down to a tie-break situation?

Aaaannnddd pics, clearly we need pics 😆

16%

maccruiskeen - Member
so is there a closing date for guesses? When are we going to get the big reveal? Whats the prize and what happens if it comes down to a tie-break situation?

+1

Guess what my body fat percentage is?

[i]Of course it depends on the goal.[/i]
Nope ! But anyway, enjoy playing with your calipers. There are worse things to do with your Friday nights.
🙂

[i]so is there a closing date for guesses? When are we going to get the big reveal? Whats the prize and what happens if it comes down to a tie-break situation? [/i]
The prize is a signed, framed, photo.
Tie-break is that you and whomever else has to then purchase your own calipers, identical to those of the OP. You will then be required to reveal your BF. Highest or lowest... TAKES ALL !
(two signed, framed, photo's)
😥

**Where's Hora when you need him**

99%

maccruiskeen - Member
16 percent fat

maccruiskeen - Member
what happens if it comes down to a tie-break situation?

konabunny - Member
16%

my concerns are now warranted

[i]jambourgie - Member
99% [/i]
You're not taking this seriously, are you !

[i]my concerns are now warranted [/i]
What ? wouldn't you like signed, framed, photos of Grips and KB ?

**Where's Hora when you need him**

in the cellar

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[i]in the cellar[/i]
Either that, or he's laying on the road side begging for food, after falling from his bike due to exhaustion during a fasted ride....
Poor fella, he should have bought skin fold calipers instead. I've heard that if you lick your calipers twice a day, one can loose as much as an additional Kg !

Aaaannnddd pics, clearly we need pics

No. No we don't, because what is seen cannot become unseen.

Did you check yourself for bovine TB before they broke?

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The average of two methods I did was 17%. Which is about what I thought.

So its a roll over

(not to be confused with a muffin-top)

[i]Curious to see how light I might actually be able to be.[/i]

[i]The average of two methods I did was 17%. Which is about what I thought. [/i]

End of thread ?

What next ?

Hang on. So you got readings of 26% and 8 % ?.....

I was unaware that 'light' was measured as a percentage.

I'm confused by this science that Molgrips brings to the forum.

Hang on. So you got readings of 26% and 8 % ?.....

One of those readings was Tracy from accounts though

so just a smidge over 15kg of lard.

so you can visualise, that equates to thirty 1/2kg blocks of lard.

[i] that equates to thirty 1/2kg blocks of lard[/i]

or about 2 eiderdowns in old money.

so just a smidge over 15kg of lard.

It's scary how much fat even a relatively low % equates to. According to our scales this morning, 15.3% of my 69.3kg is lard; that's 10.5kg!

I did some playing around with [url= https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuKOuAY2FWIzdEMteU54Ymp1UXNrTkpnVEFITTJJb2c&usp=sharing ]a spreadsheet[/url] and it's amazing how little extra heft I'd need to count as obese (and how much lower that is that I'd need to be to be obese by BMI standards).

[i]so just a smidge over 15kg of lard.

so you can visualise, that equates to thirty 1/2kg blocks of lard.
[/i]
Now for someone to go for the title of top-geekster.
What is all that in Calories !
😯

Tracy from accounts ?
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What is all that in Calories !

Something like 115000 calories in 15 kg of fat or as I prefer to thing of it, four and a half Greggs steak bakes.

Something like 115000 calories in 15 kg of fat

I thought 1g of Fat was 9cal? If so that'd be 135,000 cals?

or 54 days of 2,500 RDA for adult males 😯

Yup, you're right, I underestimated.

Depends, is that 15kg of 'fat' or 15kg of lippid. The fat cells in your body are 72%-87% lippids (i.e. actual fat like cooking oil), the rest is the cells structure and water.

Then there's an argument about how much energy there is in 'fat' because the body uses up quite a bit in trying to burn it IIRC it's 8.7kcal of usefull energy, 9.5kcal in total. So if you eat 1g of fat, 9.5kcal, which is then stored as about 1.3g of fatty tissue, then you only have to burn off 8.7kcal to lose it again.

So to lose 1kg of fatty tissue the actual number of calories is closer to 7200kcal.

15.3% of my 69.3kg is lard; that's 10.5kg

Is it marbling though, or rind? I like to think I do't have many bits that you'd cut off and leave on the side of the plate, but that I'd have a really good, juicy flavour.

Is it marbling though, or rind?

I like to think I'm juicy and tender. Not sure how I taste though.

this thread has given me a craving for pork chops.

Was a bit disappointed on reading this thread as I assumed they were the tools for pinching the skin for doing body piercings.

[i] Was a bit disappointed on reading this thread as I assumed they were the tools for pinching the skin for doing body piercings.[/i]
Suppose there's always the first time.