Reddit reviews Sequoia Fitness Products USA Defender Body Fat Caliper
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Visual Pressure Indicator changes color from red to green for accurate readingsPrecision sensors built into the jaws for accuracy, meeting military standard for physical readinessResults wheel chart makes reading results the easiest on the market - just line up age and measurements to get the body fat resultMeasurements remain fixed after taking to easily read and recordPackage includes unit instructions, body fat measurement instructions and site diagrams, results wheel chart, and body fat tracking chart
> Just eyeballing it and due to lack of definition in the upper abdominals (I'm sure you can "pinch an inch" just below your pecs) I believe you are around ~15-16%
That's what I was originally guestimating at, between 14% and 16%. And yes, I can definitely pinch an inch.
> What calipers are you using?
For home use, I'm using the Sequoia Defender calipers.
> To correctly use calipers, follow this guide
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> And place results here (choose 7 point system, as it is more accurate).
Thanks, I'll see about taking a more accurate measurement this way this weekend.
Obviously I'm not aware of your financial situation, but I just got these ( recommended by r/ketogains) for $14.50
http://www.amazon.com/Sequoia-Fitness-Products-USA-Defender/dp/B002CQPD2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421280115&sr=8-1&keywords=defender+calipers&pebp=1421280128899&peasin=B002CQPD2U
That kind of testing should be part of the membership. I bring in my own calipers, show which sites I want skinfold measurements and put them into the calculator on my phone so there's no room for interpretation. Some personal trainers are scumbags.
Maybe your husband can do the measurements for you. Here's a site that shows the 7-point method and also where to plug those numbers in to give you the results. As per /u/darthluiggi 's suggestion, I use the Defender bodyfat caliper. I've had great results with it.
I agree. Calipers are pretty accurate.
However, I bought that particular one as my first caliper, it works fine but the quality isn't so good and it only lasted a few months before the brittle plastic snapped. Advantage is that its super-cheap.
If you can afford a little more $, I've had one of these for about two years now and it still works perfectly:
http://www.amazon.com/Sequoia-Fitness-Products-USA-Defender/dp/B002CQPD2U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413465411&sr=8-1&keywords=defender+body+fat+caliper
I haven't used the one you listed, but I think /u/hobbes259 has it, ask him how he likes it.
Here is the Sequoia Defender Caliper - this is the one I currently use.