Equation for calculating body fat?

[Riprorin]

Does anyone have an equation for calulcating % body fat from weight/physical meaurements, ie neck size, waste size?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Nothing accurate. Fat distribution varies. You can use calipers, and that would be better, although ultrasound or getting measured by displacement is more reliable.

 

[Kalvin00]

Yes. There is no equation for body fat.

 

[idNut]

A mirror.

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Nothing accurate. Fat distribution varies. You can use calipers, and that would be better, although ultrasound or getting measured by displacement is more reliable.

Even those methods have a hundred variables that could screw it up! There's no way that you can measure body fat on your own..

 

[alocurto]

if you can walk up a flight of stairs without collapsing you are all set.... I cannot :-(

 

[illustri]

if you're talking about BMI: body mass index, it goes by height and weight
you want to get a score of ~25 otherwise you're overweight

the equation i read in glamour once but forgot

 

[trek]

theres one in this thread that involves a measuring tape, so it can't be too bad....

edit: here

 

[BennyD]

if(food~pies,bodyfat++,bodyfat * 0.985)

 

[BennyD]

Originally posted by: illustri
if you're talking about BMI: body mass index, it goes by height and weight
you want to get a score of ~25 otherwise you're overweight

the equation i read in glamour once but forgot

my bmi = 25.1

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: BennyD

Originally posted by: illustri
if you're talking about BMI: body mass index, it goes by height and weight
you want to get a score of ~25 otherwise you're overweight

the equation i read in glamour once but forgot

my bmi = 25.1

My BMI is 17.6

 

[HappyPuppy]

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Does anyone have an equation for calulcating % body fat from weight/physical meaurements, ie neck size, waste size?

If you are dwelling on it, then you sir ARE A FATTY!!

 

[TubStain]

Mine is 25.9

Gotta get rid of those damn lovehandles.

 

[alkemyst]

The measurement thing only works for average people....the three skinfold measurement is a lot more accurate.

The two most accurate is water weighing and a radio wave or something one (I am a little sedated now and don't want to look it up ).

Alot of the height/weight type measurements are way off for athletes, I was 189lbs (5'10") and maybe packing 10% body fat at most...my life insurance was deferred until I saw a physican for evaluation as I came up either obese or severely obese by their standards.

 

[idNut]

Roughly 29%

 

[goog40]

How accurate are those scales that determine your body fat % by sending an electrical current through your body?

 

[alocurto]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy

Originally posted by: Riprorin
Does anyone have an equation for calulcating % body fat from weight/physical meaurements, ie neck size, waste size?

If you are dwelling on it, then you sir ARE A FATTY!!

Hahaha

 

[b4u]

E + A + T
% body fat = -----------------
L + E + S + S