Reliable body composition scale?

Reach180 · 2018-11-19T18:31:28+00:00

Your post is so clueless that it hurts to read it.

First:

At three pounds of fat loss per month I think I can get to my body fat goal in the next 6-12 months.

You can't spreadsheet your way to weight loss. Anyone who has lost a significant amount of body fat and kept it off knows that it doesn't work like your projection says it should.

Second: Since you're trying to math your way to fitness, allow me to speak your language:

Current: 186 lbs/28% body fat = 134 lbs lean body mass + 52lbs fat

Goal: 195 lbs/11% body fat = 174 lbs lean body mass + 21 lbs fat.

So...your goal here requires a gain of 41 lbs of muscle and loss of 31 lbs of fat...."As soon as possible".

If you get to a lean/strong 165 @~15% in less than 18 months, that would be a fucking coup. Start living in reality.

My advice:

Save your Dexa money. Buy yourself a tailor's tape. Waist circumference is the only measurement that will matter for you for at least a year.
There is no "As soon as possible" in something like this. You need to establish habits and embrace the idea that you're making a lifestyle change, not that you want to get to XYZ weight/bf%. If you approach this as a path to a goal on a schedule, you'll never get there. Eat less calories, lift more weight. Pile up consecutive days of compliance. Consecutive days of compliance should be your metric. As cliche as it sounds, focus on just doing it right each day.

FoxShitNasty83 · 2018-11-19T19:01:34+00:00

I started at 27% I'm now almost at 17% over a year in. Here are my fuck ups...

Not lifting minimum 3 times a week
Not working out on a consistent calorie deficit
Starving myself
Not tracking macros and eating 1g per lb of protein... Minimum
Being a faggot
Not doing cardio
Not doing intermittent fasting

Edit: I have normal stand on scales I measure myself in the morning pre shit post piss... few times a week track the average. Yeah the scales might be wrong but I measure consistently... Plus I must be doing something right because I can see at least 1" more of my dick than I could last year.

justpickanyusername · 2018-11-19T18:35:59+00:00

A mirror

man_in_the_world · 2018-11-19T18:03:24+00:00

Scales are unreliable at best. Use the Navy Method.

BobbyPeru · 2018-11-19T19:16:28+00:00

The Navy method is supposed to be the best unless you have an overly large or small frame for your height.

Don’t waste your money on a scale. They are a scam.

testy68 · 2018-11-19T20:19:58+00:00

I a lot of people are saying the goal is impossible. While it may not be impossible, it is improbable. However you can make some great gains in a short period of time.

At the age of 40, I took myself from 25% body fat and 248 lb down to 208 lb and approximately 14% body fat. I did this in a matter of 12 weeks. However because of the speed I lost weight, I lost a few pounds of muscle in the process. I did this without the use of steroids. I watched my macros and kept my protein at at least one gram per pound of body weight. I never went under 2000 calories a day. I worked out 8 to 10 times a week, two-a-days three to four times a week.

Big_Daddy_PDX · 2018-11-20T01:04:35+00:00

Choosing an arbitrary BF percentage that you want as your goal is just mental masturbation. Many of the people that have done extensive weight loss or weight gain truly understand the trade offs for certain levels.

As sick, any scale you use will be “good enough” as long as it’s your primary scale.

RedPill-BlackLotus · 2018-11-19T18:26:57+00:00

Dexa scan is the gold standard and even that has issues. There are no accurate tests you can run like what you want on a daily basis. At 28% body Fat you are ok to use a scale and just plot the line to see how fast and if the weight is comming off. The closer you get to 10% the better a skin caliper test would be. However if you plan on running a dexa scan every couple of months I would just use that and a scale.

As fast as possible means different things to different people.

What's your current eating and lifting strategy, and how long have you been at it.

matrixtospartanatLV · 2018-11-20T12:22:09+00:00

Pursuing the ideal?

Sounds like you’re pursuing a fucking number.

Will that number be tattooed on your face and be how you present yourself to women?

“Hi, I’m 11%BF.”

My personal trainer and I have started discussing my goals until I am medically cleared to lift. Currently getting rid of my latest round of blood clots. Hereditary...

Goals:

32” waist

0.6 ratio

1000lb club.

Weight, BF, IQ, credit score... IDNGAF

I want to be strong and look good.

Now, stop distracting yourself with bullshit and coming up with reasons NOT to do what you know you need to do.

You already hit the “EASY” button, Hillary. There are no shortcuts. There is no ‘fast’ way. THAT thinking is why you are where you are. A microcosm of that is shown in your OP. I bet you typed that shit out FAST, because you’re a FAST motherfucker. And you made mistakes. Learn from it.

If you don’t have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it over?

If you KNOW the right thing to do, why wait?

Get off the scale. Get out of the DEXA scan booth. Get in the kitchen and in the gym. If the gym HAS a kitchen, move in.

When random women just hand you their phone numbers, you’re making progress.

It’s time to STFU, quit fucking around, and..

GET TO FUCKING WORK.

SteelToeShitKicker · 2018-11-20T16:30:53+00:00

If you must measure, get a measuring tape. If you have to have high tech, I have been happy with my "skulpt". Last I checked you can pick one up on amazon around $75.

If you have money to burn, I implore you to get your T checked. Go to discounted-labs.com and get a testosterone test. Discard the free T number, the test they use is unreliable (at least for me), it always read supraphisiological levels. If you are lower quartile or officially low, get to a T clinic and get on injections. I can't fully explain to you how much this makes a difference in getting in shape. Before TRT, when my T was around 500-600, I lifted fucking hard while cutting. I lost weight, but mostly lost muscle. Got down to 150lbs, was skinnyfat. Right now, I'm on TRT, lifting barely at all, pounding cardio hard (up to 1 hour going hard on stepper) about 5 times a week, and I'm losing weight and gaining muscle slightly.

There is no comparison, and if you are halfway serious about your goals, there is no other way to get there. Even on TRT, your timeframe is shit. You could lose the weight in a year. You aren't gaining that much muscle, while losing weight. Maybe you could be there in three years.

civilizedfrog · 2018-11-21T12:55:49+00:00

Stop letting your hamster talk and get to the gym,fatty.

FixYourselfFirst · 2018-11-19T18:00:02+00:00

Goal: 195lbs

Current: 186lbs?

Are you trying to gain 10 lbs?

Title	Reliable body composition scale?
Author	pursuing_the_ideal
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Date	November 19, 2018 5:53 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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