bodyfat inaccuracies

[Elysia]

I recently tested my bodyfat with like the pinch things and got ~20%. Yesterday I did a DEXA scan and got 27% which is more accurate. On the "compare bodyfat" pictures online my body looks like one of 18-22%.

TL;DR Its all a scam and you're probably fatter than you think, get a DEXA scan.

 

[Deleted member 2106]

Use bodywhat.com it is within 1% for me.

Fully hydrated, I think impedance scales are decently accurate for LOWER body fat. So impedance scale adjusted for hydration level + bodywhat can get you decently accurate results without becoming a lab experiment test subject

 

[Aesthetics_III]

Yeah most of those charts aren’t good.

Most of them show a defined six pack at 12% when you’re probably only going to have a four pack when flexing