Re: Omron Body Fat Analyzer

[Guest guest]

I have a Tanita Bodyfat scale and it has athlete and normal mode.

Athlete gives a 7% less body fat result for me as well. This will

consistently happen almost every time you take a measurement.

It doesn't really matter which mode you use as long as you always use

the same one. Just use it as a gauge to track fat loss. I use the

athlete mode, but I'm not sure if it is right or not. It has me at

about 8% and I'd guess I'm a little higher right now. Of course

there are people that say I don't have an ounce of fat on me so maybe

not.

One thing you could do is have someone measure you with calipers and

see which mode is the closest to that reading. I chose athlete since

my caliper, bioimpedance, and underwater weighing were all closer to

that mode.

Andy

> Has anyone here ever used an Omron Body Fat Analyzer?

>

> I just bought one online for $40 (model HBF-306, normally has a $70

> retail price). According to several sources, they work very well,

and

> are conducive to most size people (the height range is 3'4 " to 6'6 "

> and the weight range is 23 pounds to 440 pounds).

>

> My main question is this to anyone who has one: I ran it both

> in " Normal " and " Athlete " mode, and got a 7% less body fat result

> in " Athlete " mode.

>

> Using the FIT index provided, people on BFL clearly fall

> into " Athlete " mode... but is this the right mode to use even

though

> I'm over 100 pounds overweight?

>

> I can always just measure both modes, but I was wondering if anyone

> was experienced with these?

>

> Jeff

[Guest guest]

Jeff,

The body fat number this tool will provide is not going to be

accurate. By this I mean, when it says " 20% " there's a good chance

you're not 20% ... but it is PRECISE to a certain degree, meaning

that if you drop from 20% to 18%, you more than likely lost 2% body

fat. I would go ahead and use it for trends but don't rely on the

actual number too much. These machines tend to measure too low when

you're extremely overweight and then too high when you're extremely

lean. So instead of banking on the actual number, definitely use it

for the trends!

I say this only because I've coached many extremely overweight

clients. I had one man at near 280 pounds who measure 30% on the

hand-held measurement (in athletic mode, it measured him at 27%).

Doing the math, that's 196 pounds of lean mass. I can GUARANTEE

unless he was a pro bodybuilder, football player, or had some other

training in the past, his lean mass is not 196. The point is that if

he focused on that number, he'd think he only had to lose x pounds

when in fact he needs to lose x + 20 pounds. I like to see realistic

goals if they're being set.

I'd go ahead and use it for trends, but until you lose another 50

pounds, I'd stick mainly to the scale. I know people say the scale

lies, but with 100 pounds to lose, you are *not* going to gain 100

pounds of muscle ... just won't happen! So the scale MUST go down

before it stabilizes for you ... so track trends over time, like

every 4 weeks. If you're not dropping 2 pounds per week on average

on the scale (keep in mind some weeks you might not lose a pound as

you gain muscle, and other weeks you might lose 4 pounds) then you

might consider adjusting.

Keep the faith and stick with it and it WILL come off! Best of

health and success,

Likness

> Has anyone here ever used an Omron Body Fat Analyzer?

>

> I just bought one online for $40 (model HBF-306, normally has a

$70

> retail price). According to several sources, they work very well,

and

> are conducive to most size people (the height range is 3'4 " to

6'6 "

> and the weight range is 23 pounds to 440 pounds).

>

> My main question is this to anyone who has one: I ran it both

> in " Normal " and " Athlete " mode, and got a 7% less body fat result

> in " Athlete " mode.

>

> Using the FIT index provided, people on BFL clearly fall

> into " Athlete " mode... but is this the right mode to use even

though

> I'm over 100 pounds overweight?

>

> I can always just measure both modes, but I was wondering if

anyone

> was experienced with these?

>

> Jeff

[Guest guest]

This makes a lot of sense. I had my body fat measured at 30% with a

body weight of 275lbs at the start of the program. Lean body mass

was estimated at 194lbs, and I can say for sure I don't have that

much lean body mass. In fact, 10 years ago I was a 'slim' (but NOT

lean) 182lbs, so my lean body mass has to be quite a bit even below

that. This of course means that my body fat percentage is AT LEAST

35%, possibly close to 40%.

Ouch....

Terje

> > Has anyone here ever used an Omron Body Fat Analyzer?

> >

> > I just bought one online for $40 (model HBF-306, normally has a

> $70

> > retail price). According to several sources, they work very

well,

> and

> > are conducive to most size people (the height range is 3'4 " to

> 6'6 "

> > and the weight range is 23 pounds to 440 pounds).

> >

> > My main question is this to anyone who has one: I ran it both

> > in " Normal " and " Athlete " mode, and got a 7% less body fat

result

> > in " Athlete " mode.

> >

> > Using the FIT index provided, people on BFL clearly fall

> > into " Athlete " mode... but is this the right mode to use even

> though

> > I'm over 100 pounds overweight?

> >

> > I can always just measure both modes, but I was wondering if

> anyone

> > was experienced with these?

> >

> > Jeff

[Guest guest]

This makes a lot of sense. I had my body fat measured at 30% with a

body weight of 275lbs at the start of the program. Lean body mass

was estimated at 194lbs, and I can say for sure I don't have that

much lean body mass. In fact, 10 years ago I was a 'slim' (but NOT

lean) 182lbs, so my lean body mass has to be quite a bit even below

that. This of course means that my body fat percentage is AT LEAST

35%, possibly close to 40%.

Ouch....

Terje

> > Has anyone here ever used an Omron Body Fat Analyzer?

> >

> > I just bought one online for $40 (model HBF-306, normally has a

> $70

> > retail price). According to several sources, they work very

well,

> and

> > are conducive to most size people (the height range is 3'4 " to

> 6'6 "

> > and the weight range is 23 pounds to 440 pounds).

> >

> > My main question is this to anyone who has one: I ran it both

> > in " Normal " and " Athlete " mode, and got a 7% less body fat

result

> > in " Athlete " mode.

> >

> > Using the FIT index provided, people on BFL clearly fall

> > into " Athlete " mode... but is this the right mode to use even

> though

> > I'm over 100 pounds overweight?

> >

> > I can always just measure both modes, but I was wondering if

> anyone

> > was experienced with these?

> >

> > Jeff

[Guest guest]

Subject: Re: Omron Body Fat Analyzer

This makes a lot of sense. I had my body fat measured

at 30% with a

body weight of 275lbs at the start of the program.

Lean body mass

was estimated at 194lbs, and I can say for sure I

don't have that

much lean body mass. In fact, 10 years ago I was a

'slim' (but NOT

lean) 182lbs, so my lean body mass has to be quite a

bit even below

that. This of course means that my body fat percentage

is AT LEAST

35%, possibly close to 40%.

_________

Dude, that was like me. When I was a really big fatty

I had around 196lbs lean body mass. I guess over the

past 2-3 years I haven't lost 20lbs of muscle since

I've gained much strength since then.

Matt

=====

I strive for the impossible, to be the best possible. - King Kamali

There is nothing I cannot accomplish, nothing that can ever be denied me! -

Norman Osborne aka The Green Goblin

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Subject: Re: Omron Body Fat Analyzer

This makes a lot of sense. I had my body fat measured

at 30% with a

body weight of 275lbs at the start of the program.

Lean body mass

was estimated at 194lbs, and I can say for sure I

don't have that

much lean body mass. In fact, 10 years ago I was a

'slim' (but NOT

lean) 182lbs, so my lean body mass has to be quite a

bit even below

that. This of course means that my body fat percentage

is AT LEAST

35%, possibly close to 40%.

_________

Dude, that was like me. When I was a really big fatty

I had around 196lbs lean body mass. I guess over the

past 2-3 years I haven't lost 20lbs of muscle since

I've gained much strength since then.

Matt

=====

I strive for the impossible, to be the best possible. - King Kamali

There is nothing I cannot accomplish, nothing that can ever be denied me! -

Norman Osborne aka The Green Goblin

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Subject: Re: Omron Body Fat Analyzer

This makes a lot of sense. I had my body fat measured

at 30% with a

body weight of 275lbs at the start of the program.

Lean body mass

was estimated at 194lbs, and I can say for sure I

don't have that

much lean body mass. In fact, 10 years ago I was a

'slim' (but NOT

lean) 182lbs, so my lean body mass has to be quite a

bit even below

that. This of course means that my body fat percentage

is AT LEAST

35%, possibly close to 40%.

_________

Dude, that was like me. When I was a really big fatty

I had around 196lbs lean body mass. I guess over the

past 2-3 years I haven't lost 20lbs of muscle since

I've gained much strength since then.

Matt

=====

I strive for the impossible, to be the best possible. - King Kamali

There is nothing I cannot accomplish, nothing that can ever be denied me! -

Norman Osborne aka The Green Goblin

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Subject: Re: Omron Body Fat Analyzer

This makes a lot of sense. I had my body fat measured

at 30% with a

body weight of 275lbs at the start of the program.

Lean body mass

was estimated at 194lbs, and I can say for sure I

don't have that

much lean body mass. In fact, 10 years ago I was a

'slim' (but NOT

lean) 182lbs, so my lean body mass has to be quite a

bit even below

that. This of course means that my body fat percentage

is AT LEAST

35%, possibly close to 40%.

_________

Dude, that was like me. When I was a really big fatty

I had around 196lbs lean body mass. I guess over the

past 2-3 years I haven't lost 20lbs of muscle since

I've gained much strength since then.

Matt

=====

I strive for the impossible, to be the best possible. - King Kamali

There is nothing I cannot accomplish, nothing that can ever be denied me! -

Norman Osborne aka The Green Goblin

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

_________

> Dude, that was like me. When I was a really big fatty

> I had around 196lbs lean body mass. I guess over the

> past 2-3 years I haven't lost 20lbs of muscle since

> I've gained much strength since then.

>

> Matt

>

Can't you gain strenth without gaining size?

Andy

[Guest guest]

You can gain strength without gaining size, but it's highly unlikely

that you'll gain strength while losing muscle.

> >

> Can't you gain strenth without gaining size?

>

> Andy