Virgin Active Body Fat Machines

BigDave
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26 Mar 2009 18:51 #11334 by BigDave

Virgin Active Body Fat Machines was created by BigDave

I've heard the Virgin Active body fat machines are not very accurate, but they do seem to give consistent results.

Who knows their correct body fat and how far off are your results when you use the virgin machines?

For example, if you know you're 10% and the virgin machine give you 15%, you know to just subtract 5%.

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jo1
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26 Mar 2009 19:00 #11335 by jo1

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those are very inaccurate.

taking mesures with calipers on the body is the most acurate!

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BigDave
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26 Mar 2009 19:04 #11336 by BigDave

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jo1 wrote:

those are very inaccurate.

taking mesures with calipers on the body is the most acurate!

I know they are inaccurate, but like i said, i do find them to be consistent.

So does anybody that use calipers, know how far off these machines are ?

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Empire
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26 Mar 2009 19:48 #11337 by Empire

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they are fat off dude....i wouldnt trust them at all bud,i would just go by what the mirror says...

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LSJ
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26 Mar 2009 21:19 #11339 by LSJ

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If you don't have callipers ask one of the Biokenetic's people at the gym to measure u. They dont normally mind and most of them have callipers.

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acidkidsa
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27 Mar 2009 07:22 #11345 by acidkidsa

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Those machines are useless!

In one day it said my BF was 18% / 23% / 20 / 17% ???????????

All one after each other..

I found their scales to be wrong at times .

Never fraternize with them as equals, never accept them as your social equals or they will devour you, they will destroy you.

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viking87
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27 Mar 2009 08:11 #11346 by viking87

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When I first started working out I measured myself and it told me I was at about 18%, about a week later it told me I was at 2%.........so yeah that was the last time I used it.

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dirkgreeff
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27 Mar 2009 09:19 #11349 by dirkgreeff

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for recreational bb's i agree with dj, the mirror is your best bet ... its a visual sport at the end of the day and no better judge that urself guys

Nothing worth doing is ever easy.

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superbeast2
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27 Mar 2009 11:06 #11355 by superbeast2

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If you want a accurate measurement you will have to go 2 a univ or hospital of some sort and get it measured in a hidrostatic pool. This way of measuring is incredibly expensive and time consuming and the ice water you have 2 lay in b4 the test doesn't help much either. Don't expect a result over 20% though!

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BigDave
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27 Mar 2009 12:19 #11362 by BigDave

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This thread has gone off on a tangent. I'm not asking which is the most accurate method to measure bodyfat.

I'm asking roughly how far off are the Virgin Active machines (+/-%)(from someone who knows their true bodyfat) ?

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jo1
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27 Mar 2009 12:24 #11363 by jo1

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BigDave wrote:

This thread has gone off on a tangent. I'm not asking which is the most accurate method to measure bodyfat.

I'm asking roughly how far off are the Virgin Active machines (+/-%)(from someone who knows their true bodyfat) ?

very far, specialy for a bbder.

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LSJ
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27 Mar 2009 12:47 #11365 by LSJ

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These machines are calibrated so every 1 of them will differ. Thats why I told you to get ur bodyfat with a calliper from the gym biokenetic and then check that against the machine. I do not say that it is a exact science but do think it will be ur best bet. Hope it helps

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Skyth
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27 Mar 2009 13:06 #11366 by Skyth

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BigDave,

I know my body fat... I will give it a bash for a good laugh!

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BigDave
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27 Mar 2009 14:36 #11368 by BigDave

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Skyth wrote:

BigDave,

I know my body fat... I will give it a bash for a good laugh!

Thanks. Let me know.

I've found it best to take an average with them over three different days as their consistency varies in my experience by about 2%. When i put on weight i was always between 20-22% and when i slimmed down i was always between 10-12%.

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quadboy
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28 Mar 2009 21:49 #11393 by quadboy

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another thing guys,when you use the machine before gym its better as the moment you get a workout and the muscles has some blood running in them the reading goes up way more coz of the pump thats going...

''Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body''[/b]

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steroido
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30 Mar 2009 10:26 #11425 by steroido

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how exactly does that virgin active gadget measure body fat anyways? anyone know the science behind it? i think its just a con...showing people what they want to see

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jo1
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30 Mar 2009 11:32 #11433 by jo1

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steroido wrote:

how exactly does that virgin active gadget measure body fat anyways? anyone know the science behind it? i think its just a con...showing people what they want to see

it measures ur bmi i think

ya its a very shitty machine, and expensive.
if any person would measure him at that machine, and then measure him with a bio,or calipars he would get a total diffrent reading.

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steroido
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30 Mar 2009 11:44 #11436 by steroido

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i love virgin active...good laughs there...only place you'll find a queue for the cable crossovers.
so i guess the scales and the blood pressure monitor are shitty too?

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BIGg
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30 Mar 2009 12:54 #11442 by BIGg

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hi,

the electronic scales and similiar equipment found in gyms are not at all accurate. Research has shown there to be upto 70% out. they send a harmless electronic current through your body. As current flows quicker through fatty mass than it does through other tissues like bone or muscle, the machine uses a very inaccurate formula to guess your body fat.

There are many factor that are not taken into result and this is where ther errors come in.

Skin fold caliper testing is far more accurate if performed properly!

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