There's been a lot of chatter in recent years about whether it's worth it to take body fat percentage measurements. A number of coaches have stopped doing these tests for their clients. Many consumers complain that body fat scales (bioelectric impedance analysis) seem unreliable and that skinfold calipers are hard to use. They wonder about accuracy.
A lot of people are horrified of losing muscle. In one sense, they should be, especially as they enter middle age and beyond. Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle with age is a real concern. Losing muscle mass is not quite so serious when you're a youngster. Thanks to "muscle memory" you can gain back the lean mass quickly. But even if you're a twenty or thirty-something, muscle loss is still a possibility, especially when you're dieting for fat loss on low calories. And when it happens, it can be frustrating. Fortunately, there is a solution...
Rating your body type using the classic system invented by William Sheldon is called “somatotyping.” Most people just use the term body type instead of somatotype, but whatever you call it, people have been intrigued [...]
Is it really necessary to measure your body fat to ensure fat-burning and muscle-building progress? Some experts today are starting to suggest that we throw away our body fat calipers, [...]
Most people who are dieting and exercising judge their success on one number: body weight. If they lose body weight, they feel like they’re on track. If they gain body weight, they feel off track. [...]
"Get those vice grips of death away from me!" Cori said. I chuckled and replied, "Oh come on, they're just harmless skinfold calipers for body fat testing. Pinch an inch, you know?" She continued to [...]
I was going to title this post, “The Scale Is a Liar” and that’s it. Then I saw that articles on this subject have already been written by the dozens. After skimming through them however, [...]
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