Accu-Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester
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Customer Reviews of Accu-Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester
Customer Review: Not Accurate
Summary: 1 Stars
If you clamp it all the way with nothing in between, it reads 6mm instead of 0mm. How can this possibly be accurate? Then i tried using it to measure various number of pages in a book compared with a ruler and they were all waaaaay off.
Im about 8% body fat based on looking at myself. If i use the caliper readings and the chart that came with it, i get 26%. If i use the caliper readings with the 3 point method, i get 14%. If i use the 3 point method and translate that into the actual distance compared to a ruler, i get 4%.
Customer Review: worth the money
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been reading the "pinch test" is the most accurate way to measure your body fat. So, I decided to try it because I really had no idea if increasing my weight training was helping me burn fat at all. After doing this test a few months into my training I was able to see the fat was coming off and it helped me find new drive to do more. It is easy to do, you can do it at home and it really does help keep you motivated. I have recommened it to people I know at my gym and they were happy they spent the money.Customer Review: Godd for casual use
Summary: 3 Stars
For the once in a while use it is OK & inexpensive. The real question is why bother with this toy? Isn't a scale and tape measure for your waist enough. But then again "to each his own". I quess if it motivates you to improve your body than it is definately worth it. So why did I buy it? I had nothing better to do. Also, I bought it along with the MYOTAPE which is more useful. Both items along with a third item qualified the order (over $25)for free shipping. Great way to get people to buy what they don't need.Customer Review: Most accurate self test method available
Summary: 4 Stars
As an amateur bodybuilder, knowing body fat percentage is very important. But not everyone can afford a hydrostatic weighing or knows trained caliper users. The Accumeasure is easily the best method for reliable body fat percentage readings and is easy to use, durable (I've dropped it several times already and it still works fine) and cheap.
For best results, use body fat % formulas that require 3-7 skinfold sites. The more sites, the more accurate the readings. Good luck everyone and SQUAT LOWER.
Customer Review: cheap and not worth it
Summary: 1 Stars
There is no "click" as the directions claim to tell you when to stop the measurement. The directions describe a supra-illiac or whatever location for the measurement but the picture shows an abdominal placement -- who knows which they really mean? I guess if you just want to follow your progress and you are very careful in how you take the measurement, the product would be useful for that. It is not of use to determine what your body fat actually is however and it is difficult to use correctly.