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Old 05-11-2008, 02:24 PM   #26 (permalink)
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great interview
but I have a problem I just got berardi's PN2 last week and yesterday I done the skinfold measurements, now I done it 3 different times but keep coming up with just <6% bf now I'm positive that this is not the case, has anyone else had similar results?
Accurate skinfold testing needs to be done by trained, experienced professionals; when done properly and consistently, it can be a fairly accurate measure of progress, but there's a TON of room for error.

Your options are:

1) Find a professional, pay a fee to get skinfold testing, and compare to yours.
2) Get a hydrostatic water test done, considered the gold standard. Expensive.
3) Find a facility with a BOD-POD, which uses air displacement plethymography to test BF%.
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