Best ways to track bf

[Capthowdy]

Other then the mirror or the scale I have a body fat caliper I use . i used to use 3 spots on the right side of the body . Tricep quad and the gut about an inch to the right of the belly button. Now I just use the pinch on the gut cuz that's where all the fat is . Today there was 1/2 pinch there . I'm lucky if I can pull skin off my quad to even pinch it when it's completly relaxed .

A lot of the time when I start a cut in the beginning the scale moves a lot . Then eventually stalls out the leaner I get . The lowest I have been so far is 178 right now I'm sitting around 185 but I don't look different in the mirror . He last two weeks or so I been at 2000-2100 calories 150-200g Carbs and I've put on a couple pounds that's about it . I wana drop another 10 lbs of fat so I'm gonna try dropping my calories once more and see if it works . I can stick to ANY diet plan as long as I can see some type of progress . ThTs why I need a a way to track it even if it's the smallest amount .

 

[9th Wonder]

The best way to lose fat is cardio and sprints.. obviously diet.
Calipers work well enough or you can pay a couple hundred bucks for high quality professional analysis at a sports facility. Why do that though when you can just look in the mirror and decide if you need to do better.

 

[ironlifter36]

I use calipers not so much for body fat %, but to monitor changes/trends in skin fold measurements.

 

[Capthowdy]

I use calipers not so much for body fat %, but to monitor changes/trends in skin fold measurements.

Yes this is exactly what I mean. Just to see the changes . So I know my diet is where it should be

 

[RickRock]

As long as you measure the exact same way each time, calipers can be a great tracking tool. The mirror though is defnitely the best for tracking

 

[Capthowdy]

As long as you measure the exact same way each time, calipers can be a great tracking tool. The mirror though is defnitely the best for tracking

The mirror is my worst enemy lol