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« on: August 04, 2010, 02:10:48 PM »

Hi there,

Not sure if Scooby reads these (and he's over in Germany now, anyway), but has anyone heard when this is coming to the site? On the webpage it says "coming soon."

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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2010, 04:44:47 PM »

I don't think the bodyfat calculator for women is high on his priority list, Pawl. Us women are a very small minority here... and at any rate, any sort of on-line bodyfat calculator, for men or women, is at best a so-so guess.

Your best bet is to find a sports doctor or personal trainer who has had a lot of experience using a bodyfat caliper, and have them check your bodyfat % for you.
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2010, 05:24:03 PM »

Thanks, Goldie. I snuck in here (am a guy) to ask on behalf of my girlfriend. Our calipers just arrived and in the booklet I just read about what looks like the basis for Scooby's online calculator, developed by Jackson and Pollock. The three sites to measure are different for women, as are the calculations. And yes, I understand that this is far from being truly accurate. But if taken regularly, in the same manner, at the very least one can observe the progression, I think.

Anyway, in googling the keywords Jackson Pollock bodyfat and calculator I came up with a site that has the online version for both men and women. I checked my own readings and they were the same as the one Scooby has used, so I assume its the same javascript. Anyway, here it is (about a third of the way down the page):

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson98.htm

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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2010, 06:51:08 PM »

Ah, okay!

If it's any help, you can look at the first post of Girls Only Intros here in Women's, and there's a pic of me at 18% bodyfat. I had mine tested in a Bodpod, which is nearly as accurate as the hydrostatic method.
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