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Arent electrical body fat testers more accurate?

April 26, 2017accurate body electrical fat testers

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Arent electrical body fat testers more accurate?

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Absolutely not. First of all, read the abstract or download the clinical study from the December 1998 issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, “Validity of Self-Assessment Techniques for Estimating Percent Fat in Men and Women.” The Accu-Measure was recommended over another self-assessment device, the Futrex 1000, a near infrared device, which significantly overestimated % body fat.