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skinfold
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skinfold /skin·fold/ (skin´fōld) the layer of skin and subcutaneous fat raised by pinching the skin and letting the underlying muscle fall back to the bone; used to estimate the percentage of body fat.
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ll either shine an infrared light through your bicep and determine your % by how much light is reflected, or perform a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, or a host of more complicated means, OR you can just measure your skinfolds at home with a caliper.
Body Fat Vs. BMI. Which Is the Best Measurement? by Phillip Tucker / Food/cooking/nutrition community
The participant's performance coach who was trained to measure skinfolds performed a seven-site assessment to assure accuracy and consistency (Pollock & Jackson, 1984).
Self-monitoring and selected measures of aerobic and strength fitness ... by Anshel, Mark H.; Seipel, Scott J. / Journal of Sport Behavior
Percent body fat (F%) was estimated from the thickness of four skinfolds (triceps, biceps, subscapular and supraspinale) using skinfold calipers (Model 98.
A common variation in the promoter region of interleukin-6 gene shows ... by Huuskonen, Antti; Tanskanen, Minna; Lappalainen, Jani; Oksala, Niku; Kyrolainen, Heikki; Atalay, Mus / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
 
 
 
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