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Practical Assessment of Body Composition
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In brief: The assessment of body composition has become an important method for determining a desirable body weight of adults and athletes. Hydrostatic weighing is a popular and valid method, but it is often not feasible for the clinical setting or for mass testing; thus, anthropometry has become the preferred method. This article reviews the scientific basis for generalized body composition prediction equations and provides methods for evaluating body composition. The authors recommend using a sum of three skinfolds (triceps, chest, and subscapula for men and triceps, abdomen, and suprailium for women) and give detailed instructions for securing accurate measurements of body fat.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Jackson, A. S., & Pollock, M. L.
- Venue
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1985-05
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 76-90
- ISSN
- 0091-3847 (ISSN-L)
- 2326-3660
- OpenAlex
- W121579194
- Cited by
- 1,149
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 4.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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