KINS 2295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Body Fat Percentage, Stanine, Iliac Crest
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Triceps, biceps, subscapula, iliac chest, chest (males), abdominal, front thigh, medial calf, To measure the skin fold for triceps, the subject must stand with arms by the side of the elbow with a parallel to the long axis of the arm. To measure subscapular skin fold the subject must stand erect the measurement is taken 1 cm below the scapula in a 45 degrees angle. To measure bicep skin fold, the subject must stand with both arms by the side and the measurement is taken along the long axis of the arm. For the males to measure the chest they have to stand erect and the measurement is taken at a midway point between the armpit and nipples. Iliac crest is on the right side of the body taken in a 45 degrees. To measure the supraspinale the subject stands erect measurement taken 5-7 cm above the iliac spine taken in a 45 degrees.