Bowflex XTL - Manual (Page 60)

Skinfold Measurements
To accurately track your progress through this six-week program, it is necessary to take skinfold
measurements. By measuring yourself in this way, you will be able to determine your lean-body
mass and your body-fat percentage. The goal of this program is to increase your lean-body mass and
decrease your body-fat percentage.
Please read this section carefully. Proper measuring techniques are essential to track your success. It
is best to have someone measure you. Measuring yourself can lead to inaccurate results.
Women Measure:
suprailium, triceps, and
thigh.
Men Measure: Chest,
abdomen, and thigh.
Chest
Stand relaxed. Pick up a diagonal skinfold
over the right pectoralis muscle, midway
between the armpit and the nipple.
Abdomen
Stand relaxed. Pick up a vertical
skinfold on the right side of the
navel.
Suprailium
Stand relaxed. Pick up a diagonal
skinfold just above the crest of the hip
bone on the right side of the waist.
Triceps
Stand with right elbow flexed 90 degrees
and locate the center of the back of the
upper arm midway between the shoulder
and the elbow. Relax arm at your side. Pick
up skinfold as pictured.
Thigh
Stand relaxed with most of the
weight on your left leg. Pick up a
skinfold in the vertical plane on the
front side of the right thigh, midway
between the hip and knee joints.
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