It has been nine months since I last had a skin folds test. Today I was (voluntarily) a “test subject” at a skin folds accreditation course. Over the four hours I was there, I was pinched and prodded with fat callipers. All in the name of getting a free skin folds test! The results:
Measurement | 16-May-13 | 23-Feb-14 | % change |
Weight (kg) | 80.2 | 81.6 | +1.8 |
Triceps sf (mm) | 8.0 | 5.3 | -33.8 |
Subscapular sf (mm) | 10.6 | 9.5 | -9.4 |
Biceps sf (mm) | 2.9 | 3.0 | +3.5 |
Iliac crest sf (mm) | 18.8 | 20.5 | +9.0 |
Supraspinale sf (mm) | 8.7 | 11.0 | +26.4 |
Abdominal sf (mm) | 14.2 | 15.5 | +9.2 |
Front thigh sf (mm) | 6.8 | 8.3 | +9.2 |
Medial calf sf (mm) | 5.9 | 7.5 | +22.1 |
BMI | 22.7 | 23.1 | +1.8 |
% fat (Yuhasz) | 8.4 | 8.6 | +2.4 |