practicum 2: body composition

Question 1

When might you not do skinfold testing & why?

Answer 1

• client is unwilling to expose their body for skinfold testing
• if the individual is obese and have body fat under muscle tissue

Question 2

What is a drawback of BMI and why is it still used?

Answer 2

• fails to account for the type of body weight
  ex: individual with large muscle mass
• easy to calculate in large groups

Question 3

Client prefers not to expose skin, how do you proceed?

Answer 3

• do over tight clothing and measure difference between clothes and skin
• do waist to hip ratio

Question 4

How do you calibrate skinfold calipers?

Answer 4

• make sure the dial is at 0 when the clamps are closed
• find a ruler and open the caliper until it is at 10mm/1cm
• look at the dial and see if it correlates with the ruler (should be at 10mm)
• if not, turn the dial on the caliper until it matches

Question 5

When during the assessment would you do caliper testing?

Answer 5

• prior to the assessment so the skin is not sweaty

Question 6

Client gets high caliper measurement at one location and ________
says “now I know what area to train”. Your response?

Answer 6

• you are not able to spot fat reduction train AKA lose fat in one specific section of the body