What role has body fat evaluation in human function and performance? In modern society obesity has become a growing concern for the health care practitioner. The most recent data from the American Na ...

For years as fitness enthusiasts we have been keen to keep track of our body fat measurements as part of our training progress, many people claim ridiculously low measurements and others high. But as ...

Dorian Yates and I have been friends over the last few years, judging shows and hanging out. However, the effect he has had on my bodybuilding goes back all the way to the 1980’s, 1989 to be exact, wh ...

Dual Energy X-Ray Absorpitometry (DEXA) The latest technology used in the assessment of body composition. This method measures bone mineral density, lean mass and fat mass, through the use of two x-ra ...

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis A relatively easy to administer method of measuring body fat percentage. Bioelectrical impedance analyses works by determining the electrical impedance of the body tis ...

Anthropometric Methods: Body Mass Index (BMI): this method is used to assess weight relative to height, it is calculated by dividing bodyweight in kilograms by height in meters squared (kg/m²) A BMI r ...

Densitometry: Hydrostatic (underwater) weighing: Archimedes’ principle is the theory on which this technique for measuring body composition is based. It states that when a body is immersed in water, i ...