• Measurements should be made on the right side of the body
• Caliper should be placed 1-2 cm away from the thumb and finger
  • perpendicular to the skin fold
  • halfway between the crest and the base of the fold
• Release the caliper lever so its spring tension is exerted on the skinfold
• Maintained pinch while reading caliper
• Read dial on caliper
  • Between 1 to 2 seconds after lever has been released
  • Nearest 0.5 mm
    • ACSM: nearest mm
• Take duplicate measures at each site
  • ExRx.net (traditional method)
    • If second measurement is not the same (mode) take third.
    • If no 2 measurements are the same, take middle one (median)
  • ACSM
    • If within 1 or 2 mm take average
    • If not within 1 or 2 mm take 3 rd measurement.
    • If still no match, then take average of 2 closes measurements.
  • NSCA
    • If no more than 10% average two mesurements
    • Otherwise take one or more additional measurements two are within 10%
• Rotate through measurement sites
  • allows time for skin and underlying fat to regain normal thickness

7 Site Skinfold Measurements	3 Site Skinfold Measurements
Male & Female Triceps Chest/Pectoral Midaxillary Subscapular Suprailiac Abdominal Thigh	Male Chest Abdomen Thigh Women Triceps Suprailium Thigh