Water BF test

**abbot138** · 04-29-2008, 09:22 AM

Anyone know how/where to get one done?

**BWhitaker** · 04-29-2008, 02:02 PM

i would imagine a place that does water bf testing....hope that helps

**abbot138** · 04-29-2008, 02:17 PM

LOL! Yes immensely thanks.

**swol_je** · 04-29-2008, 04:14 PM

Most of the big hospitals will have a hydrostatic underwater weight system. It is expensive though but is also the most accurate way the assess Body fat %

**swol_je** · 04-29-2008, 04:15 PM

expecially rehabilitation centers

**MuscleScience** · 04-29-2008, 04:18 PM

Local university

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-29-2008, 06:16 PM

interesting.

what exactly is it?

**MuscleScience** · 04-29-2008, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by xlxBigSexyxlx

interesting.

what exactly is it?

hydrostatic underwater weighing is basically a person suspended to a scale in a pool. The person sits on a device and then is dunked underwater. The person is instructed to blow out all the air in there lungs. The scale measures the relative buoyancy of the person based on Archimedes' Principle of buoyant objects. The test it self sucks ass for the person being weight but with a good operator it is very accurate. Basically the principle is the more fat you are the more buoyant you are.

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-29-2008, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by MuscleScience

hydrostatic underwater weighing is basically a person suspended to a scale in a pool. The person sits on a device and then is dunked underwater. The person is instructed to blow out all the air in there lungs. The scale measures the relative buoyancy of the person based on Archimedes' Principle of buoyant objects. The test it self sucks ass for the person being weight but with a good operator it is very accurate. Basically the principle is the more fat you are the more buoyant you are.

interesting, but makes sense. lol i wanna do it.

and what department of my university would i go to?
exercise science? physics?

**MuscleScience** · 04-29-2008, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by xlxBigSexyxlx

interesting, but makes sense. lol i wanna do it.

and what department of my university would i go to?
exercise science? physics?

exercise science/ human performance lab

**xlxBigSexyxlx** · 04-29-2008, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by MuscleScience

exercise science/ human performance lab

cool. thanks

**abbot138** · 04-30-2008, 09:17 AM

Thanks guys. Appreciate the info.

**jackdup04** · 05-01-2008, 08:09 AM

Bro,just have a trainer take ur measurements...Its not as accurate but ull be in the ballpark and not goin through all that hassle....

**swol_je** · 05-01-2008, 10:22 AM

Yea with the underwater weighing if you dont breath all your air out it will be registered as body fat, so make sure you exhale all the air out. it usually take acouple trys to get it right