A simple inexpensive method for estimating underwater weight.
Open Access
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Vol. 12 (1) , 33-36
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.12.1.33
Abstract
A description is given of a simple, inexpensive and versatile method for estimating underwater weight. The use of a portable stock tank allows the determination of % Fat by underwater weighing without requiring a swimming pool, built-in tank, or special facility. Twenty-eight college students were weighed on two separate testing sessions 24-48 hours apart. Ten trials were performed at each session. The mean of the last five trials was used in determining underwater weight. The test-retest reliability coefficient was high, r = 0.98, and most of the successive trial correlations were above 0.99. The mean % Fat for the women (N = 9) was 22.2 +/- 5.9 and for the men (N = 19) was 13.7 +/- 5.1.Keywords
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