HES 302 Study Guide - Final Guide: Brachial Artery, Human Body Weight, Iliac Crest
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Inflate to 160 initially if blood pressure is previously unknown: hypertensive bp is (cid:1005)4(cid:1004)/ 9(cid:1004) (cid:373)(cid:373)hg, normal is anything below that. ^make sure those are done with shoes off. 7-site skinfold testing: statement: skinfold measurements are taken to estimate percentage of body fat. The amount of underlying fat is a good estimate for total body fat. Instruct to not hold breath but to squeeze as hard as he/she can, and to not use momentum from other body parts. Vertical jump test: statement: the vertical jump tests anaerobic power and the efficiency of the phosphagenic energy system, start with a walk-through, dominant hand raised and looking forward, stand next to what is directly under the vertec flags. Instruct the jump (countermovement): squat and swing arms back, jump as high as possible and tap flags: each flag is 0. 5 inches. Bia scale use: statement: an electrical current measures the resistance of body contents to determine fat mass, ffm, and total body water.
