Bowflex 51370 manual Optional Picture Taking, Using Calipers When Measuring Skinfolds, Women Men

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Measurements

Using Calipers When Measuring Skinfolds

The procedure for measuring skinfold thickness is to grasp firmly with the thumb and forefinger a fold of skin and surface fat and pull it away from the underlying muscle. Take the caliper in your other hand and open the jaws. Clamp the jaws over the pinched skin and fat. The jaws exert constant tension at the point of contact with the skin. The thickness of the double layer of skin and fat can then be read directly from the caliper, which is marked in millimeters.


Women					Men
Suprailium					Chest

Triceps					Abdomen
Thigh					Thigh
Total					Total

Use these figures on the following chart to determine your body-fat percentage and enter the number on the line below.

Starting body-fat percentage

Optional Picture Taking

Pictures can be the most exciting evaluation you can do. The numbers and the tape measurements are great, but actually seeing differences from comparison photographs of yourself is quite satisfying.

Taking full-length photographs is not difficult, but to see the maximum difference between before and after, you should follow these guidelines.

1)Keep everything the same. Wear the same outfit, a snug solid color is best, and have the person taking the picture stand in the same place, with the same setting behind you.

2)Make sure you stand against an uncluttered, light background.

3)Have the person taking the photograph move away from you until he can see your entire body in the viewfinder.

4)Stand relaxed for three pictures, front, right side, and back. Do not try to suck in your stomach.

5)Interlace your fingers and place them on top of your head, so the contours of your torso will be plainly visible. Keep your feet 8” (20 cm) apart in all three pictures.

6)When you get the film developed tell the processors to make your after photos the same size as your previous ones. This way, your height in both sets

of photos is equal and more valid comparisons can be made.

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Contents Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym Table of Contents Important Safety Precautions This machine is meant for individual consumer useGetting to Know Your Machine Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym Parts Reference GuideEllington Darden With all of the fitness choices available today, weUsing Your Machine Power Rod ResistanceUsing Your Machine How to Mount the Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym Incline BenchWorkout Bench Free SlidingUsing the Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym Hand Grips Using the Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym Leg Press BeltOr any exercise where your palm is facing down Specifications subject to changeSquat Harness Adjustment Buckle Squat Cables Rod Cables PositionBuild back and shoulder muscles quickly with this Remove the knobs fromMaintenance & Care of Your Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym Folding & Moving Your Bowflex Ultimate Home GymAdjustable Pulley System Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym Leg Extension/Leg Curl AttachmentBowflex Ultimate Home Gym Lat Pulldown Low Pulley/Squat StationDefining Your Goals Designing Your Own Program Defining Your GoalsReaching Your Goals Exercising Properly Workouts Minute Better Body WorkoutAdvanced General Conditioning Frequency 3 Days Per Week M-W-F Time About 20 MinutesFrequency 4 Days Per Week M-T-TH-F Time About 20 Minutes WorkoutsMinute Upper/lower Body Body Building Frequency 3 Days On, 1 Day Off Time About 45-60 MinutesCircuit Training Anaerobic/Cardiovascular Frequency 2-3 Times Per Week Time About 20-45 MinutesTrue Aerobic Circuit Training Frequency 2-3 Times Per Week Time About 20-60 MinutesStrength Training Frequency 3 Days Per Week M-W-F Time About 45-60 MinutesChest Exercises Starting PositionMotion Optional motionsChest Exercises If at all Pulley position Narrow only Starting positionFlat Barbell Bench Press Near extensionPulley position Wide only Starting position Key pointsShoulder Exercises Starting positionShoulder Exercises Pulley position NarrowScapular Protraction elbow stabilized Pulley position Narrow Starting positionSit up straight and maintain erect posture Pulley position Wide or narrow Starting positionPulley position Wide or narrow Scapular DepressionShoulder Rotator Cuff Internal Rotation Control the motion during the entire exercise Shoulder Rotator Cuff External RotationShoulder Extension Elbows Stabilized Barbell Shoulder Shrug Scapular Elevation Pulley position Narrow or wideLying Front Shoulder Raise Shoulder Flexion elbow stabilized Slowly return to the starting position, arms by your sidesMilitary Press Back of the upper arms Undue stress on the joint capsulePulley position Low pulleys only Key points Rods, directly over the low pulleys, knees bentBack Exercises Lying Shoulder Pullover Shoulder Extension elbow stabilizedWide Pulldowns Shoulder Adduction with elbow flexion Pulley position Lat tower Starting positionBack Exercises Lying Lat PulldownsNarrow Pulldowns Shoulder Extension with elbow flexion Pulley position WideLow Back Extension Seated with hip extension Alternate motionSeated Lat Rows Shoulder Extension with elbow flexion Scapular Retraction Reverse Grip Pulldowns Shoulder Extension with elbow flexionPulley position Low pulley Barbell Bent Over RowPulley position Lat tower French Press Elbow Extension Overhead Arm ExercisesLying Triceps Extension Elbow Extension Triceps Pushdown Elbow Extension Arm ExercisesLying 45 Degree Triceps Extension Elbow Extension Rope Pushdowns Elbow Extension Single-Arm Pushdown Elbow ExtensionCross Triceps Extension Triceps KickbackKeep elbows at your sides Keep wrists straight Seated Triceps Extension Elbow ExtensionStanding Biceps Curl Elbow Flexion in supination Seated position Seated Wrist ExtensionSeated Biceps Curl Elbow Flexion in supination Standing Wrist Extension Seated Wrist CurlStanding Wrist Curl Reverse Curl Elbow Flexion in pronationLying Biceps Curl Elbow Flexion in supination Reverse Grip Barbell Curls Elbow Flexion in pronationPosition Pulley position Low pulley Starting positionBarbell Curls Elbow Flexion in 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