skinfold
Pinchable flesh layer
A skinfold is a pinch of skin and underlying fat, typically measured with calipers to estimate body fat percentage.
The test sites—triceps, abdomen, thigh—are standardized for fitness assessments and medical evaluations: The trainer measured my skinfold at four sites.
Adjustable-jaw measuring device
- anthropometryScience of body measurements
- subscapularBelow the shoulderblade
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
Living tissue under epidermis
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- adiposePertaining to stored lipids
- hypodermisInnermost skin layer
cutaneous · collagen · elastin · fascia · tissue · melanocytes · sweat glands · hair follicles
Proportion of mass from lipids
- adiposityExcessive bodily fat
- subcutaneous fatLipid layer beneath skin
- fat distributionWhere body stores lipids
- lean massNon-fat body tissue
bioimpedance · somatotype · endomorph · ectomorph · mesomorph · nutritionist · dietitian
Muscle enlargement for appearance
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- bulkingGaining size intentionally
- physiqueBodily structure and form
- muscle definitionVisible contour of physique
leanness · competition · offseason · progress tracking · conditioning · shredded · vascularity
calipers
Adjustable-jaw measuring device
- anthropometryScience of body measurements
- subscapularBelow the shoulderblade
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
dermis
Living tissue under epidermis
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- subcutaneousBelow the skin
- adiposePertaining to stored lipids
hypodermis · cutaneous · collagen · elastin · fascia · tissue · melanocytes · sweat glands · hair follicles · dermatology
body fat percentage
Proportion of mass from lipids
- adiposityExcessive bodily fat
- subcutaneous fatLipid layer beneath skin
- fat distributionWhere body stores lipids
lean mass · bioimpedance · somatotype · endomorph · ectomorph · mesomorph · nutritionist · dietitian
bodybuilding
Muscle enlargement for appearance
muscle definition · leanness · competition · offseason · progress tracking · conditioning · shredded · vascularity
skinfoldmuscle definition
Visible contour of physique
muscle tone · leanness · vascularity · lean muscle · muscularity