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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Volume 31, Issue 10, Pages 704-708Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255111
Keywords
percent body fat; overestimation; bod pod
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BOD POD (R) self-testing (S/T) body composition tracking system is a practical assessment tool designed for use in the health and fitness industries. Relative to its parent counterpart, the BOD POD (R) S/T has received little research attention. The primary purpose was to determine the validity of the BOD POD (R) S/T against hydrostatic weighing and 7-site skinfolds. Secondary aim was to determine the within-day and between-day reliability of the BOD POD (R) S/T. After a period of equipment and testing accommodation, volunteer's (N = 50) body composition (%BF) via 7-site skinfolds, BOD POD (R) S/T, and hydrostatic weighing were obtained on the second and third visits. BOD POD (R) S/T significantly overestimated % BF when compared to hydrostatic weighing and 7-site skinfolds. There was no statistical difference between 7-site skinfolds and hydrostatic weighing values. BOD POD (R) S/T reliability within-day and between-days were high. While the BOD POD (R) S/T body composition tracking system is deemed reliable both within-day and between-days, it did significantly overestimate % BF in comparison to hydrostatic weighing and skinfolds. Future research should be aimed at deriving a correction factor for this body composition assessment tool.
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