- Hi, I'm Bob Schrupp, Physical Therapist.
- Brad Heineck, Physical Therapist.
- And together, we are the most famous physical therapists
on the internet.
- Well, in our opinion, of course, Bob.
- Brad's really dressed up today,
because we're gonna do skin fold measurements
to measure body fat.
Now, there are other ways to measure body fat,
like, they can immerse you in water,
and there's a thing called a BOD POD,
and that's actually supposed to be very accurate,
but, of course, it's an expensive piece of machinery.
They also have the electrical...
Is it electrical body fat...? - Yeah.
- I'm reading this. Electronic body fat.
- Yeah. - And those are, I think,
horribly inaccurate. - Right.
- I remember reading one time
that they're just way off.
So, these are, you know,
the cheapest way to check your body fat.
And this is called the Sequoia...
I'm gonna read this here.
Sequoia Fitness 4000 Body Fat.
Sequoia Fitness 4000 Body Fat Caliper.
And what I like about it, this was $11.95, Brad,
but I like the fact that it's spring loaded,
because it takes away some of the user bias, then.
- Sure. - You know what I mean?
If I have to rely on me to know how much pressure
to put on each time, - Right.
- it might change from time to time.
- So it's gonna be more consistent.
- It's gonna be more consistent,
more reliable, as you say, in statistical terms, right?
- Sure. - So, alright,
we're gonna do a measurement on a male this time,
and then on our next video, we'll do it on a female.
- Sure. - So you wanna be the male?
- Oh, sure, Bob! - Okay.
- I'm feeling strong, like bull, Bob!
- Alright. Because people tend to deposit their body fat
in different areas of the body,
we take three measurements,
and then we take the three measurements, add 'em up,
and we put 'em into a chart.
So, on the male,
you're gonna have the person standing up
and relaxed, of course.
And we're gonna do all the measurements on the right side.
And we'll start off with the first measurement,
it's actually halfway between the nipple
and the front of the armpit.
And we already put an X there,
which I think is not a bad idea,
because that way, if you wanna repeat the measurements,
which isn't a bad idea,
you'll know exactly where you did it last time, so.
- Mhmm, sure.
- Now, on this one, Brad,
you're gonna do a diagonal pinch, as they call it.
So, running diagonal here.
So you're gonna take your fingers,
and you could do this yourself,
- Sure. - but it's gonna be
a lot easier if somebody else does it for you.
- Right, right.
- So if you take your fingers and go about
two to three inches apart,
and then you pinch like this, diagonally,
are you close enough, Lonnie, for this?
Do you want to come in closer on this one
just for a little bit, or are you okay?
- [Lonnie] Oh...
- She looks pretty confident, Bob.
- Yeah, she does.
Let's come forward, Brad.
Let's come... there we go.
Just to show for one of them, anyway.
So I'm pinching for two to three inches together.
Now, between the base of the mountain I've created
and the top of the mountain, about halfway between there,
and about a quarter inch from my pinch,
right over that X, that's where I'm gonna put the calipers.
So I'm just gonna let them rest there.
See how reliable that is?
And that is a number 12.
- Mountain? You said mountain?
I got a mountain of fat, huh? - I created a mountain.
Alright, number one is 12.
- If that's a mountain, I'd like to see a molehill.
- Alright, Brad. - Alright.
- Let's ahead and do an abdominal one here.
Brad's got a nice scar for us here.
- 1967, appendectomy.
They use butter knife to cut into you, huh?
That's what it looks like. - Yeah, it looks like it.
So, same thing, now this is gonna be a vertical one.
So I'm pinching vertical right above the-
oh, it's supposed to be one, three-quarters inch?
Three-quarter inch away from the...
to the right of the belly button.
- Umbilicus! - Umbilicus, yep.
So, three-quarter inch, I already measured it.
I put an X there.
Now I'm pinching again,
Brad's got a little more fat here,
and I'm gonna get in there...
and what do we got here, Brad?
- 29. - Oh!
29. That is a mountain!
That's my winter fat, Bob.
I haven't got into my training.
Seriously, do this in August,
and it'll be a different story!
- Which, you know what,
he brings up an excellent point, Brad.
That's why you wanna do this body fat analysis.
You wanna see if you're improving.
'Cause if you're losing weight, you might be losing muscle,
you don't know. - Right.
- And also, if you're gaining weight,
you might be gaining muscle and losing fat.
- Right. - Which is very desirable.
So this gives you a starting point,
a basis on which to gauge how you're doing.
So, alright.
- And they're tough, too.
They won't break. - Yeah, these are tough.
They won't break.
Alright, this mark is halfway
between the knee and the thigh.
I mean, the hip.
Right in the middle of the thigh, okay?
Again, it's a vertical one.
Vertical, meaning up and down.
I'm gonna pinch right above the X
and a quarter inch below my pinch,
I'm gonna let this settle in there,
halfway up the mountain.
And we got... I'll give you an 11 on that one, Brad.
- Oh, gimme a break! - Yeah.
- He still calls it a mountain, though.
I am gonna be up in the... (grunts)
- That is 40... 52 is our total here.
Now, if you were doing this yourself,
I would go ahead and repeat this, Brad.
- Sure. - And, now at this point,
I'm gonna go ahead and read what Brad had.
We're revealing this on national YouTube channel.
- I'm not afraid.
- Alright.
- Okay. - So, the number is 52,
right?
And... we go across the chart here, and Brad,
you are how old?
- 52!
- You're 52, wow.
- (laughing) Hey? And that was by accident!
- So, your body fat composition is 18%.
- Ooh!
- That's not that bad, Brad.
For your age?
- I remember 15 years ago,
I was training extremely hard, eating well,
I was at 8%.
- Were you really? - Yeah.
But I looked kind of skinny.
I wasn't happy with those pictures of myself.
- At 18% still, for your age,
I think you're in the fit range.
Now we can see...
- We're gonna do this again in August when I'm in my prime.
- That's what we should do. - See what that is.
- So, what do now is,
I'll put something on the screen,
I'll put either this chart,
or I'll put a website where you can go
to get these calculations, 'cause there's websites
where you can just put those three numbers in,
and they'll calculate 'em for you.
- Right. - And so you can figure out.
But, I think it's a great idea to check your body fat.
By the way, I was at...
I think 16 or 17%. - Really?
- Got you beat a little bit. - Wait till August, Bob.
- That's right, wait till... - I'm gonna be feeling
like a stud muffin and then!
- Alright, take care. - These are neat!