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Tests of Body Size & Structure

The anthropometric measures of body size is an important component in the assessment of athletes. Body size tests include girths (circumference), lengths and widths (breadths). For information about which tests to use, see the page about body size testing.

Girths	Lengths	Breadths	Volume / Mass
Head Neck Arm-relaxed Arm-flexed Forearm Wrist Chest Waist Hip Thigh (gluteal) Thigh (mid) Calf Ankle	Standing Height Sitting Height Arm Length Arm Span Hand Span	Biacromial (Shoulder Width)	Body Mass Body Surface Area (BSA) Body Density

Related Pages

• A discussion about Body Size Testing
• Height Prediction Calculations
• Measuring Somatotype
• using the Myotape for girth measurement
• about Anthropometry
• Videos of Anthropometric Tests