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Skinfold tests: a problematic ordeal or legitimate method of gauging elite fitness? – The Guardian

The AFL has ditched the divisive fat measuring test amid concerns over body shaming but each sport has its own approach

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Leisel Jones was no stranger to skinfolds testing and weigh-ins. The Australian Olympic gold medallist remembers in stark, humiliating detail the clinical process, undertaken by male coaches in full view on the pool deck. She was a teenager then, training…

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