PROCEDURE

Hydrostatic weighing procedure with EXERTECH equipment and software
Plug in the XStick.
Plug XStick into USB connector of PC. 		Turn ON the power switch.
Turn battery box power switch ON. 		HD3 exertech
Click the icon to display the user screen:
Zero and Calibrate the Weighing System
  • Zero the empty weighing platform in the water.
    Zero the empty weighing platform in the water.
  • Zero the empty weighing platform in the water.
    Verify weighing system accuracy with a calibration weight.
Key in the Subject information & Required Data: Water Temp, Dry Weight & Lung Volume. NOTE: Residual Volume (RV) and Total Lung Capacity (TLC) are automatically estimated from Age & Height.

Key in the Subject information & Required Data:  Water Temp, Dry Weight & Lung Volume.

NOTE:  Residual Volume (RV) and Total Lung Capacity (TLC) are automatically estimated from Age & Height.

Underwater weighing sequence
Get in the warm water.

Get in the warm water.
Sit on the weighing platform.

Sit on the weighing platform.
Duck underwater briefly.

Duck underwater briefly.
Trial completed.

Trial completed.
Computer Software: Well designed computer software makes the EXERTECH weighing system easy to use.

After the weighing trial has been completed:

Move the red & blue cursor lines to bracket any segment of the graph.

NOTE:  Density, Fat% and Lean Mass are recalculated as fast as the cursors move!

The weighing trial can be edited, printed or saved and redisplayed at a future time. 

The Partial Immersion option  allows hydrostatic weighing without head submersion.

Click the link below for a detailed description of the Partial Immersion option for hydrostatic weighing without head submersion:
https://virtualmeeting.ctimeetingtech.com/acsm2020/attendee/eposter/poster/130?q=papadopoulos

A Summary Report allows the averaging of any number of weighing trials.

See SOFTWARE for a full description of features.