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Below is my DEXA scan from last month at the 8 week mark on my cut.
DEXA is the acronym for Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry. This is a precision analysis of body composition. As you can see in the report my analysis breaks down every component of my body weight.
On the first page you see the basics of my body composition:
Body Fat
Total Mass
Fat Tissue
Lean Tissue
Bone Mass
Further into the analysis is broken down into sub groups and averages:
Resting Metabolic Rate
Relative Skeletal Muscle Index
Fat Distribution
Visceral Fat Content
Muscle Balance
Bone Density
If you look at the top of the report you will see my weight of 196.1 pounds, that is from the DEXA analysis of my body scan by composition of my body, not from a scale.
I weighed myself at home before I drove to DEXA scan facility and my scale had me at 196.0 pounds.
Incredibly accurate.
BONE DENSITY
If you notice my Z-score is 1.1 which is impressive as I am rated 0.1 higher than the average of a 30 year old and his bone density.
BUT, this type of DEXA Scan is not specific for bone density T-score, this is generic overall Z-Score test for overall density. I previously had a DEXA Scan for specific areas that target density in my hips, femurs and lower spine for T-score results and I had a couple spots that came back at 0.9 on the T-score, so if you are concerned with osteoporosis or osteopenia you need to get the DEXA T-score scan that is specific for osteoporosis analysis.
OTHER BODY FAT MEASURING METHODS
Calipers are okay but according to the guys in the know they are on average 3-5% higher then actual body fat.
Bod Pod is okay but suffers from some of the same issues as calipers as body fat is actually higher than actual.
It is worth noting there are many 'FDA devices' that state they are 'FDA cleared'
That is just saying the FDA does not regulate them, not that they have gone through any three phase trials or FDA approval process.
As an example some of these fake 'FDA cleared' incredibly inaccurate devices are InBody and Tanita. I have seen side by side comparison of InBody with DEXA and Inbody has been lower body fat over the DEXA Scan by a whopping 10%. Same can be said about the Tanita device.
In my opinion it truly is a crime to manufacture and sell something that is total bullshit like these devices.
Anyways, while I have read up on the subject I am not an expert in this sphere so if anyone has anything to offer like their experience, call bullshit, want to add some broscience, agree or disagree feel free to chime in.
DEXA is the acronym for Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry. This is a precision analysis of body composition. As you can see in the report my analysis breaks down every component of my body weight.
On the first page you see the basics of my body composition:
Body Fat
Total Mass
Fat Tissue
Lean Tissue
Bone Mass
Further into the analysis is broken down into sub groups and averages:
Resting Metabolic Rate
Relative Skeletal Muscle Index
Fat Distribution
Visceral Fat Content
Muscle Balance
Bone Density
If you look at the top of the report you will see my weight of 196.1 pounds, that is from the DEXA analysis of my body scan by composition of my body, not from a scale.
I weighed myself at home before I drove to DEXA scan facility and my scale had me at 196.0 pounds.
Incredibly accurate.
BONE DENSITY
If you notice my Z-score is 1.1 which is impressive as I am rated 0.1 higher than the average of a 30 year old and his bone density.
BUT, this type of DEXA Scan is not specific for bone density T-score, this is generic overall Z-Score test for overall density. I previously had a DEXA Scan for specific areas that target density in my hips, femurs and lower spine for T-score results and I had a couple spots that came back at 0.9 on the T-score, so if you are concerned with osteoporosis or osteopenia you need to get the DEXA T-score scan that is specific for osteoporosis analysis.
OTHER BODY FAT MEASURING METHODS
Calipers are okay but according to the guys in the know they are on average 3-5% higher then actual body fat.
Bod Pod is okay but suffers from some of the same issues as calipers as body fat is actually higher than actual.
It is worth noting there are many 'FDA devices' that state they are 'FDA cleared'
That is just saying the FDA does not regulate them, not that they have gone through any three phase trials or FDA approval process.
As an example some of these fake 'FDA cleared' incredibly inaccurate devices are InBody and Tanita. I have seen side by side comparison of InBody with DEXA and Inbody has been lower body fat over the DEXA Scan by a whopping 10%. Same can be said about the Tanita device.
In my opinion it truly is a crime to manufacture and sell something that is total bullshit like these devices.
Anyways, while I have read up on the subject I am not an expert in this sphere so if anyone has anything to offer like their experience, call bullshit, want to add some broscience, agree or disagree feel free to chime in.