Hey everyone!
I was part of a study, and during the study I got my bodyfat analyzed via bodpod, DEXA, and TANITA electrical impedance step on scale. I am in the middle of a bulk (5lbs up since October 2016), so it's not the ideal time to measure, but oh well. Data is fun!
Results:
As you can see, the TANITA electrical impedance scale is all over the place and a completely unreliable way to determine bodyfat (I mean, 11% and 27%!?!?). The DEXA and BodPod also have a decently large margin of error, with DEXA being potentially between -2% and 8% off, or -5% to +5% off depending on the study (In these cases, the % is a unit of measurement and not a %error of the bodyfat reading). The fact that the numbers came out close is comforting though, and I also would have visually guessed myself to be in the high teens.
Interesting things I learned from the DEXA
I was part of a study, and during the study I got my bodyfat analyzed via bodpod, DEXA, and TANITA electrical impedance step on scale. I am in the middle of a bulk (5lbs up since October 2016), so it's not the ideal time to measure, but oh well. Data is fun!
Results:
- Bodpod: 18.4%
- DEXA: 19.4% w/o head , 19.7% w/ head
- TANITA scale: 27.2%
- TANITA handheld (from year prior): 11%
As you can see, the TANITA electrical impedance scale is all over the place and a completely unreliable way to determine bodyfat (I mean, 11% and 27%!?!?). The DEXA and BodPod also have a decently large margin of error, with DEXA being potentially between -2% and 8% off, or -5% to +5% off depending on the study (In these cases, the % is a unit of measurement and not a %error of the bodyfat reading). The fact that the numbers came out close is comforting though, and I also would have visually guessed myself to be in the high teens.
Interesting things I learned from the DEXA
- Even though I am a powerlifter (S 315/B 170/D 415), my bone density is very average (actually -0.1 below the exact average).
- I am an apple shape, with my Android/Gynoid ratio greater than 0.8 (it was 0.81). I am not too surprised by this since I was an obvious apple shape prior to working out and had sticks for legs.. I am proud that I have finally progressed and put enough muscle on my legs that I visually appear less apple like, even though fat wise I am one. Adding mass to my legs was always my biggest struggle.
