First of all, I want to say that I'm a long distance runner. I TRY to be as skinny as possible.
I got a DEXA scan the other day, and today, when I saw the results, was surprised to see that I'm 18.9% body fat (!!!). I didn't know I was so fat, wtf?
I'm 179 cm and only 61.5 kg, so really skinny.
According to the DEXA scan, I have 11.1 kg of FAT!.
What do you think? Is this right or there is a mistake?
I thought I was around ~12%-13%....
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03-01-2021, 11:12 AM #1
Got a DEXA scan. It says 18.9% BF. Is this right?
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03-01-2021, 11:36 AM #4
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03-01-2021, 11:59 AM #5
Thanks. I didn't want to skew the results, since I knew that drinking a lot of water before the test would typically give a higher LBM reading, and less bf%.
I drank normally until 2 hours before the test. I'm still not sure how not drinking for only 2 hours would screw up the results so much. I mean, if I'm really around 13%, how can not drinking water for the 2 hours before the test put my body fat percentage almost 6% higher?
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03-01-2021, 12:17 PM #6
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03-01-2021, 02:07 PM #8
This thread is a good example even with tests out there that can be better at body fat readings there still are flaws.
Also, knowing your exact bf doesn’t matter much. If you need to lose 20 lbs you need to lose it. If you want to gain muscle/size and strength if you’re already lean you need to eat.
Op I don’t wouldn’t sweat it. You’re lower than 18. You don’t even have a ton of mass over all. Personally I would bulk slowly and gain some more muscleLast edited by snailsrus; 03-01-2021 at 04:34 PM.
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03-01-2021, 04:24 PM #9
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03-01-2021, 05:16 PM #11
I guessed 13 as well
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