Just got a dexa scan done...

BuzzLightGear321 · 2019-06-21T02:04:20+00:00

No point trying to cut when you have no muscle to show off. Start eating healthy is enough to get to 15% easy. Stop eating out, stop eating shit food, stop doing drugs, start cooking at home. Also, you are skinny fat but hit a plateau? BS, list your weight of you + Squat, deadlift, bench, row, and press.

spiceb0ss · 2019-06-21T01:58:46+00:00

Time to cut

thrwy75479 · 2019-06-21T03:31:28+00:00

Note that, like all fat measurement techniques, there is a degree of error even in DEXA scans.

The only certain way of measuring body fat is to skin you alive, strip the fat, and then weigh it. A side effect of that is that you'd be dead.

Also, with age, body fat tends to increase. Typically, for men, it's on the belly, and sides. How fast, and the degree to which this happens depends on different factors, including genetics.

When it comes to health, numbers are important, but so is how you feel. If it says 27% fat, but the rest of your metrics are good, then don't feel too bad about it, especially if you're doing your best, and it's beyond your control.

Terdmuffin · 2019-06-21T04:27:21+00:00

Honestly man you aren't eating enough. 1500 cal goal? That's what like a 120 pound chick who's cutting should eat. At 6'1 you should be aiming to be in the 200 pound range.

peaceful_strong_man · 2019-06-21T02:08:45+00:00

Are you the BJJ guy? Edit: never mind just saw that you said you’re 18 in your other post.

peaceful_strong_man · 2019-06-21T02:35:48+00:00

You do 270 deadlift for a 5x5 or 1x5?

chewylift · 2019-06-21T02:52:08+00:00

Here’s your problem - you say ‘eat clean as fuck’ and to different people that could mean different things.

What you think is clean is probably not the best.

What you think is training hard is probably a warm up for someone working hard.

Not trying to be a douche but here’s what I suggest - being really clear with what your calorie needs are, how much you are eating and really getting clarity on those things.

Saveurselfgurl · 2019-06-21T03:00:18+00:00

If you are %27 bf then I'm a ball of fat. I dont know if the test results are fucked up or not but internet bf calculators which uses various body part circumferences say I'm at %29 and I'm far far fatter than you.

I'm 5'6" at 178 pounds, I'm 35 pounds overweight.

Aymane221 · 2019-06-21T03:47:52+00:00

What is clean as fuck? I did Muay Thai and lifted and ate clean and didn’t look like that. You need to cut. I find it hard that ur 27 %

Aymane221 · 2019-06-21T13:30:11+00:00

U need to cut bro

Protocol_Apollo · 2019-06-21T14:06:08+00:00

You don’t seem to have that much muscle on you- that makes your body fat go up 27% is almost obese which you clearly aren’t.

I suspect your low calories may be the problem. You can’t cut anymore on those calories, take them up to at least maintenance

Title	Just got a dexa scan done...
Author	chewylift
Upvotes	1
Comments	30
Date	June 21, 2019 1:54 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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