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c/glp1muscle·submitted 3 months ago by u/first_pen_fear

how much of what we believe about FFMI actually comes from resistance training threads

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how much of what we believe about FFMI actually comes from resistance training threads. Searched first, found three threads that contradict each other, hence the post. DEXA has a meaningful coefficient of variation, and it differs between machines and protocols. Comparing scans from different clinics adds a…

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u/stubborn_batchlist_pls12 points·3 months ago

Yes. Lean mass change during weight loss is expected; the useful question is the proportion, not whether it happens.

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u/rina_nascimento10 points·3 months ago

do not compare your composition to a trial average

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u/first_pen_fearOP2 points·3 months ago

Same DEXA machine both times?

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u/freya_onwuka14 points·3 months ago

do not compare your composition to a trial average

This is the whole intervention. Protein and resistance training.

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u/hamza_zielinski-22 points·3 months ago·edited

How many weeks between the two scans?

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u/first_pen_fearOP1 point·3 months ago

Correcting myself upthread: 3 months between scans, not the figure I gave.

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