I can pull up your posts in this thread where you literally ask questions where you asked some incredibly basic questions so that is what I assumed it on. Apologies if you took offense to that and apologies for assuming.
But I will reiterate, we get it... you hate DEXA scans. lol
Nothing in those posts says I hate DEXA scans. I do believe DEXA scans are the most accurate and no I do not think you will get 10% error on a dexa scan, I am just saying it is possible. I have literally read on reddit the scientific studies on dexa before but I cannot yet find that post again. And I have read individual accounts that their scan results changed between different DEXA scan methods by large amounts. One guy said he had 8% under one scan method and 13% under another. And to put something into perspective here, just to explain my POV a little bit. If the test results say you have 5% less bodyfat than you actually do, using the same scan and methods it should result in that same error consistently. So no, I do not think you it would be obvious if the tests are accurate or not. A broken scale can still going to provide consistent results yet still be inaccurate. This is why impedance testing can be a trap, but at least somewhat useful for creating a baseline if the user is super careful to test under the same conditions each time.
In the past I wanted to know why people
here bought DEXA scans and what they did with the information to improve their habits and protocols. Literally what this other guy is doing in the thread right now. Is he a noob too for asking questions about your practices and motivations? I think these are legitimate questions and stoke healthy conversations about the topic.
And with my post about my macros- just because I happened to be at that moment a bit vulnerable talking about my bodyfat calculations and such (in short, obsessing a little bit about my macros even though I knew my macros were fine), does not mean I am new to fitness. At the time I was forming a several week long plan to transition to a higher caloric level (where I am at now) so I wanted to be precise with my proteins and fat macros. When you said I was new to fitness and did not know what I was talking about, that was some silly ad hominem argument, when you should have been responding to the content of my posts.
I do not appreciate being told to shut up. I find this stuff fascinating and I want to be able to discuss it without drama. I am not trying to undermine your results with dexa scans. If you believe your results are accurate, I am not saying your results are not accurate and I am not trying to convince you to not take DEXA scans. It is your money, your choice etc.., if you find the value, that is all you. Do you, is what I say. And I mean that positively. We all make choices based on what we think is going to do us best.
Again, I do not hate DEXA, I just do not think it is worth it for the information it provides. For example, 150 dollars (the price of the closest scan location I am aware of) I can get a quality glucose/ketone monitor and enough strips to last an entire year of testing like every other day or two. I could hone in my circadian rhythm, figure the best timing to exercise, determine how my body reacts to certain foods like eating excessive fibers (some people break down fibers into simple sugars, some do not), the impact of eating excessive protein on my glucose and ketones... so much info.
Also, and this is a minor point, I did not say DEXA scans always cost 100-200, I said they can cost that much. I am not sure why you belabored that statement I never actually made.
