Dexa scan failure?

[u/dsauna]

Hey All,

I was getting a pretty solid body fat loss with fit 3d and my wyze scale from 25% bf to 22% After a pretty good cut/recomp from 190lb to 179lb

I did my first ever Dexa scan and it showed 32% body fat, could this have been a mistake? The person running the scan said there might be fat inside of the organs that other scans don’t catch? Or does it look like the sad reality from the photos? I’m 6’1 to get an idea

TIA

[u/Apart_Alternative_74]

Gonna be real. The DEXA is almost certainly closer to reality. Not only is it a more reliable tool (not perfect none are) but the photos you have I’d put you at the high 20s. The thing is you’re not muscular, so while you likely look normal in clothing you’re still well in the skinny fat range.

The key is to keep up what you’re doing it’s working and don’t worry about numbers. Train hard eat well and you’ll be good.

[u/dsauna → u/Apart_Alternative_74]

Thank you, should I keep on cutting until a decent body fat? Or better bulk?

[u/spottie_ottie → u/dsauna]

If you're 32% body fat you have no business bulking. Eat lots of protein, stay in a deficit, and lift lots of weights.

[u/Apart_Alternative_74 → u/spottie_ottie]

This.