Why Body Scanners and Body Fat Scales are Poor Ways to Track Body Composition
The major floor is they rely on bioimpedance. Bioimpedance sends an electrical current through the body to measure resistance. Fat free mass contains a high percentage of water so will provide less resistance, fat (or the lack of water it contains) will provide more resistance. The claim is that this resistance measurement will tell you how much fat you have.
Stop trying to train your way to fat loss!
One of the biggest mistakes people make when working on improving body composition is trying to train fat away. This normally manifests itself in the form of metabolic conditioning, hiit or whatever you want to call it. EMOMs, AMRAPs, circuit training etc have no place in an effective and efficient muscle gain/fat loss program and yet so many people use it and worse, coaches still prescribe it as an effective method to try and attain that goal…
8 Reasons Compound Barbell Lifts Aren’t the Best Choice for Physique Goals
First of all, this isn’t an article slamming training with a barbell. Barbells can have useful application for performance goals such as pure strength or powerlifting but for the vast majority of people they have way too many downsides to make them relevant choices for muscle growth and body composition goals.