On 28 April 20023, one week before my NPC bodybuilding regional competition, I  decided to compare the results of the inbody scan and of a DEXA scan. The way I setup the test was very easy:

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I stepped on the Inbody scan in the morning on empty stomach and right after drove to the practice where I had an apointment for the DEXA scan. I did  the DEXA about 2hours later and did not eat anything in between ( I did drink one or 2 glass of water though)

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You will notice that the total wheight is 1.8kg difference. I believe the weight calibration of the DEXA scan bed was slighly off. This could explain the approx 2kg extra of fat free mass provided by the DEXA compared to the Inbody.

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 The summary of some of the key results is highlighted in the 2 pictures bellow:

- Fat% was 0,2% difference

- Fat mass was about 300gr off

- Fat free mass was about 1.7kg off ( most likely due to the weight calibration of the DEXA weight 2kg above)

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Why am I sharing those results?  Inbody advertised to be 98% as accurate as DEXA scan which is the golden standard for body composition. I wanted to validate this affirmation by myself!

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