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Originally published on Aug 6, 2014 by DiscoverStrength on YouTube A Bod Pod test measures the percentage of your body weight that is comprised of lean tissue versus fat tissue. When you gain or lose weight, a scale doesn’t tell you if that weight change is muscle or fat. This test is the ultimate tool for tracking […]

On the road to strength, there are many paths we can choose. Barbells, dumbbells, or kettlebells? Elastic bands, medicine balls, or bulky machines? All of the above, or none?

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Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 May;32(5):564-8. Epub 2004 Dec 15. Hentschel M1, Paul D, Korsten-Reck U, Mix M, Müller F, Merk S, Moser E, Brink I. CONCLUSION: PET can be used as a supplementary method for experimental determination of whole-body volume and total body fat in tumour patients. The fat content can be […]

Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2005 Nov;8(6):591-4. Heymsfield SB, Pietrobelli A, Wang Z, Saris WH. SUMMARY: The end of the first phase of body composition method development has now arrived: all major components are measurable in vivo. The accessibility of these methods is stimulating rapid advances in biological knowledge surrounding human body composition from […]

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Sep;59(9):996-1001. Ball SD1. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate interdevice reliability in body density (Db) and percent body fat (%BF) using air-displacement plethysmography, the BOD POD (BP) body composition system. DESIGN AND SETTING: Duplicate body composition tests were performed in immediate succession on 50 adults (26 M, 24 F; 21-53 y) […]

If exercise makes you smarter, I’m going to workout so hard I’ll become a genius!

A new study finds that endurance sports like cycling may help prevent cognitive decline.

Swimming workouts burn fat, trim inches and help you get stronger, fitter and healthier than ever