by hannah | Feb 3, 2023 | Fit Tips
You recently performed a body composition analysis via the Bod Pod (or DEXA or InBody). Your body fat percentage, defined as the percentage of your body weight that is comprised of lean muscle mass versus fat mass, is not as low as you expected or hoped. Take a deep...
by hannah | Jan 27, 2023 | Fit Tips
In 2018, Dr. Stuart Phillips (Professor of Kinesiology at MacMaster University, and perhaps the world’s leading exercise researcher) and Dr. Michael Joyner (a physician and exercise researcher at the Mayo Clinic) published the seminal article “Out-running...
by hannah | Nov 4, 2022 | Fit Tips
Discover Strength bought a Bod Pod in 2014. We knew it was the most reliable way to assess changes in body composition (changes in lean muscle mass and fat mass). Instead of simply weighing ourselves, we should analyze what our weight is really comprised of. The Bod...
by hannah | Sep 12, 2022 | Strength Stories
Larry has been a lifelong athlete, competing in downhill skiing and long-distance cycling. He knows what it feels like to work hard. Despite his attention to his health and active lifestyle, he was still noticing decreases in his muscle, and increases in fat. It was...