Renaissance Periodization - Is Your Diet ACTUALLY WORKING? Here’s How to Track Fat Loss
Dr. Mike outlines five key rules for tracking body weight and body fat effectively. He emphasizes using a combination of the bathroom scale, strength measurements, and visual assessments to gauge fat loss and muscle retention. He criticizes the reliability of BIA scales and skinfold caliper tests, noting their inaccuracies and limitations. Instead, he recommends using DEXA scans for more accurate body composition analysis, though not frequently due to cost and practicality. Finally, he advises focusing on personal appearance and comfort rather than specific body fat percentages, emphasizing the importance of how one looks and feels over numerical data.
Key Points:
- Use a combination of scale weight, strength, and visual changes to track fat loss and muscle retention.
- BIA scales and skinfold calipers are unreliable for accurate body fat measurement.
- DEXA scans provide accurate body composition data but should be used sparingly due to cost.
- Focus on personal appearance and comfort rather than specific body fat percentages.
- Regularly assess how you feel and look to guide your fitness journey.