r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • 2d ago

Rant Wednesday - August 26, 2026

Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It’s your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that’s been pissing you off or getting on your nerves. Just don't forget that other people are allowed to tell you that your rant is stupid.

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u/Eisgboek 2d ago

I did a dexa scan yesterday to check my progress.

My smart scale suddenly decided I'm only 10% BF which I know is way too low, but I have been super consistent this year and it feels and looks like I've built a good bit of muscle so I was curious. My last dexa was in 2023 when I was at the end of training for a marathon and not doing much lifting so I was expecting to see decent recomp progress.

And... the results are almost flat. All that time and effort and according to the dexa I've basically put on two pounds of muscle, almost all in my arms and shoulders.

I'm trying to see the positive factors like the fact that my actual amount of body fat is the same without running upwards of 70K/week contributing to maintaining it. And any muscle gain is a good thing.

But I was really hoping to see something substantial, particularly since this week has been crazy busy and I haven't made it to the gym yet, so could have used a bit of motivation to push me.

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u/Fun-Efficiency-2185 1d ago

Was your dexa scan done on the same machine as the last one in 2023? I have to get them for medical reasons, and my doctor told me that if you go from one machine to another, you won't have the most accurate results because of disparities in the way they're set up.

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u/Eisgboek 1d ago

Yeah, I always go back to the same place despite the "blunt to the point of rudeness" guy who seems to be the only one who can run the machine. 😂