Episode 302 Show Notes
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Grant and Heavey discuss the best methods for measuring body composition changes at home. From smart scales, tape measurements, calipers and lifting progress, they cover the gamut of both fat loss and body recomposition tracking. Heavey also helps Grant get over his hatred of the scale.
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2:12 WhistlePig 10 with body comp
4:10 Hydrostatic vs Dexa
7:28 Left Butt Cheek
10:15 Metrics
11:42 Measuring what’s relevant
13:05 Grant’s struggles with the scale
15:52 Walking and drinking
17:00 Lead and lag measures
19:21 #TeamHeavey sweatpant life
21:10 Evidence Based Insiders
22:05 Uncertainty
25:16 Pee weighs more than poo
26:46 Heavey’s tips for the scale
31:08 Weight trends over time
32:55 Am I losing the fat?
37:07 Repeating measurements
39:15 Progress pictures
43:14 Lifting numbers for gauging progress
44:16 Calipers
48:20 Prioritization of body comp tools
52:17 Smart Scale Shopping
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