Ok so I had a dexa some years ago and it was pretty normal . I was carrying more muscle than most but then I do weights and am generally active
So some months back I had an injury to my left hip which droped my activity for a month including a week of bedrest. Not only did I lose a lot of general condition but my left leg withered . I was advised against doing any heavy powerlifting movements or explosive work going forward . So I got back into general activity and got back to the gym so my left leg is withered so I start training it with step ups and lunges etc get back to the pilates class etc .
So over several months the leg returns to the same size as the right though it seems a little weaker . Lost a bit of size compared to pre injury off the upper body too . While both leg are smaller it's not by that much . Anyway been watching what I eat lost 4 or 5 kg and a bit off the waist measure .
So the question is how much of the weight loss is muscle and how much fat .
So I go and get a dexa done and the answer is all that I lost was muscle .
First thing comes to mind is this says something about the muscle building effect of squats ,powercleans and the like .
But here is the interesting thing I would like comment on . All of a sudden my left leg is noticibly fatter than my right . Similar size but more fat and less muscle .
Now I thought fat was laid down and picked up according to genetics . The thought of geting fat in one leg never crossed my mind . Given that the inactivity was less than a month this effect surprised the hell out of me .
So anyway among other things I am going to be trying to spot reduce in that I hope to reduce the fat on my left leg to similar % as my right as well as gain muscle .
So some months back I had an injury to my left hip which droped my activity for a month including a week of bedrest. Not only did I lose a lot of general condition but my left leg withered . I was advised against doing any heavy powerlifting movements or explosive work going forward . So I got back into general activity and got back to the gym so my left leg is withered so I start training it with step ups and lunges etc get back to the pilates class etc .
So over several months the leg returns to the same size as the right though it seems a little weaker . Lost a bit of size compared to pre injury off the upper body too . While both leg are smaller it's not by that much . Anyway been watching what I eat lost 4 or 5 kg and a bit off the waist measure .
So the question is how much of the weight loss is muscle and how much fat .
So I go and get a dexa done and the answer is all that I lost was muscle .
First thing comes to mind is this says something about the muscle building effect of squats ,powercleans and the like .
But here is the interesting thing I would like comment on . All of a sudden my left leg is noticibly fatter than my right . Similar size but more fat and less muscle .
Now I thought fat was laid down and picked up according to genetics . The thought of geting fat in one leg never crossed my mind . Given that the inactivity was less than a month this effect surprised the hell out of me .
So anyway among other things I am going to be trying to spot reduce in that I hope to reduce the fat on my left leg to similar % as my right as well as gain muscle .
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