Offseason Body Composition Changes Detected by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Versus Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Collegiate American Football Athletes

Jake Boykin, Grant Tinsley, Christine M. Harrison, Jessica Prather, Javier Zaragoza, Matthias Tinnin, Shay Smith, Camden Wilson, Lem Taylor

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Abstract

In American football, offseason training is designed to promote increases in muscle strength and size in athletes. Tracking changes in body composition may confer key information about the effectiveness of training programs to football practitioners. PURPOSE: The present study assessed the relationship between body composition changes estimated by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in football players during the initial period of an offseason training program. METHODS: Body composition in 29 NCAA Division III American football players (mean ± SD; age: 19.7 ± 1.5 y; height: 179.8 ± 6.6 cm; body mass [BM]: 96.1 ± 12.6 kg; DXA body fat: 20.9 ± 4.4%) was estimated using BIA (InBody 770) and DXA (Hologic Horizon) before and after a seven-week training intervention. Repeated measures analysis of variance, concordance correlation coefficients, and Bland-Altman analysis alongside linear regression were used to detect differences in cross-sectiona
Original languageEnglish
PublisherTopSCHOLAR®
Volume2
StatePublished - 2021

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