Using Body Composition data from DXA¹ to help optimize Athletes performances²

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the technology that could help drive champions to the top!

1. DXA Scanners are a prescription use device. Federal law restricts this device to sale, or use, to or on the order of a licensed health practitioner.
2. Best practice recommendations for body composition considerations in sport to reduce health and performance risks - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37752006/

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Question 1/5

The average male has between 18-24% body fat. How much body fat does the average male competing in the Long Jump event have:

Select one answer

7-12%

13-17%

18-24%

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It is common for student-athletes to seek out a body composition goal or to ask “is my body fat too high?”
or “what’s right for my sport?” It is impossible to make a one-size-fits-all recommendation. Determining an individual target range may incorporate questions such as when she or he felt best? Performed best?
What would reflect a realistic rate of change? What would allow the athlete to make important lifestyle changes that are realistic for her/him?

https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2015/5/21/body-composition-what-are-athletes-made-of.aspx

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Championing the demands of each sport requires a tool as diverse as the athletes themselves. The use of data obtained from body composition scans on Lunar DXA systems may be a game-changer in monitoring body composition.

Question 2/5

The precision of skinfold calliper tests
used to assess total body fat in elite sport
is 3-5%. What is the precision of
GE HealthCare’s Lunar iDXA?

Select one answer

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It’s also no secret that among and even within sports, there is no one-size-fits-all method on how to eat to become an Olympic champion. Some athletes prioritise a high-protein, low-sugar diet, some are all about
the carbs and if you’re Michael Phelps, sometimes you need 10,000 calories a day to meet your nutritional goals.

https://olympics.com/en/news/daily-diet-of-champions-what-worlds-best-athletes-eat

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Reproducibility and accuracy in monitoring athletes' body composition are crucial to ensure reliable tracking of progress, optimize performance, and prevent health issues by providing precise data for personalized training and nutrition plans.

Question 3/5

Do Olympic cyclists normally have a higher or lower bone density than Olympic Long Distance Runners?

Select one answer

Higher

Lower

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The relationship between body composition and performance differs depending on the event. For sprint-based events there is a clear link between muscle mass and force production (Maughan et al, 1983).
In 98 competitive male sprinters, those athletes who were in the top third of 100m sprinting performance had significantly greater upper arm, thigh and calf girths indicating greater muscle mass than those in the slowest third (Barbieri et al, 2017).

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enCORE software allows you to create custom reference populations, enabling you to compare your athletes’ results with those from a similar sample in the same sport.

Question 4/5

Which Olympic Sport athlete typically
has the higher fat mass?

Select one answer

Swimmers

Marathon runners

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Analysis of endurance running performance showed that calf girth can be a key component of running economy. Lucia et al. (2006) showed that calf girth in elite Eritrean runners, with excellent running economy, was smaller (30.9 ± 1.5 cm vs 33.9 ± 2.0 cm) than elite Spanish runners, who had a poorer running economy.

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The optional Sports Athletics Package available on GE HealthCare’s portfolio of Lunar DXA systems allows users to easily select body regions to scan and report on, including Total Body Less Head (TBLH) and Smaller Body Composition. Use Smaller Body Composition (ROI) to measure body symmetry and track injury recovery. This data can be used to help develop athlete rehabilitation programs.

Question 5/5

DXA Scanners are most commonly associated with helping to diagnose osteoporosis, but their use in evaluating body composition in elite Sport Medicine
is growing¹. GE HealthCare’s latest DXA systems help support users in :

Select one answer

Assess and benchmark body composition

Track progress over time

Aid in injury prevention and recovery

Motivate from seeing results

Build confidence in training programs

All of the above

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Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry is the most popular method for quantifying fat, lean, and bone tissues.
The energy levels used in DXA and their differential attenuation through the body allow the discrimination of total body adipose and lean tissue, in addition to bone mineral content and bone mineral density. DXA is fast and user-friendly for the subject and the operator.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769821/

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Our Windows®-based software platform offers a wide range of unique body composition tools including an Advanced Analytics package. This can be used to help provide deep insights with custom equations, metrics and ratios based on 200+ parameters. Use this tool to help provide data-driven training programs to your athletes.

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Using Body Composition data from DXA1 to help optimize Athletes performances2

The average male has between 18-24% body fat. How much body fat does the average male competing in the Long Jump event have:

Did you know ?

The precision of skinfold calliper tests used to assess total body fat in elite sport is 3-5%. What is the precision of GE HealthCare’s Lunar iDXA?

Did you know ?

Do Olympic cyclists normally have a higher or lower bone density than Olympic Long Distance Runners?

Did you know ?

Which Olympic Sport athlete typically has the higher fat mass?

Did you know ?

DXA Scanners are most commonly associated with helping to diagnose osteoporosis, but their use in evaluating body composition in elite Sport Medicine is growing1. GE HealthCare’s latest DXA systems help support users in :

Did you know ?

Using Body Composition data from DXA¹ to help optimize Athletes performances²

The precision of skinfold calliper tests
used to assess total body fat in elite sport
is 3-5%. What is the precision of
GE HealthCare’s Lunar iDXA?

Which Olympic Sport athlete typically
has the higher fat mass?

DXA Scanners are most commonly associated with helping to diagnose osteoporosis, but their use in evaluating body composition in elite Sport Medicine
is growing¹. GE HealthCare’s latest DXA systems help support users in :