18% vs 20% Body Fat — Male(DEXA Verified)

M26 192cm 92kg; first DEXA 18.2 bf; front and back photos in post

M22 5'10 212 lbs; body text: Dexa said 18

Hologic report in image shows Total Body pct Fat 18.0; OP states picture taken day of the scan

5'11 160 lbs; title Dexa scan says 18 bf (typo scam); sex clear from photo, age unstated but adult-presenting

body text: Dexa scan put me at ~18 BF; value stated as approximate; age unstated but adult-presenting

245 to 161 lbs; most recent DEXA this month came back at 18.4; May 2026 photo contemporaneous; adult male from photo, age unstated

6'1 216 to ~195 lbs; second photo is end of cut and DEXA read 18.2 at that point; adult male from photo, age unstated

body text: the Dexa has me around 18 here; value stated as approximate; adult male from photos; duplicate submission 1jy874f by same author same day deduped per R5

186cm 114kg; body text: 18 estimate bfp (dexa); wording loose but attributed to DEXA; adult male from photo, age unstated

Age 29 stated; 6ft 69kg; DEXA report image reads Total Body % Fat 18.8; shirtless mirror photo in same post

Report Total Region %Fat reads 18.0 (28.2lb fat / 156.6lb) and overrides poster stated 18.8 which is the fat-distribution sub-total; report age 22.1; scan 2023-11-17 vs post 3 weeks later

M46 5ft10; current DEXA 18.4% at 161 lb; photo panel labelled MAY 2026 161.4 lb

35M 225 to 170 lb; DEXA 18.8% with after photo; DEXA scan images linked

same post starting stats "DEXA scan verified ... 18.77% bodyfat" at 232.8lb; before photo pairs with it

progresspics M/44/6ft2 250->190lb; BodPod said 10%, DEXA scan "exactly 18% BF"; DEXA image last in album plus physique photos

r/Fitness 9-month progress; DEXA table 30/04/2015 = 18.44%; before/after physique photos; scan table shown in post

same post; collage panel captioned "170lbs / 18% BF"; DEXA-sourced percentages

leangains; 33yo 6ft4; "At 178 my DEXA was 18.5% BF. So I’m about 17% BF now"; photos at ~178-180lb; 18.5 rounds half-up to 19

DEXA table in post: June 2026 18.9% at 155lb (Jan 2026 was 26.8%); current photos; age unstated

same post; third DEXA two days before posting 18.7%; current photo

38yo male 5ft7 189lb; currently 18% via DEXA; dated march-2023/current panels

Did a dexa scan sadly it shows 18.9pct, most of it in legs/thighs/butt; current shirtless front and back photos

Live Lean DXA report posted by OP in his own comment: Sex Male, age 36.9, 18.3pct at 154.0lb measured 03/27/2026; post photos are from 08/03/2026 at 153lb, 19 days apart; value comes from an OP comment not the post body

LeanGains cut; starting stats age 34.5, 5ft10, 178lb, DEXA 18% BF, fat mass 31.8lb, with starting photo; second scan from same post recorded separately

47M 5ft10 187 lb, r/Physiquecritique; states he has been doing periodic DEXA scans since December and that they show body fat from 25 percent down to 18 percent, with a gallery of seven contemporaneous shirtless physique photos in shorts, relaxed and flexed, SFW, verified loading 2026-08-11; the exact date of the most recent scan is not given so contemporaneity is inferred from the post, hence needs_review

M38 stated; before/after composite, right pic taken at 2nd DEXA 18.4% (217 lb); first scan 33.2% out of male range so not recorded

most recent DEXA a month before post came in at 20.1; scan-to-photo gap ~1 month; crosspost 1nw58q2 in r-WorkoutRoutines deduped to this row

DEXA fasted scan 20.2; 6ft1 218lbs; age unstated but adult-presenting

DEXA 20 stated in title; 5-9 200lbs; age unstated but adult-presenting

dexa scan came to 20.6 fat; down 180lbs; age unstated but adult-presenting

last DEXA scan shows 20 body fat; down 75lbs on reta; age unstated but adult-presenting; one before beach photo plus one current torso photo

25 5-8 154lbs, around 20 body fat according to last dexa scan; approximation word so needs_review

M 30 172cm 68kg stated in title; Dexa scan said 20 bf

took a dexa scan today and said 20.5; 6ft 162lb; rounds half-up to bucket 21; age unstated but adult-presenting

29M 5-8 142lbs and 20.1 body fat just had a DEXA scan

title states 34M 169lbs at 20 BF (Dexa)

title states 28 M 5-9 160lbs 20 BF from DEXA; 2017 post but reddit-hosted image still loads

6-0 200lbs currently sitting at 20 according to dexa; age unstated but adult-presenting

first dexa scan results 20.3; post includes a photo of the DEXA report on a monitor but it is too low-resolution to read; age unstated but adult-presenting

weightroom DoggCrapp year review (author networkingguru); "Ending Stats DEXA scan verified ... 20.91% bodyfat" 240.6lb; before/after physique photos

leangains 184cm 75kg; "body fat 20% according to dexa scan"; physique photos linked

guessmybf 6ft0 181lb; "I got a DEXA that said 20 percent on the dot"; physique photos

Gymhelp age 43; "First photo from early December. Dexa had me at 20.5% 191lbs"; first photo pairs with the scan, second is current at 173lb; 20.5 rounds half-up to 21

Zepbound M/41/5ft7 251->158lb; "Dexa put me at 20% 5 pounds ago"; physique collage current at 158lb

same post starting DEXA 20.7%; before photo pairs with it; 20.7 rounds to 21

M41 5ft7 251-157lbs; DEXA 20% at 5lb heavier; title 17% is his own estimate

M33 6ft 160lbs; DEXA at 156lbs trend = 20%, approx 8wks earlier

age 31, 6ft 165lbs; DEXA 15kg fat / 60kg lean = 20%

dexa scan says 20% body fat; flexed and relaxed photos; age unstated

5ft9 close to 200lb; DEXA scan 20% bf; current photos; age unstated

100-day challenge; DEXA at challenge start = 20% (end scan only given as "under 9%"); before photo

M35 5ft11 350lb to 203lb over 6 years; DEXA scan on 3/1 had me at 20.7pct bodyfat, posted 3/11; after photo in boxers

27M 6ft2 178lb; three shirtless mirror physique photos; the same author posted a follow-up on 2021-02-11 (lho9vd) stating DEXA put me at 20.3% BF, matching the estimate of 20% in the original post; value therefore comes from the follow-up ~3 weeks after the photos

30yo 5ft5, 135lb down from 150lb in Nov; DEXA taken the Monday 3 days before posting; shirtless front/side physique photos on i.redd.it verified loading; sex unambiguous from photo, age stated

24M 5ft3 ~140lb stated in title; DEXA 3 weeks before post; 20.5 rounds half-up to bucket 21; mirror physique photos on i.redd.it verified loading