26.0%
body fat · dexa
5-9 42M 180lbs; Dexa scan today 26; Withings 22 and body metrics 17 disregarded as non-DEXA; incidental find outside this session buckets
male · 26% page · jul 2026
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26.0–26.9 body fat · male
26% Body Fat — Male (DEXA Verified Examples)
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At 26%, the male midsection is frankly soft, with a larger sitting roll and a thicker lower-back pad. Muscle in the upper body can still be inferred from shoulder width, but surface detail is low. Love handles are a major part of the silhouette. Some men see more fat on the chest and the back of the arms. The face may look slightly heavier than at 20%, especially under the chin. Thighs lose outline. This level is ordinary. Photographs in this band are less sensitive to a pump because the fat layer dominates. Compared with 24%, the change is another small increase in circumference and a smoother surface. Two men at 26% can still differ by clothing size if one is taller or more muscular; DEXA does not encode height.
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
recently lost 100lbs; just had a dexa scan done and still at 26 bf; age unstated but adult-presenting; incidental find outside this session buckets
male · 26% page · dec 2025
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26.9%
body fat · dexa
27M; last DEXA showed 103.7lb lean mass at 26.9 body fat, down from 22.6 in November; photo stated to be from today but exact scan date not given; incidental find outside this session buckets
male · 26% page · jul 2026
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
34 yo 72kg 1m84 in title; did a DEXA scan which gave 26 bodyfat
male · 26% page · jun 2026
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
title states 6-1 180lbs 26 BF according to DEXA; six-panel physique collage; age unstated but adult-presenting
male · 26% page · jun 2026
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26.7%
body fat · dexa
37 6-1 187lb stated; post image shows DEXA BODY COMPOSITION SUMMARY with Total Body Fat 26.7 measured 11-03-2025, same day as the post; second image is a shirtless torso photo; crosspost 1onqkjh in r-Gymhelp deduped to this row
male · 26% page · nov 2025
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26.5%
body fat · dexa
r/Brogress 5ft6 160lb; DEXA 26.5%; shirtless physique photo; 26.5 rounds half-up to 27
male · 26% page · jun 2019
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
leangains; 26yo 5ft9 166lb, "26% BF according to dexa"; physique photo album
male · 26% page · feb 2022
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
moreplatesmoredates; timeline "Jan 19, 2026 - 193 lbs, 26% BF according to DEXA"; dated physique panel Jan 19 2026; 5ft10
male · 26% page · apr 2026
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
M25 6ft1 190lbs; 26% bf per DXA scan
male · 26% page · feb 2017
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26.3%
body fat · dexa
6ft3 190lb now; dexa at 195lb said 26.3pct; 5lb gap between scan and photo
male · 26% page · may 2025
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26.7%
body fat · dexa
DEXA report image shows 11/03/2025 total body fat 26.7% (report overrides poster's loose '26%'); after photo in black shorts same day; age 37 stated
male · 26% page · nov 2025
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA 26% total stated in post (arms 20%, legs 27%, trunk 29%); two tripod torso photos on i.redd.it verified loading 2026-08-08; adult male, age not stated
male · 26% page · feb 2026
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
DEXA 26% BF stated in title; 6ft1, 180lbs; six-panel front/side/back torso photos on i.redd.it verified loading 2026-08-08; adult male, age not stated; posted on user profile page
male · 26% page · jun 2026
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26.0%
body fat · dexa
Male 29, 187 cm; OP states DEXA measured 26% at 96 kg (challenge start); before/after front-side-back comparison album imgur/3R92N live - the left (before) frames correspond to the 96 kg scan state; retrospective statement so soft
male · 26% page · apr 2016
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26.2%
body fat · dexa
23M, 179 cm, 102.7 kg; DEXA scan 2013-09-27 = 26.2% BF; BTFC intro physique photos imgur/1PamL dated 2013-10-03, live
male · 26% page · oct 2013
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