DXA and the Female Athlete Triad 11/22/19
What Is the Female Athlete Triad?
As the name suggests, the female athlete triad consists of three medical conditions: 1 ...
FAT AND LEAN MUSCLE MASS RATIOS IN COLLEGE ... 10/18/19
As part of our blog series on exploring body composition in college and professional football players, I want to look ...
NORMATIVE DATA IN COLLEGE AND NFL FOOTBALL ATHLETES ... 10/18/19
This is the second blog on body composition in college and professional football players. As I stated in the first ...
IS IT LEAN SOFT TISSUE OR FAT-FREE MASS? 10/11/19
Is it lean soft tissue or fat-free mass? I get that question a lot when individuals are talking about ...
Somatotyping 09/27/19
The interest in categorizing body type in athletes has a long history that goes back to the ancient Greeks. This ...
THE ROLE OF VISCERAL ADIPOSE TISSUE (VAT) IN ... 09/20/19
In a recent blog series, I compared percent total body fat in college and professional football players. I want to ...
Normative Data in College and NFL Football Athletes ... 08/29/19
We recently published a paper in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (Bosch et al., 2019) on body composition ...
Using the “Range” of Knowledge Within Your Performance ... 08/06/19
David Epstein has a new book titled: Range: Why generalists triumph in a specialized world. I am sure many of ...
Normative Data in College Baseball Athletes Using DXA ... 07/15/19
We recently published a paper in the International Journal of Sports Medicine (Czeck et al., 2019) on body composition measures ...
Using DXA in Equestrian Athletes 07/12/19
We recently published a paper in the International Journal of Sports Medicine (Dengel et al., 2019) that examined body composition ...
Learn about the NEW Dexalytics Reporting Feature 06/21/19
Reporting in sport has become a daily occurrence. Physical, technical, and tactical reports are shared and discussed every day to ...
Using the DXA to Examine Knee Replacements 05/28/19
On the second installment of my blog series “What Is This?” I wanted to look at something that you ...
Using the DXA to Determine Return to Play ... 05/28/19
A doctoral student in my laboratory is completing a study in females that have undergone anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery ...
Too Wide for the DXA Table? 05/28/19
Recently, I wrote a blog on solutions for scanning individuals that are too tall for some dual X-ray absorptiometer (DXA ...
DXA Scan Picks up Interesting Injury Image 04/26/19
After 30 years of using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to examine bone, muscle, and fat in clinical, as well as ...
TIMING ATHLETE CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE 04/19/19
In a recent blog, I discussed the amount of total daily carbohydrate intake for athletes. Another important factor regarding carbohydrate ...
Are NFL Combine Invitees Getting Bigger, Faster, and ... 04/04/19
The 2019 NFL Combine just concluded and the athletes seem to be bigger, faster, and stronger than ever before. But ...
PROPER CARBOHYDRATE INTAKES FOR ATHLETES 03/19/19
This blog reviews evidence-based recommendations for optimal carbohydrate intake for athletes
The Power of Carbohydrates
Most athletes ...
Dexalytics on FOX 9 News 02/22/19
Watch the interview with Dexalytics Co-founders Don Dengel and Tyler Bosch about Dexalytics and the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine.
What the Body is 02/19/19
Dexalytics Draws on the Power of Technology to Help Teams and Athletes Prepare for Success
Former Gopher football defensive ...
Scoring Opportunity: New DXA Application Tackles Body Composition 02/19/19
Read About Dexalytics:TEAMS™ in Radiology Today Magazine
Building a Better Athlete 02/19/19
Read about Dexalytics in Legacy Magazine
"April Bockin lies motionless on the light blue table of the DXA scanner ...
Leveraging Body Composition Technology to Help Train Athletes 02/18/19
Read the Article by Dexalytics Co-Founder, Don Dengel in the Pioneer Press
While many of us enjoy watching collegiate ...
TOO TALL FOR THE DXA TABLE? 01/29/19
For decades, the ‘gold standard‘ for measuring body composition was hydrostatic weighing. However, today dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is considered ...
Practical Guidelines for Protein Timing 01/11/19
In a recent blog, I discussed the calculation of the total amount of protein intake for athletes. Another important factor ...
Proper Protein Intakes for Athletes 01/11/19
This blog reviews evidence-based recommendations for optimal protein intake for athletes using body composition information.
The Power of Protein
Protein ...
Normative DXA data for Baseball Players: Part 1 ... 12/19/18
This blog represents the first of a series that will highlight normative DXA data for a variety of populations. Our ...
UNDERSTANDING HOW CHANGES IN WEIGHT MAY AFFECT THE ... 10/15/18
Each athlete, no matter the sport, has a unique body type and composition. Understanding her/his distribution of mass, i ...
SPORTS ANALYTICS 10/12/18
A 2003 book by Michael Lewis chronicled Billy Beane’s use of statistics to analyze professional baseball players’ data to help ...
Integration of Dexalytics within your Current Workflow (Part ... 09/21/18
This is part II of our blog series on how the integration of Dexalytics can help with your current workflow ...
DXA Scans: Largest, Smallest and Mermaids? 08/07/18
As I look back over 30 years of DXA research, I am amazed at the wide range of shapes and ...
Hydration for Athletes 07/20/18
Many Dexalytics users know that adequate hydration will enhance athletic performance and have asked whether it is possible to calculate ...
What is Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT)? 06/19/18
Visceral adipose tissue or VAT is the intra-abdominal fat that is located inside the abdominal cavity and is packed between ...
Why Are Body Composition Values Higher from DXA? 06/01/18
When athletes, coaches, performance staff, and doctors have their first experience measuring body composition with dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), they ...
Calculating energy needs for proper weight and body ... 05/11/18
Each athlete has unique energy needs and determining calorie needs is important for optimal performance and body composition. Athletes that ...
Estimating an Athlete’s Energy Requirements 05/03/18
Dexalytics recently announced a couple of new features to help you determine energy needs. Over the next couple of blogs ...
Asymmetry and Injury Risk 04/19/18
One of the unique features of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is its ability to provide accurate and reliable segment analysis ...
WHAT SHOULD I TRACK- BMC OR BMD? 04/02/18
In a recent blog, I mentioned that Dexalytics can be used to track an athlete’s bone mineral density (BMD) and ...
Thoughts from the NFL Combine 03/09/18
Recently, I had the chance to attend the 2018 NFL Combine. As part of the Combine, the Professional Football ...
Why is Dexalytics the premier body composition solution ... 03/01/18
As I mentioned in our initial blog, Dexalytics was initially developed with a focus on football. However, Dexalytics is ...
Dexalytics saves time and coordinates information and planning ... 12/19/17
Information and communication are critical pieces of athlete development. The sports medicine, nutrition, coaching and strength and conditioning staff all ...
Welcome to the Dexalytics Blog 12/18/17
Welcome to the first Dexalytics blog. Being the first blog entry, I think it is important to answer some basic ...