Comparison of Techniques for Tracking Body Composition Changes across a Season in College Women Basketball Players.

Body composition assessment has become an integral part of athletes' training schedules. Questions remain concerning the accuracy of various methods to track body composition changes over a competitive year cycle. The purpose of this study was to compare various methods of tracking body composition across a college women's basketball season.

Validity of Arm-to-Arm BIA Devices Compared to DXA for Estimating % Fat in College Men and Women.

Bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) devices are commonly used to estimate percent body fat (%fat), although validation of their accuracy varies widely. The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of four commonly used BIA devices compared to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). College-aged men (n = 29, age = 19.