October 16, 2023
Don Dengel, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP), is the author of a recent blog post titled “The Muscle-to-Bone Ratio in NFL Players Compared to Healthy Aged Matched Controls-Part I.” Many collegiate and NFL football teams are examining the muscle-to-bone ratio (MBR) as a way to determine how big a player can possible be. This blog explores research from Dr. Dengel’s laboratory that examined total as well as regional measures of MBR determined using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in NFL players (n=346) and compared these results to a group of healthy aged-matched males (n=228).
Read the full blog feature here.