WILL A DEXA SCAN MAKE US FASTER?
WE ALL WANNA BE BETTER ATHLETES, and there are lots of ways to get there. Under great pressure from a friend on the cutting edge of this pursuit, who insisted I needed to know my body fat, both kinds, muscle mass and bone density...
... I had a DEXA scan taken of my body.
Today.
The nurse looked me up and down.
Do you work out or run or something?
Yeah, a bit.
I figured you for the type.
I beamed.
Ok, lay down. It takes 5 minutes. Then, I'll go over it with you.
I've had a lot of scans in the last 18 months, and this was by far the easiest...
... and I was doing it for fun!
She prints out the data.
Ok, here we go:
Visceral fat, 1.13.
Is that good?
Yeah, really good. You runners and bike riders are always tops on that. Way, way better than what we normally see.
Bone Density, 0.0.
Hmmm..
Yeah, it's a weird number. 1 is great, most people are in the negatives, and 0 is really good for you, especially for your age.
Ouch!, i thought...
.. the worst was yet to come.
Fat mass, 21.5%.
How is that?
Oh, it's great. Look, right right here in the normal range.
I didn't even look at where I was on the graph...
- Excellent
- Athlete
- Fit
... all I could see was the other percentages above.
Normal is awful.
No, it's not. You are way way way way better than almost every one we see.
Yeah, but, I'm not normal.
Huh?
What I mean is, I think I'm an athlete, and clearly my body has a ways to go.
Did she really understand?
I do.
It's plain as day.
Better than that...
... I have a brand new metric to keep in mind.
Time to really eat like an athlete.
Paying the bill, $120, the bubbly worker asked...
... Do you want to pay for today or get a 3 pack, and see us every 90 days?
How much is it if I scan daily?
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164 1lbs (10% less blubber would have me around 150, but I also need to add muscle mass - shooting for 155)
7 hours sleep
30 PullUps, 120 PushUps + 30 Squats, 30 Box Jumps, 30 Toe to Bars, Heel and Toe Raises,
10 minutes stretching
60 minutes Reading/Journaling
111/107/-4