I got good news and bad news!
Good news: I have been accepted to take part in a bone density study at the University of MO and I am in the weight resistance group (which is the group I was hoping to get). The study is for a year and as I mentioned in my previous post, they will provide a trainer, vitamins, calcium supplements and I'll get paid to participate. The resistance training consists of squats, military presses, lunges, calf raises, leg lifts, back raises, and a couple of others I can't remember at this time. I am looking forward to it.
Bad news: I have low bone density. :(
They provided me with a DXA scan to find my bone density level. Which also had my body fat percentage of 23.3%. I believe in three months, they will scan me again. My goal now is to reduce this percentage. According to the paperwork they sent me, a highly trained male endurance athlete is typically 5 to 15%. So my goal is 10%. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Update - 4/10
I started this blog with good intentions to update it every day. Reality finally struck and Spring arrived. Updating it every day is a bit too difficult. So I am going to take a cue from Nancy over at 20lbs to Go and only update once a week. I will document how my diet was and not every little thing I ate and talk briefly of what exercise I have done for the week.
Since my last update, I have been doing pretty good on the diet front. Luckily my wife has joined weight watchers and now I don’t have the tempting food in the house. Since both of us are watching what we eat, it has really helped. When I started the blog I weighed 207. I went up and down some but I am now at 196. So eleven lbs. isn’t too bad for just eating right.
On the muscle front, it is a bit different. I have only worked out once since my last update… and that was just my ab routine. So I am not putting on any muscle mass like I wanted. I do however have the possibility of some good news. The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri, Columbia is undergoing a Male Bone Density Study. I have applied and if my bone density is low, I have a chance to participate. If I am chosen, I will be provided with a trainer for workouts in either plyometrics or resistance training for a year. This will also include vitamin and calcium supplements and monetary compensation. So I’ll get paid to work out with a trainer… I’d been stupid not to apply.
Update done… time to get the boat out for some fishin’ tomorrow. :)
Since my last update, I have been doing pretty good on the diet front. Luckily my wife has joined weight watchers and now I don’t have the tempting food in the house. Since both of us are watching what we eat, it has really helped. When I started the blog I weighed 207. I went up and down some but I am now at 196. So eleven lbs. isn’t too bad for just eating right.
On the muscle front, it is a bit different. I have only worked out once since my last update… and that was just my ab routine. So I am not putting on any muscle mass like I wanted. I do however have the possibility of some good news. The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri, Columbia is undergoing a Male Bone Density Study. I have applied and if my bone density is low, I have a chance to participate. If I am chosen, I will be provided with a trainer for workouts in either plyometrics or resistance training for a year. This will also include vitamin and calcium supplements and monetary compensation. So I’ll get paid to work out with a trainer… I’d been stupid not to apply.
Update done… time to get the boat out for some fishin’ tomorrow. :)
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