Baseline measurements

Project #GetJacked Day 1 - Baseline

Today I went to Michigan State University Sport Performance to have a body composition analysis done in order to objectively determine a baseline for project #GetJacked.  The baseline results are posted below for your review. I was hoping to get a DEXA scan but I couldn’t find anything with a reasonable commute. However, according to the folks at the MSU Sport Performance, there method of determining body composition has an accuracy of 2% versus 1% with a DEXA scan.  Good enough for me!

I purposely carb loaded for a couple of months to take myself out of ketosis in order to document the process of starting the ketogenic diet while lifting weights in a bodybuilding type routine.  I plan on using the hashtag #GetJacked to journal the ups and downs of the ketogenic diet and weight lifting over the next 12 weeks. Who knows what will happen? Each week I will post body measurements, blood ketone/glucose, sleep and blood pressure results.I used the KetoSwole macro calculator to determine the daily calories and macronutrient targets.  

The plan is to weigh in (including body fat) measurements each day at home with Omron digital scalein order to average the weekly weight loss or gain.  The weekly average will be used to readjust calorie and macronutrient targets for the upcoming week.  I’m sure the home scale impedance body fat measurement isn’t the most accurate so, I might also use calipers weekly for comparison and adjustments. 

MSU Sport Performance body composition baseline:

Weight 229.9

Skeletal Muscle Mass 86.4

Body Fat Mass 77.6

BMI 33.9Body Fat % 33.9

Basal Metabolic Rate 1859

 Omron Comparison:

Weight 233.8

Body Fat % 31.3

Body Fat Mass (calculated) 73.2

Visceral Fat 18

BMI 34.1

Muscle % 31.7 

Reposted from my site KetoSwole.com