The Gynoid and Android

Ok the $64 question is what Gynoid is and what is the Android. If you stop and think about it clinically it makes sense, then it’s just icky after that. For me my trunk, android and gynoid are the areas where the soft tissue (aka fat) still resides. My overall body fat has been reduced dramatically from what likely was in the mid 60 percent range a year ago down to about 30 percent. This information is coutersy of the result of the DEXA (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scan I had done a week or so ago. These are generally done for people who are subject to osteoporosis. Fortunately it turns out my bones are very dense and I am not in any danger of osteoporosis in the near future. DEXA scans are also very good for measuring body composition including muscle mass and soft tissue mass. They real value for me will be to see the improvement in three months when I have it done again. Hopefully I will see the soft tissue mass go down and the muscle mass increase as training continues. The doc that did the test is a good friend and fishing buddy and he helped me learn a lot about my body composition. Neil also showed me this web site and I would be remiss if I did not point out, it should scare the hell out of all of us, and it’s from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html#State .

So I have been looking over the data and trying to come up with a course of action. Right now the plan is to focus on nutrition based in part on the plan offered in the book I have been reading Fit Body Fit Soul, by Mark Allen. I am also going to work with Kevin at Harbor to change my strength conditioning to focus on the mid section. There is no way for me to control where the fat is reduce on my body but I can increase the muscle mass in the trunk, gynoid and android areas. I think I should see significant progress in the next few weeks. Stay tuned.

BTW: the Gynoid as you might expect is the pelvic area and the Android would be the rear or butt. So now you know:-)
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