<h1><span style="color: #993366;"><em><strong>PAMPY’S POST 11.15 – THE ULTIMATE FAT/ LEAN MUSCLE RATIO</strong></em></span></h1>
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Morning Team,

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What is your optimum lean muscle/ stored body fat ratio? <a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58011.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-1559 size-medium" src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_58011-300x168.jpg" alt="IMG_5801[1]" width="300" height="168" /></a>

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Does it matter?

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Does muscle weigh more than fat?

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From my recent 28 Day Educational reboot program, one team member, Woody, has kindly offered me his full comprehensive before &amp; after DEXA scan.

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A DEXA scan is a Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) and is the gold standard in <a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DEX.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-1987 " src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/DEX-300x200.jpg" alt="DEX" width="260" height="173" /></a>Body Composition and Bone Density. A DEXA scan is a quick, and non-invasive way to accurately and reliably measure bone mineral density, total body fat and total muscle mass.

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For most people their interest is usually lose body fat – gain lean muscle mass. Well, I should be more clear – maitain ideal living body fat and recruit MORE muscle fibres – which will produce greater strength – and fire when needed most.

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Back to Woody. He did not need to lose weight. He joined my “real food month” to clean up his health. He sits for a living, loves cola drinks and enjoys the bungers.

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Armed with ONLY a mixed real food diet and a handful of push ups 3/7, below are his DEXA scan results.

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<h5><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>JAN 19th 2015</strong></span></h5>
<a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/19Jan_2.pdfWOODY-1.pdf">19Jan_2.pdfWOODY 1</a>
<h5><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>FEB 16th 2015</strong></span></h5>
<a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/16Feb_2.pdfWOODY-2.pdf">16Feb_2.pdfWOODY 2</a>

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His results were a drop in total % body fat – from 16.1 to 13.8, but his collective weight increased from 71.5 to 71.8kg. His trunk/ limb body ration also changed from 1.04 to 0.95 – meaning he dropped fat around his waist.

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All in all a very positive result.

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Again, all he changed in 28 days was avoiding wheat &amp; sugar based processed choices. He gave zero consideration to food volume, and ate real earthy food when he was hungry. He punched out a few body weight exercises a few times a week, and had the odd kick of the footy.

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Thx Woody
BP