#168

I was wondering what scale Bryan was using, as I remembered reading about is somewhere, it’s at a FAQ page that is gone:

I’m interested in getting back into weight lifting/strength training. Do anyone know if this scale can be used to measure progress? I’ll also use strength as a somewhat proxy for muscle mass (there are CNS adaptations). Is it more accurate than other scales? I don’t want to spend a premium if isn’t more accurate.

Here are NYT recommendations, but they only looked at weight:

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#169

I use this scale to track my progress in muscle-building, I do resistance training. It shows you your body composition, and I was able to get an idea of its accuracy against a recent Dexa scan. I found that it underestimated my total lean mass by about 5 pounds, which for me was an acceptable trade-off.

The other feature that I like is that it measures your vascular age via pulse wave velocity.

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#170

They’ve released a new product - Body Scan, it’s expensive, and I am just getting a headache with all the subscription talk. I think I’ll just buy the cheapest BIA scale.

I’ve seen no evidence showing one BIA scale is better than the other, but if I see evidence to the contrary, I’ll not buy an el cheapo scale lol.

I don’t know anything about vascular age via PWV.

#171

Who?

What is the cost?

What is being scanned?

What is the purpose/objective of the scan?

#172

Like $400, but there seems to be a subscription which I dislike.

#173

This appears to be an expensive scale that measures BMI and a few other parameters. In my view this is NOT worth $400.00, to me this is an overpriced toy.

If you are that interested, you could mostly likely find the same product on AliExprsss for substantially less

#174

was just reading an old paper by Blagosklonny and remembered our conversation. Maybe he got the idea here :sweat_smile:

In Slavic folklore, Koschei the Immortal was bony, thin and lean. …
In fairy tales, long-lived heroes were lean, slim and bony…

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#175

Would like to update the thread with ‘new’ info: Bryan Johnson has started Ca AKG (2g) as stated under supplements section.

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#176

In my view

Just because “Bryan Johnson” or anyone else who has full time PR{which is propaganda] takes a compound means very little.

The Ca AKG compound has been discussed here last year, with published papers

#177

I wouldn’t start taking AKG just because Bryan Johnson is taking it… but I do find it interesting that he is. He’s taking a ton of stuff, and I would love to see the methodology for tracking/testing if what he’s taking is actually providing any value to him. It seems he’s taking so much that its hard to determine any cause/effect relationship with anything he’s doing or taking…

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#178

I would be surprised if they aren’t carefully monitoring his testing pre- and post introducing a new substance.

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#179

Is the ITP testing it?

#180

Latest article below:

Bryan Johnson’s Race Against Time

Tue Apr 4 04:16:00 GMT 2023

Bryan Johnson is an enigma in the longevity space, someone who is difficult to place in a familiar category or determine the net impact of.

Johnson is a successful tech entrepreneur of humble origins who sold his company Braintree Venmo to PayPal in 2013 for 800 million dollars. However, years of hard work had taken a toll on him. Johnson recalls being frequently depressed and dissatisfied with his own health and body image. A couple of years ago, he decided to take matters into his own hands – in quite a radical manner.

#181

He hasn’t reversed his brain aging (or his ear aging) - the post-mitotic cells that matter the most. Maybe the rest of the body affects brain aging and he’ll slow it from here on out, but he has much more to do for his brain

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#182

Bryan Johnson plan for the future

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#184

Am I crazy for wanting to try it at least for one day? :face_with_open_eyes_and_hand_over_mouth:

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#185

Yeah… get all cut up, skin damaged… shocked… nasty concoctions… ummm a bit of a masochist??
Hahaha.

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#186

If bought in bulk directly from the factory, most of his supplements are cheaper than Urolithin A, which is too expensive even in bulk. I just also need to buy some bottles, bags, and some silicon dioxide thing, a dehumidifier, a food sealer and maybe a freeze dryer in the future to avoid mildew, especially for highly hygroscopic glucoraphanin, which was a nightmare to deal with.
So I just copied many of his recipe now by buying powders in bulk. I’m not a gourmand, so I don’t mind eating those disgusting powders with yogurt all together. I used to drink Chinese traditional medicine when I was a child, and now I know at least these powders are better than most Chinese traditional medicines I took before.
With not much money spent, all my family including my pets can have these supplements and I can just give some powders to my friends, in capsules, in bottles or in bags.

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