From: Master Scott Palangi ~ November 8th, 7:38 am. ~ Piermont, NY

Howdy Team!

You’ve probably heard that weighing yourself naked is the only way to get a true “reading” of your actual weight, right?

Well… frankly it’s true. But that’s just the half of it.

Ever heard of a “body fat” scale?

You probably have, if not, it’s not that important.

What IS important for you to know however, is that I ALWAYS use a bodyfat scale when I’m DEAD SERIOUS about getting skinnier and increasing my amount of muscle tone.

And in this blogpost, I show you EXACTLY WHERE I BOUGHT MINE at the Palisades Mall… and I also explain why and how it’ll help you NOW and in the long run… in your quest for lifelong health.

And yes… you gotta be naked to get an accurate reading from a bodyfat scale (most people don’t know that even a little piece innocent and humble clothing can impugn the integrity of the “true” body fat percentage reading.

And here’s why I think this bodyfat scale thing is important… stay with me on this, okay?

A lifelong mentor, master, friend, and sometimes even training partner of mine name Steve LaVallee used to always say, “What gets measured…. gets improved.”

Steve is a huge “time guy” and an even bigger “stats guy”.

He hates guesswork, and he loves data.

And Steve gets results like nobody I’ve ever seen. Guy has five clocks in a four walled room and a wrist watch on each hand. People in the martial arts industry wonder how he does it.

And I know the answer because I’m one of the few and fortunate individuals who’s forged a distant, yet very tight relationship with Master LaVallee.

And here’s (in my opinion) his “secret”.

HE’S NOT AFRAID OF THE HARSH REALITIES OF “DATA”.

But many of us are, aren’t we? (Heck, I still don’t like checking my bank balance regularly…. and…. believe you me,  I’ve got the NSF fees to prove it according to my accountant Jamie Muckell who is still teaching me how to use a calculator).

My point in all this is simple.

WHAT GET’S MEASURED… GETS “ATTENTION”

Now, sure… I’ve heard many a trainer — even me — say things like “Stay off the scale”… “Use the mirror”… “Health is a ‘feeling’ thing not just a ‘fashion’ thing”…. all in an effort to people tuned in to THE HABIT of training vs. the RESULT OF TRAINING.

And, I still hold fast to that theory.

I do believe that sometimes…. too many times in fact… when we make sudden and momentous efforts to get somewhere or make something “happen”… we mistakenly “pull up the roots” to analyze the growth of our proverbial plant — simultaneously killing the plant (unknowingly) in the process.

Such is the case with “weighing in” too often.

Many people give up on working out too soon. Acting as if they were weighing themselves after (or even during) each training session.  And this is a wrong set of behaviors.

“Weighing in” too soon, or too frequently is very taxing on your constitution, and it can often times KILL your stick-to-it-evenness.

However…. all psycho babble aside?

When I use a body-fat scale on  DAILY BASIS…. first thing in the morning… after I pee, but before I eat my first meal?

I ALWAYS BEHAVE IN A BODYFAT-CONSCIOUS WAY ALL DAY LONG!

BUT!!!!

If I jumped on a regular ole’ “pounds scale?”…. forget it! I too would give up… pack it in…. and hit the potato chips.

The bodyfat scale however, is “different”.

It effects my mind and my willpower and my confidence differently.

For example, many a morning (if I’m using it regularly that is, which, I’m not doing currently simply because since my birthday binging, I know the news is not-so-hot) the scale may say “170 pounds”.

Then, after a couple days of kick-ass dieting, and lets say, two-a-day trainings…. the scale may STILL SAY: “170 pounds”.

And that is, in fact, discouraging!

But not with the bodyfat scale you see, because in addition to giving me a “poundage” reading…. a bodyfat scale also give me a “body fat” reading.

AND THAT NUMBER ALWAYS FLUCTUATES… (and with erie accuracy, too) IN ACCORDANCE WITH MY DIET AND LEVEL OF ACTIVITY.

The reason it works out so well is because “170 lbs” vs “172 lbs” isn’t as important an abberation as 11.5% bodyfat vs. 9.7%.

And I try to stay in the single digits as often as I can. (keep reading below video the article continues)

Now, in the interest of full disclosure, lets say I have guests from the ole neighborhood in town; a few chaps who have an underdeveloped appreciation for my habits, my livelihood, and my “routine”.

Me? I most likely will tuck the scale under the bed… and let myself go a little (okay, probably a lot.) because I may not want to be the typical party pooper that I’m famous for being if, let’s say, I am training for something or whatever (in those cases, look out! I’ll tell everyone including family to “screw off” cuz I’ve got a goal in mind. But they know how I am and don’t usually bother me about my short tempered-ness in those moments.) and I’ll just have at it! “Eat. Drink. And be Merry” is my motto during these social times of bonding (yep, I’m just like you in many ways, probably worse!)

But hey…… lemme tellya sumtin:  When “they”….  the fatsos, that is (god love’em) … get back on the bus…. and go back to their respective caves…. my bodyfat scale comes back out and gets dusted off… the ole’ bodyfat percentages get measured again, habitually… and the Mr. Scotty-Dickhead trainer persona is in full-effect….

And this young master GETS RESULTS…. and gets them fast, too!

I encourage you to have as many tricks, tools, and gadgets as possible when it comes to keeping your head “in the game” of body fat burning/loss and the bodyfat scale is an absolute must in my book.

And… the video below shows me buying the one I currently use (so long as my fat freinds aren’t in town making me entertain them.)

Watch, and enjoy! I even explain this whole “pounds vs percentage” stuff.

Til next time… I remain…

Dedicated to your health and fitness,

Master Scott Palangi