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post #1 of 27
9/18/09 at 7:59pm
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Eating three-four eggs/day and two six hours before the test...

Total cholesterol: 159mg/dL (normal range less than 200)
Triglycerides: 120mg/dL (normal range less than 150)
Blood pressure: 124/80

And the funny thing...

Creatine kinase levels: 398 (normal range less than 202)
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post #2 of 27
9/18/09 at 8:12pm
good for you. i love eating eggs and this is some pretty reassuring stuff
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post #3 of 27
9/19/09 at 12:38pm
Good numbers. I love having 4-egg omelettes for breakfast but they kill my appetite for the rest of the day.
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post #4 of 27
9/19/09 at 2:20pm
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Eating three-four eggs/day and two six hours before the test... Total cholesterol: 159mg/dL (normal range less than 200) Triglycerides: 120mg/dL (normal range less than 150) Blood pressure: 124/80 And the funny thing... Creatine kinase levels: 398 (normal range less than 202)
Not bad numbers, especially if you have a poor health/crappy diet/crappy lifestyle/shitty genetic history. But most docs would probably tell you to start getting those numbers down. I don't know how old you are, but those BP # are at the outer edge of normal and as you age they'll start to climb. And docs now want TC much lower than 200. What's considered OK/normal/healthy keeps dropping. 159's not bad but I'd still get it down. Ditto your triclycerides -- get it under 100. Can't tell you much about your CK #. I've had mine checked as part of looking at my kidney function but I forgot what the results were. My genetic profile is a nightmare and my docs have put the fear of God into me about my numbers on these tests. So my scores are all much much lower.
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post #5 of 27
9/19/09 at 2:26pm
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Not bad numbers, especially if you have a poor health/crappy diet/crappy lifestyle/shitty genetic history.

But most docs would probably tell you to start getting those numbers down. I don't know how old you are, but those BP # are at the outer edge of normal and as you age they'll start to climb.

And docs now want TC much lower than 200. What's considered OK/normal/healthy keeps dropping. 159's not bad but I'd still get it down. Ditto your triclycerides -- get it under 100.

Can't tell you much about your CK #. I've had mine checked as part of looking at my kidney function but I forgot what the results were.

My genetic profile is a nightmare and my docs have put the fear of God into me about my numbers on these tests. So my scores are all much much lower.

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post #6 of 27
9/19/09 at 2:33pm
your BP isn't so hot, is it normally like that?
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post #7 of 27
9/19/09 at 2:34pm
yes, was just going to say that. i smoke and shit, and mine is usuallt 112/70
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post #8 of 27
9/19/09 at 2:44pm
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your BP isn't so hot, is it normally like that?

Nope. Usually lower. It's probably from overtraining (hence the CK levels).
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post #9 of 27
9/19/09 at 2:52pm
^^ Unlikely that overtraining would increase your BP (when you're not exercising). You should measure it again a couple of times.
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post #10 of 27
9/19/09 at 2:57pm
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^^ Unlikely that overtraining would increase your BP (when you're not exercising). You should measure it again a couple of times.
Why would it not? My CK levels gave me a good laugh and the doctor basically diagnosed me with overtraining syndrome.
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post #11 of 27
9/19/09 at 3:06pm
Have you only recently started working out? What's your resting heart rate?
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post #12 of 27
9/19/09 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by Cashmoney View Post
Not bad numbers, especially if you have a poor health/crappy diet/crappy lifestyle/shitty genetic history.

But most docs would probably tell you to start getting those numbers down. I don't know how old you are, but those BP # are at the outer edge of normal and as you age they'll start to climb.

And docs now want TC much lower than 200. What's considered OK/normal/healthy keeps dropping. 159's not bad but I'd still get it down. Ditto your triclycerides -- get it under 100.

Can't tell you much about your CK #. I've had mine checked as part of looking at my kidney function but I forgot what the results were.

My genetic profile is a nightmare and my docs have put the fear of God into me about my numbers on these tests. So my scores are all much much lower.

lol, you're so misguided.
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post #13 of 27
9/19/09 at 3:40pm
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Have you only recently started working out? What's your resting heart rate?
No, I've been doing it for my entire adult life. I usually work out until performance decreases then taper off to reduce fatigue. Sometimes I just keep going because I can't objectively tell myself when enough is enough. I should plan my workouts better, but I don't so I do dumb stuff and get injured and run myself into the ground. There's some days where I go to the track and can barely move, so I stretch and go row 10K instead since it's less anaerobic. I think people that have been exercising for a while have experienced this sometimes quite often: injured but refuse to stop and heal up. My resting heart rate is normally high 50s.
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post #14 of 27
9/19/09 at 3:43pm
The particular BP reading and your exercise schedule are probably unrelated. Check your BP again, a few times.
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post #15 of 27
9/19/09 at 3:46pm
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The particular BP reading and your exercise schedule are probably unrelated. Check your BP again, a few times.

Umm...where are you headed with this?
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