I started 2023 with the goal of finishing my first Ironman and ended 2023 as the #1 ๐ฆ๐บ
| #9 ๐ 30-34 @IRONMANtri All World Athlete.
Three lessons:
1. Set bigger goals.
2. Plan your training in advance, and put it in your calendar - @zeitcalendar
3. Follow the script.
I've followed first my lesson & set bigger goals for this year:
1. @UTMBWorldSeries โย Canyons 100-mile run - Finish
2. @IRONMANtri Cairns - Kona qualification.
3. Break the longest single event triathlon world record @GWR
Two thank yous:
@kelsm994 for being my biggest fan, patient nurse, and best friend.
2.@CochraneSimon for coaching me and showing me how it's done.
@cremieuxrecueil@cremieuxrecueil when comparing tests, its really important to compare apples to apples, i.e test at the same time on the same day. Happy to send you another test to take at the same time as a comparison test. DM me if you are interested in comparing further.
@cremieuxrecueil@Jaamennn Hey thanks for the post, given you did a free test at a conference, I assume you were not doing the test first thing in the morning, fasted etc.? I'd be happy to send you another free test to try, that way you can do it first thing in the morning.
If I was a young ambitious person today, Iโd try to go work at a vertically integrated company (hardware, software and/or ops)..
The sheer complexity of problems that you have solve in the moving world truly makes you better at thinking through second & third order effects.
The world of bits will seem FAR easier when you conquer the world of atoms.
@sweatystartup Agree. Iโd love to send you a @rythmhealth test to try, we test monthly from home. DM me if youโre interested.
I have a slightly different perspective on the utility of cortisol blood testing due to it being acute and sensitive, but thatโs just semantics.
Today we're announcing Routines. A new project from Density
Routines is designed to help older Americans live independently longer
It's a radar sensor + ai agent that anonymously measures:
> caregiver arrival (in home or facility)
> unexpected absence
> and real-time routine
After I got my first blood draw with @rythmhealth, I became interested in ApoB and Lp(a) (pronounced El-pee little a)
These two proteins are the leading causes for ASCVD (aka heart disease). If you're over 25, it's worth getting regular blood tests. Highly recommend looking at your ApoB and Lp(a) numbers to determine how "safe" or how aggressive you might need to be in mitigating heart disease. I just really don't want a heart attack. 50% of heart attacks happen before age 65. And 50% of heart attacks end in death.
My ApoB number was in the 80th percentile, really high: 123mg/L (healthy range is under 80). Good news is that with diet and lifestyle you can bring down your ApoB number by quite a lot. But if I cannot bring it down under 80-100 then I may need pharmacological treatment.
The other protein Lp(a) is 100% genetic and diet & lifestyle have little to no effect of reducing this number. If both your ApoB and Lp(a) are high, then you should be seriously concerned.
I took another blood test for Lp(a). 0-75nmo/L is considered low risk, 75-150 is medium risk, and 150+ is high risk. I'm 32.2nmo/L which is on the low end of low risk! This is excellent news.
So now, I am going to monitor my ApoB on a monthly basis and see how much of a dent I can put into this number. (I also think the original reading might have been slightly elevated because of a recent 60 hour fast I had done a couple days before). Wish me luck & I'll report more findings soon.