Data-Driven Men Win. Emotion-Driven Men Fade. Which One Are You?

Your Scale is Lying to You

Most men over 50 step on the scale and think they’re getting an accurate read on their health. They’re wrong.

That number on the scale? It doesn’t tell you what your weight is made of. And that’s the only thing that really matters.

If you’ve lost muscle and gained fat over the years—without a major shift in body weight—you’re in worse shape than you think. The real danger isn’t being overweight. It’s the rise in visceral fat and the loss of muscle (sarcopenia).

The Hidden Threats of Visceral Fat and Muscle Loss

• Visceral Fat – This isn’t the fat you can pinch. It’s deep inside your body, wrapping around your organs. It releases inflammatory compounds that fuel metabolic disease, heart disease, and insulin resistance.

• Muscle Loss (Sarcopenia) – Muscle is your body’s armor—it protects you from weakness, fragility, and injury. It also drives your metabolism, strength, and resilience. Lose enough muscle, and your body begins to break down faster than it should.

And yet, most guys keep stepping on the scale, seeing a number that “looks fine,” and assuming they’re in the clear. That’s the lie.

The Truth?

Your body composition determines your health—not your weight. If you’re not measuring how much fat and muscle you have, you’re making decisions in the dark.

Your scale is lying to you. It’s time to get the truth.

Body Composition: The Ultimate Driver of Health

Your body composition—not your total weight—determines your health, longevity, and performance.

Most men focus on losing weight instead of improving what their weight is made of. That’s a mistake. It’s not about being lighter; it’s about having the right balance of muscle and fat. When visceral fat rises and muscle mass declines, you’re not just gaining weight—you’re accelerating aging and disease.

Why Visceral Fat is a Silent Killer

Visceral fat is not the fat you see in the mirror—it’s the dangerous kind deep inside your body. It wraps around your organs, chokes your metabolism, and releases inflammatory compounds that trigger disease and accelerate aging.

Excess visceral fat is linked to:

• Chronic Inflammation – It releases inflammatory chemicals that damage your heart, brain, and immune system.

• Insulin Resistance & Type 2 Diabetes – More visceral fat = less insulin sensitivity, leading to blood sugar spikes, energy crashes, and metabolic dysfunction.

• Heart Disease & Stroke – It raises blood pressure, disrupts cholesterol balance, and clogs arteries over time.

• Cognitive Decline – Studies show that metabolic dysfunction caused by visceral fat contributes to Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The Power of Muscle: Your Body’s Armor

Muscle is not just for aesthetics—it’s a biological necessity. Without it, you become fragile, weak, and metabolically inefficient.

More muscle means:

• Higher Metabolism – Muscle burns 3x more calories than fat, helping you stay lean.

• Better Blood Sugar Control – More muscle = better insulin sensitivity and less fat storage.

• Greater Strength & Mobility – Stronger men age slower, perform better, and recover faster.

• Stronger Heart & Lungs – Resistance training has been proven to reduce cardiovascular risk factors.

The Takeaway

It doesn’t matter if you’re 10 or 50 pounds overweight—if your fat-to-muscle ratio is off, you’re on the wrong path.

The good news? You can fix it. But first, you need to measure it.

What’s Destroying Your Body Composition?

If you’re carrying too much fat and not enough muscle, it didn’t happen by accident.

Modern life is engineered to wreck your body composition. Poor diet, environmental toxins, sedentary habits, and quick-fix solutions all contribute to an accelerated decline in muscle mass and an increase in visceral fat. Here’s what’s driving the problem:

1. Lifestyle Choices: The Default to Weakness

Most men live passively—sitting too much, skipping strength training, and letting their metabolism deteriorate. The result?

• Muscle loss – If you’re not lifting weights, you’re losing muscle. Period.

• Poor sleep – Disrupts hormones like testosterone and growth hormone, which are essential for fat loss and muscle maintenance.

• Low testosterone & metabolic decline – Aging doesn’t cause hormonal decline—lifestyle does. The modern diet, lack of movement, and chronic stress lower testosterone and growth hormone levels, making fat gain and muscle loss even worse.

2. Food Quality: The Slow Poison

What you eat dictates how you age. Modern food is packed with:

• Ultra-processed junk – Stripped of nutrients and loaded with chemicals that disrupt metabolism.

• Seed oils & refined sugars – Promote chronic inflammation and insulin resistance.

• Low-protein diets – Most men over 50 don’t eat enough protein, leading to faster muscle loss and metabolic slowdown.

3. Environmental Toxins: The Hidden Attack on Your Body

Your body is under constant attack from endocrine disruptors, plastics, and industrial chemicals. These interfere with testosterone production, insulin sensitivity, and fat metabolism.

• Plastics & glyphosate – Found in food, packaging, and drinking water, these chemicals damage hormones and contribute to fat storage & metabolic dysfunction.

• Xenoestrogens – Chemicals that mimic estrogen, lowering testosterone and making fat loss harder.

• Chronic stress & poor recovery – Cortisol (the stress hormone) makes you store more belly fat and burn muscle as fuel.

4. Symptom-Based Medicine: The Trap of the Sickcare System

Mainstream medicine is reactive, not proactive. Instead of fixing root causes, it treats symptoms with pharmaceuticals.

• Statins – Lower cholesterol, but at what cost? Many leading experts believe triglycerides-to-HDL ratio (1.5 or lower) is the true predictor of heart disease—not LDL cholesterol. Statins may lower cognitive function and weaken muscle strength, making you worse in the long run.

• Ozempic & GLP-1 drugs – They force weight loss but at the cost of muscle mass. Most men on these drugs become thinner but weaker—a metabolic disaster waiting to happen.

5. Lack of Resistance Training: The Choice to Decay

Muscle doesn’t just preserve itself—you either train it, or you lose it. And losing muscle means:

• Slower metabolism & fat gain

• Weaker bones & increased injury risk

• Lower energy, testosterone, and resilience

Most men fail to prioritize lifting weights, and it costs them their strength, mobility, and quality of life.

The Bottom Line

Your body composition isn’t just about weight—it’s about what you’re made of. And if you’re not actively protecting and building muscle while minimizing visceral fat, you’re putting yourself on the fast track to disease, weakness, and decline.

The first step to reversing this? Get the real numbers.

Body Fat Percentage: Where Do You Stand?

Most men rely on the scale to tell them if they’re overweight. The problem? Weight alone doesn’t matter—body fat percentage does.

Here’s where you fall based on body fat percentage (PBF):

🔹 15% or lower → Athletic / Optimal

• Ideal for longevity, strength, and peak performance.

• This is the target range for Argent Alpha men.

🔹 15-20% → Healthy / Average

• Generally acceptable but leaves room for improvement.

• Some fat accumulation, but not yet a major health risk.

🔹 20-25% → Overweight

• You are now in the danger zone.

• Increased visceral fat, inflammation, and metabolic risk factors start showing up.

• Where you often see “skinny fat” men.

• This is where most men over 50 unknowingly fall.

🔹 25%+ → Obese

• High risk of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

• Excess visceral fat starts to disrupt hormones and metabolic function.

🔹 35%+ → Morbidly Obese

• Severe health risks, including diabetes, heart disease, and accelerated aging.

• Drastic lifestyle intervention is needed.

The Problem: Most Men Underestimate Their Body Fat

• Think you’re “just a little overweight”? You might already be in the obese category.

• Many guys in the 20-25% range believe they are healthy—but that’s where the real risks begin.

• Visceral fat doesn’t always show up in the mirror—you could be a “normal weight” but still have dangerous internal fat (TOFI: Thin Outside, Fat Inside, a/k/a skinny fat).

The Solution: Get an InBody Scan

📌 If you don’t know your body fat percentage, you’re flying blind.

• Step on a regular scale, and you’ll get a meaningless number.

• Step on an InBody 570 or 580, and you’ll get the truth about your fat-to-muscle ratio.

Know Your Numbers: The Power of the InBody Scan

You can’t fix what you don’t measure.

Most men think they can eyeball their health—step on the scale, check the mirror, maybe go by how their clothes fit. That’s not enough.

If you’re serious about improving your body composition, you need hard data. And that starts with getting a body composition scan.

Why the InBody 570 & 580?

Unlike a basic scale, the InBody 570 & 580 provide a detailed breakdown of your body composition, giving you the numbers that actually matter:

• Visceral Fat Level – This is the fat deep inside your abdomen, wrapping around your organs. It’s the most dangerous kind because it actively disrupts metabolic function and fuels chronic disease.

• Skeletal Muscle Mass – Muscle isn’t just for strength—it’s your metabolic engine. The more muscle you have, the better your body handles glucose, burns fat, and resists aging.

• Body Fat Percentage – This is the real number that matters. A scale doesn’t differentiate between fat and muscle—this does.

• Segmental Lean Analysis – This shows whether you have imbalances in muscle development across your arms, legs, and trunk, helping you correct weak points.

• Water & Hydration Levels – Dehydration impacts performance, recovery, and metabolism. This metric ensures you’re fueling your body properly.

• Note: The InBody 270 is perfectly fine for all of the items above except visceral fat which it does not measure. This is why we prefer the InBody 570 or 580 model.

Why This Matters

Most guys avoid testing because they don’t want to see the truth—but all progress starts by telling the truth.

If you’re not measuring, you’re guessing. And if you’re guessing, you’re probably losing.

How to Get Started

1. Find a local facility that offers InBody scans—many gyms, health clinics, and functional medicine providers have them. You can also find a location here. Note: Search for a model 570 or higher to make sure you get your visceral fat measured.

2. Get your baseline numbers – Know your visceral fat, muscle mass, and body fat percentage.

3. Track your progress – Test every 30 days to ensure you’re actually improving, not just “trying.”

The Bottom Line

You wouldn’t run a business without tracking revenue, expenses, profit and cash.

So why would you try to transform your body without tracking the numbers that actually matter?

Find an InBody scanner. Get tested. Know your numbers. Then take action.

The Three-Legged Stool of Body Transformation

Knowing your numbers is step one. Now, you need a system to improve them.

At Argent Alpha, we don’t rely on hacks, fads, or quick fixes. We use a battle-tested system built on three pillars:

1) Future Self: The Identity Shift

If you want lasting change, you can’t just chase a number—you need to become the kind of man who stays lean, strong, and healthy for life.

This isn’t about willpower. It’s about identity.

We use Benjamin Hardy’s Future Self framework to guide men through this shift:

• You don’t just want to “lose fat.”

• You want to be the man who naturally maintains 15% body fat because that’s who you are.

When you change your identity, your actions follow.

Instead of saying:
❌ “I need to start eating better.”
Say:
✅ “I’m the kind of man who fuels his body for performance.”

Instead of saying:
❌ “I should work out more.”
Say:
✅ “I train because I refuse to get weak.”

Your habits follow your identity. That’s why shifting how you see yourself is critical for real, lasting transformation.

Here is a summary of Hardy’s excellent book.

2) The Alpha 5: Raising Your Standards

Most men fail because they rely on motivation. We focus on standards—turning high-performance habits into non-negotiables.

The Alpha 5 are the five core areas that determine your success:

• Mindset – You either believe in your ability to transform or you don’t.

• Sleep – Without deep, quality sleep, your hormones, recovery, and metabolism suffer.

• Nutrition – Prioritize protein, whole foods, and eliminating metabolic landmines like seed oils and ultra-processed junk.

• Fitness – Strength, mobility, and endurance—training for longevity, not just aesthetics.

• Hydration – Often overlooked but critical for performance, metabolism, and recovery.

These move from “good ideas” to daily standards that drive long-term results.

Learn more about the danger of default standards in Default Standards: The Silent Saboteur Of Your Life.

3) Recurring Accountability Drivers (R.A.D.): Measuring Progress & Adjusting

You don’t "hope" your body composition improves. You track, adjust, and course-correct.

That’s where Recurring Accountability Drivers (R.A.D.) come in.

We build daily, weekly, and monthly feedback loops so you can:

• See what’s working (and what’s not).

• Spot patterns before they derail you.

• Make real-time adjustments to stay on track.

Without accountability, you drift. With it, you stay locked in and make continual progress.

This is the Formula. Now You Execute.

• Your identity shifts.

• Your standards rise.

• Your actions are measured and refined.

This is how you go from stuck and guessing to lean, strong, and in control.

Take Action: Know Your Numbers, Build Your Plan, Stay in the Fight

Information without action is worthless.

Now that you know how body composition determines your health—and what’s wrecking it—you have two choices:

1. Keep guessing, hoping, and spinning your wheels.

2. Get real data, build a plan, and execute with consistency.

The men who win in this game are the ones who take decisive action. If you’re ready to take control, here’s how:

✅ Step 1: Get an InBody Scan

• Find a location near you that offers InBody 570 or 580 scans.

• Get your visceral fat level, skeletal muscle mass, and body fat percentage.

• Face the truth—progress starts with honesty.

• Wherever you get your scan, ask the staff to interpret it for you.

✅ Step 2: Build Your Strategy

• Shift your identity – You’re not dieting. You’re becoming a stronger, leaner, more capable man.

• Upgrade your daily standards – Implement the Alpha 5 in mindset, sleep, nutrition, fitness, and hydration.

• Set up accountability – Track progress with Recurring Accountability Drivers (R.A.D.) to course-correct as needed.

✅ Step 3: Execute Relentlessly

• Be patient but aggressive. Transformation takes time, but momentum builds fast when you commit.

• Don’t do this alone. Accountability is the secret weapon most men lack.

• Men over 50: No need to reinvent the wheel. Argent Alpha exists for this reason—we provide the system, the structure, and the support.

Your Next Move

📌 Get an InBody scan. Know your visceral fat. Then take action.

The harsh reality? Most men will read this, agree with it, and do nothing.

Will you be one of them?

• You can keep guessing.

• Or you can take control.

If you’re done settling for mediocrity—get tested, build a plan, and execute.

If you are serious about results, move from DIY mode and join our community of Men over 50.

💥 Argent Alpha isn’t for guys who dabble. It’s for men who commit.

🚀 Are you ready? Join us at Argent Alpha.

Personalized Analysis: My Latest InBody 580 Scan & What It Tells Me

If you’ve never done an InBody scan, here’s why it’s so valuable—it tells you exactly what your body is made of. Most men rely on the scale, but weight alone means nothing if you don’t know your body composition.

Here’s a breakdown of my latest scan and what it tells me:

📌 Skeletal Muscle Mass (SMM): 98.5 lbs

• Why it matters: Muscle is your metabolic engine—it keeps your metabolism high, protects against injury, and preserves strength as you age.

• What I focus on: Maintaining or increasing this number over time. Muscle isn’t just about performance; it’s about longevity.

📌 Body Fat Mass: 26.1 lbs

• Why it matters: This number represents total fat, but the real goal is body fat percentage (PBF).

• What I focus on: Dropping this while maintaining muscle.

📌 BMI: 26.6 (Irrelevant)

• Why it doesn’t matter: BMI is a flawed metric that doesn’t account for muscle mass. A guy with high muscle and low fat (like me) will still register as “overweight” by BMI standards. Ignore it.

📌 PBF (Body Fat Percentage): 12.9%

• Why it matters: This is the real number we track. We target 15% or lower for optimal health, performance, and longevity.

• What I focus on: Staying at or below 15%, ensuring fat loss doesn’t come at the expense of muscle.

📌 Segmental Lean Analysis: Correcting Imbalances

• Why it matters: This shows if one side of my body is stronger or weaker than the other. Muscle imbalances can lead to injury and poor performance.

• What I focus on: If one arm or leg is weaker, I prioritize unilateral training to correct the imbalance.

📌 Visceral Fat Area: 61.4 cm²

• Why it matters: Visceral fat is the #1 silent killer for men over 50. Unlike subcutaneous fat (the kind you can see), visceral fat surrounds your internal organs and disrupts metabolic function.

• Most men score poorly here. Anything over 100 cm² is dangerous, and many men are unknowingly carrying 130+ cm², putting them at risk for insulin resistance, inflammation, and chronic disease.

• What I focus on: Keeping this well below 100 cm². Right now, I’m in a strong range, but most men need to take serious action to lower their number.

📌 InBody Score: 95 (What It Tells You)

• Why it matters: The InBody Score is a general evaluation of body composition based on muscle mass and body fat. A high score typically means you have a good muscle-to-fat ratio.

• Should you track it? If you’re new to body composition testing, it can give you a quick snapshot of overall progress, but the real focus should be on PBF, SMM, and Visceral Fat.

• What I focus on: My 95 score confirms that my numbers are on point, but I still track the more specific variables that drive performance and longevity.

Why We Recommend Monthly InBody Scans

Progress isn’t linear. Without regular tracking, it’s easy to drift—losing muscle, gaining fat, or thinking you’re making progress when you’re not.

📌 Monthly scans keep you accountable, help you adjust based on real data, and ensure you stay on track toward optimal body composition. You’ll also create history and start to notice trends which will help you make adjustments to your training, nutrition and recovery.

Your Next Step: Get Your Own InBody Scan

This scan confirmed I’m on the right track—but more importantly, it tells me what I need to maintain and improve.

📌 If you’ve never had an InBody scan, get one done. Find a location near you and get your baseline numbers.

👉 Are you ready to start tracking what actually matters? Join us at Argent Alpha and take control of your body composition.