InBody Scans in Redmond: Why Unlimited Body Composition Testing Changes How You Train
The bathroom scale is a lousy tool for tracking real progress. It tells you a single number that mixes muscle, fat, water, and what you ate last night, then leaves you to guess what any of it means. If you’ve ever lost five pounds in a week and felt great, then gained two pounds the next week and panicked, you know the problem.
This is why every Sasquatch Strength & Nutrition membership in Redmond and Sammamish includes unlimited InBody body composition scans. Not one or two. Unlimited. Here’s why that matters more than people realize.
What an InBody scan actually measures
An InBody scan uses bioelectrical impedance to break your body weight into the pieces that matter. You step on the device, hold the handles for about a minute, and you get a printout showing:
Skeletal muscle mass. The amount of muscle you have, broken down by segment so you can see if your left arm is lagging your right, or if your legs are out of balance with your upper body.
Body fat percentage and body fat mass. The actual fat you’re carrying, in pounds and as a percent of total weight.
Visceral fat level. The fat around your organs, which matters way more for health than the fat you can pinch.
Total body water and intracellular vs. extracellular water. Useful for spotting inflammation, dehydration, or recovery issues.
Basal metabolic rate. An estimate of how many calories your body burns at rest.
Why one scan tells you almost nothing
Most gyms and wellness clinics charge you for a single InBody scan, give you a printout, and send you home. That scan is interesting, but it doesn’t actually tell you what’s happening. You don’t know if your muscle is going up or down. You don’t know if that body fat number is your starting point or your normal.
What matters is the trend. Are you gaining muscle? Losing fat? Holding steady when you thought you were progressing? You can only see that with repeated scans over weeks and months.
How our members use unlimited scans
Sasquatch members in Redmond and Sammamish typically scan every two to four weeks. Some scan weekly during cuts or muscle-building phases. The pattern looks like this.
Month one: Baseline scan, then a follow-up at week four. Your coach reviews both with you and adjusts training and nutrition based on what actually changed, not what you guessed.
Month two and three: Scans every two to three weeks. We can see whether protein needs to come up, whether you’re recovering enough, whether the program is working or needs a tweak.
Ongoing: Members keep scanning regularly because it keeps everyone honest. The scan doesn’t care about excuses or stories. It just shows what happened.
The mistake people make without body comp data
Without InBody, people do dumb things. They cut calories too hard and lose muscle. They overtrain and don’t realize they’ve been water-weight bloated for three weeks. They think they’re failing because the scale didn’t move, when actually they added two pounds of muscle and lost two pounds of fat. That is a great result. The scale missed it entirely.
This matters double for anyone on a GLP-1 medication, in perimenopause, or recovering from injury. Body comp gets weird in those situations. Scans cut through the confusion.
Why we made it unlimited
Charging per scan creates a bad incentive. Members hesitate to scan because it costs money, then they have less data, then their coaches have less to work with. So we just included it. Use it as often as it’s useful. We’d rather have you scan ten times a month than once.
The same logic applies to coaching. Our 52-Week and 24-Week memberships include weekly coaching, nutrition guidance, and supplements. Our 12-Week tier includes bi-weekly coaching and nutrition. The Ready tier is for members who don’t need the nutrition piece. All four tiers include unlimited InBody.
How to read your first scan
Don’t fixate on body fat percentage. Beginners almost always come in higher than they expected, and that number alone is meaningless without context. Look at skeletal muscle mass. Look at the segmental breakdown to spot imbalances. Look at visceral fat, since that one ties directly to long-term health risk.
Your coach will walk you through it. The goal of the first scan is not judgment. It’s information.
Tracking progress that’s actually progress
Real progress is gaining muscle while losing fat, or holding muscle while losing fat, or building strength while keeping body fat stable. None of that shows up on a regular scale. All of it shows up on InBody.
Once you’ve seen a few scans line up with your training and eating, you stop caring about the bathroom scale almost completely. The numbers that matter become the ones on your InBody trend.
FAQ
How accurate is InBody compared to DEXA?
DEXA is slightly more accurate at any single point in time, but InBody is far more practical for tracking trends because you can do it weekly without exposure or scheduling hassle. For real-world progress tracking, InBody is what most coaches actually prefer.
How long does a scan take?
About a minute on the device, plus a few minutes for your coach to review it with you. You can do it on your way in or out of a training session.
Do I need to fast before an InBody scan?
Ideally yes, or scan first thing in the morning before food and a heavy water intake. Consistency matters more than the exact protocol. Scan the same way each time.
Is the scan included for all membership tiers?
Yes. Every Sasquatch tier, including Ready, includes unlimited InBody scans. The differences between tiers are around coaching frequency, nutrition support, and supplements, not body comp testing.
What if my body comp doesn’t change for a few weeks?
That’s information too. Plateaus tell your coach to look at recovery, sleep, training load, or nutrition. Stalling for two scans in a row is a signal to adjust, not panic.
Come in for a scan
Your first InBody scan is included in our free 30-minute consult. We’ll walk you through your numbers, talk about your goals, and show you what a real plan looks like at our Redmond or Sammamish locations.
