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Are you asking about sprinting speed?

I have the FT4. You can adjust the training zone settings to whatever you would like them to be. See the following link http://www.polar.com/us-en/support/User_manual_for_Polar_FT4_in_English You should determine your best training zones. I use the Karvonen formula…

I'm interested in accuracy more than following trends because it helps me to understand how much of the weight loss and/or gain is loss of body fat relative to muscle.

Thanks! :)

jchite84 - your model might be the same as that used by the Army calculator - don't know. But it uses the same measurements, for men. There is an additional measurement for women.

Thanks! :) The Army Body Fat Calculator is a tape measurement method. I ask my wife to take the caliper measurements for me (I definitely cannot get to my back), although I'm not confident she uses them consistently.

I do a few different HIIT cardio routines. They all involving running and the use of an interval timer. One is continuous alternation of sprints and slow jogs. Each sprint+jog comprises one "round." The sprint (~80% of max speed) portion is 30 seconds after which I slow to the jog portion for 60 seconds, then I immediately…

Cloverin - Is that 1200 calorie number what MFP estimated as your daily goal?

Daily - each week, 3 days of weight training and 4 days of cardio.

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The only tech I use is a HR monitor to keep track of calories burned during workouts.

The system is calculating that for you. For example, MFP is telling me my daily goal is 1420 calories. That is 500 less than what would be necessary to maintain my current weight and at my current activity level (sedentary - I sit at the computer all day). Multiply that by 7, and you'll get the 3500 calorie deficit for the…

I've read that a pre meal isn't important unless your workout is particularly long and strenuous. The glycogen stores in your muscles should be enough for the typical workout. Now, don't ask me what would be a typical workout.... :)

You're not alone Haley! :)

1330 calories consumed a day and burning 400-500 calories means your body is trying to survive on 830-930 calories per day outside of your workout. That seems too restrictive to me.

Good luck Rachel! Enjoy the journey towards your goal!

Good luck!

Welcome Rob! I've been happy with MFP. The app has really helped with my effort to keep track of calories consumed and burned. Good luck!

Little... - tough to say if you're breakfast looks OK. It does, but it may be too restrictive since it was only 300-400 calories. Have you gone through the goals tab of MFP to determine your daily dietary requirements? You'll need to enter you age, gender, height, and typical daily activity level.

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I exercise every morning before eating breakfast. I just takes some time budgeting. My limiting factor is the time at which I need to take my son to school (~730am). So, working backwards from that time, it takes about 20 minutes to shower, 10-15 minutes for breakfast, 5 minutes travel time from the health club home, the…

Good point. This is why I bought calipers to estimate my percent body fat.

I increase my protein content by consuming protein supplements. That way I don't accordingly increase fat intake.

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I'm not sure why you're measuring food on a scale. I know to estimate caloric intake, but you would need to know the carbohydrate, fat, and protein content of what you're weighing to know the caloric content. You should look at the food labeling to determine caloric content as well as the MFP food database. For those meals…

I've been following a weekly cardio routine that incorporates HIIT. The routine is based on max HR. 80% of the total weekly minutes is at 50-70% of max HR (high volume training), 10% of the weekly time is at 70-80% of max HR (maximum steady state training), and then 10% of the weekly time is a HIIT interval routine. My HR…

Walking works your muscles differently. As others have noted, running is a bit harder on the joints because there is more downward force with each step relative to walking.