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  • Negatives, concentrate on lowering your self at the slowest rate you can possibly muster, count of 10. I started at 3/4 of one pull up and now do 3 sets of 10. Still doing negatives after each set and still getting stronger.
    in Pullups Comment by mcbrika February 2012
  • I've been doing Turbo Fire for over a year and crush it hard. I'm 120 lbs, 5 ft 2", but 37 yrs old. Most I've ever burned is 300 calories during the Fire 60. I know for a fact that HRM's are not accurate during weight training as your heart rate has to be above a certain level for a certain amount of time. Not exactly what…
    in 650+ burn on turbo fire? Or HRM monitor nuts? Comment by mcbrika February 2012
  • I use Ole High Fiber/low carb wraps at 71 calories and 17g carbs.
    in A ham sandwich has the same calories as battered cod! Comment by mcbrika February 2012
  • Mon - Mesquite Chicken Quesadilla Tues - Boca Burger, dilled green beans, salad Wed - Parmesan crusted Pork chop, quinoa, salad Thur - Tuna Melt and tomato basil soup Fri - Light Alfredo with clams and shells Sat - Venison tenderloin, roasted asparagus, mashed cauliflower Sun - Meatloaf, steamed spinach
    in What's your dinner "menu" for the week? Comment by mcbrika January 2012
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    in Quickie Question Comment by mcbrika January 2012
  • I just made some homemade guac that I use in wraps. So I mix the avacado with lemon juice and garlic salt and keep in a container so that helps it stay better in the fridge. You can also mix a tbsp into a taco salad or other salad.
    in Avocado question! Comment by mcbrika January 2012
  • Another point I recently discussed with an RD is that since I'm eating more protein, even in the form of protein powder as well as regular meat, I am more thirsty. Since muscle is made up of a high proportion of water, the more muscle you have the more water you require to maintain it.
    in is it normal to be THIS thirsty? Comment by mcbrika March 2011
  • It is proven that men lose weight/fat faster than women. It is mainly due to the level of testosterone in them. Women are built to carry more fat simply to help with child bearing. To help us women, we need to strength train since muscle is a more metabolically active tissue. Therefore the more muscle you have the higher…
    in Do men lose weight easier than women? Comment by mcbrika March 2011
  • I am in the last week of TurboFire. I did the Chalean Extreme/TurboFire Hybrid as I did not want to lose the muscle I gained after Chalean Extreme. I am not a dancy type person and the new to class option helped me a great deal. After using that option 3 or so times I got it down. She repeats moves in the different DVD's…
    in Unbiased TurboFire reviews please! Comment by mcbrika March 2011
  • My motivation is being healthy. The few times I have gone out to eat, I constantly see people that are morbidly overweight. it makes me feel bad that they are so unhealthy but it motivates me to not get to that point. Also people constantly tell me that they are impressed I get up at 5am and work out 6 days a week. It…
    in I need to be motivated! Comment by mcbrika February 2011
  • I tried to find out how the Weight watchers scale calculates BF% but have been unable to find how they do it. The Omron uses Bioelectrical Impedence which in my experiance is pretty close to the body fat calipers. Atleast the person who did my testing both methods produced similar readings.
    in Good Quality Scale - recommendations? Comment by mcbrika February 2011
  • Omron makes scales that tell you Body fat % by bioelectrical impedance and also regular scale weight which is what I plan to get at some point. It can record for multiple people as well. Look at their Body Composition Monitor. http://www.omronhealthcare.com/products/line/body-composition-monitors/
    in Good Quality Scale - recommendations? Comment by mcbrika February 2011
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