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He does have a spreadsheet where you put in what you are lifting now and it calculates where you should start with the program, so if you are an experienced lifter you don't have to go all the way back to the bar. Mike

That is what I do. I do 2 days of HIIT weekly, with 1 hour of regular cardio 4 days a week. There are differing opinons all over. One thing that I do see fairly consistently is to not do hiit on weight days, So since I lift 3 days a week I do the regular cardo on those days. Mike

Those results do go along with a uti, UNLESS you were having vaginal bleeding at the time. You might want to go to the local urgent care or call your doctor to see if he will call in an antibiotic instead of waiting until monday, delaying antibiotics could result in the infection getting worse. This has NOTHING to do with…

If you are only going over by 200mg then you are eating much less salt than most americans. If you do not have a medical reason to restrict your salt intake, I would not worry about it. Decreased sodium is a little controversial. see this article: http://www.westonaprice.org/vitamins-and-minerals/salt-and-our-health Mike

You just have to pick a schedule and stick to it. I am usually too lazy to get up early and so I usually go workout on my way home from work, and consider my work part of my work schedule. Mike

If topical medications are not helping, usually the next step is an oral antibiotic (doxy as mentioned in the above post. You need to go back to the dermatlogist and discuss more aggressive therapy. From Mayoclinic.com: Medications You may need a combination of prescription-strength topical medication (lotion, cream or…

i have the fitbit Aria scale. It is a nice scale, and nice that it syncs to the fitbit account. it doesn't come over into the mfp site, so I was disappointed in that, I thought that since it synced with the fitbit site the weight would come over also. It was a pain to setup, never could get the wireless setup to work on my…

I like using my hrm in conjunction with the bmf. I like being able to see my hr to adjust my workout intensity. I no longer use the hrm to adjust my calories, just let the bm do that. Mike

I was like you, having problems deciding about whether to do the HIIT. I got up to an hour on the elliptical before I started it. It is quite demanding, and I am still not up to 30 seconds yet. I actually started at 15 on 90 rest., and I have been increasing the on period. Once I get up to 30 seconds I plan on shortening…

There are a couple of apps for android that you can use, they are just not "official" stronglifts apps. Try Liftbig and Lifting Buddy. They are both free. Lifting buddy is true 5x5, and also has a timer function. Lifting buddy lets you set it to 3x5 in addition to the 5x5 routine. They are both free on the google play…

Here is a list of vit k content of some common foods: Some foods that are high in vitamin K include spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, bib and red leaf lettuce, mustard greens, turnip greens, watercress, parsley, endive, swiss chard, liver, green tea, mayonnaise, canola oil, and soybean oil. Some…

They complement each other. Use the hrm to ensure that you are exercising at the right intensity, and the fitbit for overall calorie burn throughout the day and as a motivator to walk more. Mike

Just to give you an answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordosis Note: I would never trust wikipedia for a medical problem. See your doctor. Mike

Some of the "texture" problems seem psychological, BUT in addition to the people recommending psychiatry I would add to look into whether you are a "supertaster". You can do a home test with blue dye to get a sense of the number of taste buds you have, or order special supertester test strips at Amazon for a definitive…

There are many calculators online to help you figure out your target zone. The maximum heart rate is 220 minus your age, so yours would be 200. Then there are various percentages of that for the different zones. From the Livestrong Website: Multiply your maximum heart rate by 0.60 to find the bottom of your fat burning…

The idea of the "fat burning zone" seems to have lost favor. The reasoning was that if you burned calories in this zone, then more of the calories burned would be from fat stores. However, if you burn calories at the higher heart rate, you burn more TOTAL calories, thus burning more FAT calories. HIIT (High intensity…

This is more of a review of the apps for it than the armband itself. I think the apps have a way to go. It works ok with the ipad (admittedly, I still have the original ipad), but I have lots of trouble with my android phone. Admittedly it is not one of the "approved" android phones, but I don't think an app should be that…

If you sign up for stronglifts at the site, he will send you a spreadsheet where you can put your current numbers in and it will calculate where you should start. However, it is pretty strict so if you are just doing say 20 pounds or so over the bar then you will be instructed to start at the bar. Let me look at the…

Perhaps you could take some Lactaid to aid in your digestion of the whey. Mike

since you are at the gym, you have access to materials where you know the exact weght. Take a dumbell or barbell free weights and put it on the scale and see how accurate it is. mike

This looks like one of those problems where you need to contact technical support at bodymedia. What exactly is the error message? Were you able to get the second one to setup at all? Are you sure you entered the code correctly when it was first setup? Do you have administrator rights on your account? The only thing I…

I just bought some off Amazon. Here is a link to some ways to use them: http://www.chiaseedrecipes.com/40-ways-to-use-chia-seeds.php They are just seeds, so you can cook them. | Mike

Recommended protein intake is all over the map. One rule of thumb I recall reading recently was a gram per pound of goal weight. (this seems to be a pretty common recomendation) Certainly 58g seems low. This little calculator from bodybuilding.com has several settings ranging from dieting to sress. 216 pounds dieting shows…

This is a quote from a recent similar help request, I can't verify it as the bodymedia website won't let me logon at this time. When you're on the BM website in the Activity Manager, click on Apps, then make sure ALL is selected. There are 2 pages of apps, and MFP is on page 2. Click on "Learn More," then click on the Link…

I just got mine for christmas and one thing I liked about the concept was the abilty to sync with a phone. I feel they have a LONG way to go with their apps. I often have to try 2 or 3 times to get it to connect, and once it is connected I might have to try 2 or 3 times to get it to sync with the web site. VERY…

I don't think anyone else mentioned the workout help you asked for. The main thing I found when I had the fasciitis was that impact was murder on my feet. SO I would avoid the treadmill, and go either with the elliptical or the stationary bike for cardio. Be sure to do the stretches before you exercise. Mike

I started with the machines and gradually moved over to the free weights. I too felt bad when I discovered I could only lift half the weight using the free weights. I am now following the stronglifts plan, and if you want to look at videos for form then search for stronglifts or starting strength on youtube, there are a…

I am not that into the superfoods, but am trying to increase my intake of fruits and berries. I just got a smoothie maker to make some high nutrition smoothies, and ordered some chia seeds from amazon.com today to add to them as they are supposed to be high in antioxidants. Dr Oz had a guest on recently that talked about…

Some sugar free candies are sweetened with "sugar alcohols" that some people can't digest well and CAN result in some gi symptoms in some people. ymmv. Sugar Alcohols Are Still Sugar Free Check the ingredients statement on packaging to see which sweeteners are in the Russell Stover products chosen. The Russell Stover…

I think it depends on how much cardio you are doing. If you are doing less that about 20 to thirty minutes, then I don't think it matters. I am doing 60 minutes now, so I do 25 to warm up then 35 after the weights. You will find advocates for both sides on the internet. For hard core weight lifters, they generally…