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  • Weights 4x week: Upper or lower: 1 minute sprint then 2 exercises 3 sets of 10, 50 ab crunches w/ 100 lbs. repeat 4-5 times through all exercises. Then 30-45 minutes kickboxing/heavy bag and nexersys. One weight workout I lower all weights and do 1 set of 50 for all upper and lower w/ ab crunches. 1-2 days low intensity…
  • I use a Polar FT80 which seems pretty accurate for HR and calorie burn. MFP probably uses an average for intensity. My calorie burn can differ by 200 depending on my workout. Even so I try to allow a 2-300 calorie cushion for possible error. Don't know why your HR would go up so fast unless your hitting it real hard right…
  • I'm 58 and started training last November. I'm down 56 pounds total and joined MFP because I had stalled in my weight loss. Since then I've dropped 10 pounds and two weeks ago I road my mountain bike to the top of Mount Evans 14,000+ Feet. If anything, I'm in better shape now then I was in my 30's. Start slow and before…
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