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I was curious about that myself. What I do is wear a HRM while lifting, and as others posters have suggested I do supersets so my heart rate stays in my target zone. I then log the results as cardio so I get to deduct the calories.
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The other day using my Polar F6 on a treadmill had an occasional reading of 68 on the treadmills display. I would quickly look at my watch and it was displaying 130, look back at the treadmill and it was back at 130. Happened several times during the 20 minutes I was on it, has never happened before.
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The ones that unfasten the easiest! :wink: :flowerforyou:
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Big thumbs up and congratulations!
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If you have not done so, get a "T" test and see if you are on the low side. Increasing your T levels a few hundred points can help a lot as you get older.
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Seems to be more about losing weight rather than gaining muscle, and it's a bit tilted towards the fairer sex it seems. Still a great tool to track what goes in and the workouts you are going but I wouldn't expect a lot of support for those goals.
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It's an appetite suppressant and works pretty well.
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Shooting pain is not good, soreness is part of the game - at least for a while. I tore a rotator cuff a few years ago and I KNEW I was in trouble. When I first get back on track or if I work out really hard I will feel like a rubber noodle for a bit afterwards, and then have some pain the next day or so. I might even put…
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Welcome and good luck, careful with the calories/swimming thing. For some people it is OK but for example if my daughter wishes to concentrate on weight reduction she has to do other cardio besides swimming. She is a college level swimmer and can swim 7000 yards at a time easily but still not lose weight despite eating…
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Good luck, I love to travel as well. Next week I need to submit a new exercise to MFP as it is not listed, "Climbing the Great Wall of China, moderate pace", I'm excited!
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I do elliptical during the week when I am away from home, time draaaagggggs. At my home I have a Nordic Track and I do intervals with it, one or two minutes hard with arms and then one minute with just skiing. Time goes so much faster when I do this compared to anything I have tried on the elliptical.
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Have Shawn hide the snacks? Have you tried an occasional low dose of phentermine?
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Check out how many calories golfing 9 holes WITH A CART burns! (Almost enough to cover the beer). Can't get myself to count that against food intake, but logged as a reference.
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I like my Polar F6 just fine and I've had it for years. It also displays on the equipment at the gym, I've had another type that didn't. Large strap and yes, the elliptical calories burned on here is more than what I log when I use a HRM.
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Age is what most go by, but of course everyone is different. There are scales published, use the google.
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Yes, for years now. When I did the test I could not believe how much better I slept after they put it on in the middle of the night. Sleep apnea and a blown out thyroid are what I blame for my weight gain that got me to my present state, just no energy as I was not getting a good nights sleep. I now have decent energy but…
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Sun: 15 min Nordic Track. Home Gym circuit: Squats, bench, deadlift, curls, tricep curls, lats - 3 sets Mon: Off Tue: 20 min elliptical. Bally Gym circuit: Squat, curls, tricep kickbacks - 4 sets then incline bench, lats - 3 sets Wed: 30 min elliptical, abs Thu: 20 min elliptical. Bally Gym circuit: Squat, curls, tricep…
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From that forum: You can use: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/calories.htm to calculate your calorie burn for weights (and about anything). I add a segment under cardio for weight lifting and put in the calorie burn according to what bodybuilding.com tells me so MFP will track it for me. I almost always lift in supersets…
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A good rule of thumb is if you can do three sets of 12 reps then you need to up the weight you are lifting. I like to keep my heart rate up while I lift so tend to do 12 reps at a time or as close as possible using the above rule. YRMV!
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You can use: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/calories.htm to calculate your calorie burn for weights (and about anything). I add a segment under cardio for weight lifting and put in the calorie burn according to what bodybuilding.com tells me so MFP will track it for me. I almost always lift in supersets or even free…
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I personally would add strength training into the mix before more cardio, but that's just me.
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I personally would add strength training into the mix before more cardio, but that's just me.
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Yes, I'm thrilled I came across this app for my iPhone which allows me to log in both my workouts and diet, it's a fantastic resource/tool. I've been on this latest fitness kick for about two months, in the first two weeks I lost 15 lbs, then it slowed down to 1 or 2 lbs a week. I've only had the app this past week and I…
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I knew that you had "hidden" carbs in your diet if you had lost only 10lbs in the last few months. Back the last time I was on this eternal cycle of ups and downs I lost a lot of weight using Atkins and working out. Now that I am a bit older it seems harder to do without also limiting calories at the same time. This time…
