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Could try Endomondo; own by same folks as MFP, Under Armor. I keep Strava for cycling as a comparison tool but don't trust the GPS based stats, errors inherent in the technology is a bit much for me. It's probably not that big of an issue for running.

It hiit (small caps) not HIIT (all caps). Interval, yes. High intensity, maybe but matching the target intensity range in which the term was coined for, unlikely. Training, definitely.

From a pure expenditure perspective cardio beats out weight lifting. Most are interjecting beginning level of fitness and physical appeal when suggestion weight lifting (seems to be the predominate voice here at MFP). If you are sedentary and untrained, both type of exercises can be a challenge but some forms of cardio are…

Yes, lower resting HR rate and age(?). Mine was in the low 50s since taking up cycling. Haven't check since beginning of the year but hope it's lower since I'm doing a lot more miles and step up the intensity this year. When I was racing collegiate, my resting HR was in the mid 40s and didn't encounter as many dizziness…

It depends on the intensity (glycogen utilization and current stores) and it takes lot of time to making the adaptation to happen (months?). In general you have about 60-90 minutes of glycogen supply depending on intensity of the workout. Going longer without fueling before and during is foolish at best. If your workout is…

8/1 - 47.3 miles 8/2 - 32.4 8/4 - 33.2 8/5 - 25.4 (am) / 15.7 (pm) 8/6 - 25.9 8/8 - 44.5 8/9 - 30.3 8/12 - 25.4 (am) / 15.7 (pm) 8/13 - 24.2 8/14 - 25.4 8/15 - 50.2 8/19 - 25.5 8/20 - 44.1 8/21 - 44.1 8/22 - 62 (5,570' elev gain, 6,548' according to Ride w/GPS, & Strava is all over the place. Haven't cramped up in a while…

Just because someone is accredited doesn't make them more knowledgeable, especially when that accreditation doesn't meet academic rigor. Forensic science comes to mind with the exception of genetics which hails from a different path. Does recent research points to electrons spilling out of cell walls as the cause for…

I'm Joe and hail from the state capital of California. I restarted riding after 23 years break to loss weight. This is my third year back and the most consistent. I was really in the sport in high school and raced in college but after an expensive and bad (ego) crash I stop riding - taken out less than 1k from finish and…

There are established regimens: Peter Coe, Tabata, Gibala, & Timmons; with the oldest being Peter Coe used/formulated the 1970s. The later I believe was also influence by HIT, popularized in the 1970s by Arthur Jones, the founder of Nautilus. The gist of it is taking to the point of momentary muscular failure and for…

How true and love the assertion that "I do x times per week" where x is over two for an indefinite period. Never seen a sane periodization scheme that stresses attempting it more than twice per week in a span of more than four weeks.

Hence a "Boot Camp"? And I am assuming it's supervised else OP is really wasting her money.

It boils down to calories in verse out and overall intensity drives that equation (per unit of time). The metabolic pathways used are different but it's not black or white, one or the other. Think of it as preferred and availability of fuel and other chemicals in the system. To an extent one can "train" the preference and…

You got to be kidding, read the exercises and reps... sounds pretty mild.

I'm hoovering around 200 calories for 2.3 mile walk in around 32 minutes, roughly averaging a 4.2 mph pace. It's my (near) daily break on work days. The calculation is based on virtual power (IpBike). I found that MFP is on the generous side. Heart Rate monitor is not going to cut it at low & moderate low intensities. If…

What part of it was he dismissing? Killer Calories, "Burn more calories while you sleep!", or lifting techniques? First two is over reaching at best (can't tell what rest of the book is about so reserving final judgement). If you are untrained and out off shape, BC sounds like a good place to get started (as you indicated…

HIIT is at or above VO2Max. Duration depends on the sport and regiment from 30 seconds to minutes with 1:1 or less rest ratio (maintain/exceed lactate threshold throughout the session). Only elite athletes would dare to do more than two per week for short duration blocks (# of weeks continuously). If you feel like puking…

Save up. Watteam is releasing L/R at end of August for $499 and hope that will drive down the prices for other PMs. Stages already had their end of year clearance at around $450 (left only).

"single-leg pedaling" is noise and only purpose is to demonstrate how poorly one can peddle with one leg. PS - To get a real smooth spin, ride a track bike (fixed). The lack of freewheel mechanism forces you to spin with the rotation of the wheels. Do it without brakes for added fun. My spin grew leap and bounds after…

80-90 is generally recommended to minimize the stress on the joins. It's not gospel; just go at your self selected cadence and increase it as you get get more fit. To go faster you need to produce more power (not to be confused with strength, hence weight lifting does nothing for cyclists, and note strength is not a…

8/1 - 47.3 miles 8/2 - 32.4 8/4 - 33.2 8/5 - 25.4 (am) / 15.7 (pm) 8/6 - 25.9 8/8 - 44.5 8/9 - 30.3 8/12 - 25.4 (am) / 15.7 (pm) 8/13 - 24.2 8/14 - 25.4 8/15 - 50.2 Time Riding: 23:08:06 Goal: 45:00:00 Elevation Gain: 15,952'

I started getting up 5:00 in morning to catch the early neighborhood transit (mitigation for PUD) over a year ago so I can have longer afternoon rides but it's been too hot recently and had switched to morning rides. Only difficult part are: 1) having wife who is a night owl and like to coincide her shower/drying hair when…

Would be kind of sad if he can't be dropped on a dime; at least I had fun with my mtn bike sitting in and matching the pace as it climbed ever slowly past 20mph+. But, the amusement got tiring after quarter of an hour as the pace start drifting back down; I switched back to dirt portion of the MUT for some challenge.…

As for picking "A" race(s), just find what is interesting. But, keep in mind the later the season (for you area) the harder/competitive the races tend to be. Look around for bike/race clubs around the area, join/converse, and get a lay of the land as well as learning to handle yourself on the bike (pace line, pack riding,…

I am assuming you mean base training. Typically one would identify the "A" race(s) and work backward. Prep period for "A" race, build, could be between 8-12 weeks. 8-12 week before the build period is generally the base period. A few weeks in between base/build pair is maintenance (generally the holiday season and…

8/1 - 47.3 miles 8/2 - 32.4 8/4 - 33.2 8/5 - 25.4 (am) / 15.7 (pm) 8/6 - 25.9 8/8 - 44.5 8/9 - 30.3 Time Riding: 15:15:20 Goal: 45:00:00 Elevation Gain: 12,165'

Took me five or six to find the right one back when I was racing 25 years ago. When I restarted ride in ernest beginning of the year, the saddle still worked like a charm. Thought I would need to switch the saddle after getting a new bike, 7 months old, but took immediate liking to stock. Funny, the two are not that…

IpBike, does what Garmin can do for next to nothing. You can run it on GPS mode or add sensors for more accuracy (either BLE or Ant+; count yourself blessed if your phone has an Ant+ radio as BLE sensors are next to... caca). The good thing with IpBike is that you can use Open Street Map (OSM) and not run up your data…

45 hours ride time, increase FTP by 10w, & complete a 4 hr solo ride @ 0.70 IF. 8/1 - 47.3 miles 8/2 - 32.4

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I'm pretty impressed with Specialized Threshold (28s). Just replaced my rear after around 3,500 miles and front was still going strong (front from a different bike setup as home trainer). Think I paid around $36 with sales taxes (full LBS price, purchased in a rush and was too lazy to search or mail order). So that a…