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Thinkin about Insanity or 30 Day Shred
Since last December, I have been weight lifting. This summer, my home gym built an area designed like something you would find at a cross fit gym. With it, they started a free trial of use with a trainer. I love it - I love getting my butt kicked, and I love how I feel afterwards. I love the fact that there's not much in…
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Good (and Easy) Take to Work Lunch Ideas
Lately for my office job, I have been bringing Lean Cuisine pizzas and paninis. I have been noticed though while looking at the nutrition label however that despite the calories.. There is a lot of sodium in those meals. I'd like to change that. What do people do for their lunches?
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Falling Out = ..Okay?
On my week off from week 3, I did a fitness class called R.I.P.P.E.D - Which stands for Resistance Intensity, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance, and Diet. This class has us using free weights, doing lifts as well as different aerobics like kickboxing. I fell in love, and so one of my three workout days at the gym has turned…
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Polar Heart Monitor - Burned HOW MANY CALORIES?
I bought a new Polar Heart Monitor several weeks ago, and it seemed to be working pretty well. Yesterday I worked on strength for about an hour and 20 minute or so, and according to my watch it said I burned 636 calories. I worked hard.. So considered that could be possible. Today I went on a bike ride for about an hour…
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Recommended Weight Lifting Days
For the past several months I have been working from The New Rules of Lifting for Women book, and have made progress. Two weeks ago I finished Stage 3, and the week after was my break from weights. However, I cheated a little and went to a fitness class at my gym called "R.I.P.P.E.D" - A class that uses free weight…
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Crossfit Price..?
Hello, I am interested in beginning Crossfit this summer. I was looking at the crossfit center close to where I live, and figured out it was 130 dollars a month. YIKES. Is this normal? Why would it be so high? I know quite a few fitness centers that are about 20-50 dollars a month.
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Women and Exercise (Not men suggested)
I have been exercising for several years, and then went through a eating disorder for one of them. While my period slowed down when I was just working out, my cycle stopped during the disorder. I went to the doctor, they gave me medicine, and told me to lay off exercising. I did this for several months.. Then jumped back…
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Best Heart Rate Monitor Watch
For the last several years, I have had a great heart rate monitor. My Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor Watch has just kept going and going. Yesterday, the wristband snapped during one of my workouts.. And therefore isn't going to work. Since it's been awhile since I've gone and researched heart rate monitors, I was wondering…
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Stage 2
Way to smash through Stage 1. Here is a thread you can put your thoughts and start/end weights for Stage 2. Beginning Date (4/10) Day A Front squat/push press: 85 lbs Step-up: 30 lbs Dumbbell one-point row: 15 lbs Static lunge, rear foot elevated: 20 lbs Push-up: Normal Plank: 90 seconds Cable horizontal wood chop: 22.7…
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Dear Media
I hate the fact that you make women feel like we need to achieve some kind of level to be beautiful or attractive. You use Photoshop as well as unhealthy models to make us strive for something that is unrealistic and dangerous. Most of us secretly know this, but still try to use these pictures in magazines and models on TV…
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Substituting Equipment
I am on the 2nd stage of The New Rules of Lifting for Women. So far so good, but I am lacking low steps. My school gym has them, but they won't let you use them unless you're in a class. I need them to do static lunges with my rear leg elevated, as we as wide-grip deadlift from a box. With the static lunge, I think I could…
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To go or not to go
I have been working out about 3-4 times a week, three of those four are weights with cardio. While I am generally motivated to go to the gym, today I am on the fence. I feel tired, and groggy. It could be because it's a gloomy cold day outside, but I have had several people tell me it's my body telling me it wants another…
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Eating Disorder Feeling..?
How would you describe having an eating disorder? What would you compare it to? I feel as if it's like having my foot on the gas. I keep telling myself I have it under control, but my foot keeps on the gas and that speed just keeps going up. I get a thrill from it.. Until it swerves off the road.
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Weight Training to Cardio Weight Training Class?
This semester in college I have been taking an aerobics class twice a week. Every class we do a different cardio exercise (ex- kickboxing, dance, step aerobics), and this upcoming class we're doing Cardio Weight Training. Generally before class I do weights for about 45 minutes (been reading The New Rules of Lifting for…
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Support from Professionals/Students - Nutrition and Exercise
I am due to graduate next semester with my Bachelor's in Arts Technology, but have found myself passionate for a long while in Nutrition and Exercise Science as well. I have always been reading about it different places, and enjoy talking to people about it. Especially when it comes to eating disorders - After having one…
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Weigh Ins in Class
I shouldn't be frustrated. All scales all different. Today in my aerobics class however, they had us get on scales to weigh us in. I was 3 pounds over when I last weighed in at home. Now while I know in the back of my head that this was middle day, right after lunch and weights.. So that would make a difference.. But it's…
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Weight Loss to a Healthy Me
Right Out of High School: Started watching what I ate after being in college the first two years. Started running more. Two Years into College: Continued this trend, even into the dangerous levels my third year of college.. I ate under 1200 calories a day, and still did quite a bit of exercise. Ended up in the hospital…
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Increase Run Time
I have made it a goal for myself to be able to increase my 2 mile run/walk time from 19 minutes to full on run for 15 minutes. I can make it around a mile .25 running (a little over two minute), and then walk a lap before heading right back into another .25 mile run. Over time, I would like to make it so I am just running…
