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Little "Wheeze" During Workout?
I recently started noticing I get a weird little wheeze when I do things like jumping jacks and crunches. It's not a constant wheeze, but just a little one that seems to get pushed out when I crunch or land after jumping (almost as if the impact is pushing a little puff of air out). It's a very odd feeling, but not painful…
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Relative fat mass (RFM) as a new estimator of whole-body fat percentage
An interesting new article I came across this morning, with an improved formula for estimating body fat percentages based on a recent study. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29362-1 Abstract: "High whole-body fat percentage is independently associated with increased mortality. We aimed to identify a simple…
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Experience Adding Heavy Lifting to Excessive Cardio
A bit of background: I'm a student who works part time as a bike courier about 15-20 hours a week. However, I've recently tried to add some heavy lifting to my week in order to add strength and even out my muscles. My main problem is that I find the lifting to be pretty exhausting for my muscles. It's nigh impossible for…
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Does your childhood diet affect your eating habits?
I'm a little bit bored at the moment so I thought I would see what other people on here thought of this. A friend and I were discussing the other day how the way we were fed as children affected the way we eat now. I was skeptical at first but the more I thought about it, the more I came to realize that, aside from…
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Veggie Burger Recipes
I'm wondering if anyone has any good veggie burger recipes. When I lived in the US I really loved the MorningStar Garden Vegetable and Chipotle burgers and Gardenburgers, but they don't have them where I live now, so I'm looking for a replacement recipe. Sidenote: I'm not actually a vegetarian, so I'm not looking for…
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Insanity Question: Meal Plan
I'm looking into starting the Insanity workout soon and was wondering how essential the meal plan is for results. It seems similar to my diet, but I don't eat much meat and get my protein through other sources (dairy, eggs, protein powder if necessary). I'm curious if everyone else follows the diet to the letter, or if…
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Difference Between Men's and Women's HRM?
This may be a stupid question, but, is there any difference between women's and men's hear rate monitors? I've been looking into them and, it may just be me being picky, but most of the women's ones come in purple and pink (two of my least favorite colors) or look a little too feminine for my taste. Will the measurement be…
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HRM and High Heart Rates
I have been considering getting a heart rate monitor to monitor my calories burned. However, my heart rate increases significantly when I stand up due to my low blood pressure. It can be anywhere from 1.5 to 2 times my sitting heart rate. I am curious as to how accurate a hear rate monitor will be in this situation. Will…
