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Obese --> Triathlete -->Appalachian Trail
So, to start, I've been feeling a bit lousy recently because my weight has been bouncing up and down for the past few months. I wanted to write this to remind myself how far I've come. It might be a long one, bear with me. My BMI is still sitting at 25ish, in fact, so maybe some wouldn't even consider this a weight loss…
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Question about power racks
So, my gym has three Kaiser power racks, in addition to our real squat racks and, while I regularly use them as overpriced squat racks/benches, I've never actually used the pressurized air function instead of free weights. Last night, I had to ask one of the PTs to help me remove the bar you use with the air pressure…
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Leg Strength help, please!
So, I just transitioned to a new lifting plan this week. It's mostly for strength maintenance during triathlon race season, I'll go back to SL 5x5 in the winter. The new plan is higher reps, lower weight than what I'm used to, so 3x10- squats, bench, pendlay row, lat Pulldown, and some ab work. There's room in the routine…
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Strava and HRM vs. MFP
Hey all, I always cut my cardio calories in half if I'm not wearing my HRM, which is most of the time, because I hate it. But I just did my long run with my HRM synced to Strava and it gave me credit for 2400 cals, which seems, Ya know, insane. MFP puts it at about 500 calories less. So, my question for all of you is, what…
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Lifting during 1/2 Marathon Training
So, background: I've been competing in triathlons all season, just at Super Sprint or Sprint distances but I want to start increasing my distances to Olympic and, ultimately, 1/2 Iron races for next year. I'm confident in the swim and bike, the run is my weakest sport. With that in mind, to motivate myself I signed up for…
