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Gym buddy!
I'm looking for a gym buddy! I live in Lowell, MA. I get home pretty late so I would work out around 7-9ish, depending. PM me if interested! Wee!
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Heart rate monitor questions
So today was the first time I used my Polar ft60 hrm. It's telling my that my average heart rate was 175 and max was 204(!!!). It also says I burned 612 calories in 49:48 minutes. Does this seem right? The calories burned seems awfully high. I ran at 6-7mph. I also feel like my heart rate was pretty high?
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Polar heart rate monitors. Which one to buy?
So yesterday was my 24th birthday (yayyy!!) :drinker: As a little present to myself, I'm getting a HRM (also yayyyyy!!) I'm just having trouble picking one. Right now its a four way tie between several Polar models, FT4, FT7, FT40, and FT60. I'm *pretty sure* you can input your VO2 max for FT40 and FT60. Does that make…
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Not another one of these topics: Can't hit my protein goal.
Fat? No problem. Carbs? Easy. Protein? Not even close. It's funny, I thought hitting that macro would be the easiest since I eat a ton of meat. But I recently revamped my diet so that it isn't exclusively bacon sooo... Perhaps there's a protein-rich food source I don't know about or I'm just not eating? Maybe I should have…
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What's your favorite Winter Olympic event and why?
Figure skating, single and pairs, is my favorite. I like it because of how deceptive it is. While strength and endurance is apparent in other sports such as hockey and skiing, I think it's a bit more subtle in in figure skating. Most of the skaters are TINY. When they skate, they seem so delicate. But the amount of power,…
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Warning: This is a rant
You better sit your *kitten* down on something comfy because this is going to be a doozey. tl;dr- Bf doesn't want me to lift. And he believes in spot reduction leeewwll First of all, someone PLEASE send me links that proof you can't spot reduce. More on that later. Let me start by saying my boyfriend is the worst gym buddy…
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Anyone else trying to lose 20 lbs or less?
I have 18 to go and it sucks. To me, it's such a small amount of weight so I keep putting it off. I have this weird mindset thinking that I can drop it whenever I want all in like the course of a month... which is totally not true. It's just hard to get motivated when you think it's THAT easy and not that much weight. Does…
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Am I the only one who feels awkward squating?
I know squats are super important. But as soon as I catch someone looking at me while I squat, back on the treadmill I go! I get weirdly self-conscious about it. Please tell me I'm not the only one hahaha
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Will chest workouts make my boobs shrink?
5'2.5, 120lbs, 32B. As you can see, the last thing I need is a smaller chest. So if there are workouts that shrink boobies, which ones should I avoid? Which ones can I do?
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What are your macros?
I'm 5'2.5", 120lbs, and focused on fat lose right now. Currently I have mine set to 40% carbs, 40% protein, 20% fat. I wanna keep my fat at 20-25% but I'll adjust protein and carbs as necessary. So what are your macros and how are they working for you?
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Weighing meat
Do you weight it raw or cooked? To me, weighing it cooked makes more sense because it tends to shrink up and lose weight as it cooks. And I don't know about you but I certainly don't eat chicken raw :noway:
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Fitbit Help
So I ran 45 minutes today and burned about 249 calories. I logged this manually into MFP. Then later Fitbit automatically logged 252 calories giving me a total of 501 calories that I'm preeeetty sure I didn't burn. Does this mean this work out is being counted twice? If that's the case, should I even bother inputting with…
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Heavy lifting tips
So I love running. It's really the only workout I do. Sometimes I get bored and use the leg machines but that's usually once a week. I was afraid that lifting anything really heavy would make me look like a bulky manly-man. But then I saw a tread full of women who posted their before and after heavy lifting pics and they…
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HRMs
Hi everyone. I want to buy a heart rate monitor soon but I'm not really sure what to get. I'd like something pretty accurate and not super expensive.
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How often should I weigh and measure myself?
Once a week? Every two weeks? Once a month?
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Has anyone tried using Pact?
I signed up for the food pact. I heard it's pretty buggy but it's working so far. I'm doing a trial so I haven't connected my paypal account yet. They say they will give me $5 if I log my food everyday until the 26th. What are your experiences with pact?
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Calories burned during P90x?
Has anyone figured out how many calories you can burn during P90x? I'm 5'2 and 125lbs. Spent most of the workout on a low intensity. Today I did Core Synergistics. Tomorrow is Cardio X (Doing the Lean variation).
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23 year old bacon addit looking for fitness friends
Ok so, my name's Yolanda, I'm 23 years old, and I have the most unhealthy diet ever. It's not uncommon for me to down a pound of bacon in one sitting. My primary diet consist of meat products and candy. I can't remember the last time I had a vegetable (potatoes don't count). I'm 5'2 and 125 lbs. I want to drop back to…
