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HRM best for gym goer
Hi all, I want to step my training up a notch and I want a good HRM watch/band so that I can get an acurate calorie burn during my workout, I train at the gym some weights, some cardio. Do any of you have any recomendations as there are so many I cant get my head round it all. Thanks in advance
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lifting and no aches?
I see a PT 3 times per week and we have just started to incorporate some heavy lifts on the upper body. I was using the machines and did chest press, lat pull down, and various other machines relating to arms and shoulders. I know I lifted to my maximum cause 5 - 8 reps did not come easy but I have had no aches or anything…
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Thyroid Issues
Hi All I have an underactive Throid and have had for 11 yrs, 5 years ago I weighed 308lbs and I paid for a Gastric bypass, FF to now and I weigh 240lbs with severe anaemia and I have to have iron transfusions. I was speaking to the gastroentroligist regarding my thyroid and he says that I may just never drop the weight as…
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20kg kettlebell swings
Hi there, I am around 245lbs and I use a 20kg kettlebell in my sessions with my PT. This to me is fine but my dad is certain that I am going to seriously bulk up using this. My PT knows my main aim is to strip fat. Is my Dad right to be worried or will it help to strip the fat?
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Inch Loss but minimal weight Loss
Hi there, I posted earlier in the week regarding this but just looking for clarification. I have been seeing a PT 3 times a week and 2 Les Mills Classes per week for 8 weeks. I have had really good inch loss 5 inches from waist and 5 inches from hips (they were the only places we measured) but I have only loss 5.5kg, I…
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Inch Loss but minimal weight Loss
Hi All, I am very overweight @ 114kg and eight weeks ago I decided to join the gym and get a PT, I see her 3 times per week and do 2 classes per week, my overall fitness has improved dramatically and I feel so much more energised and happy in myself. I have lost 5" from my waist and 5" from my hips in that time (those were…
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Weight loss struggle 3 yrs after Gastric bypass
Hi all, I am 37 yrs old and weighed at my heaviest 22 stone 5 lbs. I had a gastric bypass in 2010, and successfully got down to 13st 8lbs, almost 4 yrs later I am back at 18 stones. I have several issues including underactive thyroid and anaemia. I realise that the weight gain was my fault and that by now my stomach is…
