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Ran my first marathon...anything is possible.
I've been overweight in varying degrees my whole life...Last December I was 40 pounds overweight...a heavy drinker, and recovering from a cigarette addiction. I decided it wasn't how I wanted to live my life...so I started eating healthier, after a couple months I gave up meat entirely, started dropping weight even faster…
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Buying a new car, need advice
Hey everyone, I need some unbiased opinions to help me in my purchase of my first car...feedback from females is much appreciated. I've narrowed my choices down to the 2012 Volkswagen GTI and the 2012 Ford Mustang Convertible (V6). Both are quite luxurious on the inside. Ford is a full second faster 0-60, but looks and…
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Lose fat and build muscle
I've seen a few posts related to cardio and muscle burn. I reached my target weight a while ago, but my body still doesn't look the way I'd like it to. I've been experimenting with different workout programs over the last few weeks, and I think I've found one that has allowed me to build muscle and lose fat effectively.…
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fat below/around belly button
There isn't body fat anywhere else on my body, except maybe a bit on my lower back. But I can't seem to get rid of that little pouch, A while ago a did a week of intense cardio (ran 10 miles/day) and I noticed my body actually burned my chest muscles instead of burning that tiny bit of fat...So how do I flatten that area?…
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Question about Anaerobic vs Aerobic threshold
I just started reading up on this concept...apparently aerobic threshold (65-75% of your maximum heart rate/MHR) is the point at which you burn the most fat calories (ie. "fat burning zone") and the anaerobic threshold (~80% of MHR) is where your body is more likely to burn glycogen and/or muscle instead of fat...or…
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Insanity+Running/Biking?
Hey everyone, this is my first post on MFP forums, but I visit the boards often, and find a lot of member comments very helpful, so I had a question that and was hoping someone could help me figure out. I just started insanity a couple days ago, I understand that conceptually it focuses on max interval training, and this…
