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Help Selecting a High-End Full-Suspension Mountain Bike
Hi, all. I already have what I consider to be the perfect road/hybrid bike for me (two sets of wheels/tires), without any suspension. My n+1 next bike is a full-suspension trail/mountain bike, but I really know nothing about mountain biking. I want to start doing more aggressive trail riding, starting modestly as I…
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It Takes Time and a Lot of Exercise to Raise HDL Levels
After nearly 3 months of very intense work-outs (eg, swimming 3-miles continuous), 57 lbs weight loss, good diet, I was anxious to see what my cholesterol levels are. I don't remember what my cholesterol and triglyceride levels were in the past, but suffice it to say they were not good. Pretty good now. Triglycerides 98…
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60 lbs in 3 months
I'm a bit of a renegade. I know the philosophy of MFP is 'slow and steady wins the race', but I needed to prove to myself (and my wife) that I could indeed lose more than 10-15 pounds this time so I started with killer work-outs and eating only as much as I need to fuel these killer work-outs. Primarily long-distance…
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Dangers of losing weight too quickly -- How fast is too fast?
Most days I can eat considerably less than what MFP says is my calorie limit. I know it can be unhealthy to lose weight too fast so I am interested in the warning signs and how to know how fast is too fast. The problems I am aware of are: 1) poor nutrition; 2) losing muscle along with fat; 3) developing an eating disorder;…
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Learning from Total Immersion AND Swim Smooth Schools of Swimming
I've started to read Terry Laughlin's most recent book, Swim Ultra-Efficient Freestyle!. Terry is the founder of the Total Immersion school of swimming. I'm thinking of doing a workshop, but for now I'm just reading the book and will start experimenting with some of ideas. Let me know if anyone would like to start a…
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An Ultimate Aquabike?
Hi, all! Background Long-term misdiagnosed running injury eventually led to major foot and ankle reconstruction surgery, which limits my ankle range of motion and prevents me from running. So I want to design an aquabike that is comparable to an Ironman triathlon, but without the running part. I have done an Olympic…
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Help buying a road bike
I haven't had a road bike since graduate school and I'm excited to getting one again. I have a budget of $1,500 and these are the first couple that caught my fancy: 1. Giant FastRoad CoMax 2 http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/fastroad.comax.2/22178/83976/ Why is it better than the FastRoad SLR 1 for $1,100? 2.…
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Calorie burn with hybrid vs road bike?
Hi, all. I'm getting into biking while I recover from a swimming elbow overuse injury and intend to stay with it long-term to complement my swimming with a better leg work-out. I have an old Trek hybrid. It's a full-size bike, but with bigger knobby tires, and rather heavy. Should I adjust the calorie burn because I'm…
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Exercise-induced Ketosis?
Hi. I learned a very little bit about ketosis many years ago but have never tried to follow a long-term ketogenic diet. I have, however, done some fasting and long-distance swimming in my weight loss journey and I am wondering if 'exercise-induced ketosis' is a thing? I do not have a target weight, at least not yet,…
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Chicken Robert (French pronunciation, s'il vou plaît): Only 676 Calories!
Not bad, if I say so myself, extremely fast and easy to prepare, and surprisingly low in calories! Sauté 1 cup of pre-cooked Purdue Short Cuts Carved Chicken Breast Southwestern Style (or any other style of chicken you like) and mushrooms (as many as you want because they have very few calories) in 1 tablespoon of Smart…
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New goggle-based HRM & auto lap counter in development
I would never bother with a chest-strap in a pool and I've heard that the Finis earpiece HRM isn't so great (thanks, fishgutzy). I came across this item in development on a website that looks interesting so I think I will try it out when it becomes available. I have no affiliation with this company and, to be frank, I'm…
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Dietary cholesterol, serum cholesterol & shell fish (yum!)
Some 'experts' and physicians still believe that dietary cholesterol (cholesterol in the food you eat) affects your serum cholesterol (cholesterol level in your blood), both the good cholesterol (HDL: high density lipoprotein) and bad cholesterol (LDL: low density lipoprotein). Position A. Others believe dietary…
