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| Fitness | Looking for a good workout routine | Mar 30 2009 16:23 (UTC) |
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Pretty good website here |
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| Weight Loss | POLAR F11 QUESTION - really confused | Mar 27 2009 19:30 (UTC) |
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Mio has a line of watches that are pretty cool. You have to press on the button on the top to take our heart rate but it has tons of other features. You add your age and activity level and it also gives you the % of max you are presently at for your age. Enter your weight, activity level and weight loss or gain goals and it will set your calorie goal. Perform an exercise and time it and it will raise you calorie goal to include that. Enter the calorie value of a food and it will deduct it from your daily allowance based upon what you entered for weight loss goals. There is a graphical scale that turns red when you are approaching your max, for calories or heart rate. There are even more features that I never used. I bought mine at Dicks Sporting Good http://www.miowatch.com/main_product
Just noticed, it's on my wrist in my picture. Mine died, need to buy another one. |
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| Weight Loss | What are some good detox diets? or good diet pills? | Mar 24 2009 19:21 (UTC) |
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Good detox diet is to flush your body with fruits and veggies. No such thing as a good diet pill. If they worked this place would be non-existent. |
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| Weight Loss | do you get an "a"? | Mar 24 2009 19:04 (UTC) |
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Nope. Not really sure what an A means. I am at just over 1300 calories for the day with another 1000 to go and as of right now my cholesterol=215%
But I have an "A" for the day so far
Totals for 3/23/09 Calories 2287 Grade=A |
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| Weight Loss | When to weigh-in on TTOM? | Mar 24 2009 18:17 (UTC) |
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Not my type of topic but I found it comical the way my thought path was going. Was curious to find out what the heck kind of a diet the TTOM was. A little slow but I figured it out and the only advice I can give is that the weight log gives you a weight and a trend. The trend will keep the averages going and it will not matter overtime. |
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| Fitness | Cardio then weights, or weights then cardio? | Mar 23 2009 23:10 (UTC) |
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My understanding is weights then cardio. Your glycogen stores are highest when you start and the weights help reduce or use them all up. In the absence of glycogen stores, your body has to use fat for fuel. Cardio performed moderately will target the fat burning zone better than weights. Cardio performed like a HIIT will also burn fat and continue to keep the burn going after the cardio is complete. Of course you can do interval weight training and accomplish both at the same time. |
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| Weight Loss | Surely the scale MUST be lying | Mar 20 2009 21:18 (UTC) |
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Cherry Cobbler
Serving Size 1 spoon (99.0 g) Amount Per Serving Calories 290 Of course I got a little carried away with BBQ chips today ~ 600 calories worth |
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| Weight Loss | Surely the scale MUST be lying | Mar 20 2009 21:10 (UTC) |
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You are weighing the undigested "huge steak dinner with all the trimmings".
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| Foods | Calories in Donut? | Mar 17 2009 19:26 (UTC) |
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You probably ate it by now but here is the DD nutritional info https://www.dunkindonuts.com/aboutus/nutritio n/nutrition.pdf |
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| The Lounge | God and Terrorism | Jan 14 2008 01:36 (UTC) |
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This topic is one that is usually not allowed on any of the other forums I belong to. It is call the 3 G's No God discussions No Guns discussions No Government discussions People have such deep seeded opinions and beliefs in each of these that most are not willing to see a different viewpoint and arguments can never be won or opposing viewpoints accepted. It leads to non-productive bickering and at times downright rude behaviour, from both sides. |
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| Fitness | Strength vs. Size | Jan 12 2008 18:58 (UTC) |
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My take on this below Strength comes primarily from low rep and longer rest periods Powerlifters will do 2-3 reps with as much weight as they can handle and take long rest breaks between each set. This allows all of the muscles to recover and be used again for the next rep. Size comes from a medium rep range and a shorter rest break between sets. Size exercises are perfromed in the 8-10 rep range with a 2 minute max rest break between sets. This allows some of the muscles to recover but not all of them. By doing this, some of the muscles that were not fully worked in the first set, will be forced to contribute in the next set. It is important to note that the rep range is where you fail. If you can do 11 reps, add weight next time. Don't just stop at 10 because you have achieved 10. Endurance comes from high rep range and short rest periods. Rep ranges for endurance are typically 12-15, again to failure. Your rest period will be anywhere from 15-30 seconds. The key to all of this is muscle confiusion. Find every exercise you can for each body part and pick some for weeks 1-3 then change to totally different exercises for each body part. Continuous change will not allow your body to adapt to the same exercises. As always, diet is very important too. |
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| Weight Loss | deficit from exercise vs. deficit from diet? | Jan 12 2008 18:43 (UTC) |
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Exercise, particularly resistance type, will add muscle. Many people don't want to use weights or resistance because they think they will get bulky. Contrary to popular belief you will not bulk up if you weight train unless you are doing it many hours per day all week long. I hear this excuse as exactly that, an excuse. There is a real difference between a reason and an excuse. There is no reason (other than injuries) not to do resistance training just excuses. If you add 10lbs of muscle and you don't gain or lose weight, you will be thinner and you bodyfat percentage will be lower. 10lbs of muscle takes up much less space than 10lbs of fat. The addition of muscle will increase your base metabolic rate and you will burn more calories just to live. A low fat, low-med carb and med to high protein diet is a good place to start. Adjust you protein downward and your carbs upward as you get closer to your goal. |
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| Fitness | p90x partner | Jan 12 2008 18:27 (UTC) |
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I started the workout on Jan 7th but I started the diet on 12/31/07. Pretty intense workouts but the diet is plentiful. I am using the portion plan rather than the recipe plan. I took pictures on Day 1 and will take repeat pictures on Day 30, 60 and 89. My wife and I leave for a 7 day Western Carribean Cruise on Day 90 so I do have some external motivation. At 6'2" and 255lbs I find my gut gets in the way for some of the moves and I won't be able to do them correctly until that goes away a little. As they say in the videos, if you can't keep up push the pause button. You are not expected to keep up with people that have gone through this program several times already. I found one of the statements in the diet guide to be very true. You can follow the workouts without the diet and be fit, you just won't look it. I have gone to the gym many times in the past and got fit but was still fat, and yes you can be fit and fat. Just like you can be unfit and thin. I bought Bowflex SelecTech dumbells that are from 5-52.5lbs each. I have yet to find a place to put a pullup bar anywhere in my house that is heated. I have a Weider Crossbow system and I am using the lat pulldown until I figure out where the pullup bar will go. Heck, I'm not sure I could yank all of this extra beef into too many pullups anyways. |
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| Weight Loss | Find your twin on CC! | Apr 19 2007 02:25 (UTC) |
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| Sex: Male Height: 6'2" Weight: 255 Age: 47 Frame: Large Goal: 215-220lbs |
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| Fitness | What's your work out plan? | Apr 18 2007 19:48 (UTC) |
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| Wieght training after work takes about 70-90 minutes per day I try to eat an apple before each workout Monday: Chest/Triceps/Abs
Each muscle group has a set or two at a lower weight to warm the muscle up I have a protein/creatine mix shake after each workout to replenish the muscles If I can get my lazy butt out of bed earlier I want to do about 30-40 minutes of cardio before going to work in the AM, so far the snooze alarm is preventing this........... |
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| Weight Loss | The cardio free diet??????? | Apr 17 2007 19:26 (UTC) |
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| Don't forget that resistance training is also good for bone health and slows down or stops bone density losses.
A good measure of fitness is based on heart rate and percentage or bodyfat/lean mass. I go by the calipers, not the scale. BMI from a chart is based on "normal" build. It is still a height to weight ratio with age added in. Caliper bodyfat measurements give a more accurate measurement of body mass. Three sets of 12 reps performing squats will make you sweat like crazy and your heart will be howling. The advantage of muscle is that it burns more calories even when you are in the resting state. I believe is is 50 calories per day for each added pound of muscle, not to mention the calories burned while you are lifting. Adding muscle is harder than some people think. You aren't going to lift weights for a month and add 15lbs of muscle. Iti s harder than that. The effect of non resistance cardio isn't as long lasting. The muscle you add takes a while to lose if you quit lifting weights. |
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| Weight Loss | The cardio free diet??????? | Apr 17 2007 14:14 (UTC) |
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| You can diet without traditional cardio. Circuit training or high intensity weight training will elevate your heart as much as any treadmill and you will be getting the benefits of muscle. Five pounds of muscle takes less space as five pounds of fat. If you add 5 lbs of muscle and gain no weight, you have lost 5 lbs of fat. You will appear thinner due lower amount of space occupied by the muscle but your weight will not have changed. A good and quite humorous explanation can be found here If you do 3 sets of 10-12 reps with a 1 minute rest between sets, it will become cardio. The key is to use a weight that you cannot complete the 12 reps on the third set. If you can, add more weight to all three sets. Working out with a purpose removes the social apsect of weightlifting. It is hard to stick to the correct rest breaks if you aren't focused. I carry a stopwatch attached to my weightlifting journal when I lift. I use the journal because it is hard to tell where you are going if you don't know where you were yesterday. Kind of like tracking your calories here. The journal also allows you to make notes. I use little symbols that tell me to go up in weight a little or a lot. I write down any odd pains I may have had that might explain a bad day lifting. |
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| The Lounge | Live free or die, man! | Jul 21 2006 14:58 (UTC) |
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| Live in Richmond, Work in South Portland. I was in the Coast Guard Reserve many years ago and went to the Coast Guard Station In Boothbay Harbor. |
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| The Lounge | Live free or die, man! | Jul 21 2006 01:02 (UTC) |
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| Another Maineiac here. I do have two sons that live in NH though. New Hampton, NH. I'll be down there in a couple of weeks for a camping trip (RV, cheating camping) |
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| Weight Loss | Rinsed Hamburger Meat | Jul 20 2006 19:21 (UTC) |
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| I have made a hamburger patty then dropped it into a pot of boiling water to cook it. Does remove some of the flavor, but only the unhealthy parts carry the flavor. It does actually brown up nicely too. The layer of grease on the water is a good sign of what you are removing. | |||
| Weight Loss | how much do you weigh | Jul 18 2006 17:29 (UTC) |
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| I am a 46 year old male at 6'2" and 250lbs, my pants are a snug 38 and fit well at 240lbs I would like to get down to 205-210. I used wear a 34 waist at 205 but that was at a younger age. I was lifting weights but find my appetite climbs disproportionately. I find I can lose weight easier if I don't lift weights but just do a little cardio type work then add weightlifing after I reach my goal. My calorie goal is about 2300. Charlie |
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New journal post Oh boy, it has been a while by jennisonamission 15:30 |
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New forum message Wagon Jumpers - December 6 - 12, 2009 (Closed) by supersized 15:20 |
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