Posts by maha-kisa

I'm sorry you had bad experience with Polar F11, but the problem is more likely in that you did not use it correctly. Don't blame the equipment for that ;)

The sensors on the chest strap must be moist, the strap must be tight around your chest (not too tight though) - otherwise the readings will be incorrect. Also make sure you run the OwnIndex test first (Polar's estimate of VO2Max) and check the Max HR and Rest HR settings. If you don't like the workout program, you can easily edit it (I always do that). Or even turn it off altogether... You can turn off OwnZone too.

Polar makes great HR monitors, and F11 is a pretty good model. Not the fanciest and definitely not the most expensive (it's actually on the lower end), but sufficient for general fitness goals.

Waiting for the fix... That was the most important feature for me and I REALLY miss it.

I'm one of those whose heart rate gets very high during exercise. My resting HR is 45.  A brisk walk brings it up to 120. Running - 150-185, averaging around 165. An hour of heavy weight lifting with short (30 sec) rest periods usually shows an avg HR of 150-160.

You actually RUN on it? I was almost sure you were doing deadlifts on a treadmill :)))

P.S. Yeah, it keeps you from killing people. At least those who don't use the treadmill next to yours.

LOL! Megan, I choked on my tea!

Wait for male enhancement ads, those are awesome.

Original Post by apophenia:

And don't forget to have a couple of lemon-maple-cayenne high colonics each day to detoxify.  It will totally clean all the fat out of your body in a week!  But only if you eat no bananas except for Wednesdays when you eat ONLY bananas.  If you mess that up it won't work at all and your metabolism will implode and make you retain fat longer.

Wednesdays?! Damn! I thought it was Thursdays, after 2 hours of walking in a fat burn zone. I'm screwed!

Oh, and if you gals do build icky bulky muscle by lifting those cans (not everyone has a boyfriend around 24/7 to carry this stuff), Pilates will save you. It'll stretch short and bulky fibres, and you'll end up with long and lean muscles.

I'm thinking that one of the reasons for saying "I'd rather be fat than muscular (or thin)" is a simple defense mechanism. How many fat people claim they are OK with it simply because they gave up trying to lose weight? Easier to say "No, thanks, I love my XXXL size body the way it is" than "I tried 15 times and failed. I'm a loser and I secretly hate myself and all thin/athletic people".

4 minutes? Boy, those 10 sets fo 2 would take a loooong time

LOL

10bysummer, it will be higher than CC's high impact aerobics (if you do all the high impact options). I have a HRM, and BA classes usually burn anywhere between 420 and 520 kcal, but CC's high impact estimates at 380/ hour for my height/weight.  This will give you a better estimate -> Aerobic (Step, With 10 – 12 Inch Step).

980/1000

Deadlifts. Not the exercise itself, but the satisfaction I get from being able to lift 145% of my body weight off the floor :)

Squats

Clean & Press and similar fast & powerful combination movements (one-armed dumbbell snatch for example).

792/1000

695/1000.  Going down 2 categories, the knee still prevents me from running.

583/1500.

470/1500