!!! Holy fucking shit, steve. That's an aggressive but worthy goal! Should put you 10 minutes off Boston qualifying time for your age group.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve
ps- when is philly again?
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!!! Holy fucking shit, steve. That's an aggressive but worthy goal! Should put you 10 minutes off Boston qualifying time for your age group.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve
ps- when is philly again?
mountaingirl1961, a bunch of folks here are using the fitday site, with great results.
Another poster here brought sparkpeople.com to our attention, and I'm using that site. I just can't say enough good things about it. Seems to be a perfect mesh for me, and I've learned tubs about portion control (my stumbling block).
Congrats on the slenderizing -- gotta love when you fit back into those "skinny clothes"...
I'm not to that point yet, but I have 'em on display to remind me. :)
I've already lost because I haven't done jack shit yet...that said, I think I just might be ready to start pushing myself.
I saw a guy that I haven't seen in about 5 years last night at the theater. He used to be this really lean guy that loved the outdoors. Then came world of warcraft. The dude was huge...I found out that all he does is sits around anymore. I don't want to be that guy. While I utterly despise working out, I would rather do that, than become him.
Nov 18thQuote:
Originally Posted by BeanDip4All
yeah, 3:40 is impossible for a 300-lb guy at any height, but for a 6'6" 225 lb guy, it actually doesn't seem super-aggressive..
Boston qualifying time for me would be 3:10:59..
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Originally Posted by WhiteLight
The site really is great, so user friendly and tons of useful content. It's been a huge help.
Shmoe- we can sit together on the loser's bench. I'll share my cookies. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by shmoesmith
I found the motivation to go workout tonight after riding my horse! Go me!
Alas, if cookies were my problem. My problem is my addiction to fast food. Perhaps I should rent that supersize me film or something to scare the fast food outa me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nohillsnearby
steve,
are you a new haven local?
no, i live 90 minutes from there in rockland county ny.Quote:
Originally Posted by seldon
Fast Food Nation, too. I heard that movie is uh, interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by shmoesmith
You should. I watched it over a year ago and was sick to my stomach watching it...that might just cure you're need to have it all the time. Good flick.Quote:
Originally Posted by shmoesmith
I read fast food nation and watched supersize me in the same month - june 2004 - and I haven't eaten at McDs, BK, Wendys, etc., ever since.Quote:
Originally Posted by altachic
then again, who knows what I would do if I were put under the kind of emotional stress of shmoesmith.
i cant say it will scare it out of you, but might definitely make you think about what youre putting into your body.Quote:
Originally Posted by shmoesmith
are you addicted to it because you like the taste or because its fast and convenient?
Up .5 pound from my last weigh-in. This makes sense to me, since I've strayed from my goal calories, and exercise, several times this week.
Today's project is to find my tape measure, do some measuring, and start tracking those numbers.
One workaround for the fast food habit would be to enlist a friend to cook a batch of something healthy for you -- say, a crockpot full of soup, or some sort of healthy casserole -- and have that ready to go into the microwave at home. This serves several purposes: it's fast, easy, and a no-brainer for you; it is healthier than the fast food; and it lets other people care for you and express their love and support, which in turn feeds them in a certain way. Corny as that may sound.
yeah, I was up a bit too after easter.
I resolved to get back to where I was quickly, so yesterday not only did I run 3 very hard miles, I also fasted.
makes for some gnarly headrushes later in the PM.. (:
But this morning I was back to where I was Sunday Morning. woot.
-steve
I was also up some after Easter. Damn those little chocolate bunnies. They look so innocent, but are so evil....
I ran 6 yesterday and another 5 today. I managed to knock another full minute off my 5 mile time. I looked at my max speed during the run and was shocked to see that it was a 4:57 mile pace. I imagine that was for about 10 feet though. Overall average was 8:43 per mile.
Weigh-in = 193.4. My goal for Thursday's weigh-in is 191 or so. I think I can drop two pounds by then.
Sounds like many of the folks in the challenge are doing really well. I am psyched!
i hit a plateau.
this sucks. 304-305 since Sunday. I was getting off on daily improvement, and hoping (expecting) to be under 300 by tomorrow's weigh-in. now it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
watch - when I break through this fucker, I'll drop to like 285 in a week.
I will add my endorsement to Sarkpeople. One of the reasons I have not been here or the other place much is that I have had a super hectic scheduale, between Fire Fighting class and getting the Sailing School open, that after doing my stuff on spark it's bedtime.
My page is here. Should we start a Mag Sparkteam? Soy, I know, but I am secure in my masculinity.
And my sparkpage is here....
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=GAOZHEN
...yes, a team would be soy. But being a soy chick is cool, right? ;) ;)
edamame is the new crack.Quote:
Originally Posted by tief schnee
-steve
hey, do any of you use a heart rate monitor? i was thinking about getting one just to see what my rates were while im exercising and how many calories i burn as compared to what the machine says. any recommendations? i dont need any bells and whistles, and something preferably under $90...but it would be nice to have some features too.
yes, I use one and I do find it useful. Getting one under $100 might be a problem.. you'd be getting the most basic model.
Polar seems to be the leading manufacturer of Heart Rate Monitors. I had one, it worked well. Now I have a Garmin, which has a HRM feature. It works well too. Here's a good list of 'em where you can compare features:
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/st...Id=40000000226
They also come up on SAC from time to time.
205, swimming 8000/wk in the am before breakfast, everything else the same.
I have used a Polar HRM for a while. Pretty much anytime I workout, I use it, as that is really the only way to know what zone you are in when you get up there...I don't need to workout in a high zone, working out in a lower is better for fat burning as we all know.
On another note. I will use a Suunto HRM from now on, I just don't like my Polar that much and it has failed me more than twice.
FYI on the Heart Rate/Caloric Monitor thing...
There is a new product on the market called a Body Bug. Highly rated by Popular Science (I believe) It measures your caloric expenditures during the day. IE It will tell you how many calories you have burned that day amongst many other data. All the trainers at 24 fitness I work at have them now, and apparantly you wear them all day (look a bit like an i-pod) round your bicep or so. Then at the end of the day you download the results to your computer. Gone are the days of guessing... how much did I burn today? Did I get enough exercise? How many calories can I eat in realtionship to my normal day to day activities. It actually takes care of that guesswork completely.
http://www.bodybugg.com/
-- side side note --
recently did my measurements and I am UP alot closer to my goal weight now with only a small amount of bfp gain. I recently was able to push up 500 lbs on the reclining leg press! (10 45 lb weights and 2 25 pounders.) This trainer stuff kicks ace!
I've seen a lot of those on folks at the 24hour that I go to...seems very interesting and super sweet!
Weigh in today.
I don't know if I fucked it up, but the percentage calculator didn't work for me. But I am a dumb ass who entered his weight in the gray column first.
From 202 to 184.6, an 8.7% drop. I was lower 2 day ago, but when I was at the pizza place the other day, when I said "A slice and a salad", they thought I said, "Baked ravioli with meatballs and garlic knots". So that set me back a little.
fuck me, i gained 3 lbs this week. too much stress not enough exercise and i didn't eat all that well. any way 252.1 this morning.
my sister had the baby last night 2.5 lb 14" long, last i heard he was breathing on his own. looks like i am headed to NY sometime today
191.8 as of this morning, but I am coming down with a head cold and I always slack off when I get sick - both with my eating and with my exercise.
302.2..
tief, I was going to fix your data, but it looks like someone took care of it..
Thanks, I did the math myself. Good thing I have a crap load of ski gloves so I had enough fingers to count with.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve
Thanks again for setting up the spreadsheet.
Regarding the HR monitors, I also use a Suunto and will stick with them. My Polar failed me twice (screen leaked & got all wierded out on both, one after two days!), but the Suunto is pretty slick. Got the T1, basic model, on Backcountry.com. Runs around $100.
Only thing is that the screen scratches easily - I just cut circles out of a PDA screen protector and use that. Works like a charm.
Also, forgot to weigh in this morning - ran with the dog though, in a 20 minute blizzard. Funny - the entire blizzard fell within my 30 minute run. Sigh. That was pleasant! ;)
Speaking of low intensity v. high for fat burning, there's a bit of a myth / misunderstanding there. At lower intensities, it's true that a higher percentage of the calories you burn will be fat. But, at higher intensities, you burn WAY more total calories, so even though the percentage of fat calories may be lower, the total fat calories will usually be higher. Just a thought. :)
http://www.prevention.com/article/0,...4219-1,00.html
I agree yenta. High intensity always burns more total calories. I'm trying to lose weight. I'll take total calorie loss versus targeted calorie loss. Once I hit my weight goal, I'll become more concerned with where the calorie loss is coming from.
Glad these guys arent in our contest! 60 pounds in 12 weeks? :eek:
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Bozeman's ‘Biggest Loser': Plum drops nearly 60 pounds
By CAMDEN EASTERLING, Chronicle Staff Writer
More than 70 workouts and nearly 60 lost pounds later, Tracey Plum is Bozeman's proverbial biggest loser.
Plum, 38, was pronounced the winner of the The Ridge Athletic Club's and Billion Auto Group's Biggest Loser competition, modeled after NBC's TV reality show of the same name.
“The program was very, very successful,” Plum said of the 12-week course that helped him drop 58.2 pounds. “I'm in better shape now than I was in high school when I played football.”
The Ridge and Billion challenged 20 local people to work out -- as a group and independently -- and eat right during the contest. The top prize was a new Jeep vehicle for a year.
Contestants celebrated Wednesday after the final weigh-in.
Plum, who helps his mother run an online eBay business, started with 270 pounds on his 5-foot-11-inch frame. He had high blood pressure and diabetes that required daily insulin, he said.
Now he weighs 212 pounds, his blood pressure is lower and he no longer needs insulin, said Plum, who lives in Bozeman.
Ridge Fitness Director Josh Palmer recalled the day Plum found he had more energy than the Stairmaster.
“I remember him doing 99 minutes, when the machine stopped -- otherwise, he would have kept on going,” Palmer said.
Plum inspired his teammates, contestant Todd Benson of Bozeman said.
“He earned it,” said Benson, a limousine driver. “I will allow myself to be beat by him.”
Plum lost a higher percentage of his starting weight. But Benson, 43, who lost more than 60 pounds from a starting weight of 338 pounds, was among the top five losers.
Rochelle Harrison, another of the top five, said she felt “like a new woman” after losing more than 23 pounds from her starting weight of 165 pounds.
The program made such an impact on the 35-year-old mother of four that she plans to switch careers -- from child care provider to fitness instructor.
Having more energy was also a perk for Krista Gray of Bozeman, who lost more than 30 pounds from her starting weight of 199 pounds.
“I can keep up with my kids now,” said the stay-at-home mother of three.
Dain Kovash, 36, of Livingston, is changing plans for the house he's building now that he's lost 47 pounds. What was intended as an entertainment room has become a weight room, he said.
The participants all credited trainers Lana Lahey and Dewey Peacock with motivating them and creating challenging, but manageable workouts.
“There's just no way to thank them,” Plum said of Ridge staff. “Other than to keep going, I guess.”
Plum, like many of his teammates, said he planned to drop more pounds.
Many contestants actually lost more weight than Ridge staff expected when the contest started. Palmer said they figured participants would lose about 20 pounds, which is standard for a 12-week weight-loss program.
But the average was 35 pounds, he said.
Peacock chalked that up to good work ethics, ability to stick with the program, healthy habits and, to everyone's surprise, the high level of community support.
The compliments, encouragement, high-fives and even phone calls from strangers, along with encouragement from spouses, friends and families made all the difference, Palmer said.
this is a pretty interesting article that basically says interval training is the best way to lose fat. 65% to 95% back to 65%.Quote:
Originally Posted by snow_slider
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Exercis...2817212&page=1
It has changed how i do the cardio portions of my work out. i hit the rowing machines a lot and used to do one day of sprints (10 x 1000m) with my heart rate getting up to 175 - 180. resting in between each one until my heart rate dropped.
the rest of the week i did 10000m at a moderate pace, keeping my heart rate around 140 - 145. since reading the article i do 10000m but after every 1000m i do a 500m sprint. again spiking my hr up to 175 - 180 then taking it easy during the 1000m to let my hr recover.
Here's why - you may not burn more calories during the actual workout, but your metabolism will be revved up for the rest of the day - resulting in a net increase in calories burned. And since it's a slight increase in energy burn over a relatively long period, vs. a dramatic increase in calorie burn over a relatively short period (ie 1-hour low-intensity jog), the body can use a slow-but-efficient way of burning those extra calories - fat.Quote:
Originally Posted by yentna
maybe a contrived example will help me prove my point:
1-hour low-intensity jog - you burn 1000 calories per hour. Total calories burned during workout: 1000, taken primarily from muscle and blood glucose stores, with some fat burning.
20-minute interval workout - you burn 1500 calories per hour, 500 total during workout, taken primarily from muscle and blood glucose stores (some of it anaerobically), maybe a little from the ATP-CP process, and not as much from fat burning.
The next twelve hours: if you did the 1-hour low intensity jog, you may burn 25 more calories per hour from a slightly excited metabolism, virtually all from fat burning. from the interval workout, however, you might be burning 100 more calories per hour, all from fat burning. Over 12 hours, that's a difference of 900 calories, all from fat, which equates to an additional ¼-lb of weight loss, all from fat, that day.
(by the way, these number are totally made up.. but the idea is the same.)
Well, we'd better be making true lifestyle changes rather than dieting, eh? Learn to love exercise. Sigh. Anyway...
http://www.physorg.com/news94906931.html
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Originally Posted by physorg
But your metabolism is revved up from BOTH workouts, the moderate one AND the high intensity, so the same long term effect afterwards. The moderate one won't rev up your metabolism more than a high intensity workout - unless I'm confused. Anyway, my point was just that you really burn more fat in a high intensity workout even though the percentage of the total is lower. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by steve
i dont have permission to change the spreadsheet so can someone put 252.5 in my April 12th box. thanks
-aaron
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Originally Posted by yentna
actually, high-intensity workouts do rev up your metabolism more than low-intensity. so not the same long-term effect, one is much more significant.
"The intensity you've experienced will have you burning a lot of calories for even hours after the workout - something you don't get from long, low intensity aerobics."
(http://hussmanfitness.org/html/TGHowtoWorkout.html)