Re: Re: Hiya Ladies (gotta few questions)

April 28, 2004

Does anyone here wear a heart rate monitor? If yes, does hitting the top high

range or going over your max heart rate range equal hitting a 10?

Re: Hiya Ladies (gotta few questions)

Cardio-

Any way you slice it, its a " bitch " if you do it right. Evaluate

your Heartrate and see where it is. If you are getting close to 100%

of your MAX Heartrate, then you may be getting close to passing out!

My wife looks like she's gonna die when she's at 175-180. In doing a

sadistic test myself I once drove myself to see how high I could go

on my HR, I think it was the 190s even though my " MAX " HR is

projected at 186. Stasia, who is in excellent shape, and posts here

often, can't even break a sweat until she's over 170HR, and I think

she's in her 40s! So its different for everyone.

All I can say, is focus on deeper inhales, but when you're really

burning it, you will want to lean over put your hands on your knees

and pant!

> > > Been hella busy with work but wanted to drop a line letting you

> all

> > > know that I am on the BFL bandwagon and feeling good.....

> > > can anyone tell me if what I am eating is gonna get me SKINNY

AND

> > > TONE~~

> > > This morning I got up at 4, went to the gym...did my HIIT on

the

> > > treadmill (about died--but I think that means you did it right)

> Was

> > > on a 2 incline and did 5.5 for 2 minutes, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, then

6,

> > etc

> > > etc ended strong and set it to 9!!! (are those numbers good for

> an

> > > intermediate worker outer?) Is that a word?

> > > Then did a bunch of ab work on the ball. Got done around 515 so

> > then

> > > I decided to go to the grocery store....since at night parking

on

> > the

> > > beach where I live is such a b*%!? (so once I am at home, I am

> > > staying)....Got 75.00 (ouch) worth of food......fruit, veggies,

> > > turkey meat, salmon, sweet potatoes, fresh spinach, corn etc.

> > > (oh is balsamic vinegar Ok to use on leafy greens??)

> > > I really have to kick it into gear....I have been half assin it

> for

> > > way too long.....its so freakin hot out *triple digits during

the

> > day

> > > here in San Diego (record highs), there is no avoiding wearing

> > shorts

> > > (and eventually a bathing suit) It might take me a while, but I

> > HAVE

> > > TO stick with this-----I feel so good today so I am really

hoping

> > to

> > > keep this up. One day at a time I suppose.

> > >

> > > Packed my BFL food today---

> > >

> > > 1st meal: turkey deli meat, celery, grapes

> > >

> > > 2nd meal: Ready to drink Shake (from EAS) so its good to go as

> far

> > as

> > > requirements

> > >

> > > 3rd meal: Tuna pouch and apple

> > >

> > > 4th meal: EAS Bar

> > >

> > > 5th meal: Grilled chicken on a salad/orange

> > >

> > > 6th meal: cottage cheese/pineapple

> > >

> > > Man that seems like a lot of food?? Is that right?? Please

> critique

> > > what I am eating one of you experts out there.....(you know who

> you

> > > are) haha

> > > Ok well, Happy Tuesday-

> > > Lets see who sucks tonight on Idol....hmmm.....I am thinking he

> > will

> > > have red hair????

> > > Oh and FYI, VEGAS ROCKEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

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April 29, 2004

Hi ,

I echo 's response. I wear a heart rate monitor regularly while

running - in fact, I trained for my first marathon with one and almost

always wear one now. But, as , said, it really is about perceived

effort. Knowing that, you can guage where you are on the heart rate

monitor. If I ran the numbers, I should be completely in the anaerobic zone

(above the computer max heart rate zone (and just as a side note, I have

always been like that - what changes is how fast I recover when my fitness

improves.)) while I run. Now, if that were true, there is absolutely no way

I could run 26.2 miles! I would hit the wall, and then some. But, since

I know what my heart rate is at my " comfortable, sustainable, pushing myself

pace (probably a 9 since I do intervals) " , the heart rate monitor is useful.

I can tell for instance when I am too hot and need to slow down more than

normal (and move to a slower heart rate) or hydrate more, because of knowing

what I normally run at and based on experience, how I feel, etc., it is

clear my body is processing less efficiently, etc. This is not surprising,

particularly in runs that are over 20 miles long, it's too hot, or even if I

haven't run consistently enough in a while. Since my heart rate monitor

tracks the entire time, and I can download it to a computer, and I am

looking for things such as, " how quickly did I recover? " , " how did i react

to that hill? " , " did taking that energy gel make a difference? " etc. But,

this is not HIIT, and I am looking for something slightly different. But,

having that background information from doing shorter and longer runs, I

know about where my 10s are on the heart rate monitor for HIIT, and not

suprisingly, it is higher than what I would consider a 10 in a longer race,

because knowing I only have to run for 20 minutes makes a huge difference!

Where this becomes more important though, to further back up 's overall

point that numbers vary, I could swim forever at a heart rate that if I were

running, I would never be able to maintain; so to actually get a 10 while

swimming is much harder.

I hope this makes sense and helps!

~

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From: Columber [mailto:acolumber@...]

Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 1:36 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Hiya Ladies (gotta few

questions)

Does anyone here wear a heart rate monitor? If yes, does hitting the top

high range or going over your max heart rate range equal hitting a 10?

Re: Hiya Ladies (gotta few