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How much is a “peg”? I might want to add this to my daily routine, I’d like to live to 98.</p>
“Try to develop peace of mind. For this you must have a healthy bank account. Shortage of money can be very demoralising. It does not have to be in crores, but enough for your future needs and possibility of falling ill”
Looks like BC will be in good shape 
<p>Now, back to our regular programming. . . . can you guys explain once again how one’s heart rate can be over 100% of max and if that’s a problem. In the last month or so, I’ve noticed that my HRM registers HRs anywhere from 101% of max to 120% of max. I have a Polar FT60 monitor. Is this dangerous? I feel like I’m really getting stronger since I’ve gotten back to a regular routine after my ankle healed up (started back in January).</p>
Your heart rate can NOT be over 100% of max, but it CAN be over “predicted max”. The formulas for calculating max heart rate are worthless, as your experience is showing. To really know your max heart rate, you need to do a max stress test or at least the approximation of doing an all-out effort on a bike or running. I think the running test is usually the 3rd 800 after running 2 to “warm up”. The effort is basically completely all out (like iDad on the Airdyne). The formulas are so wrong that they aren’t even worth discussing. It would put mine at about 25 beats lower than my true max. The max heart rate has nothing (or very little) to do with your fitness level. Resting heart rate is the key to that.
<p>So is the heart rate monitor useless since it uses the typical 220-age formula?</p>
<p>4.5 miles, 8:34 pace. Smith Machine, Free Weights. Nice workout.</p>
<p>Last night I did think about home exercises but my nap went for about two hours and I went to bed around 11:30 it was just thinking about it. I got about 9+ hours of sleep yesterday which made for a good run today.</p>
<p>I think that I accidentally donated one of my Nike shirts while cleaning out the basement last week so I picked up two more today. TJ Maxx had a lot of shirts on the racks and I picked out two colors that I don’t already have. There’s the possibility that the missing shirt got mixed up in the laundry but the chances of that aren’t good. If you’re looking for Nike, it’s a good time to look at TJ Maxx and Marshalls as they are fixing their inventory overhang. They had a new style too with a horizontal vent just under the chest. The overall material had more holes than I like so I took a pass on it.</p>
The heart rate monitor should just be recording your heart rate. Not sure what you mean by the formula. The Garmins let you set the appropriate zones. The formulas that subtract resting heart rate and adjust for age are less horrible, but can still be terribly wrong. [Target</a> Heart Rate Calculation - Karvonen Heart Rate Formula](<a href=“http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calculator_target.asp]Target”>http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calculator_target.asp) Plug into this formula and see what it yields compared to what you are currently using.
My Garmin gives me a read out of what my heart rate is at any given moment and then it’s up to me to figure out if I’m working too hard or not hard enough based on my max and my aerobic zones.
[How</a> To Determine Maximum Heart Rate by Sally Edwards](<a href=“http://www.howtobefit.com/determine-maximum-heart-rate.htm]How”>How To Determine Maximum Heart Rate by Sally Edwards)
Here’s some more good information
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<p>Just adjust the max heart rate number programmed into your HR monitor, based on what you’ve actually seen. For example, if you’ve seen 120% of your predicted max, figure out what that is in beats per minute and enter that in your watch as your individual true max heart rate, since you know that your true max is at least that high. I’ve adjusted mine upwards a based on seeing actual heart rates above 100%.</p>
<p>In my case, the estimated heart rate was not too bad. I think I started out with an age estimated 165 bpm max. I’m now using 170 bpm as my max. I should probably bump it again, because I have seen an actual max of 172 bpm.</p>
<p>Just be careful not to adjust it after a cold dry static-electricity type day when it is common to get false readings from a poly shirt brushing across the sensor.</p>
<p>The newly discovered relationship between obesity and autism is interesting. It’s still very early innings in the research though.</p>
Tried a new class at the fancy gym, that I am not a member of. Got in on a “try it free” deal. Was with my favorite instructor, so I knew I would work hard at the very least.
Class was called “Cardio Blast”, and essentially was 60 minutes of intervals.
First intervals on the step mill, then on the treadmill.
Short recovery as we moved over to stations. Quickly rotated through stations with sprint shuttles, Keiser chops, bench step ups, side shuffles, wall sits. Several rounds.
Then stations on the turf, sprint to stations for 10 push ups, sprint, 15 body weight squats, sprint, 20 tornado bridges, sprint, 5 burpees, repeat, repeat. Bunch of rounds.
Then back to the previous stations with the Keiser machines. Several rounds.
Followed by 5 outdoor hill repeat sprints.
Should have worn my HR monitor, because I am pretty sure I would have seen some very high numbers…
<p>Must be a pretty interesting gym with all of that equipment.</p>
<p>^ yes, they are huge and seem to have pretty much everything under the sun. But alas, also $$$</p>
<p>It’s interesting - but all the parents of autistic kids that I know are all of very normal weight.</p>
My heart rate monitor would have exploded. I can’t even imagine keeping up that kind of pace for an hour. You are an animal!
I would say that I managed to battle my Monday workout to a draw… barely. Warmup was good. I’ve been doing a little mini-circuit for shoulders on the Jungle Gym XT, which has been a nice addition.
Core was great. Planks and side planks with my feet elevated on the weight bench, waiters carry with unequal DBs ( one 40lb and one 20lb) held overhead, and some kneeling anti-rotation holds with resistance bands.
Power was good. DB snatches alternating with medicine ball kneeling chest passes against a wall. Med ball is really fun when you can get a fast rhythm going.
Strength supersets kicked my but. [Single</a> leg squats](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMAzwBWrcjM]Single”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMAzwBWrcjM) are just brutal. I’m making progress, but it’s gong to be a long, slow slog to get strong with these. The other leg exercise was step ups to the 16 inch bench with two 35lb DBs. I can’t get over how this gets my heart rate up (85% of my max, which is really high for a slow exercise with no jumping around). This must be a killer fat loss exercise. Upper body exercises (inverted rows and pushups with my feet elevated on the weight bench) were good, but my arms are sore (the cumulative effect of chin ups, I think).
I listened to Lyle Lovett’s brand new album for my workout soundtrack. Fantastic stuff, starting with the title track duet with kd lang:
[Release</a> Me](<a href=“http://www.vevo.com/watch/lyle-lovett/release-me/USUV71200273]Release”>http://www.vevo.com/watch/lyle-lovett/release-me/USUV71200273)
And the classic Townes Van Zandt rocker:
[White</a> Freightliner Blues](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAHGmpOdgs8]White”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAHGmpOdgs8)
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<p>Worked out with the barbell last night - military press and squats. Core is quite a bit stronger now and I was pretty careful with the squats. 65 pounds on the barbell and no problems encountered. I had trouble sleeping later on and did my stretching, abs and other core workout at 2 AM.</p>
<p>Definitely need some coffee this morning.</p>
<p>Well, it had to happen some time. Met interesteddad’s nemesis, the Airdyne, and DID NOT like.</p>
<p>Boot Camp at the coupon place. Of course, give yesterday’s workout, it had to be… intervals.</p>
<p>Lots of warm up and stretches</p>
<p>Series of lunges, static lunges, chest press, static chest press holds, push presses with holds.</p>
<p>Then split into pairs with 1 minute on, 10 second transition, 1 minute on thru the stations:
high knee hurdles, side shuffles, skating movement with large tubes, ball drop runs, OH med ball slams and Airdyne “sprints”. Bunch of heart-pounding, air-gasping rounds.
Dripping at the end.</p>
<p>I guess the best things in life are free.</p>
<p>Airdynes range all over the place in condition. At some gyms, you’d swear that they were thirty years old with some parts missing. It sounds like you may have started out too hard. It’s similar to rowing - takes a while to get used to and it can be frustrating when you have to work your way up slowly.</p>
<p>The Airdyne is SO hard. I admire you, CJane! I mentioned before that it used to be part of a corporate competition my Dallas employer entered every year. It was 2 days of events at Cooper Aerobics Center. The mini-tri event started with a certain distance on the Airdyne (it wound up being about 8-10 minutes, I think), then a 1/2 mile or mile run and then 200 yards in the pool. I remember seeing our top athletes just clinging for breath after getting off the bike. There was also a 4 person bike relay on the thing. People were laid out on the ground after that one!</p>