Thanks Norm, thanks for commenting and I hope you continue to take part in the community here. Great to have you stop by 😀

Just stumbled across your website the other day looking for KB and functional workout routines and I am throughly enjoying your routines and I like how you talk and explain what the workout entails before you do it. You look the part and you are doing everyone a great service for the quality and great routines you have on here, Awesome!!

Norm ~ 🙂

Hi VJ, I appreciate that, thanks.

The rep range 12 – 20 (ish) works on Muscular endurance, this is different to heart rate zones. In fact there is no “fat loss zone” as such. Fat loss is basically dependent on calories in verses calories out and a few other factors, but not how fast the heart rate is. In the right dietary circumstances, the best way to coax your body to lose fat is to vary your training by utilising resistance and cardio aith various degrees of intensity. By maximising your body’s ability to build AND use muscle, you will burn more calories. FAT loss can be tricky, especially as you get leaner. If you start very over weight, you lose more fat. But as you reach a normal weight and body fat, the body is reluctant to burn too much – so some coaxing is required – I might do a post on the topic actually – as it is a great one 🙂

I hope you continue to find the information here useful. And just ask is you need to know anything

Cheers

Good for you Marty 🙂 Think that is the best attitude to have.

SNOW!! Oh my goodness, I couldn’t face anymore snow – poor you 🙁

This is the single BEST explanation / advice I’ve ever read on muscle building / strength training. I am guessing that going over 12/13 reps make the exercise go into the ‘endurance’ zone – that’s where the heart rate’s in the fat-loss zone! Right?

Honest. I read it thrice just to make sure that its gone in. *grin*. On second thoughts, I think I print it…..

a big THANKS and its good (and very important) to be long-winded. Mostly everyone wants action without thought, no wonder they are unable to change their lives (in any field).

take care.

That’s the biggest thing – not how you fall off the wagon, but how you get back on. I used to have big weight problems/fluctuations for years, but after enrolling in one of those popular diet plans, I learned how not only to keep weight off, but how to bounce back. And after seven days of gratuitious gorging (at lack of a more scientific term) at an all-inclusive, I knew my weight would be up, but having the confidence of getting back into routine, and knowing there’s “nothing I can’t undo” has made all the difference!

Now back to the Canadian snow. 🙁

Marty

Yeah Sarajane, just keep thinking long term – you want to be functional as long as possible 😀

Work was shite lol, but weekend has just begun 😉 You too!

Hi Marianne,

Awwh cheers for the advice, you must have been wrecked after work and that was one long rant!

As far as exercise, I’ve just been walking, my back definitely cant handle much more than that at the moment. It just feels too unstable and theres a lot of pressure on my left side now from the adjustments! I went to him again yesterday and he said just after the first adjustment my right leg length difference has gone from 1.5 inches to 1 inch. I was totally dreading the adjustments yesterday because of the pain afterwards. eek I’m going to him again tomorrow. He did say that because of the extent of the problem that there things would have to move a lot and it will be quite painful so for the first while best thing to do exercise is walk 30mins a day, but as i was saying its so painful thats about all I could bear doing! Bit upsetting but it will be worth it in the long run. Its mad but I really am starting to notice extra weight on my left and its not used to it!!

Hope you have a nice weekend and work wasn’t too bad 🙂

Haha – great work Rashelle!! The thrusters are like that for me too! I find myself dreading the 16kgs with them LOL just hell!

Glad you like the design – I think that is key 😀

Good luck with the Crazy Cardio … remember, blame Mickela for the madness!
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