Thursday, September 8, 2011

heart beat

I got a few really exciting pieces of equipment yesterday.

1) Ab slings - I already have a pull up bar and last time I was at Scheels they were out of the slings but this time I snagged them! Now I can really see what my abs can do. Usually when I'm doing hanging leg raises, my hands give out way faster than my abs would. I'm hoping the slings will let me fatigue my abs properly.

2) Barbell Pad - one thing I always hated about squatting is that damn bar is hard on my upper back. So I got a padded cover for it. With this season's heavy lifting around the corner, it will come in handy. Now if I can just convince my husband that I need a squat rack....for safety reasons.

3) Heart Rate Monitor - I was getting really sick of taking my pulse every so often during my cardio workouts so I finally got one. It is so slick! I entered my stats and it gave me a good readout after my workout this morning. Maybe around 100 calories less than I had been figuring though :( The only problem is, as far as I can tell, the strap is fitted at the smallest possible setting and it still feels like it slides down. So I'm constantly checking it, which is annoying. But I'm sure I'll get over it.
Now, hopefully my husband won't be mad after he sees the bill for my new toys. I need them, come one!

Incidentally, I took my resting heart rate a few weeks ago and it was 50 bpm. My mom said if it were any lower, I'd be dead. haha

Here's an interesting chart I found: (for women)
AGE
18 -25
26 -35
36 -45
46 - 55
56 -65
65+
ATHLETE
54-60
54-59
54-59
54-60
54-59
54-59
EXCEL'T
61-65
60-64
60-64
61-65
60-64
60-64
GOOD
66-69
65-68
65-69
66-69
65-68
65-68
ABOVE AV
70-73
69-72
70-73
70-73
69-73
69-72
AVERAGE
74-78
73-76
74-78
74-77
74-77
73-76
BELOW AV
79-84
77-82
79-84
78-83
78-83
77-84
POOR
85+
83+
85+
84+
84+
84+
 
 
 
 
I guess I can officially call myself an athlete :)

Info taken from http://www.netfit.co.uk/fitness/test/resting-heart-rate.htm

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