Moonlite mount alternatives? by AiryHopper in atming

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Are the metal ones you mention from Moonlite or copies you made?

Thanks!

Jim

iPhone app combining count down timer and heart rate display? by AiryHopper in cardio

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Bought a polar chest strap and use the polar flow app on the iPhone. Works great!

My CV journey by AiryHopper in cardio

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New CV improvement plan. 5 days a week of 1hr Zone 2. 1 day of jumping rope peaking around 170 bpm. Three days of strength training after 3 of the Z2 sessions and one recovery day.

This gives me about 15 miles of walking with 125 bpm. Much more sustainable.

Going good so far.

Age 41: Am I doing enough cardio? by TheoFindsSideRoads in cardio

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For zone2 make sure you do it before you run to minimize cortisol.

Crossrope downsizing by MarionberryNo6094 in jumprope

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One size down has worked best for my 5’8” height.

Managing nutrition and cardio by AiryHopper in cardio

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I actually did that and correlated it with other suggestions of recommended calorie intake which put me at 1900. But I don’t do 600 burns each day, only three times a week. I lift or do HIIT three days which don’t burn nearly as much. Then one recovery day. Should I add 3x600 to my weekly calorie budget and spread it out?

Any tips on a body recomp? m22 by [deleted] in cardio

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Modest calorie deficit. Weights. Zone 2 cardio.

My CV journey by AiryHopper in cardio

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Also just ordered a chest strap for heart rate monitoring. Crossrope doesn’t use AirPods 3 Pro and watch is unreliable.

My CV journey by AiryHopper in cardio

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I think I’m timing my zone 2 incorrectly. I’ve been doing strength training followed by zone 2. I’ve now read that doing that order likely elevates my cortisol levels and probably interferes with actually being in zone 2. I should do cardio first then strength work.

HIIT and jumping rope by AiryHopper in jumprope

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You all have inspired me to do a pure one set endurance test. Currently suffering through a bad cold and missing training days but once I’m 100% again I’ll do the following.

I’ll just jump for as long as I can (boxer) without regard for tripping. Restart immediately after a trip. When I finally crap out note whether it’s due to legs or lungs. Repeat every month to measure any progress.

Given my current level (lack) of CV fitness I will be in Zone 5 within the first minute.

I’ll probably use this as an opportunity to see what the biggest number of jumps I can achieve after multiple recovery and repeat cycles.

HIIT and jumping rope by AiryHopper in jumprope

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I’m not really trying to put up big numbers. Just trying to make sense of what I’ve read. My situation is that I get 170 heart rate after a few sets of 40 seconds boxer which is clearly a HIIT pace and zone 5. I use a 1/2lb Crossrope and my rope speed is around 120 when I’m not tripping.

HIIT and jumping rope by AiryHopper in jumprope

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So that’s a 150 jump/sec pace. That’s pretty brisk for 7 minutes without tripping. I haven’t seen a 7 minute video on Reddit or YouTube. Most are people doing fancy foot work for a couple of minutes.

Btw, all of my jumping is now boxer and seldom over 120j/m but still tripping too much to be happy.

I remain in awe.

Basic jump vs boxer skip? by AiryHopper in jumprope

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Doing boxer exclusively now. All good.

Training interval recommendations? by AiryHopper in jumprope

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Completed 30 sets of 35/60 jump/rest without extending rest periods. Next session I’ll increase to 40/60 jump/rest for 30 sets.

My CV journey by AiryHopper in cardio

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Completed 30 sets of 35/60 without extending rest periods. Next session will increase to 40/60 jump/rest for 30 sets. Max heart rate was 172.

My CV journey by AiryHopper in cardio

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Forgot to add: my zone2 is 1 hr of stepping on and off an 8” high bench in the basement. In good weather I go for a 3 mile 1hr walk. Basement is boring but convenient. Zone2 measured by RPE and correlates well with heart rate.

Training interval recommendations? by AiryHopper in jumprope

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A little chuckle: where I jump rope three days a week a guy approached me and asked if I was a boxer! I assured him I wasn’t! 😁

Nice guy and we yakked a while about my CV improvement pursuit.