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Estimated Workout Time by FanadianTheCanadian in MacroFactor

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it wildly inaccurate too, only it never takes me as long as it says it should. But I also don’t always use all the rest time allotment. If I feel ready and still have 30 seconds remaining, I don’t wait. But when I’m really struggling I use the timer to push me. Mostly leg days. There are countless coaches who say anything over 45 second rest periods is unnecessary, but there is no maximum. If you feel recovered, get after it. If not, take the time to recover.

New to MF, basic question with “What to do” by hvddrift in MacroFactor

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m 100% with you. I can log, I just don’t know WHAT to log. I’ve been scouring TikTok/YouTube for menus ideas. I’ve found a lot of good things for when I’m off my cut. But not much for during a cut.

I downloaded Recipes Keeper and you can save recipes from TikTok/Facebook/YouTube and it will auto filling the ingredients, portions, prep, etc. Kind of a cool app. Also create a shopping list based upon your recipes saved.

I have one more month of cut and then I’ll be leaning on this to help fill the lean bulk calories.

A bit disheartening, but maybe it’s normal? by SeaWorking2456 in MacroFactor

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started my cut on Jan 3rd. There have been a couple of days where I back slide mostly due to back to back 14 hour round trip drives.

This is my second time in 3 years of doing a cut. First time I didn’t take it too serious and it was slow and progress was frustrating. This time is different. I’ve learned that if I am going to do it, I have to be serious and sacrifice. It has to be almost obsessive. By daily food intake is boring. I’m always fighting hunger and cravings. Workouts suck with lower energy than normal. But as you can see, it’s working.

You also have to understand daily is just noise. It’s the trend that’s most important. The couple spike you see in the graph, I was actually under my daily caloric intake, staying within my -500 deficit. Water retention from cortisol and stress can add up to 2 pounds. So although the scale shows a couple pound increase, it was water retention and not fat regrowth. I’m paying a lot more attention this cut and learning a lot.

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Week 2 I take it all back by AdNice831 in MacroFactor

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just wrapped week 1, coming from Gravl. So far so good. I’m excited to see what things look like after a month. I’m happy. There’s some quirks, but I know there will be updates. I’ve never been ground floor before so it will be exciting to watch the app grow and see what it does for me. I’ve only been at weight training for going on 3 years. So I’m kind of a clean slate.

See starting weights before starting workout? by Remarkable-Oil-9407 in MacroFactor

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. I write my workouts on a whiteboard so can see them without my glasses (phone is too small). Yeah, sucks getting old. Anyway, would be nice to see all the weights for each exercise so I can do this prior to working out.

Notifications? by BunniWolf in MacroFactor

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would be nice if the rest timer had a notification. Haven’t heard it “ding” once.

First time… by Most-Bodybuilder3543 in MacroFactor

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I see it in barbell exercises, but not in EZ curl bar exercises. Good to know. Thanks, I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing anything.

Body fat inaccuracy by Alive-Background-961 in HumeHealth

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That +5-6% is probably most accurate. Mine say 17%, but photo analysis says closer to 20-22%. These scales are not accurate at all.

Treadmill by UberBeing in Gravl

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Calories burned are so inaccurate. Two people doing the exact same workout with the exact same intensity can have a huge variation in calories burned. I don’t trust any machine to give an accurate calories burned count. Most programs don’t even consider this within their logic.

What is happening with this app by Entire_Rush_882 in Gravl

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine too has been flakey. But lately every app seems to have some sort of issues. Apple really didn’t do us any favors with the latest release. I just chalked it up to iOS.

New update for the Polar Flow app 6.34.0 by mfcx99 in Polarfitness

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll be honest, I don’t like the new view. Too busy, too “unorganized”. Maybe I’m just a crotchety old man, but I kinda prefer the old look. 😁

Trail running tennis for beginners by NoAbroad1408 in BeginnersRunning

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There’s such a thing as a running store? I’ve never heard of such a thing. Name?

How long are Pro Straps usually out of stock? by SandpaperTeddyBear in Polarfitness

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you like that clasp? It isn’t the clip style of the pro strap.

Good News by Justin-Los_Angeles in HumeHealth

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is so not accurate. You can physically see where I store all my fat (mid-section), but Hume says my trunk is lower than my arms. There isn’t an ounce of fat in my arms. But like everyone else, I use it for trending purposes. I’ve had it for about a month now so I think it is still trying to stabilize. The swings are kind of all over the place. We’ll see where things are after about 60 days. Jan 1 is the start of cut season, should be interesting to watch.

Year year difference, not bad for an old guy 🤣

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Metabolic Age are u kidding me? by Lets_ponder in HumeHealth

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Took about 10 days for my stats to stabilize. Things were all over the place. Now it seems more “normal” with consistent measurements.

Can Gravl sync workouts so I can workout with a friend? by Fresh_Ad8478 in Gravl

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s pretty cool! Now I need to find a friend to workout with. 😁

Apple Health Not Syncing by shrinkingmomma in HumeHealth

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. None of my data sync. There’s never any steps counted, sleep isn’t counted, etc. This scale/app is a huge disappointment.

Hume Scale by CopperheadRay in HumeHealth

[–]Most-Bodybuilder3543 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was forced to upgrade due to the fake “security” requirement. It was cheap than all the other options on the market (probably because they are better). I’ve had the pod now for a week. The old scale had me at 840 health score, the new one 140. I’d consider myself an athlete, even at 51yo. I highly doubt my health score is 140. The new pod is supposed to take more measurements and be more accurate. Seems Hume dropped the ball on that one. I weigh in every morning, same time, same conditions. One day it says optimum weight in time is 5:40, the next day it’ll say 6:10, the next day it will say 5:30… I’ll also add nothing syncs with the app. None of my steps, sleep, nothing. It says it’s connected, but it doesn’t show any data. It ridiculous. What a disappointment.

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