My thoughts to myself. I'm just putting it in writing for my own benefit

I've learned a valuable lesson about being fit over the years. That is, one type of exercise does not make me fit. It will make me fit-er, but not really fit. That is what I have experienced thru trial and error.
Here is the complete fit package the way I see it; this is what I am striving for:

Cardio
Endurance
Power
Strength
Balance
Flexibility
Nutrition
Rest

You know what the diference between power and strength is? Just because you can lift x amount of weight, doesn't mean that you can fight off an atacker that lifts a lot less. Or, in other words, just because you have it doesn't mean you know how to use it. Example-cage fighting :)
I am trying to build muscle mass and gain weight. I want to weigh at least 115. To do this I am going to try eating 1.5 grams of protein for every pound of my weight. I'm going to try eating 6 meals a day every 3 hours and see what happens.
For each meal, I'm supposed to eat 1/6 of my daily protein intake (cooked in EVOO), a complex carb (wholegrain rice and pastas and potatoes), and a simple carb (fruits and veggies.)

So each meal is 27 grams of protien + whole grain + 1 cup fruit or veggies -every three hours

K- for balance I'm using those inflated dealies when I lift or squat or whatever. I should probably practice with yoga or something too... we'll see.

I'm pretty happy with the slim in six thing for endurance- If that don't do it- nuthin will! Geeze

I need to be more serious about cardio. It is still a weakness. It's been too easy to skip. Although it kicks butt on endurance, I'm not sure slim in six is good enough cardio... if it is, I guess I'm doing better than I think. I want to be running 3 times a week. So far, I've only been running once a week or so. mmmmph.
The reason for the switch from biking to running is that I think running will help with my heart rate. I'm still not convinced my personal heart rate is a good thing. Actually, I'm kinda worried about that. Why is my heart rate so high? I aint no slouch, what the hell? I want to see what consistant running will do for me. I havn't been consistant enough to answere that yet.

Some of my strength goals are: to curl 30 lbs (I'm talking with one arm) -No I will not look like a man if I do that. It would take steroids for tiny woman like me to look like a man. It aint gonna happen. right now I'm at 22.5
I want to bench 150 right now I'm at 100 (10 times)
right now I can squat less than I bench- I would like to be able to squat 150 too (on top of my own weight... actually now that I'm considering my own weight, I suppose I squat a lot more than what I bench. Huh, that makes me feel better)
I want to be able to dumbell bench 50 in each arm. Right now I'm at 37
My immediate goal is to do 10 pull ups without a break at 8.
Ultimately I want to be able to do at least 20 pull ups without breaking.
I want to be able to use that blue half ball thingy. I want to be able to curl on it, blue side down, standing on one foot like that bald guy. He doesn't even move when he's doing that, like he's standing on flat ground. geeze.
Anyway, those are my favorite goals.

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Have you ever wondered

Have you ever wondered what your target heart rate is? I was wondering that today, so I decided to look it up.
Well, it turns out that a target heart rate is a very, very personal thing. You first need to know your resting heart rate. To find that out all you need to do is this.
Wake up in the morning and look at the clock, put two fingers on the side of that bump in the middle of your neck (yes, I realize that women dont have adams apples, but we do have a bump there). Find your heartbeat. As soon as the minuet changes over on the clock start counting heart beats. The first beat is ZERO.
When the minuet changes over again, stop counting. What'd ya get???
Now do that three mornings in a row, then add all three numbers and divide by three to get your average resting heart rate. Now you're ready to find your target heart rate.
If you're a dude take 220 and subtract your age, this will give you your maximum heart rate (MHR).
If you're a woman take 226 and subtract your age to get your MHR.
(MHR) - (Resting HR) =(HRR)
(HRR) x (.6 to .8) = your personal training range percent (TR%)
(TR%) + (Resting HR) = your target training zone

Here is an example using 65 as a resting heart rate and a 32-year-old woman (ME.)
226 - 32=194

194 - 65=129

129 x .6=77.4

129 x .8=103.2

so my personal training range % is 77.4 % to 103.2% of my max heart rate (I think that's right)
77.4+65=142.4

103.2+65=168.2
so my personal target training zone is 142.4 to 168.2 HR

I got this information from: www.thewalkingsite.com/thr.html

The site goes on to explaine the different zones in general, how to find where these HR zones are for you personally, and all the good things the zones do for ya.

Warm up zone (healthy heart zone)
Fitness zone (fat burning)
Aerobic Zone (endurance)
Anaerobic zone (performance training)
Red Line (max effort)

I thought it was all some pretty good information. Anyway, happy exercising! :)