Reply to: Lowering resting heart rate

[russell]

Rowing won't give you a huge upper body, just a bit more muscle tone. To get a huge upper body you need;

- the right genes and lots of fast twitch muscle fibres, which most people don't have
- heavy weights training
- high protein diet
- lots of time

Really, rowing will not turn you into a hulk unless you're naturally big.

Ok, will look into it a few times a week and running the other days.

[Mich the Tester]

I prefer not to have huge upper body, I wan't the build of a long distance runner, little fat and slender muscles.

Rowing won't give you a huge upper body, just a bit more muscle tone. To get a huge upper body you need;

- the right genes and lots of fast twitch muscle fibres, which most people don't have
- heavy weights training
- high protein diet
- lots of time

Really, rowing will not turn you into a hulk unless you're naturally big.

[russell]

Rowing machine trains the whole body and doesn't make you look like a prat.

I prefer not to have huge upper body, I wan't the build of a long distance runner, little fat and slender muscles.

[Mich the Tester]

Just wondering, anyway I do love running, might do some rowing on my off days though. Why the rowing machine though why not a cross trainer?

Thanks for the advice everyone.

Rowing machine trains the whole body and doesn't make you look like a prat.

[russell]

WSSS

Interval training on a rowing machine, following the training programmes that concept2 provide will be very effective without buggering your knees.

Anyway, why do you care so much about achieving a certain resting heart rate?
Anything under about 65 is a sign of being quite fit.

Just wondering, anyway I do love running, might do some rowing on my off days though. Why the rowing machine though why not a cross trainer?

Thanks for the advice everyone.

[Mich the Tester]

running regularly knackers your knees and is not the best for cardio.

Get on that rowing machine instead, you'll notice the difference in no time.

WSSS

Interval training on a rowing machine, following the training programmes that concept2 provide will be very effective without buggering your knees.

Anyway, why do you care so much about achieving a certain resting heart rate?
Anything under about 65 is a sign of being quite fit.

[russell]

I think he was being sarcastic.

To keep your heart rate down, it's best to start by not reading many russell posts.

No need to drag my name through the chutney , I don't want to tarnished my reputation.

[russell]

Thanks russell, next time just post the link to your previous thread about resting heart rate:

The best post in that thread

If you keep obsessing about it your heart rate will keep going up because you're worried that it's not going down

Also, the fact that you can't remember having started these threads before might indicate that you should be more concerned about the onset of Alzheimers.

I did remember that one, I thought it was asking what is rather than how to lower, will look at that post though thanks.

[OwlHoot]

No worries.

I think he was being sarcastic.

To keep your heart rate down, it's best to start by not reading many russell posts.

[TykeMerc]

Simple answer for lowering your heart rate

[NickFitz]

Thanks Dave, next time just post the link to Wikipedia

Thanks russell, next time just post the link to your previous thread about resting heart rate:

The best post in that thread

If you keep obsessing about it your heart rate will keep going up because you're worried that it's not going down

Also, the fact that you can't remember having started these threads before might indicate that you should be more concerned about the onset of Alzheimers.

[minestrone]

What's the point. The extra beats consumed exercising trying to lower the heart beat likely far exceeds those saved anyway, summed over say a year.

Maybe a better measure, instead of cheating beats per minute, should be beats per year.

I do not think I run to lower my heart rate, I choose to do it because I find it enjoyable.

[TimberWolf]

What's the point. The extra beats consumed exercising trying to lower the heart beat likely far exceeds those saved anyway, summed over say a year.

Maybe a better measure, instead of cheating beats per minute, should be beats per year.

[minestrone]

That's so weird, there's this other poster on here called Minestrone who also obsesses about running.

My heart rate is about 70.

[MarillionFan]

That's so weird, there's this other poster on here called Minestrone who also obsesses about running.