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MTBc, it is not meant as a tracker but as a tool to help assist with training and indicating improvements and fatigue. There is some good information here: http://myithlete.com/the-science-behind-hrv.html The iThlete solution seems more comprehensive but the Lepo one is free if you have an Ant+ or BT chest strap. So at least Lepo can give an introduction to HRV and if they do not develop it further then if the interest remains one could upgrade to the iThelete system. Cheers, Mike

Been looking for a free HRV app for some time and whilst there are plenty around they all use Bluetooth to connect the chest band but now there is an app on Google Play called Lepo which is Ant+ compatible. It is basic but still developing. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=reaktor.recoverymonitor&hl=en

I started the LCHF at around 132kg at the start of March and 11 weeks later I am 119kg. During this period I have a series of illnesses including scabies, malaria, flu and food poisoning - mostly resulting from a trip to the DRC - and the serial nature of these made me weaker and weaker. I did little or no exercise during the whole period and for the past 3 weeks hit a bit of a plateau. About a week ago I was feeling a bit stronger and had a game of golf and started getting some reasonable energy levels back. Last Friday I saw a YouTube video by Dr Pompa that recommended HIIT I started it on Saturday and have done 3 sessions now and surprisingly i have fallen off the plateau and am eating more. I think during my various illnesses my appetite collapsed and I was not eating enough and during the recovery period I cheated a bit - but not much. If you are stalled maybe try Pompa's advice rather than sitting on an IDT for hours. It seems to be working for me based on short term results.

'The reason a person puts on weight is typically bad choices,' Judgmental....

Funny how people get so reactionary angry about this. I have read Noakes book and a few others including Taubes - it all sounded fairly logical to me so I gave it a go. I lost 7kg in the first 3 weeks and my gout, which I have been suffering with for 30 years, has all but gone in spite of the fact that I am eating the foods - in some quantity - that triggered the gout previously. A friend started around the same time and he has noticed significant improvements in some joint and muscular problems that he had had. The book is clear that it is not necessarily for everyone and so is Taubes. Also worth pointing out that I read somewhere else that the money from the book goes to charity - some people on this thread may owe Dr Noakes an apology is my memory serves me correctly...

Oh dear the helmet Nazis are out already...

'My mother has smoked for 40 years and has never had lung cancer. So going by that logic, it is safe for everyone to smoke.' Presumably she knew the risks and took them just as I did.... "It should not be forgotten that if you want to avoid brain injuries, the focus should be very much on encouraging a lifestyle which minimises the risk of stroke and heart disease. More brain injury is caused by these than all traumatic injuries combined. The only proven effect of cycle helmets is to reduce cycling rates, which has been shown to increase the chances of stroke and heart disease - and therefore brain injury." Taken from another poster on http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2010/08/brain-injuries-and-dutch-cyclist.html It seems fine to call people who don't wear helmets idiots but when studies tend to indicate that the general good is better served without helmet laws then one really has to question who the real idiots are...

I have rock climbed at extreme grades, skiied off piste, snow-boarded off-piste, played polo almost every day for a 6 year period, cycled on and off road and all without banging my head and largely without a helmet. In all these activities I have fallen and fallen hard and in all of them I took significant risks and was fully aware of the consequences - but I am still here and the biggest threat to my existence is not a head injury but obesity developed whilst sitting safely in an office.

I was 145kg last year and started with a Silverback Stride MTB with Alex rims 26 inch wheels - spokes were pinging sometimes until I whacked the tyre pressure up to full then that stopped. No problems with this bike or wheels. I am now 126kg and bought a Merida Ridelite 91 with Alex Racelite rims and 32 spokes - no problems - wheels true and no signs of distress. I also have a Silverback Vida 29 and again no problems tested up to 130kg. At 140kg - depending what the body composition is I would suggest that the strongest wheels would be 26 MTB wheels and then get down to 125kg and there are far more options.