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Stephen - I had my RMR tested at a gym. There are several devices that can be used to test RMR. MedGem and Body Gem are two devices that are quite similar. They connect to a computer (via a serial or USB port I believe) and you breathe into a tube for about 5-10 minutes. The software on the computer determines your RMR based on the breathing patterns. I was tested through the Body Gem method. A third way is through a device called BodPod. You can Google it for more info, that is actually the most ideal because it will also determine your body fat % (I wasn't able to find a facility locally with a BodPod)...I can't really tell you how much weight training it would require for you to increase your RMR by that much. Until you have a benchmark, you also don't really know how you compare to the "average". If you are interested in knowing your RMR you can probably Google one of the terms I mentioned along with your city and possibly find a gym or university that performs RMR testing. I found mine by just looking up the websites of the large gym chains in my city and finally found one that offered it.
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I have been following the Body for Life weight lifting and nutrition plan for about the past year and that is primarily how I laid out my weight lifting plans. My goals have recently changed as I am gearing up for a half marathon next March so my weight lifting time will most likely be cut back but that is ok, goals sometimes have to change.
I followed Body for Life for years, and was in the best shape of my life. I quit when my husband got ill and gym time was out. Got a bit flubby. Decided I had to try the running thing ,and I've now been running for close to a year, (took the summer off; it's hot in SW FL!), now training for a 1/2 in March. There is absolutely no comparison FOR ME: Weight training & HIIT (a la BFL) sculpted me, changed my shape, and burned fat, much more than pure running. I plan to go back to it mid-March, after a post 1/2 rest for a week or so. (I emphasize FOR ME, because I know runners who look and feel their best purely running.) I am mesomorphically built; LD running is tough, and I'll never be fast at any distance,... although doing HIIT, I can run one minute as fast as my treadmill can go. Truly, there is no argument to be won here. Fitness should be individualized.
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I am planning to go back to weights + HIIT via this book after my race in March.
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