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  1. Pearlstrand

    Need heart rate monitor advice

    I rarely wear a heart rate monitor (I own a Polar strap that works with my elliptical). However, I'd like to start monitoring my heart rate during higher intensity workouts. I've looked at heart rate monitors online and I'm completely overwhelmed. I'd like a simple monitor. I don't need one...
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    Hydroxycut Recall

    I just wanted to alert Hydroxycut users that it has been recalled due to reports of liver failure. Here is a link to one article about it: http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090501/hydroxycut-recall-due-to-liver-injuries
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    I need cooking advice re: homemade soup

    I've recently started cooking soups and many of them require pureeing before serving. I have been pouring the hot soup into a food processor, pureeing it, and pouring it back into a pot (or serving it from the container). The bottom line: It's a messy and dangerous. Does anybody use a...
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    How do you use lifting straps?

    I need some advice about how to use these lifting straps that I just ordered. My forearms get really sore when I use heavy weights (for row, lat pull-down, etc.) so I ordered a pair of lifting straps. You'd think it would be immediately obvious, but when I got them, I realized that I don't...
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    Print out the calender/workouts

    I would like to be able to print out a summary the workouts that I did and the day I did them -- either as a list or as a calender. It would be helpful to have a printed list -- by week or by month -- to refer to when I'm planning my workouts and reviewing what I've already done. Thank you.
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