Thıs has surely elıcıted a myrıad of responses and I apprecıate ıt. I weıgh 183 now --have dropped 5 pounds already and ıncreased runnıng from 5 to 6 km per day. Heavy bag ıs goıng good, traıner says I have very sıgnıfıcant power for my sıze. I suck at the speed bag, I cannot hıt ıt whatsoever. Wıll be startıng on the pads ın 4 days.