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been away for a little bit.
Took a different position at work and I'm not around a computer as much. But I just wanted to check in and say I'm still here. And with a few new toys. Picked up a 2017 Cannondale CAAD12, and a Garmin Virb Ultra 30. Hope is all with all of you.
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Estimated Calories & HRM . . . a little insight, from my POV
I started my weight loss journey in 2014, in which time I've Tampered with Endomondo [which runs the same logarithms as the MapMyFitness programs], Strava, Gamin Connect and Training Peaks. I see a lot of people asking about HRMs, which online program/fitness tracker to use, and such. . . And I see a lot of people posting…
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If you have a GoPro Camera .. .. .. ..
I highly suggest downloading their Quik App as a companion to their hardware .... super quick, super easy edits ..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vZd1U9w0jU
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Relive.cc
I was watching the weekly show from GCN Don't judge me, and they mentioned a website called Relive.cc So I decided to try it out. Basically it pulls your data from Strava and gives you an animated fly by with some interesting stats and pictures ..... This is mine from my 49ish mile ride yesterday.…
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"Internet Famous" / Eating Well Magazine feature
A number of months ago Eating Well Magazine posted on their Facebook page if anyone had/has a weight loss story that they wanted to share with them. So I reached out to them. We e-mailed back and forth for a few weeks, and actually did a couple phone interviews. They decided they were going to use my story in one of their…
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Big Week in Fitness Trackers [ Announcements ]
Fitbit announced the Flex 2, and Charge 2 Garmin introduced the Fenix Chronos Titanium, Stainless, and Leather editions And Tom Tom Introduced the Touch, Spark 3, and Adventure I guess they're gearing up for the Holiday Season already.
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Broken Spoke Festival
About a year ago I met a guy by the David Huff who was working on plans to build a Pump Track, dual slalom and Jumpline at a local park that already had a good network single track for mountain biking. So I offered to help smooth out lines and dig some.... Towards the end of the summer Dave threw together a Grand Opening…
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Too much of a good thing? [H.I.I.T]
So surfing around the interwebs I found two studies in regards to HIIT. One of them from the NCBI [National Center for Biotechnology Information], and one from Science Daily. The report from the NCBI basically states that doing excessive HIIT style work outs can lead to atrial fibrillation, or even developing an irregular…
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If you watch movies Backwards.
Forest Gump is about a Military Vet who teaches Elvis how to dance. Shawshank Redemption is about a guy who breaks into jail to hang out with Morgan Freeman. What other movies are better when played backwards?
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What picture of yourself makes you smile?
In a world of pictures of ourselves we hate to see .....We've all got that one picture of ourselves that when you see it you think "Yea, That one, I look good in that one..... " What's yours [post em up!] That's me on the left of the three...
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Poll : Traditional Gym or Boutique/Studio Gym?
When you go to workout what do you prefer to go to? A Traditional Gym, weights, treadmills, elliptical where you workout solo or higher a trainer .... That kind of thing. OR Do you prefer a modern Boutique/Studio style gym. OrangeTheory, CycleBar, Peloton Cycle, SoulCycle, Local Barre/Yoga/PiYo Studio... Instructor lead…
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Looking for some opinions.
About 2 years ago when I started losing weight I picked up a Specialized Pitch 650b Mountain Bike, and a Specialized Secteur road bike. Within two years I've gone from a 10-12mph [16kph-19.3kph] avg, to a 18-20mph [29kph-32kph] average on my road bike. Which I'm not complaining about. But I'm entertaining the idea of…
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Looks like Strava's sharing went through an update
It looks like it's posting metrics right onto the pictures you share from your ride/run Source
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From Then till Now
My story starts a number of years back. Growing up in I rode a 20" BMX, and a 24" Mountain Bike everywhere. Along with Playing High School Baseball, and Varsity High School football, I was the Starting Nose Tackle from my Sophomore through my senior year. In the off time I was working out in out weight room, or riding…
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Looking for people to add to Strava?
I follow a couple pro cyclist and couple local cyclist & runners on Strava but I'm looking to broaden my horizon. Here is a link to my profile to add me, will follow back Keep in mind If it's not on Strava, it didn't happen.
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Cyclist out there?!?!
Are there any other Cyclist out there? I see a bunch of gym goers, and some runners but not many cyclist.
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Newer to the boards, not new to the app.
Just wanted to take a moment and introduce myself. I grew up on a 18 inch BMX bike, played Baseball and went boating my entire youth through High School. Then in High School I joined our Varsity American Football team and made the starting line up. In 2001 I was 190 pounds and rock solid due to my high activity levels.…
