DeoreDX
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re: I quit doing cardio
Posted by DeoreDX on 4/4/24 at 9:21 pm
[quote]VO2 max training like jogging is the least important[/quote]
I think some people just misunderstand the reason elite endurance athlete Zone2 train and forget it's part of a polarized training regime where you also have to do maximal efforts in the other 20% of your training. Most of us ar...
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re: Weight/ Fitness Scale
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/28/24 at 2:43 pm
I have a Renpho off of amazon. All seem to work about the same I spent a little extra on a rechargeable one. Seems to work fine. No complaints. Syncs to your phone if you want to track it....
re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed - container ship wrecked into it
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/28/24 at 2:05 pm
I'm a ME not civil so maybe you CE's can comment on how long it would even take to engineer a replacement bridge. Are there pre-engineered solutions a CE just need to throw in a few parameters and spit out drawings for a PE to review and stamp? Or would a bridge like this be a from the ground up d...
re: tOfficial Cycling Thread
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/26/24 at 7:23 pm
Elite wheels has a sale on wheels on Aliexpress. Internet people speak positively about the wheels. Direct from mfg Chinese made wheels with Bitex hubs with your choice of carbon hoops for $345 or Dt swiss 350 clone hubs with carbon hoops for $435 on their anniversary sale. Went with the dt350 clone...
re: tOfficial Cycling Thread
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/20/24 at 2:17 pm
[quote]I was the dude with a moustache and glasses hanging around the trailer a bunch.[/quote]
I remember you. If you saw someone in overalls in the tent, that was me....
re: Protein for kids?
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/20/24 at 2:10 pm
How about Danon light and fit yogurt? 12g per serving. Comes in a ton of flavors and is a pleasing sweet flavor without that artificial sweetener aftertaste. Pair it with some extra spinkles of chocolate chips, or granola, cereal, etc to add texture and more flavor. The strawberry flavor with fr...
re: tOfficial Cycling Thread
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/20/24 at 10:30 am
[quote]Finishing is winning! Your kid on the BTR team?[/quote]
Yeah...
re: tOfficial Cycling Thread
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/19/24 at 11:39 am
[quote]How was Tnats for you all?[/quote]
Got to the bottom in one piece and didn't finish last which were his two goals :lol: Windrock hasn't been historically kind to him racing so his mindset was just take it easy have fun not really push it hard and complete all the stages in one piece. Cou...
re: tOfficial Cycling Thread
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/17/24 at 11:37 pm
[quote]1up is the best.[/quote]
Unless you are carrying more than 2 bikes than give me the velocirax all day every day (from owner of both). Velocirax 5 bike and Oneup single bike carrier. ...
re: Have we discussed how memable Dune 2 turned out? **Spoilers**
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/14/24 at 1:31 pm
Still waiting for the start of this discussion....
re: Does creatine make a difference?
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/14/24 at 7:26 am
Because of this thread I decided to try Creatine out. I've always known of it's existence since the 90's but I've never looked into it or really understood what it was. Not a weight lifter but I am a cyclist. I was most interested in the effects on the brain. Local Wal Mart was all sold out. St...
re: tOfficial Cycling Thread
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/13/24 at 9:43 am
[quote]Hoping for good weather for Tennessee. I hate racing Windrock in the wet.[/quote]
Friday rain and Saturday and Sunday look great. Think it's worth the effort pre-riding on Friday if it's raining?...
re: S2 EP2 of the Tourist
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/13/24 at 9:31 am
[quote]Please tell me it gets better. Season one was great it had a lot of downtime but it was still great. Season 2 is fricking terrible please tell me it gets better.[/quote]
Lots of love on the Tourist thread but I'm stuck on this episode too. Just idiotic behavior by everyone....
re: Polo Shirts; Need recommendations please.
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/13/24 at 9:23 am
George from Wal Mart....
re: The Tourist on Netflix is pretty good
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/12/24 at 10:53 am
The whole I'm being chased by someone in a motor vehicle let me run down this road or across this open field instead of around all these stone walls and woods really ticks me off the first 2 episodes. And hey I get a spotty cell signal in this spot the call quality is crap why don't I just send a @...
re: Anyone own a 23 or 24 Sequoia?
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/12/24 at 10:44 am
[quote]Yeah, why would you want a shitload of low end power and the ability to maintain 75mph uphill without downshifting, when you could have a good ole naturally aspirated V8 with less low end power and less peak power with the need to downshift on every hill and overpass? [/quote]
Mechanical r...
re: Follow up to Cosmo's Bitcoin Thread: A trip down memory lane
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/12/24 at 9:53 am
I sold something on the internet a long time ago for $20. Think it was around 2017? Guy offered to pay me in Bitcoin. Sure why the hell not. That $20 was worth $289 last night. Going to let it ride until I die or tops $1k....
re: Parent expresses concern about transgender camp counselor at Huntsville's Space Camp
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/12/24 at 8:36 am
[quote]He said he plans to withdraw his daughter from Space Camp and does not think it is appropriate if someone born male is alone with girls in a camp setting.[/quote]
I've worked with several youth programs. #1 rule for youth protection is always never be alone with any of the youth at any ti...
re: Tundra and Carfax dilemma
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/7/24 at 5:31 am
Go to Toyota Web Page. Create a login. Add the vin number to your account as your vehicle. It will show you all the maintenance Toyota did. ...
re: Couple on motorcycle tour of India robbed, and wife gang-raped
Posted by DeoreDX on 3/6/24 at 8:07 am
[quote]He’s been there two weeks and I was texting with him asking how he liked it and he was telling me how blown away he was with the culture and how nice everything was and how it made the US look like a second world country. No lie[/quote]
As someone who has spent quite a bit of time in India...
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