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its my job. i race bikes though
hey inri. what's your opinion on training with power meters? is it worth the money?
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hey inri. what's your opinion on training with power meters? is it worth the money?
if you race and like to do well then its worth the money. i hear theyre getting pretty cheap since a lot of companies are making them now. like i dont know of a single team that isnt using them. you can tell exactly how good you are on a given day by seeing your wattage, and measure your progress over time without concern for variables like wind and traffic lights and terrain. i mean no amount of educated guesswork can compare. a heart rate monitor might be the next best thing, but you could be ill and have an elevated heart rate and not even know you were under the weather. but youd be able to see it with a power meter because youd lose power. you could be riding up a 1% gradient and not feel the extra effort, but youd know with a power meter. you get the idea
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Jan 23, 2016 17:30
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- I.N.R.I
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I was up mount teidé (highest point in Spain, not really in Spain 3712meters) and I found I could only walk at my usual pace for a little before getting kinda lightheaded.
I want to be a mountaineer so I'll have to put in the training to level up from sea level dwelling baby
something to note about altitude training: the benefits go away after a short while once you return to a regular altitude, theyre not permanent. so if you have problems with altitude sickness id suggest an oxygen tank instead unless you can like get 2 months training in every time you want to climb a mountain at high altitude. i mean it really depends how high you want to climb. anyway i only have small experience at altitude myself so im really just repeating what ive been told
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Jan 23, 2016 17:36
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if you race and like to do well then its worth the money. i hear theyre getting pretty cheap since a lot of companies are making them now. like i dont know of a single team that isnt using them. you can tell exactly how good you are on a given day by seeing your wattage, and measure your progress over time without concern for variables like wind and traffic lights and terrain. i mean no amount of educated guesswork can compare. a heart rate monitor might be the next best thing, but you could be ill and have an elevated heart rate and not even know you were under the weather. but youd be able to see it with a power meter because youd lose power. you could be riding up a 1% gradient and not feel the extra effort, but youd know with a power meter. you get the idea
thanks! yeah I am currently training now and have two crits (my first!) planned this year. currently working with Independent Fabrication to get this custom bike built for me now.
http://ifbikes.com/Bikes/ssr/
I think I am going to pick up a power meter so I can train more effectively on this new frame. does your team use the crank power meters or wheel based ones? not sure which I should get. 
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Jan 23, 2016 18:22
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cranks. supposedly theyre the most accurate but i doubt theres a significant difference. but more importantly you can change wheels with them. although at the same time with a hub you can use the same power meter across multiple bikes so maybe youd prefer that. good luck with your races :-) i never liked crits but i still have to do them. theyre pretty brutal in britain
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Jan 23, 2016 18:40
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cranks. supposedly theyre the most accurate but i doubt theres a significant difference. but more importantly you can change wheels with them. although at the same time with a hub you can use the same power meter across multiple bikes so maybe youd prefer that. good luck with your races :-) i never liked crits but i still have to do them. theyre pretty brutal in britain
thank you! ill let ypu know how it goes! yeah the only reason I want the hubs are so I can throw them on my touring bike when I go cross country next year. think it would be interesting to see what the read outs look like when I'm loaded down.
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Jan 23, 2016 19:14
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- alnilam
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I have a couch you can crash on or i could stay with my gf and give you my bed
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- let i hug
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So is a slight intermittent (like I notice it for an hour, then can't feel it for 10) ache in my lower back just above my glutes a bad sign since I'm just getting back into heavy lifting? I'm pretty comfortable with my form and will probably record myself to double check, but I've never really felt anything like this and the coming-and-going is weird to me. It doesn't feel like a sore muscle, more like the feeling if I pull my neck. I know back problems in general are supposed to be scary but I'm also in my twenties and feel like my youth makes me invincible so I don't know what to think 
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Jan 25, 2016 21:42
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So is a slight intermittent (like I notice it for an hour, then can't feel it for 10) ache in my lower back just above my glutes a bad sign since I'm just getting back into heavy lifting? I'm pretty comfortable with my form and will probably record myself to double check, but I've never really felt anything like this and the coming-and-going is weird to me. It doesn't feel like a sore muscle, more like the feeling if I pull my neck. I know back problems in general are supposed to be scary but I'm also in my twenties and feel like my youth makes me invincible so I don't know what to think
im certainly not a doctor, but you should probably take a couple days off from lifting and see if the pain goes away. Def don't lift if your back is hurting, no matter what. not sure what kind of lifting you do but stay away from ones that compress then expand your spine (military press, for exsmple). also, from my own past bouts with lumbar issues, you may want to lower you weights for a while (maybe increasing reps if need be). the biggest thing that worked for me though was core strength. if your core is weak, then your back is pretty much overworking itself constantly - even picking up weights/plates can cause injury if your core is loosy goosy. it's probably a strain lig or muscle so don't fret too much, just take a rest for a bit and if the problem contiues, gets worse, or reoccurs, then see a doctor to make sure it's not a disk. just don't lift of it hurts, or you could do serious dmg. good luck friend!
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Jan 25, 2016 23:57
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if you exercise for looks then you're better off measuring your progress by looking in a mirror than at some scales
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Jan 27, 2016 19:53
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what's your record dump?
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can we get a sid update? by my calculations he should be at 346 chinups and 16 miles a workout now.
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join us.....
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- Shine
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so jelly of you rock climbing peeps
http://www.indoorclimbing.com/worldgyms.html
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Bouldering in Tenerife
that looks awesome as hell
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if you ever find yourself in central US, check out a park called Elephant Rocks. It's a boulderers dream.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ele...ks,g_1:missouri
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Can't wait to go use them more, and hopefully break them in.
i know it's just water weight or something but drat i prefered being a kilo lighter
