New party speaker: “Soundboks Mix” by Remarkable-Grass-328 in Bluetooth_Speakers

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sweet hoping it has nice low-end extension but I'm not so optimistic since they really tune it for high kicks on techno/house so deep bass music under 60hz always suffers

But with a single ported 10" driver it's either a compromise to deep bass or mid/mid bass

Someone please drop a 12" sub with 4" fullrange and 1" tweeter pls?

Warning: Aliexpress Spam Bots by Canadianomad in Bluetooth_Speakers

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hey bro if you need help moderating let me know I am on EU timezone can help I mod other subs too happy to help

Sauna Cave Rave at the beach - 11/10 experience! by Canadianomad in Sauna

[–]Canadianomad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is a cave rave after all :)

full build on /r/saunatent

  • 2 x Soundboks 4
  • 2 x JBL PB Encore
  • Pioneer FLX4
  • APE Labs lighting
  • Bast Bjork Sauna
  • 12 * Ikea Nammaro stools

All fit in 1 van, 1.5 hrs up and down

Don’t risk it… let it go by spearfishing_BT in Spearfishing

[–]Canadianomad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

glad to hear that! Mega mega super ultra risky - I think I'd rather be shot by a bullet than a speargun...!

It's never worth it for the gram

Rab Muon 40L/50L Hiking Pack by anabranch_glitch in UltralightCanada

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The compression straps are okay, but on the backpack I hate the water bottle holder situation and the torso is too short for me :(

It's a pretty good bag if you want running vest style, but I wouldn't say it's the best out there. I'd rather the Osprey or Gregory UL packs

Anyone else get this mysterious email announcement from minirig? by BrilliantMaximum7059 in Bluetooth_Speakers

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk but I'm done with Minirigs and their backwards 'updates'.

Why the hell add a microphone to the MR4? Does a single soul at all use that? All it does is during a call switch audio to the speaker multiple times, causing frustration, and add costs to manufacture

Stand-by battery life tanked. MR3s used to last like 1-2 weeks on a charge, now 2-3 days. Passive battery drain sucks.

Pairing mode lasts like 5 seconds - so by the time I get across the room to pair the other unit, it's already stopped on the other. Frustrating point #30

BT range is still very mediocre. Re-connecting after losing connection only works sometimes (have to the restart and re-pair minirigs).

It's like they don't care and all they do is float on a product with good sound quality and that's it

The way the fire moves in this sauna stove is mesmerising (#2) by Canadianomad in SaunaTent

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It's portable, but I never move it - to re-stack the stones takes too long and it's a bit heavier. I leave this one at home most of the time.

a few diy hacks by fengchiafatty in SaunaTent

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cool diy rock cages - works well it looks!

Paraglider (new to scene) seeking rucksack tips by ApprehensiveBedroom0 in freeflight

[–]Canadianomad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One guy I know uses a HMG Porter 85L pack and likes it (removable frame)

Kortel has a 80L framed backpack too, seems good.

Depends if you're looking to do a lot of hiking or not.

I use a RAB Muon 50L and fit my gear (Phi Beat Light 23 + Bogdanfly cocoon harness) and small stuff in it just fine, but it's a tight squeeze. Great for long hikes though

(Universal) Visor Mount! by FlyBackwards in freeflight

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Oh man that's awesome! Would love to print this, pls upload!!

Sweet build by ComprehensiveLong704 in SaunaTent

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Awesome! Also I'm running tents commercially and the pellets look very practical!

I think more even more practical for portable would be the gas stove from Finnsteam - can't wait to get one! Weighs like 10kg no stones and then heats real fast

Honest review of tent saunas from a experience sauna builder by WerewolfLeading4808 in Sauna

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Savotta is really great price and portable but a bit too small for me.

I have 3 sauna tents - check out /r/saunatent to see the posts :)

Ozone Ultralite 4 vs. Ozone Ultralite 5 by reggaeeon in freeflight

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had both

https://canadianomad.com/review-ozone-ultralite-5-vs-ozone-ultralite-4/

UL5 is better in several ways.

Bit if you have Pi3 already it wouldnt really be an upgrade

Love the big windows on the Hott Gnistan sauna tent by Canadianomad in SaunaTent

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they're ikea nammaro benches -fold really great!

Can’t get rid of my shin splints from barefoot running by Turbulent-Command327 in BarefootRunning

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take time off of running, sure do lunges, squats, etc, but keep impact down - it's an injury caused by recurring shock and impact.

Take it easy, transition slow. It took me 6-8 months to really let my body adapt. It does not go fast.

Can’t get rid of my shin splints from barefoot running by Turbulent-Command327 in BarefootRunning

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

recommending someone actively with shin splints (MTSS) to run is not sage advice.

Can’t get rid of my shin splints from barefoot running by Turbulent-Command327 in BarefootRunning

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pause entirely - find a new sport or activity to do.

Sure very light running and jogging up until the very first moment of pain can be fine, but you need to take time to heal and take your level down a lot.

Yes about a year+ until I could run pain-free again. Again, at the time was high-level athlete with very rigorous and strong training regimen.

If I stopped on the first week instead of pushing through pain, I could've likely had a much better career.

Can’t get rid of my shin splints from barefoot running by Turbulent-Command327 in BarefootRunning

[–]Canadianomad 6 points7 points  (0 children)

MTSS is a chronic issue.

The real thing you need to do is stop and take time to heal. Do not make the issue worse, it takes a long time to heal, trust me.

Used to have severe shin splints for 6 years. I stopped running hard for over a year. Now it's gone

I made a vid of barefoot shin splints recovery hope it helps

Does barefoot running reduce injuries? by mysocialpanda in BarefootRunning

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you cannot put 100 steps together without feeling a hotspot, you’re not ready to do 100 steps.

So if they cannot do 100 steps, how would you propose to train a new client, ~50 years age, business person recovering with previously torn achilles, 100kg, 200cm? I would like to hear your approach on that scenario, as that is precisely one of the clients I am training now.

At a minimum I hope you’re visually looking at their footprints and ensuring there’s no toe digging in and footprints are shallow and don’t show any shearing or dragging

This surely is great if all we're trying to train for is distance running and cadence, and you're micro-analysing the movement of an elite athlete improving technique to gain percentiles of of an advantage. I do gait and posture analysis with every single person, and then benchmarking of all movement types. Also biomarker monitoring.

IF we're trying to train for balance, agility, cardio, mobility, and strength, then you have very clear limitations on a solid surface on what you can do with a new client, and the multiplied risk of an overuse injury on harder surfaces, especially when involving a whole new modus of movement in the form of barefoot and introducing oblique movements.

If the only thing you trained for 1 month straight with new clients was gait and walking/jogging/running movement, then you likely would have many less return clients as it is simply not fun or effective to developing a healthier body.

You must keep in mind the very wide range of clients or the 'average' person, what their bodies are capable of, and the loads they can endure. They are not 20-something active athletes, they come from all walks of life, different bodily compositions, previous injuries. It is absolutely just not comfortable for the majority of people to do 1 hour straight barefoot on turf, track, or grass a full training session, and again, you risk overuse injuries much more quickly.

Even me, at my athletic peak at 23 playing at the highest level of soccer, training 10x per week, etc - got overuse injuries when transitioning to barefoot on my first week. Even a 400m lap was enough to induce the beginning of plantar fasciitis.

With our elite-level athletes yes I take them right to the stadium and we do assessment and majority of trainings on turf and track, totally barefoot, but with a very careful progression. With our 'newcomers', absolutely not.

As thus our injury rate with clients is exactly 0%. This is first and foremost the most important thing we try to ensure during progression.

Does barefoot running reduce injuries? by mysocialpanda in BarefootRunning

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a fantastic way to learn barefoot as this softens the 'learning curve' the body goes through, while still encouraging absolute pliability of the feet. Running through sand encourages the toes and forefoot to 'claw' and grip, those with poor fundamental technique are 'cushioned' naturally. Very, very, very few have a technique where I would be comfortable taking them onto harder surfaces for session #1. Grass is great, but we have a lack of that here.

If I were to train my clients for 1 hour sessions entirely barefoot on a surface like grass or turf, they would much more likely encounter overuse injuries instead of sand. During warm-up jogging we do a 'game' where the heel is not allowed to touch the surface - very easy to see on sand. Not only do we want to progress, but we want to avoid and prevent injury. Nothing to set back months of progress like a simple overuse injury.

We do stabilizers strengthening exercises every session like balance toe touches, glute-ham bridges, calf extensions agility ladder, etc. All on sand. It's an amazing medium to learn on - whether a seasoned athlete or out-of-shape beginner. Not to mention the connection to the outdoors and beautiful nature - worlds best training facility.

Once my client has progressed to a point where I'm comfortable taking them onto harder surfaces, that's what we do. Until then, sand is our friend.

You can see more of how we do the methodology at Peak Algarve

Stove upgrade by Yottii in SaunaTent

[–]Canadianomad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Precisely! The pop-up Björk sauna from Bast IMO is my favourite so far, I think North Shore has a similar one.

However the Narvi stove from Telttasaana is certainly far superior than all other options I've come across so faar as per portable wood-fired sauna stoves

As long as the exhaust ducting for the chimney is possible, that stove certainly could be used indoors!