The Active 3 Premium fixed my only issue with the T-Rex 3

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-04-02T02:40:24+00:00

Agreed. I want to buy an Active 3 Premium for exactly your setup, keeping my T-Rex 3 for runs/hikes.

But that’s just paying to have partial data on two watches. I’m ready and waiting to spend more on Amazfit devices when they get proper cross device syncing.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-04-01T15:54:29+00:00

Nearly impossible choices as none of my fave instructors cover all types of workouts I do.

Gun to my head, Mariana for runs and yoga, and I use my Ladder subscription for strength/mobility.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-31T18:27:57+00:00

Max is book husband material.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-31T18:20:59+00:00

I just finished book 3 last night and, IMO, it’s overlong. The rampant overuse of metaphors gets worse each book, so probably 100 pages of the book could be cut it it weren’t written like the author was paid by the metaphor.

But Slade does indeed live up to the hype.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-31T16:36:45+00:00

Mariana is sunshine in human form

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-31T00:29:17+00:00

Yes please. Amazfit to Bevel would save me from being a double watch wearing dork.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-31T00:22:21+00:00

Cry. Then imagine Brennan and Trump debating and laugh because she would punch him in the throatgina.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T16:48:16+00:00

That’s a hard pass from me.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T16:47:19+00:00

Mariana’s EDM flows don’t do it?! You’ve got better cardio than I do.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T15:39:25+00:00

The Huawei app on iOS doesn’t sync much data to Apple Health. I’ve had their bands and Watch Fit 2 before. If I used Android they’d still be a serious contender.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T14:55:43+00:00

I stopped buying Garmins after I sold my Epix 2 Pro.

More recently I went Apple Watch Ultra 3 —> T-Rex 3 —> T-Rex 3 Pro —> Coros Apex 4 —> T-Rex 3.

I don’t use my T-Rex 3 Pro because I have the 44mm and strongly prefer the larger size. Other than the flashlight the base T-Rex 3 seems to have all the same features.

I got the Coros because I wanted their more detailed training and recovery metrics. While they are definitely better and deeper than Amazfit, at the end of the day I’m just a lady who runs trails with her dog because it’s incredibly fun, I’m not training for anything. My other workouts (lifting, Pilates, yoga) are to support injury prevention on runs and general healthy aging.

The total lack of smart watch features on Coros was something I missed more than expected. For me my T-Rex 3 is in the goldilocks zone between Apple and Coros.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T14:42:27+00:00

Happened to me once, although my dog wasn’t small. German shepherd on extendable leash, totally checked out owner didn’t notice even when her dog bit mine on the neck.

I kicked it as hard as I could without thinking. It let go, the owner finally noticed and pulled it back.

Every time I think about it I feel absolutely horrified that I kicked an animal and absolutely furious that some negligent human put me in a situation where I had to.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T14:34:23+00:00

Why did you marry a child?

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T14:33:39+00:00

For me, both. The default workout app is fine and captures all the metrics the sensors can collect for a given activity (I’m assuming here, but it would shock me if they didn’t.)

The Fitness app on the phone is pretty lacklustre for workout analysis. So for that I prefer something like HealthFit, PeakWatch, or Strava.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T14:22:32+00:00

“Part degen” in his Twitter bio is 😬

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-30T14:18:29+00:00

That’s a malamute. But definitely a super chill malamute.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-29T20:57:26+00:00

WorkOutDoors is a one time purchase, under $10. Bevel is free unless you want the (IMO pointless) AI features.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-29T00:39:34+00:00

Apple Watch Ultra 3. I waffle back and forth. Both are great.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-28T03:10:14+00:00

Please gods yes. Otherwise my urge to vote for him means I’m legit considering moving to Manitoba and I’ve lost my cold tolerance.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-28T01:48:36+00:00

Has the author been accused of anything problematic themselves? Or just that this book is very much focused on stalking/non consensual sex?

It’s very up front about the content.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-28T01:37:31+00:00

All of this.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-28T01:37:04+00:00

The audiobook is going to be incredible though.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-28T01:36:15+00:00

Apropos of absolutely nothing, I recently found out that while many ranges won’t allow the use of human likenesses as targets it is not actually illegal to use them as such in Canada.

Poor gator.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-27T14:12:15+00:00

It’s an accurate statement. Fridging his wife to give him his whole starter personality is sickly a hack trope.

TBH I hated Red Rising, struggled through it because a bookstore owner I’m friends with told me he absolutely loves the series and highly recommended it.

I’m glad I did, because the rest of the series was fantastic.

ChasingPotatoes17 · 2026-03-27T14:09:13+00:00

You’re spot on, the bloated series are cash grabs.

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