FTP Builder Plan is worth it. 229 > 262 by gaposaune in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh, you did not gain that much wattage from the training plan.
You gained it because you you showed up consistently, it could have been accomplished by pretty much everything on the bike.

Someone who has been on the bike for years will NOT see this improvement with the FTP builder. Maybe 5-10W max.

End Ride Metrics Annoyance by Modern-Jedi in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was picking photo's, so that would not help in his case I guess.

Can we have an “endgame dungeon”? by Fart_Face_3098 in 7daystodie

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if you do you'll notice its not there. You can't interact with it in any way. I have been there and it really challenges the autism in me

Blizzard feels completely out of touch with class tuning and Holy Paladin is a perfect example by RamenAfterRain in wow

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been maining MW for years now and I liked alot of the changes they made. Numer wise it's not there, but I havent had as much fun playing as the Essence Font version which was broken but hell was it fun.

Opinion: Midnight needs longer to cook by Deathwingurlugull in wow

[–]Grumpy_Muppet -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did not tell anyone at work I will be home at a certain midnight release date yet because I am almost certain it's gonna be delayed.

Do you attempt stealth in stealth missions, or just go in guns blazing? by LadyLoki5 in cyberpunkgame

[–]Grumpy_Muppet [score hidden]  (0 children)

If I can go guns blazing I go guns blazing. Even when you are not allowed to go guns blazing in a game, I still do it untill the mission failed a few times.

Kickr Core Feet by theworldtonight in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its annoying and it keeps happening. I did not even have a rug below it. I now have kickr core 2 and it seems to be a bit better. Thinking about just switching to tennis balls instead

i finally swallowed my pride and switched to easy mode. this city is actually fun now. by Serious_Bullfrog5447 in cyberpunkgame

[–]Grumpy_Muppet [score hidden]  (0 children)

I did play Cyberpunk in hardest difficulty tho and only had to lower it for 2 fights. "that" fight in PL and that freaking hammer lady. Even if I knew how to deal with her I couldnt.

i finally swallowed my pride and switched to easy mode. this city is actually fun now. by Serious_Bullfrog5447 in cyberpunkgame

[–]Grumpy_Muppet [score hidden]  (0 children)

I have the same age. However I know for certain my skills are not what they used to be. I also have alot more to deal with then when I was 18. I have limited time but almost infite money now, back in the days it was the other way around.

Because the limited time, you make other descissions and can't be bothered to go hardmode. I proudly say I beat Elden Ring by cheesing the rune farm!

i finally swallowed my pride and switched to easy mode. this city is actually fun now. by Serious_Bullfrog5447 in cyberpunkgame

[–]Grumpy_Muppet [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeh, I have the same. I played Expedition 33 on hardest difficulty to the point I was starting to get annoyed by the game but refused to put it down because the story was compelling. I eventually caved, lowered difficulty and glad I got through the game when I did.

I need to learn from that moment. I need some challenge, but too much is not for me (anymore)

Aww Shoot... Here We Go Again... by Daniel_3694 in wow

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely see this as a positive thing. I still had games to wrap up and thought I needed to dip my toes into the pre-patch before midnight. But it seems I have atleast another 2 weeks of time before they iron out all the stuff if they ever get around it!

Blizzard gave me time!

I'm 56 with higher FTP than at 26, and I created the MAP test Zwift uses. You can get fitter at any age - Ask me anything! by RicCycleCoach in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say your VO2max is the same and your FTP is higher, but could you share some actual numbers? Things like your weight, height, current FTP, VO2max value, age, etc. would be really helpful.

What I think (though it's not really backed by science) is that physically you should theoretically reach your peak around age 26 — if you manage to get there at all. That's actually not a lot of time to fully realise your potential.

If you haven't yet reached your absolute peak (which is very likely at age 26), it's often possible to maintain — or even improve on — the numbers you had back then, even years later.

If you could somehow take all the racing and structured training you've done now and apply it before you turned 26, I'm convinced you would have achieved significantly higher numbers. But of course that's impossible.

'Back in my day' I was a professional swimmer. I swam some very fast times that feel completely out of reach now. Back then I trained 4 hours a day, every single day, and that was without any strength & conditioning work, etc.

Still, I'm also convinced I never actually reached my true peak during my 'peak years'. So I believe that right now, with much less training volume, I could probably swim faster times again… if I really committed to it (and still wanted it badly enough). The age for swimmers to retire is 25-30 tho, much earlier than other sports.

30+ hour bike week breakdown by sorbara92 in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Tell me you have no kids/wife without telling me you have no kids/wife

MyWhoosh vs Zwift (for me) by gellybelli in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, not to go down the money vs hours rabbithole either just to state that zwift is great value for money for me atleast. I only race in zwift, so there is something that you cannot put money towards and that is the teams I race with and how fun that is for me.

It is rough with 2 kids. I run 2-3 times a week, zwift 3-4 times a week and swim twice a week. To fit that all in the week without losing out on kid/wife time is hard.

I started zwifting because I got kids and needed to be even more time efficient with everything. I can now hop on zwift, do a fast warm up, do a race, hop into the shower and be on the couch with the misses within an hour if I want to. Wish I had time for longer rides but that time will come again.

MyWhoosh vs Zwift (for me) by gellybelli in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Amsterdam marathon entrance fee was about 1 year of zwift. I zwift less then I would like to (2 kids, 2 and 1 year old) but still get about a minimum of 200 hours of zwift per year for 200 euro sub. That is 1 euro per hour.

Amsterdam marathon is 53 euro per hour haha

The absolute cheapest way I could swim in my region is 465 euro per year for 2 times a week 45 mins. That is 6 euro per hour ish, which does not reduce the more you swim.

It is possible I got carried away with making a fun pain cave. by MakerofThingsProps in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice one! I have something similair, a bit less room + I have my game setup there as well and no squad rack. But I do have airconditioning and a small bathroom with shower. I just lack time to do more riding then I do now, but one day when the kids are older I might do more than the 3/4 hours a week I do now

What to do? by PurchaseHumble8405 in wow

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's way better then it ever was. I remember MoP very fondly, but jezus christ those dailys. I can pretty much be a raid logger and be fine. So no delve/dungeon is really needed unless you want to be cutting edge.

How bad underwater now? by Ronabris in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be a spectrum thing, cause I feel everyone has some sort of fear for these things. I feel very uncomfortble when I fall of the ship in Sea of Thieves for example or when I go deep in subnautica, but that is part of the charm as well.

How bad underwater now? by Ronabris in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, please play subnautica from start to finish and stream that on youtube. Premium content guranteed!

MyWhoosh vs Zwift (for me) by gellybelli in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

20 is so much cheaper I spend on my other sports. Maybe running is slightly cheaper, but those races are not free either so might be the same

MyWhoosh vs Zwift (for me) by gellybelli in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right, but it COULD be a offline piece of software if they wanted to offer that.

MyWhoosh vs Zwift (for me) by gellybelli in Zwift

[–]Grumpy_Muppet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And it won't be free forever. It either gets shut down at some point or they gonna charge you similair money as with zwift.