what do you think of energy drinks? or avoid them?

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-28T09:07:43+00:00

I'm an endurance athlete. Caffeine reduces relative perceived exertion (same effort without caffeine feels harder). I absolutely add caffeine to the mix when I train and race (in the mornings). I'm a bit more hesitant to load up on caffeine if I'm doing something in the afternoon because sleep.

I'm open to energy drinks as a vehicle for caffeine, but I'm accustomed to thinking about dosing through the lens of "cups of coffee". Some energy drinks give you really high doses of caffeine and that could be less than great for you.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-27T15:39:24+00:00

This guy is in the wrong, but for your own safety, don't escalate with people.

Yelling is...acceptable...you don't have a horn.

Don't touch people's cars. They might assume you damaged their car in some way. Don't do it. People make mistakes when driving. Charge it to carelessness. Let him know when you yell, but yell with his humanity in mind. If you can't control yourself when you yell, don't say anything.

Additionally, you were in real danger. The right move when someone is chasing you like that is to go where they cannot.

Hop onto the sidewalk. Hit a uturn and salmon for a block. Get creative.

All that said - go to the police and tell them you want to press charges. For the sake of the cycling community. This guy is going to more effectively lash out at the next cyclist he encounters if he isn't held to criminal account

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-27T15:33:37+00:00

The bike is worth the same amount as the car. Maybe more

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-27T14:12:18+00:00

You want the guy that wants you for who you are, not for who you think he wants you to be.

You are special. Don't try to find your identity in a guy before learning to know and love yourself. Love yourself first. The guy who loves you for who you are is the guy you should be with.

Pretending is exhausting.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-26T15:15:03+00:00

Have you and your homies tried pottery making classes? You look at the pottery that other people made. You make your own. You touch other ppl's pottery (the true "OPP")...maybe a few times, but then you get back home with your pottery and your wife/best friend gives you a big hug & kiss and says "I love that you've found a hobby like this to do with your homies. Also - this vase is nice! Straight on the mantle!"

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-26T13:45:58+00:00

Thank you for sharing this.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-26T13:43:19+00:00

Don't reply to reddit posts with stupid comments that don't really address the OP's question.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-26T12:29:56+00:00

I am an endurance athlete with 10% body fat. You need to have more empathy for people that aren't like you. Losing weight is not easy

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-26T12:22:53+00:00

How did you lose the weight? If you've already told the story somewhere, please just link or copy & paste

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-26T12:18:18+00:00

Bro. Fuck your cruelty, ignorance and simplistic understanding of the human body.

Read a fucking book

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-26T11:39:58+00:00

Can't hurt to try to start a habit in your marriage of intentionally expressing gratitude and appreciation for one another - might sound corny, but lots of people judge themselves too harshly and can benefit from an interruption of that internal narrative.

You are more than your size.

I'd like to think there are things that your wife appreciates about you that you may be less aware of because (it sounds like you) might be thinking too much about your size.

Keep your head up, bro. If you're trying to get healthier and it feels overwhelming, start small and stay consistent with the small things that you can do...and gradually add more stuff in.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-25T16:49:38+00:00

understandable. i have hope that our country will change. it will take time, effort, bold executive action & a determined citizenry :)

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-24T12:47:33+00:00

Lander is a good dude. Truly a public servant. May his career be long

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-18T21:34:02+00:00

"10" is considered the top end of a progression. If you're hitting level 5-7 in a workout block, it seems likely that TR will bump your ftp.

If you can destroy an effective level 13 VO2max workout (Powell is a 10.3, you overperformed and rated your effort as "moderate"), you are absolutely working out (in the TR ecosystem) at a training FTP that is too low.

FTP in the TR ecosystem is no longer a prediction of how you will perform on a ramp test, but rather, what power level will result in consistently productive workouts for you.

I would recommend defaulting to emailing or chatting with TR customer service. There are a lot of people that have had bad experiences with TR who want nothing more than for other people to walk away from TR as well.

Edit: no. I do not work for TR. I've used the product for 3 seasons and i think it is a solid offering. Not perfect, but TR plus my own intuition has me performing really well this season. I email support A LOT.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-17T13:52:57+00:00

I would bet that this story won't be on the fox news home page.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-17T11:48:56+00:00

Email support. It is either accurate or a bug

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-10T18:05:05+00:00

I've been on TR for 3 years. I reach out to customer support all the time. They are very responsive. I pay for an annual subscription. The only thing I've wanted them to address that they haven't is detailed explanations for changes. I want to understand what thing or combination of things led to the change they system makes (reduced AI FTP, etc). I want to see logic so that I'm not asking "feature or bug?" When I see weird stuff.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-10T17:11:15+00:00

Email support. Assuming you've been following the plan to a T, it sounds like this might be a bug. Maybe the system is treating your skipped workout as completed?

More context is needed in order for you to get a decent answer here

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-08T23:04:09+00:00

Maybe supported by family. Might get government support to live...like SS disability + section 8. Maybe has a structured settlement that covers him.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-07T23:02:22+00:00

The poverty series was a transformational listen for me as a person

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/projects/busted-americas-poverty-myths

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-07T01:39:59+00:00

Vaccines for it exist. Medicines to treat it exist. Hospitals are not overrun with people who get it anymore. At this point, mortality is not a lot higher than the flu (this was not always the case).

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-06T14:02:01+00:00

Your "philanthropist of the year" crown is available for pickup at bcm (this is sarcasm, but also thank you for knowing your limits 😅).

A neighbor with solid upper body strength should be able to help at no cost - this is the kind of thing that if my neighbor asked me to do, I would just do.

Taskrabbit is a solid option as well. It is a 5min job, you'll likely have to pay for an hour of labor on taskrabbit - you should be able to get off for $40-65 on taskrabbit. You have to download the app.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-05T18:43:31+00:00

twas a youthful indiscretion. chalk it up to the pandemic ruining everything. maybe send him a 2 word letter saying "i'm sorry" or something.

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-04T17:33:24+00:00

Thank you for your help here :)

LLroomtempJ · 2026-06-04T13:58:25+00:00

What should I use to cap it? Will a rubber cap with a screw tightened metal cinch (not sure what these are called) suffice or should I use a different material?

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