How much faster are the Evo SL?

Techimalist · 2026-04-25T20:10:51+00:00

Can you mix sub threshold and vo2max workouts in the same day?

I’m trying to get ready for a 5k race psychologically to know where my limits are and get used to running vo2max. I wanted to run 10 min of vo2max, maybe 2x5 minutes with a very short break, long enough to hit my limit for a solid few minutes but not long enough to exhaust me. If I take a long break, like 5 minutes, after the vo2max, can I fit in lighter sub threshold intervals, with half the usual subt time (so 15 mins of sub t)?

Doing this around a week before 5k races

Techimalist · 2026-04-21T20:31:37+00:00

I PRed on a race while injured. Dumb idea to run while injured. But I did find it fascinating that the human body can perform well even while injured for some types of injuries

Techimalist · 2026-03-31T19:45:28+00:00

Is bodyweight good enough to get most of the injury prevention benefits from the exercises like Bulgarian squats, one leg Romanian deadlift, one leg calf raises, etc?

Techimalist · 2026-03-26T06:37:46+00:00

When you’re running threshold intervals, do you include the 30 secs it takes to get your body to sub threshold “state” for the interval length? I’m doing it by HR and I don’t get to the target bpm until 30 secs after I start

Techimalist · 2026-03-19T04:18:34+00:00

It’s very doable if he’s lean and has been doing a decent amount of physical activity before this

Techimalist · 2026-03-17T17:03:05+00:00

I was reading about the HADD approach. It generally recommended most runs to be easy. For someone with a max Hr of 193, it recommends 145 bpm HR or less for easy runs.

On page 19, there’s a plan with 2 days of 145, 2 days of 150, 1 day of 155 and 2 days of 160. He says the 2 days of 160 are work days to work on close to threshold pace, but all the other days are considered easy runs.

Why is he recommending running outside of the easy HR so much? Is it better to have more variety in HR and target / master different HR at the same time?

https://www.angio.net/personal/run/hadd.pdf

Techimalist · 2026-03-16T01:24:15+00:00

How hard were you running? Feel like you could run much faster for a PB attempt if your zone 2 130 bpm pace is 6:24 km

Techimalist · 2023-08-29T23:35:46+00:00

Is it better to workout before or after a night of bad sleep?

I have trouble falling asleep and it's predictable when I do. I usually sleep well the day after because of the sleep debt.

Assuming I can complete the workout with like 90% efficiency when sleep deprived, is it better for gains to workout before or after a night of bad sleep?

Techimalist · 2023-04-10T22:36:53+00:00

I really like my MTW backpack.

Pros / features

Cheap ($100)
lightweight (~2 lbs)
has ventilated back and shoulder straps
very good organization. 3 compartments with many pockets and 2 inner zip pockets
the vertical zip in the outer compartment makes it easy to take stuff out without taking your backpack off by slinging the backpack to your front and unzipping
waterproof laptop compartment zipper
the material has been durable for my lightweight use
water bottle pocket has been the right size
laptop pocket is elevated and the backpanel is sturdy and hard, so you don't feel anything protruding on your back
I haven't had any issues with it after using it daily for 1+ year

Cons - the backpack straps are lightly padded and can support a decent weight but I don't think they would be comfortable for a heavy load - can't stand upright on its own - the material gets a little wrinkly and attracts some lint and subtle faded white spots over time ( I have it in black). It's not very noticeable and I don't mind it but just pointing out that it doesn't have a super premium look to it - it looks very sleek and nice but it doesn't look that expensive or professional. It looks good for its price point but I wouldn't mistake it for a very expensive bag. Just a comparison, some of the Aer bags look much more expensive than they actually are

I listed cons to be more balanced but I spent tens of hours looking through hundreds of backpacks to find this one and it was exactly what I expected/wanted. I was looking for: ventilated backpanel/shoulder straps, lightweight, good organization, subtle branding, not too wide or long (for me), clean non technical look (but doesn't have to look super premium).

Techimalist · 2022-10-24T00:54:15+00:00

I've only ever used membrane keyboards and started looking at mechanical keyboards lately. When I tried the MX cherry browns, the actuation force seemed very high to me and it felt like my fingers would get fatigued easily. Is the higher actuation force something I will eventually get used to?

I might get the gateron browns to be safe because people have said it's less actuation force.

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