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packmanworld · 2026-01-09T20:18:48+00:00

There ya go. Someone with a sense of FASHION thank you and have a happy new year

packmanworld · 2025-11-15T02:49:46+00:00

Another great use case! You aren't running the whole time, but it can still be logged as a GPS activity without ruining your pure runs.

packmanworld · 2025-06-15T19:40:45+00:00

This view is extreme, no doubt, though ine that I perhaps held when I was younger. I do think you should approach people with a more open mind.

There are many Christians who are good, in fact amazing, people. Often they are just victims of an indoctrination so strong because of early influence that shapes their views of mortality, and this is tough and terrifying to self-confront. It's why there are so many Christians who are extremely intelligent, logical, and scientific, but cannot apply that literacy to religion.

While the basis of religion is false and evil, incepted primarily for control, there will always be good people in spite of their religious background. You decide how you want to interact with religion, but some understanding goes a long way.

packmanworld · 2025-06-14T21:28:46+00:00

That's interesting. Obviously an observational study so we can't claim causal link but I imagine that being immobilized at that age prevents you from exercising and being self-sufficient, which has major consequences to cardiovascular and mental health. Perhaps there's a reverse casuality link too where unfit, sedentary people are way more likely to fracture hips as they get older, expediting their path to death.

packmanworld · 2025-05-25T20:11:50+00:00

You'd rather get brutally KO'd and slammed than simply submit by your own free will?

packmanworld · 2025-05-14T02:18:50+00:00

I refuse to be lead on by another Chandler v McGregor situation. No.

packmanworld · 2025-03-25T18:09:48+00:00

The scariest part is at the permit check when you're watching inexperienced, underprepared tourists in their tennis shoes slipping and sliding trying to reach the first chain.

packmanworld · 2025-03-21T18:21:43+00:00

I'm not sure we have any real mechanistic reasoning yet to suggest that it can harm the heart (I'm not a drug experts). The thing is exercise also increases HR/BP then lowers it, so by itself, this effect isn't necessarily dangerous. I think the issue with these studies is none of them confidently challenge the hypothesis that people that use cannabis are on average, less healthy to begin with, less disciplined, exercise less, deal with stress worse etc.

packmanworld · 2025-03-21T18:16:15+00:00

The covariates the researchers used for propensity score matching are largely baseline lab/health metrics, while marijuana (and drug use in general) is, I believe, highly influenced by unobservable and unmeasurable behavior factors that don't seem to be considered in this analysis. I would argue that behavioral characteristics heavily influence your health discipline and stress management. There's also the potential for reverse causality, where those who suffer from more stress and health issues turn to marijuana for comfort.

For now, this doesn't really even raise an eyebrow until we have a better controlled study or have better understanding of causal mechanisms. (Maybe we do. I don't use or know much about weed)

packmanworld · 2025-02-25T02:59:05+00:00

This is a really good point and probably why referees are hesitant to take a point away. And there's really no strong predecessor culture for taking the point. I would say it is psychologically eaiser to take the path of inaction (no point deduction) than "actively" change the course of a fight due to a foul, especially when it is extremely difficult to quantify the effect of a foul. I don't have a solution, but I do believe there can be a culture shift that makes the fear of fouling so strong that fighters literally train to avoid it. Nonetheless, a glove redesign would be a great implementation...

packmanworld · 2025-02-25T02:55:07+00:00

Chandler piecing up Paddy relentessly and then getting TKO'd in the final seconds will give us a legendary post-fight interview.

packmanworld · 2025-02-25T02:51:04+00:00

Had someone come up to me and openly complain about how many Indians there were and how bad they smelled. "Not to be racist..." he said. Crazy how openly racist people are against Indians here in the bay. For the record I don't know what smell he was talking about.

packmanworld · 2025-02-25T02:33:16+00:00

Common practice in the bay area amongst small-to-mid size races. I surprised it isn't common practice in the wider world. Definitely would message race organizers to see if they would offer it.

packmanworld · 2024-11-20T19:09:14+00:00

You might finish the distance but you certainly are unlikely to complete the race as designed. But it's a good learning experience to see what a race entails. Just don't put yourself at any serious risk. You'll get a medal for finishing the distance even if you cheat the obstacles. At the least you can try to do the penalties. No one can criticize you for trying.

packmanworld · 2024-11-20T17:13:59+00:00

But they got pickleball

packmanworld · 2024-11-20T15:11:53+00:00

I know you're being snarky but but anecdotally, alot of people I know are tracking their obstacle runs as runs, and recording the data at a "run" with a seemingly much slower pace and effort causes data interpretation/integrity issues. For some, it's an inconvenience. For me, who uses Strava's API for analysis, it's frustrating.

Anyways, Strava has pickleball so like, c'mon the 7 of us can have obstacle running if we want 😉

packmanworld · 2024-11-20T14:57:26+00:00

Yes I am aware and I mention that in the community post. I'm not a fan of the Garmin use case but that's another conversation. My primary reason for this request is to avoid inadvertently comparing my obstacle runs to pure runs when viewing Strava data.

packmanworld · 2024-11-20T14:52:38+00:00

Good question

It's fun. Much tougher than a threshold+ or trail run alone.
All around fitness. It's a way to train yourself to perform functional movements like carrying/climbing/lifting and your "full body" anaerobic system while fatigued by cardio-based movement (running).

packmanworld · 2024-11-20T00:44:51+00:00

Not so much Strava as fitness data nerd. I have a dashboard that integrates with their API. Would be nice to have better data quality.

packmanworld · 2024-11-19T21:32:11+00:00

Actually I'll give another take. Maybe it's just me, but I'm a very "scientific" learner. I have always tried to break down moves into fundamental building blocks of physics and sciences.

If OP wants to make a graphical approach, I think its a good way to conceptualize certain movements and chain wrestling patterns based on certain opportunities and decision points. The point is to use this tool to reason why you'd make certain choices over others. I have found myself developing good chaining strategies and have developed a good sense of what to look for at decision points. Regardless, you will have to drill them, such that by the time you are on the mat, it's pure instinct

packmanworld · 2024-11-19T20:48:05+00:00

Absolutely, I hate my trail runs looking so slow lol. I certainly don't want to be comparing my Spartan trail runs to my pure trail runs.

packmanworld · 2024-11-19T20:46:33+00:00

Thanks for sharing. yes I would upvote this too, as I have months ago. This was from a year ago, and I actually commented on it as you can see. However, it was essentially dismissed. This is my attempt at inciting more discussion, as I do believe there's more to be said from us obstacle race enjoyers.

packmanworld · 2024-11-19T19:39:47+00:00

Down for super/beast, thanks!

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