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On July 21 2016 23:59 Scip wrote:
It seemed like hitting people with weapons really didnt do much
then again it really didnt do much against plate armor in real combat either LOL
I remember when I was in Germany I went to a museum that covered the sort of late medieval super ridiculous head to toe plate armor and chatted with the curator for a while about the armors because it was empty and he had nothing to do.
One of the things he told me is that their records showed that in general, for people wearing that much armor, there would be more casualties in a battle to heat stroke than to weapon injuries.
So, I just bought a smartwatch (they're so much cheaper in USA wow) and I've been fiddling with it and had sum question for more knowledgeable people than I.
I'm playing around with the fitness tracker stuff and can't really figure out how its supposed to be useful? I feel like I must be missing something critical.
Basically what I can get it to do is record my distance travelled and heart rate, and to bug me when I'm inactive which annoys me because I'm pretty active and don't need to be bugged.
What do people use the fitness trackers for?
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On July 22 2016 17:53 Ketara wrote:Show nested quote +On July 21 2016 23:59 Scip wrote:
It seemed like hitting people with weapons really didnt do much
then again it really didnt do much against plate armor in real combat either LOL I remember when I was in Germany I went to a museum that covered the sort of late medieval super ridiculous head to toe plate armor and chatted with the curator for a while about the armors because it was empty and he had nothing to do. One of the things he told me is that their records showed that in general, for people wearing that much armor, there would be more casualties in a battle to heat stroke than to weapon injuries. So, I just bought a smartwatch (they're so much cheaper in USA wow) and I've been fiddling with it and had sum question for more knowledgeable people than I. I'm playing around with the fitness tracker stuff and can't really figure out how its supposed to be useful? I feel like I must be missing something critical. Basically what I can get it to do is record my distance travelled and heart rate, and to bug me when I'm inactive which annoys me because I'm pretty active and don't need to be bugged. What do people use the fitness trackers for?
People who run a lot keep logs of their pace, speeds, distances, times etc. Also useful for when your jogging for cardio and want to keep your heart rate above a certain level. Also timing or measuring splits for interval training
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I use one with a heart rate monitor to catalog my training sessions. It's also nice for doing HIIT as it's accurate, updates quickly and is easy to monitor for the intervals.
To my knowledge the ones with just the wrist monitor are kind of inaccurate. Think they more for jogging and shit.
edit: Oh I was talking about a fitness watch not just "smartwatch" is this same thing?
Being able to look at how quickly your heart rate recovers in real time is pretty cool. Decent indicator of how your fitness is doing I believe.
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On July 22 2016 17:53 Ketara wrote:
What do people use the fitness trackers for?
To waste money and feel like they are working out at the level were you would actually benefit from one.
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On July 23 2016 00:35 Jek wrote:Show nested quote +On July 22 2016 17:53 Ketara wrote:
What do people use the fitness trackers for? To waste money and feel like they are working out at the level were you would actually benefit from one.
Ehh, I think it's more that some people are more motivated to improve when they have arbitrary numbers to track their improvement, even if those numbers in and of themselves aren't actually useful to them.
It's the same as how people want visible ratings to track their improvement in competitive games, even though having visible ratings wouldn't actually change their gameplay experience compared to having MMR hidden.
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I only use a step counter (which isn't even really that good at keeping track of fitness) because it's built into my smart watch. I don't think I'd ever buy a dedicated thing unless I was on some sort of regimen and was extremely anal about my daily activity.
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So I'm at Cedar Point today and they're doing beta testing for VR on some of the coasters and it is cool as fuck.
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I guess I thought they did cooler shit since they're so popular.
It's not why I bought the watch, but it was there so I wanted to play with it and it seems underwhelming.
I can see how it's sort of useful for jogging but that seems like about the limit of what it can do.
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On July 23 2016 01:21 TheYango wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2016 00:35 Jek wrote:On July 22 2016 17:53 Ketara wrote:
What do people use the fitness trackers for? To waste money and feel like they are working out at the level were you would actually benefit from one. Ehh, I think it's more that some people are more motivated to improve when they have arbitrary numbers to track their improvement, even if those numbers in and of themselves aren't actually useful to them. It's the same as how people want visible ratings to track their improvement in competitive games, even though having visible ratings wouldn't actually change their gameplay experience compared to having MMR hidden.
Yeah. But the issue with these devices are they often make beginners pace themself way too hard. I legit run into at least one person hit by heat stroke each summer, it's always due to trying to push themself too hard and they always carry a metric fuckton of useless fitness devices strapped all over their body.
I can understand the trackers, pulse meters etc if you got health issues and need to keep a close watch or you're training for competitive reasons and thus need the optimal results. But if it's just your hobby there's absolutely no reason to use them. Just listen to your body and google the length of your routes if you really want to measure it.
It's the same when I see beginners start using whey immediately. Just. Eat. Balanced. Why piss (literally) away money when you in your current shape get all the protein you need in any sort of normal diet (and if you dont you really need to reconsider it if you want any sort of gains anyway).
Yes I'm ranting.
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If males would stop killing people that would be great.
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On July 23 2016 03:32 Eppa! wrote:
If mules would stop killing people that would be great.
Idd
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WTB SGDQ recap.
Also yay for Friday. I should finally get done with all the weekly stuff I "need" to do in WoW and get back to Fallout 4 and Overwatch!
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On July 23 2016 04:39 Seuss wrote:
WTB SGDQ recap.
Also yay for Friday. I should finally get done with all the weekly stuff I "need" to do in WoW and get back to Fallout 4 and Overwatch!
Yeah srsly
Asmo slacking in all his duties lately.
Iris, AGDQ, moving....
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On July 23 2016 03:24 Jek wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2016 01:21 TheYango wrote:On July 23 2016 00:35 Jek wrote:On July 22 2016 17:53 Ketara wrote:
What do people use the fitness trackers for? To waste money and feel like they are working out at the level were you would actually benefit from one. Ehh, I think it's more that some people are more motivated to improve when they have arbitrary numbers to track their improvement, even if those numbers in and of themselves aren't actually useful to them. It's the same as how people want visible ratings to track their improvement in competitive games, even though having visible ratings wouldn't actually change their gameplay experience compared to having MMR hidden. Yeah. But the issue with these devices are they often make beginners pace themself way too hard. I legit run into at least one person hit by heat stroke each summer, it's always due to trying to push themself too hard and they always carry a metric fuckton of useless fitness devices strapped all over their body. I can understand the trackers, pulse meters etc if you got health issues and need to keep a close watch or you're training for competitive reasons and thus need the optimal results. But if it's just your hobby there's absolutely no reason to use them. Just listen to your body and google the length of your routes if you really want to measure it. It's the same when I see beginners start using whey immediately. Just. Eat. Balanced. Why piss (literally) away money when you in your current shape get all the protein you need in any sort of normal diet (and if you dont you really need to reconsider it if you want any sort of gains anyway). Yes I'm ranting.
I don't think the whey thing goes along with the fitness apps thing at all since I can come up with plenty of legit reasons to consume it even if you aren't trying to attain a significantly developed physique(protein shake breakfast takes about 1 minute to make, tastes great, and is probably very cheap unless you're blending it with something insane), let alone if you are(a beginner is still going to want to hit their macros which especially for chronically skinny under eaters is easier by drinking some of those calories/protein).
I guess I'm kind of ranting too. Maybe I fucked up drinking that whey when I started all this athletics shit, probably why I sill look so bad.
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It's drink O'clock in the office and Friday is goodday
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Ugh, first time being picked to be a best man for a wedding.
I mean, it's an honor and great and all, but I just want to relax and just show up to weddings, and just eat, drink, and dance.
Feel more pressured and I'm overall just lazy. Plus, it's likely I have to write a damn good speech.
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On July 23 2016 06:13 sung_moon wrote:
Ugh, first time being picked to be a best man for a wedding.
I mean, it's an honor and great and all, but I just want to relax and just show up to weddings, and just eat, drink, and dance.
Feel more pressured and I'm overall just lazy. Plus, it's likely I have to write a damn good speech.
This is why I don't get super close to my friends.
Also because I have trust issues.
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On July 23 2016 06:13 sung_moon wrote:
Ugh, first time being picked to be a best man for a wedding.
I mean, it's an honor and great and all, but I just want to relax and just show up to weddings, and just eat, drink, and dance.
Feel more pressured and I'm overall just lazy. Plus, it's likely I have to write a damn good speech.
Other than the speech and the ring, isn't it basically just walking around being a bro to the groom?
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It's super fun imo
I havent had a close friend's wedding in a while. I miss the circuit.
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On July 23 2016 06:54 WaveofShadow wrote:
It's super fun imo
I havent had a close friend's wedding in a while. I miss the circuit.
Come play OW
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