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Tuesday Shakeout: Tick, Tick, Tick

Running Probably • 99 implied HN points • 08 Oct 24
🎾 Sports Athletics Training Injuries Endurance Coaching
  1. If you're dealing with an injury, it's important to take action to heal. Ignoring it can make your fitness decline.
  2. Training plans are crucial, especially for endurance athletes, to keep progress on track. Sticking to a schedule can help you bounce back stronger.
  3. Listening to your body is key in endurance sports. Being proactive with your health can prevent more serious issues later.

Believe In Yourself - Ironman Italia

Venture Prose • 798 implied HN points • 17 Sep 23
🎾 Sports Training Endurance Nutrition Achievement
  1. Believing in yourself and pushing past your limits can lead to achieving great personal goals like completing a challenging race.
  2. Having a supportive coach with the right mindset, attitude, and expertise can make a significant difference in training and performance.
  3. Setting clear goals, following a structured training plan, and staying focused on the process can help in conquering difficult challenges and reaching new heights.

Savona

Splattern • 199 implied HN points • 20 Feb 24
🏝 Travel Adventure Endurance Nature Personal Growth
  1. Meeting new people can lead to deep conversations about life and personal values. One man shared how doing things he loves, like supporting figure skating, gives his life meaning.
  2. Pushing through pain can teach you about your own limits. It’s not only about physical endurance, but how your mind can keep you going even when your body feels tired.
  3. Every journey has its challenges, like deciding to keep going or stop. Sometimes, pushing through can lead to unexpected satisfaction and personal growth.

Adventures in Zone 2 Cardio Training | Part 1

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 1118 implied HN points • 29 Sep 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Fitness Training Metabolism Endurance Measurement
  1. Zone 2 cardio training is essential for metabolic health and involves moderate intensity fat-burning exercise that can be sustained for an hour.
  2. Training in Zone 2 can improve endurance, fat oxidation, and lactate clearance in slow-twitch muscle fibers, benefiting overall fitness and potentially impacting fasting tolerance.
  3. Measuring lactate levels using a meter provides precise feedback for optimal training intensity in Zone 2, leading to rapid progress and efficient workouts.
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My First Ironman 70.3

Venture Prose • 219 implied HN points • 21 May 23
🎾 Sports Athletics Training Mindset Endurance
  1. The struggle in a challenge helps you grow and reach new levels of achievement.
  2. Facing constraints can actually push you to achieve more than you thought possible.
  3. It's important for entrepreneurs to spend wisely and maintain a high rhythm, even when they have a large budget.

Blame it on the Rain

Splattern • 59 implied HN points • 26 Dec 23
🎾 Sports Running Endurance Adventure Fitness Athletics
  1. Running in the rain can be fun, but it's important to keep gear dry. Using dry-bags and garbage bags can help with that.
  2. Managing body temperature is key. A light base layer and gloves can keep you warm while running in wet weather.
  3. Connecting with friends and sharing meals is meaningful. It's great to bond over food, especially when others accommodate your dietary needs.

A Case Study In Foolishness

Weekly Wisdom • 79 implied HN points • 23 Aug 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Growth Fitness Adventure Endurance Mental Wellbeing
  1. Wisdom should be practical, not just theoretical or elegant. Learning from experiences, even foolish ones, can still offer valuable lessons.
  2. Bold acts can lead to unexpected challenges and lessons. Despite risks, facing fears can bring about a sense of accomplishment and growth.
  3. Gratitude, courage, and endurance are key qualities in facing challenges. Testing one's limits can provide unexpected insights and personal growth.

Psychling

Skeptic • 52 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🎾 Sports Cycling Endurance Racing Competition History
  1. The unfolding of life is influenced by a mix of genes, environment, and unexpected contingencies like chance events.
  2. Small decisions and chance occurrences can have significant impacts on the course of one's life.
  3. Personal narratives often present unpredictable events as rare, but in reality, contingency is a powerful force shaping our lives.

Building a Business that Endures

Femstreet • 8 implied HN points • 07 Mar 24
💼 Business Endurance Leadership Product Development Innovation Strategy
  1. Building an enduring company in 2024 involves iteratively testing ideas and speaking to customers before raising capital.
  2. An enduring business focuses on solving long-term problems, breaking down strategies into clear phases, and maintaining disciplined product development.
  3. To build an enduring company, prioritize people, product-market fit, and unit economics while embracing quick decision-making and continuous learning.

The Journey of DC Rainmaker

The Healthtech Initiative • 3 implied HN points • 23 Aug 23
🎾 Sports Technology Endurance Influence Reviews Social media
  1. DC Rainmaker started as a triathlete and tech enthusiast, creating a blog to share insights on sports gadgets.
  2. DC Rainmaker is known for thorough and unbiased reviews of sports technology products, earning trust in the sports tech community.
  3. He goes beyond product reviews to explore trends, engage with his audience, and collaborate with sports tech companies.

033: Can Fat Fuel the Athlete?

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 19 implied HN points • 08 Jul 17
🏥 Health & Wellness Nutrition Exercise Performance Metabolism Endurance
  1. Different fuel sources are utilized at different rates during athletic activities, with fat providing a lot of energy but slowly, and glucose supplying energy rapidly.
  2. Studies have shown that for high-intensity activities, glucose is essential, whereas fat can be beneficial for longer duration, lower intensity exercises.
  3. Balancing fat and glucose intake is crucial for athletic performance, as each type of fuel has its own advantages and is used differently by the body during exercise.

Book Review: "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance" by Alex Hutchinson 4/5

Poczwardowski Notes • 0 implied HN points • 20 Oct 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Endurance
  1. The book 'Endure' by Alex Hutchinson provides a scientific yet enjoyable overview of human performance limits, interwoven with stories and research.
  2. Each chapter corresponds to a different factor influencing our physical capabilities, illustrated with the narrative of a marathon run under 2 hours.
  3. The book doesn't have groundbreaking revelations but serves as a comprehensive summary of endurance knowledge, suitable for anyone interested in physical and mental capabilities.

Keep on Keeping on

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 21 Apr 20
🏥 Health & Wellness Mental health Recovery Support Endurance Gratitude
  1. Perseverance is key in tough times - just like in a marathon, focus on staying mentally strong and taking it one step at a time.
  2. Journaling and expressing gratitude can help reduce worries and stay positive during challenging times.
  3. Connecting with others, asking for support, and rewarding yourself for small victories can all contribute to getting through difficult situations.