Everything posted by Jiggy-Z
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Snoring / Sleep Apnea / CPAP
Well, there you go.
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Any former 400 meter dashers out there?
Back in my 30's I trained a lot for the mile and did the 5k road race thing. As part of that, there were many 400s in my training schedule. I did a lot of them for time, but only rarely did I legitimately sprint, so I wouldn't worry about doing that for 400 meters. Think of this as a fast jog. In my 40's I got tired of running longer distances and pretty much did sets of 400's a few times per week to stay in running shape. Your main obstacle, is going to be taking it slow and not developing Achilles tendinitis or nagging shin splints. So stretch lightly before and after. So to start, I would just do some alternating walks and jogs with your dog. Start with 15 second jog/1 minute walk a few times per week and slowly build the jog time to 1 min, taking at least one minute to rest over a couple of months. Then add days until you are doing this every day, or at least every day you walk your dog. Try to time your jogs with uphill inclines as this is speed work in disguise and is much easier on the joints. This should get you started and you will be surprised at how much fitness you can gain doing just this little bit extra. After phase 1, you should be ready to jog 400 meters few times per week. Others have mentioned actually doing sprint work over shorter distances as part your training. It works wonders, but I am hesitant to recommend it before you have been running for a couple of months. But if you do want to try it. Only do it once every 7-10 days. My in my 50's sprint workout would look like this, and I am sure you could do something similar: All sprints 100-150 meters (pick an approximate distance) MAX will be your fastest jog in the beginning. After about 6 weeks you should be able to get to 5min/mile pace in the middle sections. Sprint 1: Jog to begin, accelerate to 50 % of max in the middle, decelerate towards the end. Sprint 2: Repeat Sprint 1 with 60-75% of max in the middle Sprint 3: Repeat Sprint 1 with 75%+ of max in the middle. Start a little faster and decelerate a little slower. Sprint 4: Repeat Sprint 3 with 90% of max in the middle. Sprint 5: Repeat Sprint 3 with 100% of max in the middle. Sprint 6: Repeat Sprint 5. Sprint 7: Repeat Sprint 3 Sprint 8: Repeat Sprint 2 If you do nothing but walk/jog with your dog and these sprint work outs, then you will need no other running specific training until about a month before the "race", where you can add in some weekly work outs where you will run 400 meters and walk 400 meters for 4 to 8 sets once per week just to get a feel for time, curves etc. Your friend is horrible, you should win convincingly.
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Snoring / Sleep Apnea / CPAP
Not sure how long the recall has been going on, but I got my CPAP 18 days ago, and it showed up 2 days after I ordered it. I paid the vendor directly. I used Better Night, as that is who is set up with my Dr. for kickbacks etc. Good prices compared to other online options, and really good support. Pretty easy set up overall. In fact, I was not happy with my nasal mask, so they are sending me a Dreamwear Full Face set up at no extra charge, since I am within the 30 day window. They said it would be at my house on Saturday. Not bad for Xmas Season delivery. Good luck. I'm sure everything will work out.
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Urban Meyer to Jacksonville Jaguars
Just like the NBC hit series, Supercomputer, which ran from 1975-1975.
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Austin Nostalgia Picture Thread
No. Out towards Salt Lick area.
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Austin Nostalgia Picture Thread
What was it before granny's? Seems like it was a Denny's.
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Austin Nostalgia Picture Thread
I know one of the guys that started it all way back when. He lives out in Dripping Springs now and has more real estate and more house to work with and it is something to see. He still does the Xmas lights for the Hyde Park Bar & Grill Westgate .
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Cowbots @ Washington: Week 14
Back in the day (mid 80's), when I was in Longhorn Band, band members were notorious for leaving shit on the field after practice and sometimes during halftime things were lost on the field. Nothing with the injury potential of medical shears, more like paper clips, rubber bands, lyres, safety pins, bobby pins etc. At one point the problem got so bad that somebody from the coaching staff had to have a word with us about the injury potential, especially with that hard ass astroturf field we had back then.
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Snoring / Sleep Apnea / CPAP
Medical Update: I got my CPAP last Friday and have been using it every night. The good news: Programming and set up was a breeze, wife has not complained about snoring at all, machine is quiet enough also, and I am getting usage scores of 100 out of 100 every night (5 nights) with about .5 events per hour. So all of the external factors are great. The not so good news: My sleep is not so good, both by how I feel and as measured by my smart watch. Not a huge drop, but noticeable. I think some of it is getting used to the treatment, but I feel like I am waking up or in light sleep too much. I wake at night sometimes and mess with breathing, allowing pressure to build up, releasing through my mouth etc., and go back to sleep. I think one possibility is that I try to mouth breath once I try to begin snoring, and then go back to nasal breathing, but it kind of startles me so I come out of sleep at least 3-5 times per night. I have tried sleeping without my MAD and that makes the mouth breathing worse. I am not generally a mouth breather, but am interested in what a full mask might do. I will give it some more time, but given the proper working of the treatment side, I think I might need some kind of adjustments. Any thoughts?
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Netflix Recommendations
Obliviously mentioned on this thread before is Derry Girls. Just finished a rewatch and laughed my ass off all over again. Giving it a bump for lazy surls. Also, at 24 minutes per, good show to sneak in an episode or two while waiting for household members to finish up what they are doing before feature presentation.
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5-7 Bowl eligible?
With a bowl win and the spring game we will be an even .500. B
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What are you thankful for today?
Will try to report back Monday. It will be tough to relay the actual disfunction in the written form as these things are always best experienced live.
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What are you thankful for today?
Thankful this day comes only once a year, until the next holiday. It was a rough one and it's not over yet. Lot of tension over here. Thinking I should drink more and start slinging insults, just to get everything out in the open.
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Snoring / Sleep Apnea / CPAP
OK. Did the home sleep study and the result are in: But first a little refresher. Me 5'-11" 195lbs, 54. Dock says neck is a bit thick as is my tongue. Slightly deviated septum which doc says is too slight to make much of a difference. I have a MAD that helps but according to the wife, not nearly enough. I get almost 8 hrs of sleep/night and do not feel tired during the day or yawn a lot. Did a sleep study 15 years ago and was diagnosed with mild apnea and Dr. did not push CPAP. Wife was concerned about CPAP noise at the time so decided to try weight management (although I was not overweight at the time) and... I am about the same. REI: 10.5 OAI: 2.7 CAI: 0.9 Desat Index: 11.5 Average Desat %: 92% High Desat %: 97% Low Desat %: 83% Mean HR: 54.5BPM Lowest HR: 45 BPM (unusual, normally I get into the mid to upper 30's) Highest HR: 86 BPM 217 snoring episodes
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Tinnitus
Not only that, but at of UNHEARD OF prices.
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Mass casualty event in Waukesha, WI
In before Cloak Room reassignment.
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Austin Nostalgia Picture Thread
But I like it, too.
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How to get laid, according to the Hallmark Movie Channel
My 70 year old secretary who looks likes like a Mexican Hallmark version of the perfect abuela, is addicted to not only Hallmark but her telenovellas. Mornings she watches churchy stuff, afternoons are for romance/smut.
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Austin Nostalgia Picture Thread
My non gringo business partner from Durango, loved that place. He also really likes Jacalito's over on East Oltorf, which I think is still there.
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Austin Nostalgia Picture Thread
That place was legit. Also had lots of interesting Mayan and Aztec soft core porn hanging on the walls.
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Austin Nostalgia Picture Thread
Don't forget about the Southside theater, which is now Blazertag. In addition to movies, the theater also served as a church for St. Catherine's of Sienna parish while the building funds were being raised and land was being acquired back in the early 80s. The was also a theater on Pleasant Valley.
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All Things Brisket
Need source for brisket and turkey for smoking at home. Gonna do em on the Big Green Egg. Thanks.
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When did Craigslist stop being good?
Items I lightly traffic in have been way off since the pandemic hit. Large sporting goods items that are relatively expensive and hard to ship. Camper shells, Kayaks, and mountain bikes etc. I like to buy and sell camper shells that have some component that I like. I buy a shell take what I want clean them up, do minor repairs and then sell them again. Not too many good ones are coming up and some are just way too expensive. However, if you are willing to sit on one for a few weeks the market is there. Bikes are for shit right now. New Hobie kayaks are on back order all over the country/world. Nothing good going on there either. I don't really deal in these things for profit, its more of an exercise in constant upgrading to save money and occupy my time. Facebook marketplace seems like it sucks, was probably better before the pandemic.
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Denis Villeneuve's Dune
Seems like something Gordon Sumner would do.
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Burnt Ends Dinner Location
Where is the fun on that? But seriously, Catfish Parlor, Ben White.