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Re: I've been tracking everything about myself

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Post by markgarity » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 10:10 PM UTC

kevinoconnor7 wrote: post #160

PStamatiou wrote: post #63

Anand is my roommate. He's been doing this non-stop for the last 2-3 months (but thinking about it for the last 9), including while traveling internationally for the first month after he quit his job. The last month has been nightly design critiques after I got home from work :D

His handle sounds familiar. Did he used to run a design company called Dragon--or something along those lines? If so I've been impressed by his design work for a long time. Really interesting to see how his work has evolved.

Dragon Interactive - yep.

Re: I've been tracking everything about myself

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Post by kmonsen » Thu, Jul 17, 2014, 1:14 AM UTC

a8da6b0c91d wrote: post #153

aprilzero wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not a doctor but I don't think that is true for most people. One of the most fit people I know has a resting heart rate of 40-50. Mine is usually 60-70 when I'm calm - when it is 80 or more something is generally off and I need to exercise more.

The low pulse of athletes is adaptively suppressed metabolism. It is not a good thing. The body deliberately reduces resting energy expenditure as a conservation measure because it anticipates the extreme energy demands of training. Sprinters and strength athletes do no get a suppressed heart rate. It's only endurance athletes and others who train high volume. This is well understood by a lot of trainers. Low pulse a…

There seems to be very little evidence backing up your marathon reduces life statements.

Re: I've been tracking everything about myself

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Post by kayge » Fri, Jul 18, 2014, 3:19 AM UTC

chdir wrote: post #73

Slightly off topic, your site design is awesome. Would you share what libraries/frameworks/skills/time-resources are needed for something like this. Just curious. For me, the graphics & layout are far more interesting.

Agreed. The mobile version is also quite impressive (viewed on iPhone 4s w/ Safari). Nice work!