#sweetspot

[freerangeeventing]

Today's office doodles

#seekers #maccadam #sweetspot #doodles #starscream #if you cant tell i do math for a living lmao

[missbirdsongssweettooth]

Whether you're celebrating a special moment, treating yourself, or delighting a loved one, our lollipops make for the perfect sweet companion. Individually wrapped and ready to brighten any occasion, they're a charming addition to birthdays, stocking stuffers, or just a casual day of sweet indulgence.

#SweetSpot #CandyCrush #SugarRush #SweetTreats #CandyHaven #ConfectioneryDelights #TreatYourself #SugarSculptures #DecadentDelights #SweetToothHeaven #Candylicious #IndulgeInSweets

[cyclingtrainingblog]

FTP Increases vs Progression Level Decreases | Training Journal #4

I tabbed a big red button and now somewhat regret it.

After my Monday rest day, I completed a sweetspot and an endurance workout. Nothing special during those.

Then, after I finished last night's endurance ride, Trainerroad (TR) told me that an AI FTP detection was available. I briefly considered postponing it until the end of this week which happens to be my last "proper" week of base 1 (by proper I mean "not recovery" which of course is important as well). But then, you know, these red buttons are enticing. And so I tabbed.

The AI told me that my FTP had increased by 6 watts. Nothing spectacular. But in the TR world, FTP increases come at an opportunity cost: your progression levels (PLs) will go down. If you aren't aware of what PLs on TR are, you can read this blog post. The tl;dr is that PLs assess your capabilities in specific zones based on the workouts you completed and your responses to them. PLs are then used to pick adequate workouts for you in those zones.

Instead of only relying on your FTP number, this means workout selection can be more fine-tuned. PLs will, for example, influence the length of the intervals at a given intensity and the rest periods between them (indirectly, by picking workouts of certain TR-internal scores). And that's exactly where said opportunity cost comes in.

Once I accepted the FTP change - which I once again did have to confirm, so no one to blame but myself - my PLs dropped rather significantly. While I don't know the algorithm TR uses, a Threshold drop from 5 to 3.4 seems significant, especially given the rather small increase in FTP watts.

Those PL drops, then, resulted in a change of my next workouts. I had finally trained up to the point that my upcoming sweetspot workout would have included 15-minute intervals. The workout it was replaced with only has (more) 4-minute intervals.

Why is that bugging me a bit, you wonder?

Well, the below episode of the rather brilliant Empirical Cycling podcast explains why there is a minimum duration that your FTP/Threshold intervals should have in order to effectively stress the targeted energy system and trigger the intended adaptations - around 15 minutes, according to Kolie Moore.

I assume that the same logic applies to other zones/energy systems too. Moreover, the lower the zone/intensity, the longer the minimum time should be. So in the case of sweetspot intervals, 15 minutes is really the bottom end of effective SS work.

Now, don't get me wrong, it's certainly a good choice by TR to ramp people up to higher interval durations. Progressive overload, target audience, and so forth. And the PL system makes a lot of sense to me as well. It's just that I would have certainly preferred to finish my training block with longer intervals, even at slightly lower watts. And I have the hunch that it would have been the better choice in terms of physiological adaptations as well.

As said, Trainerroad gave me the choice and I did have some doubts about going ahead. So I should have postponed the AI FTP detection by a few days. But then, from a system design aspect, it would maybe make more sense, in a situation like mine, to postpone the prominent call-to-action ("new AI FTP detection available") until the recovery week. After all, it's hard to resist the curiosity and potential gratification that might come with a higher FTP.

#cycling #training adaptations #interval length #sweetspot #ftp #SoundCloud

[fit2b]

Sugar is such a soother because it causes the release of dopamine, also known as a happy hormone. However, other things can stimulate dopamine too!

Where you are getting your sweet cravings filled... food? friends? fun? family? faith? fitness? Simply observe where sweetness is coming into play in your life and whether you are "seeking the sweet" in one area over others. Sweet things make us happy due to dopamine, and there's lots of ways to to pursue sweetness beyond diet. We can enjoy sweet moments with our families, in our faith, with our friends, during our workouts AND with food. Find the balance and find your sweet spot!

P.S. Sugar plays a HUGE role in perimenopause symptoms. If you have access to our ProActive Perimenopause course, you can check out the "Foods That Fight" lesson to learn more!

If you're trying to eat less sugar, check out our 7-Day Sugar Free Challenge that encourages you to eat more of the good sweets and less of the harmful ones.

#sweetspot #sugarfree #stomachingsugar #sweetabs #fit2b #sugarmama #sweetlife #healthymom #nourishedmoms #diastasisrecti #corework #abexercises #onlinelearning #onlineworkouts #sugarabs

[bubblegumpublishing]

Business, As CEO's we are always looking for new opportunities to grow our company. But is bigger always better? We're all looking for that sweet spot, whether we're in business or not. It's that perfect place where we can do our best work, achieve the most success, and feel fulfilled in what we're doing. For entrepreneurs, finding and nurturing your company's sweet spot is essential to success. But what does it mean to find your company's sweet spot? And how can you go about finding it? In this blog post I'll explore those questions and more. So read on if you're interested in learning more about this important topic!

#BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #CompanySuccess #SweetSpot #FindingYourPath #StrategicPlanning #BusinessDevelopment #MarketResearch #SuccessFactors #Fulfillment

[top-dog-advisor]

Are Dogs Ticklish?

#thesound #sweetspot

[biancarogers]

M2 Pro Mac mini TEARDOWN review! 🍎 https://applevideos.co.uk/mac-studio/m2-pro-mac-mini-teardown-review

#thenew #sweetspot

[kamikaze4roller]

#apple pay #coffetime #sweetspot

[joyffree]

NewRelease avail. on #KindleUnlimited

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@authoradrianalocke

#sweetspot #smalltown #singleparent #baseball #romance #adrianalocke #kindleunlimited #newrelease

[tredingwax4slabs]

2010 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Autograph Mini Helmet NCAA Daryl Clark /150. #thehobby #footballcards #collegefootballcards #upperdeck #sweetspot #autograph #weare #pennstate #nittanylions #whodoyoucollect https://www.instagram.com/p/CiVDBLKOW_i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#thehobby #footballcards #collegefootballcards #upperdeck #sweetspot #autograph #weare #pennstate #nittanylions #whodoyoucollect

[eric-sadahire]

Many tourists travel in search of a peaceful place, where is no traffic, no annoying neighbors and no disturbing noises at night. Well, there’s an island out there that has Just Enough Room to meet all the wishes of peace and quiet. And that’s exactly why it’s named Just Enough Room.

Where there’s just enough room for a house and few trees.

#funfacts #peacefulplace #tinyisland #justenoughroom #onehouse #perfectfit #isolation #noneighbors #nonoise #notraffic #privacy #sweetspot #perfect #acrylic #painting #artoftheday #artist on tumblr #tumblararian #artwork #dailyartwork #outsiderart #lowbrowart #kunst #flomm #flommist #sadahirecoasters #handpaintedbeercoaster #perspective

[freerangeeventing]

#doodles #starscream #skyfire #sweetspot #tf oc #maccadam #ploki

[nicodrawings]

Some more toh stuff

#my drawings #artist on tumblr #art #fan art #illustration #toh #luz noceda #hunter noceda #willow park #gus porter #mattholomule #the owl house season 3 #gustholomule #huntlow #yup im sticking to this type of linework #i found my sweetspot #finally feel like i got some sort of grip on cell shading #the owl house

[fit2b]

Here's the vicious circle: Too much sugar in your diet can lead to an unhappy gut which can lead to constipation and bloating which causes more pressure on the abs which stretches them out (hello, Diastasis Recti) so they aren't supporting your organs which messes with your mind and hormones which makes you just want more sweets to comfort yourself!

If you're trying to eat less sugar, check out our 7-Day Sugar-Free Challenge that encourages you to eat more of the good sweets and less of the harmful ones.

#sweetspot#sugarfree#stomachingsugar#sweetabs#fit2b#sugarmama#sweetlife#healthymom#nourishedmoms#diastasisrecti#corework#abexercises#onlinelearning#onlineworkouts#sugarabs

#sweetspot #sugarfree #stomachingsugar #sweetabs #fit2b #sugarmama #sweetlife #healthymom #nourishedmoms #diastasisrecti #corework #abexercises #onlinelearning #onlineworkouts #sugarabs

[calamitaswrath]

Soo, it has been a while since the last poll - the server shutdown for X just really took all the momentum out of that for me. Though it also didn't help that I didn't quite know what poll to run next. But now I do, so now it's time for:

(Link to beard poll for M!Cross)

#xenoblade #xenoblade chronicles x #xenoblade x #xeno x #xbcx #xcx #tumblr designs a xenoblade chronicles x player avatar #tumblr poll #thank goodness I got mods now #cause otherwise I'd have nothing to run parallel to the beard poll #anyway personal opinion but the larger sizes really don't look that good #and the smaller ones also look kinda off #so default really kinda is a sweetspot there

[ilovedthestars]

Trick or treat? 🪣

i hope you like More Angst!! this is the start of a wip called Lies which fell victim to the problem that a lot of my fics do--it had a solid beginning, then started to get more fuzzy at the end, and I never figured out how i wanted to end it. nonetheless i think the premise was pretty fun to play around with! i'm pretty sure it was inspired by an exported despair pit idea, SO.

a heads up/cw for...not sure how one would phrase it, but the POV character (murderbot) being uncertain of what's real and what's not.

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This time when I restarted, I wasn’t on Preservation Station, or in a cubicle, or back on my last company survey. I was lying on the platform of ART’s MedSystem. Fuck. This meant they’d found some of my hidden logs and cracked the encryption. If they knew about ART then I didn’t know what else they knew. “Oh, SecUnit, you’re awake. We’re so glad to have you back.” It sounded so much like Mensah this time. They’d finally gotten the gentle tone of her voice just right. This was the most convincing lie yet. I still wasn’t going to fall for it. NotMensah was sitting next to me, in a chair beside the platform. Standing a little behind her was Three. No, wait, NotThree. This meant they knew about Three, too. That was bad. They might get in touch with Barish-Estranza and tell them their destroyed SecUnit wasn’t really destroyed. They might be able to track it down. Maybe they already had. Maybe it was in here with me, being fed its own stream of lies. “Do you know where you are?” NotMensah said gently. “Do you remember what happened?” I knew exactly where I was. I couldn’t feel the hard lab table underneath me but I knew it was there. Human brains were great at simulating imaginary scenarios. So was mine, if it was fed the right instructions. It almost felt like I was really in ART’s MedSystem. Just like it had felt like I was in all the other places they had shown me. I got a ping that felt exactly like ART. They’d figured out a way to fake its feed address. I blocked the connection and shut down my feed. I wasn’t stupid enough to fall for that. “You were captured by the company,” NotMensah said. She paused, waiting for my reaction. I didn’t give them one. It wasn’t like that was a surprise. They knew I was aware of what they were doing to me. They’d wiped sections of my short-term memory but it wasn’t hard to piece together that I was company property again. NotThree sent me a memory file of my body clamped to a lab table, staring blankly at the ceiling. They wouldn’t even have had to fake that. This scenario was more realistic than the others, but I knew I was still in the lab with bright lights and wires and humans that rummaged around in my brain. Then it sent another file, time-stamped later, of it carrying me on board the ship, depositing me in ART’s MedSystem, leaking fluids across the floor as it did so. We rescued you, NotThree said. Why were they doing this? Why couldn’t they just hurt me?

#stars wips #ask game answers #murderbot #if you know what cw would be appropriate to tag this for please let me know #just in case i'll add #unreality #when i say my ideal angst sweetspot is only one of the two: the situation is actually bad OR the character has given up hope #this is one of the fics i'm thinking of