How long can you smash till you break ?
02-04-15, 11:08 AM
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02-04-15, 11:40 AM
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02-04-15, 12:06 PM
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Not for me. I get that's a log scale on the x axis. The two thresholds are undefined and don't seem quite right. However it seems to me that most sprinters can hold it all-out for about 10 seconds. I used to be able to hold a very hard hill sprint for 45 seconds. The OP implies that he can hold it for 2 minutes. What's the "Lactic Acid System?" Most folks use the terms aerobic system for the so-called fat burning range and the glycolytic system for the glycogen burning range, which of course overlap in various ways. However the Overall Performance line should not be flat from 1 minute on out, not by a long shot.
02-04-15, 12:07 PM
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THE Smashburger story
At Smashburger, we believe that smashing is better. Our handcrafted burgers are smashed, seared and seasoned to order.
Smashburger--mmmm! And in this context, quite funny if you want to build on the bathroom humor.
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02-04-15, 12:09 PM
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I have been an out-of-the-saddle climber forever. I have done many long hills on fix gears and certainly have done more than a mile at a stretch. 1 mile = 5280' = 63,360". But I make it a point not to smash anything.
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02-04-15, 12:14 PM
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Not for me. I get that's a log scale on the x axis. The two thresholds are undefined and don't seem quite right. However it seems to me that most sprinters can hold it all-out for about 10 seconds. I used to be able to hold a very hard hill sprint for 45 seconds. The OP implies that he can hold it for 2 minutes. What's the "Lactic Acid System?" Most folks use the terms aerobic system for the so-called fat burning range and the glycolytic system for the glycogen burning range, which of course overlap in various ways. However the Overall Performance line should not be flat from 1 minute on out, not by a long shot.
Ben
02-04-15, 12:50 PM
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02-04-15, 12:57 PM
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I don't think we're interested in any facts, data, or other nonsense.
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