bertusras Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 Hah, appropriate thread title to go with this article Outside Djibouti City, US base Camp Lemonnier is clearly visible. The United States Naval Expeditionary Base from which drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia are launched is marked out by the exercise regimes of thousands of US servicemen and women. But almost as visible, to the southwest of Camp Lemonnier, is a smaller base, unmarked on maps but ringed by inhabitants running circuits of the external walls. The compound appears to be a CIA “black site”, first publicly named as such by analyst Markus Ranum just a week before the heatmap confirmed its activity:
EmptyB Posted January 31, 2018 Posted January 31, 2018 Is this kinda thing common on Strava?Kudos to Jessy...
ChUkKy Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 First rule of SEX Club, don’t post about SEX Club! I just wanna know what the group activity is
Pieter1 Posted February 1, 2018 Posted February 1, 2018 I just wanna know what the group activity is Group rides seem the most likely answer.
Man with no name Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Years ago when we used to illegally ride table mountain on the full moon it was understood that if you loaded your ride on Strava it had to remain private. Needless to say, some guys ignored that and posted their illegal rides. The numbers got our of hand and guess what? We can't ride table mountain on full moon any more. 10 years of tradition wiped out in a few months.A bit like Orangekloof? [emoji48] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Jewbacca Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Truth be told, most people who use STRAVA don't really 'use' strava... There are far better programes for Recording Data to be used with weekly fatigue, planned weight loss and power gains etc The top end guys most often have a coach who analyses the data collected and works out proper programes accordingly, including rest weeks and proper recovery. I would stretch it to say that 80% of strava users say 'I just use it as a way to track my progress and see how far I've gone in a week' but still upload all rides publicly, secretly check the segments they thought they rode well against their mates and get a small erection every time gives them Kudos and tells them how fast/far/often/whatever they are going. It's social media and big dicking for most and entirely not necessary. Keeping a log book and recording your data manually will achieve the same results, it just means that you won't get a cool video at the end of the year and all the non athletic people you never met can't give you thumbs in bums when you upload particularly impressive rides to Facebook
Chingy182 Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Truth be told, most people who use STRAVA don't really 'use' strava... There are far better programes for Recording Data to be used with weekly fatigue, planned weight loss and power gains etc The top end guys most often have a coach who analyses the data collected and works out proper programes accordingly, including rest weeks and proper recovery. I would stretch it to say that 80% of strava users say 'I just use it as a way to track my progress and see how far I've gone in a week' but still upload all rides publicly, secretly check the segments they thought they rode well against their mates and get a small erection every time gives them Kudos and tells them how fast/far/often/whatever they are going. It's social media and big dicking for most and entirely not necessary. Keeping a log book and recording your data manually will achieve the same results, it just means that you won't get a cool video at the end of the year and all the non athletic people you never met can't give you thumbs in bums when you upload particularly impressive rides to FacebookI want to give you kudos right now, but I'm not sure if it defeats the purpose of your post
428 others Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Truth be told, most people who use STRAVA don't really 'use' strava... There are far better programes for Recording Data to be used with weekly fatigue, planned weight loss and power gains etc The top end guys most often have a coach who analyses the data collected and works out proper programes accordingly, including rest weeks and proper recovery. I would stretch it to say that 80% of strava users say 'I just use it as a way to track my progress and see how far I've gone in a week' but still upload all rides publicly, secretly check the segments they thought they rode well against their mates and get a small erection every time gives them Kudos and tells them how fast/far/often/whatever they are going. It's social media and big dicking for most and entirely not necessary. Keeping a log book and recording your data manually will achieve the same results, it just means that you won't get a cool video at the end of the year and all the non athletic people you never met can't give you thumbs in bums when you upload particularly impressive rides to Facebook Social Media for most yes. The creative attention seeking ride names are the best. "Mind Clearing Ride - Legs not 100%" "Hoping the flu leaves me in the new year" etc etc
dave303e Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Truth be told, most people who use STRAVA don't really 'use' strava... There are far better programes for Recording Data to be used with weekly fatigue, planned weight loss and power gains etc The top end guys most often have a coach who analyses the data collected and works out proper programes accordingly, including rest weeks and proper recovery. I would stretch it to say that 80% of strava users say 'I just use it as a way to track my progress and see how far I've gone in a week' but still upload all rides publicly, secretly check the segments they thought they rode well against their mates and get a small erection every time gives them Kudos and tells them how fast/far/often/whatever they are going. It's social media and big dicking for most and entirely not necessary. Keeping a log book and recording your data manually will achieve the same results, it just means that you won't get a cool video at the end of the year and all the non athletic people you never met can't give you thumbs in bums when you upload particularly impressive rides to Facebook This... People also comparing distance or time trained and not thinking about quality over quantity and rest vs race. You also have to question sports watches, when a South African won the toughest single day multisport event this weekend(no not ironman that is not the hardest multisport event sorry to burst your bubble) without a sports watch on at all...
Bloukrans Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 This... People also comparing distance or time trained and not thinking about quality over quantity and rest vs race. You also have to question sports watches, when a South African legend won the toughest single day multisport event this weekend(no not ironman that is not the hardest multisport event sorry to burst your bubble) without a sports watch on at all...Fixed it for you.
Tim Brink Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 For most yes. The creative attention seeking ride names are the best. "Mind Clearing Ride - Legs not 100%" "Hoping the flu leaves me in the new year" etc etcIs that similar to not using your real name as your BikeHub profile name? *coatdoor
EmJayZA Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Truth be told, most people who use STRAVA don't really 'use' strava... There are far better programes for Recording Data to be used with weekly fatigue, planned weight loss and power gains etc The top end guys most often have a coach who analyses the data collected and works out proper programes accordingly, including rest weeks and proper recovery. I would stretch it to say that 80% of strava users say 'I just use it as a way to track my progress and see how far I've gone in a week' but still upload all rides publicly, secretly check the segments they thought they rode well against their mates and get a small erection every time gives them Kudos and tells them how fast/far/often/whatever they are going. It's social media and big dicking for most and entirely not necessary. Keeping a log book and recording your data manually will achieve the same results, it just means that you won't get a cool video at the end of the year and all the non athletic people you never met can't give you thumbs in bums when you upload particularly impressive rides to Facebook It's human nature to compare ourselves to each other - which is perfectly natural (social comparison theory). Strava helps us understand our own level of ability, and how we fit in with the rest. Competition (as long as it stays healthy and reasonable) is never a bad thing. I am by no means great at any of my sports, but I do enjoy seeing my club mate's activities and seeing their progress. It's also quite motivational to have your mates check out a ride or run and point out how well you are doing or progressing. Yes - I have a ton of better tools at my disposal (which I do use, and I am sure other do too), but they don't really connect me to any community as well as Strava does. If you are super competitive, and need an online app to validate your activities, then maybe you are in your chosen sport for the wrong reasons? Yes, people do take it too far and base their own identities around their performance, but there are a lot of positives too.
Mongoose! Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Truth be told, most people who use STRAVA don't really 'use' strava... There are far better programes for Recording Data to be used with weekly fatigue, planned weight loss and power gains etc Please share program names. Currently using Strava and Garmin Connect only. Used to use Trainer road, but only on the smart trainer indoor. not sure if you can used it on the road.
Wil6 Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Please share program names. Currently using Strava and Garmin Connect only.Used to use Trainer road, but only on the smart trainer indoor. not sure if you can used it on the road.Training Peaks
428 others Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 Is that similar to not using your real name as your BikeHub profile name? *coatdoor Could be... except not changing our creative hub names with every post...
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