Bonjour j'ai une question j'ai déjà tout ce qu'il faut pour mes grosses cartes rares
mais je me demande comment proteger les autres ? commune sans intérêt et surtout les les holos, les reverses tout ça sans grande valeurs mais qui sont belles ?
Merci je suis prêt à investir pour que ce soit propre
Quick write up, hopefully useful for anyone on the fence.
Background: I got into tracking about a year ago thanks to Whoop, using the trial. I was sold overall, but the trial ended and the price stopped me. So I went with a Fitbit Air instead. At first it was fine, then it started feeling too smooth, too flat.
One thing worth mentioning: I switched straight from Whoop to Fitbit, so the contrast was immediate. And I can clearly see inconsistencies in the data. It would be presumptuous of me to claim Whoop is objectively more accurate, I have no way of proving that. But it lined up far better with how I actually felt, and that counts for something.
The app: less bad than I expected, but way too scattered for me. I prefer Whoop's centralized approach, with the option to dig into the detail when you actually want it.
What made me leave:
Everything is amplified. You never just sleep "okay". You either slept great or you slept terribly. There is no middle ground.
Recovery works the same way. It is never average, it is all one way or all the other. I know nothing about algorithms, but some of these feel shaky. I know you should listen to your body first, and that the device is only interpreting physiological signals, but sometimes it gets dramatic. The number of times it told me "careful, you are waking up in bad shape, skip your session"... At some point I decided to deliberately ignore it to compare. Every single time I felt completely fine.
The fitness score is the same, black or white. And resilience is permanently black, since it is permanently low.
The coach is messy and fixates on random things. Tell it once that you went kayaking and it will bring it up six months later: "great job working your shoulders, that will really help with your kayaking." And you are sitting there thinking, please never mention that again.
Auto detection is not there. Walking, no problem. Naps, fine. But I watched myself swim for 45 minutes with nothing detected at all. Worst one, 25 minutes on the SkiErg with my heart rate way up, and nothing.
All of that added up, and I just subscribed to Whoop.
On the "Whoop killer" thing: I do not think the Fitbit is one. I also think a lot of people have buyer's syndrome. Once you have paid for something, you build a belief around it. It is like betting on a horse. You put money on number 6, and suddenly you only watch number 6, you are convinced it can win, and you find every possible reason why it looks good out there.
I had this same conversation with two friends who own Fitbits. They want to keep theirs, because they do not expect much from the data in the first place. And that might be the real conclusion here: the Fitbit seems great for someone moderately active, or not active at all, who mainly wants some guidance. If you are after fine grained data you can actually train off, I think you will be disappointed.
Quick write up, hopefully useful for anyone on the fence.
Background: I got into tracking about a year ago thanks to Whoop, using the trial. I was sold overall, but the trial ended and the price stopped me. So I went with a Fitbit Air instead. At first it was fine, then it started feeling too smooth, too flat.
One thing worth mentioning: I switched straight from Whoop to Fitbit, so the contrast was immediate. And I can clearly see inconsistencies in the data. It would be presumptuous of me to claim Whoop is objectively more accurate, I have no way of proving that. But it lined up far better with how I actually felt, and that counts for something.
The app: less bad than I expected, but way too scattered for me. I prefer Whoop's centralized approach, with the option to dig into the detail when you actually want it.
What made me leave:
Everything is amplified. You never just sleep "okay". You either slept great or you slept terribly. There is no middle ground.
Recovery works the same way. It is never average, it is all one way or all the other. I know nothing about algorithms, but some of these feel shaky. I know you should listen to your body first, and that the device is only interpreting physiological signals, but sometimes it gets dramatic. The number of times it told me "careful, you are waking up in bad shape, skip your session"... At some point I decided to deliberately ignore it to compare. Every single time I felt completely fine.
The fitness score is the same, black or white. And resilience is permanently black, since it is permanently low.
The coach is messy and fixates on random things. Tell it once that you went kayaking and it will bring it up six months later: "great job working your shoulders, that will really help with your kayaking." And you are sitting there thinking, please never mention that again.
Auto detection is not there. Walking, no problem. Naps, fine. But I watched myself swim for 45 minutes with nothing detected at all. Worst one, 25 minutes on the SkiErg with my heart rate way up, and nothing.
All of that added up, and I just subscribed to Whoop.
On the "Whoop killer" thing: I do not think the Fitbit is one. I also think a lot of people have buyer's syndrome. Once you have paid for something, you build a belief around it. It is like betting on a horse. You put money on number 6, and suddenly you only watch number 6, you are convinced it can win, and you find every possible reason why it looks good out there.
I had this same conversation with two friends who own Fitbits. They want to keep theirs, because they do not expect much from the data in the first place. And that might be the real conclusion here: the Fitbit seems great for someone moderately active, or not active at all, who mainly wants some guidance. If you are after fine grained data you can actually train off, I think you will be disappointed.
Hi everyone, ☕️
After a lot of questions asked here over the past few weeks, my setup is finally complete. Genuine thanks to everyone who took the time to advise me on the machine, the grinder and the accessories. Your feedback saved me from several mistakes and, above all, helped me decide on the things I’d been going back and forth on for weeks.
The setup:
Machine: Sage Bambino Plus (Black Truffle)
Grinder: Baratza Encore ESP
Normcore 54 mm bottomless portafilter
IMS Precision basket, H24
Normcore lower shower screen, 53.3 mm / 1.7 mm
Normcore 53.3 mm tamper
Normcore dosing funnel
Normcore distribution tool
WDT tool
Normcore RDT spray bottle
Sage The Knock Box 20
Tamping mat and machine mat
Maestri House scale
Airscape storage canister
About how I actually drink coffee: I pull strictly double espressos at 17 to 18 g in, and nothing else. No lattes, no cappuccinos, no milk drinks at all. The whole setup is built around that one single shot.
I know exactly what some of you are going to say, and you’d be right: the money that went into accessories would have been far better spent on a better grinder, which is still the real bottleneck here. I’m fully aware of that. But I like the setup this way. I like the ritual, the gear and the consistency of the whole thing, and that’s part of why I make coffee in the first place.
And while I’m confessing, I might as well go all in: I’m planning to replace my current WDT with a Normcore WDT, purely so the whole lineup matches. Feel free to start roasting me.
Hi everyone,
I use a Sage/Breville Bambino Plus with a bottomless portafilter. I currently have an IMS H24 basket and usually dose 18 g of coffee.
I’m going to receive a standard 1.7 mm puck screen, and I’m worried that the H24 might not leave enough headspace, particularly with darker roasts.
Should I:
Would the H26 be a better choice, or could it leave too much empty space with an 18 g dose?
If anyone uses a Bambino Plus with an IMS basket and a 1.7 mm puck screen, I’d really appreciate hearing which basket height and dose work best for you.
Thanks!
Hey everyone. English isn't my first language, so sorry in advance for any mistakes.
Here's my situation: I paid an analyst to break down Andrew Tackett's takedown system, and I now have a detailed written analysis of how his standing game works (collar tie as the main entry, snap downs, underhook to bodylock, back takes, specific finishes, and so on).
What I'm missing is the footage to go with it. I want to build a compilation that matches these concepts, so I'm hoping some of you can point me to specific matches, rounds or clips where Tackett shows any of the following:
- Collar tie work: snap downs, using the tie to tire the opponent and open up entries
- Shooting on the lead leg when the opponent's hands come up high
- Underhook entries that flow into a bodylock
- Knee taps against a whizzer
- Underhook slide-bys
- Getting to the back (shucks / back takes)
- Finishing with a bodylock, front headlock or rear bodylock
- Mat returns and turtle breakdowns after the takedown
- Any "power twist" style finishes
- His control concepts in general (controlling head height, covering the legs to shut down scrambles)
It can be competition matches, sparring or rolling footage, or even just a specific round you have in mind. Anything helps, I'll condense it all at the end.
To be clear: I'm not looking for opinions on whether the analysis is good, useful or worth the money. That's not what this post is about. I just really need help finding the footage.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Hey everyone. English isn't my first language, so sorry in advance for any mistakes.
Here's my situation: I paid an analyst to break down Andrew Tackett's takedown system, and I now have a detailed written analysis of how his standing game works (collar tie as the main entry, snap downs, underhook to bodylock, back takes, specific finishes, and so on).
What I'm missing is the footage to go with it. I want to build a compilation that matches these concepts, so I'm hoping some of you can point me to specific matches, rounds or clips where Tackett shows any of the following:
- Collar tie work: snap downs, using the tie to tire the opponent and open up entries
- Shooting on the lead leg when the opponent's hands come up high
- Underhook entries that flow into a bodylock
- Knee taps against a whizzer
- Underhook slide-bys
- Getting to the back (shucks / back takes)
- Finishing with a bodylock, front headlock or rear bodylock
- Mat returns and turtle breakdowns after the takedown
- Any "power twist" style finishes
- His control concepts in general (controlling head height, covering the legs to shut down scrambles)
It can be competition matches, sparring or rolling footage, or even just a specific round you have in mind. Anything helps, I'll condense it all at the end.
To be clear: I'm not looking for opinions on whether the analysis is good, useful or worth the money. That's not what this post is about. I just really need help finding the footage.
Thanks a lot in advance.
I train wrestling and grappling, plus lifting on the side. My band is calibrated, the data is clean, nothing rigged. In short, my body keeps up.
And yet the app keeps parking my readiness at rock bottom. At first I figured fine, I’ll play along, I’ll listen to it instead of pushing through. Result: after a 9 hour night, having done nothing at all the day before, no session, no particular fatigue, it tells me my readiness is 20 and advises me to rest.
Rest from what exactly? From my day on the couch?
At that point it isn’t an indicator anymore, it’s a permanent alarm generator. A score that always says “you’re fried” says nothing at all, because it no longer distinguishes a real fatigue day from a full rest day. And the worst part is that if you actually follow it, you end up limiting yourself on sessions you’re perfectly capable of doing.
That was one time too many. Uninstalling and switching to Bevel.
Btw to get this score with my whoop I have to drink vodka and sleep 2hours …
I’m using Bevel and my calories are calculated fine in Google Health (my step count, workouts and activity all show up there), but in Bevel my burned/active calories are stuck at 0. Every day it just says 0 calories burned, even after workouts.
Has anyone had this? Is there a data source setting I need to enable so Bevel pulls active energy from Google Health? Or does Bevel only read active energy from an Apple Watch / Apple Health? Any fix would be appreciated. Thanks!
Btw at the end of the Day everything is calculated
I’ve just connected my Fitbit Air to Bevel through the new Google Health integration (Settings → Data Sources → Add Integration → Google Health, added in 3.1.0).
Bevel says the Stress Score combines heart rate and HRV while isolating movement data, on a 0 to 100 scale. But that implies continuous, intraday HRV, which is the kind of thing Whoop does natively.
My question: does Google Health actually expose intraday HRV from the Fitbit Air, or only a nightly HRV value from sleep? Because if it’s nightly only, I don’t see how Bevel can produce a real time stress curve during the day.
For those of you running Bevel with a Fitbit Air:
1. Do you get a Stress curve that actually moves during waking hours, or is it flat / empty outside of sleep?
2. Does it look plausible (spikes during work, drops when resting), or does it look interpolated from heart rate alone?
3. How long did it take before the score stopped looking like noise?
Not asking for the exact algorithm, Bevel doesn’t publish it. I just want to know if the underlying data is even there. Thanks
How much it will cost me ? And I can use noop right?
Hi everyone,
I’m currently on drip/filter coffee, but I’d like to switch and only drink espresso from now on. Singles and doubles, never with milk, no cappuccino or anything fancy. Just a good espresso to drink, that’s it.
I’ve read quite a bit on the topic before posting, but I feel like I fell down the wrong side of the rabbit hole. I mostly ran into people who are super passionate and super optimized, weighing everything to the gram, swapping baskets every six months, debating pressure and temperature for hours. That’s great, but it’s not my goal. I just want a good result without turning it into a religion.
My starting idea is the De’Longhi Dedica EC685.M. So a few questions:
Is it a sensible choice for someone who wants decent single and double espresso without becoming a barista? Or would you go with something else for a better time/taste comfort tradeoff?
The thing that’s actually holding me back: the grinder. I only buy my coffee from a local roaster, and they grind it for me for my drip machine. Can I just ask them for an espresso grind and be done with it, or is a home grinder really unavoidable to get a drinkable espresso? I’ve gathered that the grind is the critical point, but I’d like a clear take on this before spending.
If a grinder is a must, which one would you recommend to keep things simple and durable, without going into competition-grade gear?
For context, I’m willing to spend money, budget isn’t the issue. What I’m after is the right comfort/result balance. A setup that makes me a good espresso every day, without extravagance and without taking over my life.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Hey everyone,
I'm currently on the Whoop trial and overall I'm satisfied. My only real complaint: it detects activities whenever and however it wants, not always reliable on that front. The big downside is the price, I find it too expensive. So if I don't find anything better, I probably won't have a choice but to buy it, but I'd like to explore the alternatives first.
What I'm looking for: something simple, precise and effective. By that I mean no fluff data. I couldn't care less about the AI assistant and all the gimmicks around it.
Concretely, I just want a device that:
I don't need a gadget telling me "hey you're doing fine". I listen to my body, but you get the idea: I just like having a clear data point on hand to confirm what I'm already feeling.
I'm also not the type to stare at my ECG every two seconds. But I do like having simple, effective, accessible data: my steps, my recovery, and a "Strain" type indicator that shows me when during the day I pushed hardest.
My question: would the Fitbit Air actually suit me? Be honest, I'd rather have a straight answer than a sugarcoated one.
Thanks in advance.
Signed, a strength training, grappling and wrestling practitioner.
TL;DR: Whoop trial is good but too expensive and activity detection is hit or miss. I want simple and accurate: sleep, naps, recovery, daily readiness, steps, and an effort/strain score. No AI, no fluff. Is the Fitbit Air worth it for that?
Hey do you have any basic tips or tried-and-true techniques for avoiding sweeps in mount and once you’ve passed guard ?
small, simple details that make all the difference 90% of the time
Got 4 frags right now and kinda stuck on a couple things, would love some outside opinions.
My rotation rn:
Bois Impérial (Essential Parfums) is my daily, work and everyday stuff. Honestly perfect for that, super versatile no notes.
Imagination (LV) is my summer chill scent. Rooftops, going to watch a game, daytime bars, lunch on a terrace. Fresh and bright, works great.
Ombre Nomade (LV) is strictly cold winter and winter night outs. That thing absolutely slaps in a club when it’s freezing outside.
And then there’s L’Immensité (LV) which is where I’m stuck.
Tbh I just don’t reach for it anymore. Imagination already covers the summer/daytime spot for me and does it better imo, more personality and projects harder. L’Immensité kinda feels like a weaker version of the same idea. Part of me wants to flip it part of me feels weird letting an LV go. Am I missing a use case where it would actually shine? Or just sell it?
Second thing thats been bugging me. I feel like I dont have a proper night out signature. Winter is fine, Ombre Nomade carries me. But spring summer mid season nights at clubs and bars I have nothing that fits.
Imagination gets steamrolled in a packed bar. Ombre Nomade in summer is way too much, gives people headaches. Bois Impé is an office thing, doesnt belong in a club.
Most of my nights out are with a younger crowd, 18-25, rap/hip hop bars and clubs. So I need something that projects and matches the vibe without being the same blue freshie every other dude is already wearing.
So two questions:
• keep L’Immensité or sell
• what would you grab for the night out slot
Budget isnt unlimited but I can stretch for the right one. Cheers
Bonjour à tous ! Bon j'ai besoin de vous haha
Mon dressing c'est zéro polo, zéro chemise, zéro costume, zéro chaussures en cuir. Rien d'habillé, vraiment rien. Pour vous donner une idée je comment je m'habille je vous laisse des photos pinterest à la fin
Ce que j'ai eu :
Ce que j'ai essayé en boutique :
Ce que je cherche c'est bracelet intégré sport-chic, l'ADN Royal Oak / Nautilus. Assez structuré pour avoir l'air intentionnel, assez casual pour aller avec du streetwear. La seule piste que j'ai pour l'instant c'est la Casio EFR-S108D-1AV.
Poignet fin en plus, j'avais la PRX en 35mm donc les boîtiers trop grands c'est directement éliminé.
Pas de budget fixé pour l'instant, je cherche d'abord à cerner les bonnes références avant de décider où je mets le curseur.
(Aucun jugement sur les montres citées, c'est juste une question de cohérence avec mon style de vie.)
Hey everyone,
Just picked up a GA-B2100-1A and no surprise the first thing I did was go down the rabbit hole of converting it into a proper CasiOak.
Did some research, stumbled across a YouTube video mentioning SKXMOD for conversion kits, and it looks solid at first glance. But before I pull the trigger, I'd rather get real feedback from people who've actually done the mod.
What I'm after:
My questions:
Hey everyone,
Just picked up a GA-B2100-1A and no surprise the first thing I did was go down the rabbit hole of converting it into a proper CasiOak.
Did some research, stumbled across a YouTube video mentioning SKXMOD for conversion kits, and it looks solid at first glance. But before I pull the trigger, I'd rather get real feedback from people who've actually done the mod.
What I'm after:
My questions:
Hey everyone,
Just picked up a GA-B2100-1A and no surprise the first thing I did was go down the rabbit hole of converting it into a proper CasiOak.
Did some research, stumbled across a YouTube video mentioning SKXMOD for conversion kits, and it looks solid at first glance. But before I pull the trigger, I'd rather get real feedback from people who've actually done the mod.
What I'm after:
My questions:
