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Anybody got one? (gymboss that is )
Are they any good for crossfit WOD'S or is a normal stop watch just the same?
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 11:19 PM
got one, works great
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 11:20 PM
yes - one of the few things i never go on holiday without - excellent for circuits and ideal for tabata. Best thing Chet every made me buy!
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 12:31 AM
HEartily recommend this bit of kit......v useful.
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 06:11 AM
FK Pimp, on Mar 24 2009, 11:20 PM, said:
Best thing Chet every made me buy!
Aye...they are a good wee bit of kit.
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 08:06 AM
THere ok mate, i got one last year. There good for the AMRAP WOD's (for minute countdown), Tabatas and Fight Gone bad mainly. It saves you looking at your watch all the time plus you can set the rest time as well as work time.
The only problem is that the speaker is not loud enough so in a busy gym / box you can hardly hear it.
The screen is an ok size and it can be seen from about 4 feet away.
I do use mine as the pros outway the cons, plus they are cheap too. Good for our little workout clan to be able to keep a track on the time.
The only problem is that the speaker is not loud enough so in a busy gym / box you can hardly hear it.
The screen is an ok size and it can be seen from about 4 feet away.
I do use mine as the pros outway the cons, plus they are cheap too. Good for our little workout clan to be able to keep a track on the time.
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 08:07 AM
marcus clarke, on Mar 25 2009, 08:06 AM, said:
The only problem is that the speaker is not loud enough so in a busy gym / box you can hardly hear it.
Though they do vibrate and you can clip them to yourself so you can feel it
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 08:43 AM
The only issue I have with it is that there is no stopwatch. The thing has every other timer/countdown function you could need but they couldn't just add in a stopwatch?!? Surely it can't be too hard to add that function in, even if it's just recording whole seconds not tenths.
Well worth the money though. I'd recommend it for anyone looking at intervals, tabatas and the like.
Well worth the money though. I'd recommend it for anyone looking at intervals, tabatas and the like.
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 09:49 AM
Chet, on Mar 25 2009, 09:07 AM, said:
Though they do vibrate and you can clip them to yourself so you can feel it
Hey chet, what you outside of the gym is your own business
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 10:14 AM
Franz29, on Mar 25 2009, 08:43 AM, said:
The only issue I have with it is that there is no stopwatch. The thing has every other timer/countdown function you could need but they couldn't just add in a stopwatch?!? Surely it can't be too hard to add that function in, even if it's just recording whole seconds not tenths.
Well worth the money though. I'd recommend it for anyone looking at intervals, tabatas and the like.
Well worth the money though. I'd recommend it for anyone looking at intervals, tabatas and the like.
the website says they have stopwatch functionality?
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 10:24 AM
Maybe it's a new model, mine is a year old now (still going strong).
EDIT:
Yup, new model. Looks like the stopwatch was added. Might have to get another one...
EDIT:
Yup, new model. Looks like the stopwatch was added. Might have to get another one...
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 12:42 PM
The gymboss is great for interval work. My watch has a stop watch function but it can't handle intervals. Also the gymboss has a bigger display than my watch and is easier to prop up so that I can see it.
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