The Science of Exercise
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Interesting study on rate of force development created by different plyometric press-ups
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21701289
Countermovement press-ups
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYs3QX63hAQ
This article led me to the study.
http://www.t-nation.com/training/weird-workouts-th...
A thread for science backed theories on exercise that stand up to reviewed scrutiny?
There is already one for nutrition.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21701289
Countermovement press-ups
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYs3QX63hAQ
This article led me to the study.
http://www.t-nation.com/training/weird-workouts-th...
A thread for science backed theories on exercise that stand up to reviewed scrutiny?
There is already one for nutrition.
Interesting with the countermove press-ups. I often get myself/clients to hold a press-up in the down position, far harder and more intense, then press-"up" slowly, followed by an explosive press-up.
It's also fun to do a press-up with your feet on a 6in step, or your feet on a chair (headstand press-up) as this increases the biomechanical leverage and thus increases the tension and intensity.
A good way to look at press-ups is to think of moving the Earth away from you, rather than to move yourself away from the Earth. A press-up with a shoulder protraction at the top. Tension with squeeze and bang.
Mixing it up is often key, as with anything.
It's also fun to do a press-up with your feet on a 6in step, or your feet on a chair (headstand press-up) as this increases the biomechanical leverage and thus increases the tension and intensity.
A good way to look at press-ups is to think of moving the Earth away from you, rather than to move yourself away from the Earth. A press-up with a shoulder protraction at the top. Tension with squeeze and bang.
Mixing it up is often key, as with anything.
Halb said:
I am not sure about that one. In the Summer months I can burn over 1000 calories during a workout, but right now, during the colder period, I'm lucky if I burn off 600 calories! Heart rate is definitely higher when it's warmer.chris watton said:
Heart rate is definitely higher when it's warmer.
Yes the heart has to work harder when it's warm to pump more blood to the surface so you can cool down. The argument doesn't work the other way (you have to work harder to keep warm when it's cold) because after a while you've warmed up so it's not constant.Keep Kicking Ass After 40
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Intermittent Fasting vs. Prolonged Fasting: Benefits of 1-3 Day Fasts- Thomas DeLauer
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Halb said:
=Estrogen and Cortisol: 2 Hormones That Affect Belly Fat: Thomas DeLauer=
https://youtu.be/3vLcPGIAjnY
Clearly not an Endocrinologist... then again neither am I but I do know it's pseudo-science. He takes a real phenomena (actually called "Endocrine disruption", a term I don't think he actually knows ) then stretches reality to fit it and believes it applies much more rigidly than evidence base suggests. He splices in fact in here and there to make his massive assumptions less obvious. His references are, frankly, piss-poor. They most certainly do not substantiate his enormous claims.https://youtu.be/3vLcPGIAjnY
Is Dairy Bad For You?- Thomas DeLauer
https://youtu.be/o6w7vH31cN0I should also point out that whilst endocrine disruption from plastics is a real phenomena, they were phased out over a decade ago from what your food is prepared in (you may remember years ago being told not to re-use disposable water bottles). Perhaps more of an american problem as well is the suggestion that hormones pumped into meat will contaminate it. In the EU this practice is illegal. There are many more examples but I don't have the time...
Always, always, always, remember; the confidence is the give away for a bulls
tter. He takes with supreme levels of it, for example the post workout vitamin C claim, he cites an exact doses, and claims it's well established, which in reality the claim is clearly are limited at best and certainly not backed up by his references. Real scientists don't do that, they are, for the most part, humble (in a very argumentative sort of way), they have to be prepared to be proven wrong at any moment, and they back up everything they say with detailed references. Of course people do not like uncertainty, so tend to prefer this sort of nugget.
I'm also not sure of his rationale for choosing these two hormones. He does not once mention hormones like "Leptin", even in passing. This is surprising as it was one of the biggest breakthroughs in understanding fat accumulation in the human body. Just for your interest, your body has a feedback mechanism for fat accumulation, and relates this to hunger. It's worth a google.
I haven't seen the dairy one. I'm confident this is not the sort of person who you should rely on for a "scientific explanation of exercise".
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