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Retweeted Emma Seppälä, Ph.D. (@emmaseppala):

Great article on how #meditation changes the brain and tips on how to live more beautifully
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2018
So, what's my testing metabolic rate???
in imageSo, what's my testing
metabolic rate???
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Metabolic Rate Analysis System
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you should eat to lose or maintain your weight.
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number of calories you burn
performing your daily activities.
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multiplled by your RMR.
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Metabolic Rate. This is
number of Calories yout
burns everyday at rest.
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654 Calie
Maintenance Zone
2189 to 2843
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may want to repeat the test (ask about correct test preparation).
Age:
35
Gender:
Male
Height :
187 cm
Weight.:
90.5 kg
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82.5 kg
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(6 ft. 2 in)
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SLOW Metabolism: People with "SLOW" metabolic rates bur FEWER calories than normal.
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test. You want to ensure your measured Caloric Zones are correct.
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2019
2022
in imageAndrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. ®
@hubermanlab
Data from humans make it very clear:
wins preceded by effort result in
significant increases in testosterone.
Wins not preceded by direct effort do
not. (True for all people & across
domains: physical, cognitive, etc.
(although physical effort has its own
impact too of course).
@hubermanlals
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in imageAndrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. 0
@hubermanlab
& yes, the effort must be related to
the win. This all should be of
consideration when thinking about
what to spend your time on, why wins
sometimes (but not always) amplify
wins in subsequent challenges and
generally, how the mind and body
interact to yield & register "success"
@hubermanlab
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in imageAndrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. O
@hubermanlab
Those findings are also a potent
reminder that if you are spending your
time & effort on something (anything),
you would be wise to ensure the wins
position you to face further
meaningful challenges not "finish
lines"

Effort-win-effort-win... (infinitely
repeated)... is the key.
@hubermanlab
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2023
in imageBret Contreras, PhD 0
@bretcontreras
The average lifter chooses to lift around 50% of
their 1RM for around 10 reps, according to a recent
meta-analysis. So if someone could lift 200 Ibs for
one rep, they'd select 100 Ibs for a set of 10 reps.
With this load, they're leaving around 10 reps in the
tank- meaning they could do 10 more reps if they
went all out (to failure).
This is the main reason why people don't tend to
see much results in the weight room. They just don't
train very hard.
If you want to build an appreciable amount of
muscle, you have to train a lot harder than you think
and push it a lot harder than the average lifter.
ontreras1
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2024
in imageThey buried the lede on this new study. It's not
that exercise beats out SSRIs for depression
treatment, but that *just* deadlifts has the
largest effect of *any treatment* for depression.
That's kind of beautiful.
Deadlifts
Walking or jogging
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Yoga
Exercise + SSRI
Aerobic exercise + therapy
Strength
Relaxation
Mixed aerobic exercises
Tai chi or qigong
Aerobic exercise + strength
Cycling
SSRI
Physical activity counselling
Waitlist control
Hedges'g
(95% Crl)
Equivalent to active control
Clinically important benefit
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(95% Crl)
No K SUCRA
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2025
unbelievably proud
of @theyoga.club community
in image"The plants are telling you
the story." AGNR researcher
Kate Tully contributes to
new CBS documentary
@umd_agnr
unbelievably proud
of Stheyoga.club
community
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imageDogma
Replace independent
understanding
Rote learning
Learning approaches
Clichés
Leaders claim special
insight and supreme
knowledge
Charismatic leaders
Claim special revelation
Claim unusual authority
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For those interested in the mindmaps for the series so far.
in imagePREVALENCE OF MAGICAL THINKING
BELIEF IN SUPERNATURAL FORCES
V
FEAR OF SUPERNATURAL
RETRIBUTION
PRESSURE TO SHARE MYSTICAL
EXPERIENCES
V
CONTROL
ANXIETY FROM NON-PARTICIPATION
💬 Comment
2026
✎ Essay · Science and Tech

The 40Hz Protocol: Ashtanga Yoga as a Multimodal Gamma Entrainment System

Neuroscientists are designing elaborate protocols to induce gamma oscillations in the human brain — flickering lights, transcranial currents, near-infrared light helmets. A 2024 review in Frontiers in Neuroscience catalogues four distinct stimulation methods to achieve what the brain needs to perceive clearly, move well, and regulate emotion. Reading it, I kept having the same thought: Ashtanga yoga already does all of this. Not metaphorically. Simultaneously, and without a single device

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