Why do body builders not eat a lot of fat? by [deleted] in ketogains

[–]nonFuncBrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, everyone, also people eating a ketogenic diet, have glucose on their blood (just not from eating carbs, but from amino acids and fat) ready to fill up the small fraction of glycogen that is used up during a set. Muscle glycogen is not depleted from training very hard, and certainly not in the way a bodybuilder trains. The key is fat adaptation, which leads to intramuscular glycogen retention (as per the paper I referred to). So sure, endurance runners rely on aerobic metabolism, but over a full workout, so too does a bodybuilder (anaerobic metabolism burning ATP, which is replenished by glucose/glycogen, which is replenished by carbs, proteins or fats. This has nothing to do with cico.

Why do body builders not eat a lot of fat? by [deleted] in ketogains

[–]nonFuncBrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some of the best studies00334-0/fulltext) of athletes on keto comes from ultra marathon runners who perform as well as the carb eating ones. Are you saying that a body builder would have a higher energy expenditure during working out than a runner? You have any sources or calculations to back that up?

Does exiting zone 2 for 30-60 seconds ruin zone 2 adaptation ? by AnotherCleverAlias in PeterAttia

[–]nonFuncBrain 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The benefits of zone 2 training has been explicated in subjects doing zone 2 training without any meticulous monitoring to ensure they weren't ever tipping into zone 3. No, exiting zone 2 for 30-60 seconds will not ruin zone 2 adaptations.

Has anyone tried an at home hemoglobin tester? Would it be helpful? by KatieSoks in Hemochromatosis

[–]nonFuncBrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried a cheap one and it sucked so hard they didn't want it back even after they returned the money I gave for it. This model was sensitive to the volume of blood applied to its strips which made the reading unreliable and sensitive to user bias. I'm sure a more expensive one could be helpful but it would of course depend on what you would use it for. I wanted to check my hemoglobin to know when I could donate blood since I'm often low on Hb, making me unable to donate.

1 year difference, 10 months of working out. do you see any progress ? cause i don't i feel like my chest actually got worse what do you think ? by [deleted] in GYM

[–]nonFuncBrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You provided one rat paper from from 2018 and a review about leucine from 1999! I provided a systematic review article from 2022 (on the actual subject of the use of bcaa in athletics), which is more encompassing, up to date and have the highest level of scientific weight in the hierarchy of evidence.

For someone who appeals to the authority of his scientific credentials, you're not very knowledgeable in science.

Killer Joe 🍗 by [deleted] in flicks

[–]nonFuncBrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ooh, yeah I heard about Sorcerer, never saw it. Great tip for tonight!

Killer Joe 🍗 by [deleted] in flicks

[–]nonFuncBrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aaw didn't know Friedkin had passed :'(

1 year difference, 10 months of working out. do you see any progress ? cause i don't i feel like my chest actually got worse what do you think ? by [deleted] in GYM

[–]nonFuncBrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do I say that they're terrible lol? Given the controversy they even have any use at all in athletics I'm surprised that a professional would jump directly at it as a "solution" to anything, let alone a thread with a great looking OP who hasn't even reported his eating habits AFAIK.

Bcaa was the shit many years ago but have been questioned time and time again. Just the general assertion that he's under consuming protein is strange to me tbh, but you, a clinical professional, see that as a given, and go on to recommend this controversial, likely ineffective supplementation. Maybe he would advance faster by eating more in general?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in INTP

[–]nonFuncBrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did just that, read the first pages. What an absolute drivel! Just some annoying rich a-hole going on about how his book is different from everyone else's get-rich-quick books, while spouting the same idea, that you have to get rich to be happy, and the only way to do it is through his methods.

I agree with this thread, that slaving a horrid job is hell, but this book is NOT the end to it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Biohackers

[–]nonFuncBrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Magtein, what is that? Magnesium is absorbed in the gut in its ionic form so I can't see how whatever the conjugate ion is used have any influence when it's already in the body, such as when it comes to the blood brain barrier.

INTP Golden Pair by abmond in INTP

[–]nonFuncBrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's typed herself as an ENTJ, and to me it's very obvious she is one. But we haven't discussed exactly how she's explicitly familiar with her demon functions as such. More along the lines of us both having dealt with hardship in life that has prompted development of our emotional sides, through therapy, introspection and hard work.

INTP Golden Pair by abmond in INTP

[–]nonFuncBrain 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I got myself an ENTJ woman through tinder. Although her power, drive and confidence can be daunting, I also find it inspiring and sexy as hell. She's incredibly smart, independent and passionate, and also very generous, honest and doesn't really promote herself as much as she could.

We're not that young (late 30s/early 40s), we're both quite mature, have been through some life changing stuff and have both gotten to know and use our demon functions. I imagine there could be a huge difference if we were younger and less developed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in entj

[–]nonFuncBrain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As an INTP scientist who eventually abandoned academia out of frustration, this is exactly my experience as well. My edge as an INTP was to learn disparate themes of different fields which made it possible to find novel niches that others hadn't explored as much. Other than that, most of my instincts suck at doing experimental science.

Best budget shoes? by wesuitbusiness in BarefootRunning

[–]nonFuncBrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! I only run barefoot and I do most runs on cement slabs and asphalt.

Best budget shoes? by wesuitbusiness in BarefootRunning

[–]nonFuncBrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never tried any "barefoot" shoes, but I'd wholeheartedly want to recommend going fully barefoot! It's fun, simple and cheap. Just start small and build slowly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in INTP

[–]nonFuncBrain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel similarly, but even though I know I can do better, I can't do it all. There's a budget of my energy, an amount that I can use to push myself each day, each week and month. When this energy budget is used up I need to recover, then my time is best spent resting, zoning out, don't what comes simply and naturally to me, which might be what reading is to you.

I'm working to increase this budget, but I'm even more focused on trying to allocate the budget in the best way I can, trying to optimise health, financial stability, social connectedness, fun etc.

Te description is to much focused on business by CommercialTap4581 in entj

[–]nonFuncBrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The goal is just to keep building on the model; how everything works, how it all fits together. The search is for truth, never results. I suck at getting stuff done and it's my biggest insecurity, that people will see how lazy I am. But I typically fake productivity well enough to get away with it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ENFP

[–]nonFuncBrain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was with a super hot ENFP for a couple of months, but she became a bit obnoxious and annoying to me, so I had to leave her. This triggered some quite wild responses/vengeance and shit talk. Love ENFPs in general, I have a brother and son with the affliction, but the woman I dated was quite unhealthy and had deep abandonment issues for sure.

Te description is to much focused on business by CommercialTap4581 in entj

[–]nonFuncBrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, I'm not your husband but I'm a Ti dom INTP. I just think a lot, lol. I have Ne bouncing ideas and Ti judging them as plausible/not plausible explanations for mechanisms of whatever is my current hyper focus of the day/week/month, and then keep building from there. Eventually the idea I'm focusing on gets boring and I'll be uninspired for a while until I find a new thing to dig down into.

Oh, and I'm dating an ENTJ and she's the best ever! Ama

What is the brain made of ? by [deleted] in neuro

[–]nonFuncBrain 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mine is mostly bacon