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Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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Re: Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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Post by searine »

quantumhobbit wrote: post #13
jey wrote: post #3

The connection between exercise and brain health has now been super conclusively and astonishingly shown, but what are some possible evolutionary reasons for this connection? Maybe the extra energetic investment in brain health is only justified when there is an energetic surplus, and doing exercise correlates with having extra energy available? (As opposed to starving and thus needing to conserve energy.) But that d…

Prehistoric humans likely exercised as a matter of course. They weren't sedentary. The brain evolved assuming the condition of exercise. naturally occurring byproducts of exercise were just always there for the brain to use.

You are assuming Hunter/Gatherers expend more energy than modern humans, which is not true (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....)

Physical activity levels were also within a standard deviation of one another (between western and h/g populations).

The brain evolved in similar conditions to modern man. I would argue current conditions are far better for the brain in terms of good nutrition and low disease.

The effect in the OP was not selected for, it is likely a serendipitous biochemical interaction. Repair enzymes from one part of they also effecting another.

Re: Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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Post by itchyouch »

megalodon wrote: post #80
TeMPOraL wrote: post #61

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I don't want to minimize time, I want to maximize the benefit/time ratio, where time includes maintenance expenses (like showering, getting to the gym) as well. I.e. if jogging every day for an hour provides X "fitness points", but you can also get those X "fitness points" by doing e.g. weightlifting 3 times a week, I prefer to go for the second option. It can be painful - I won't like it, but when I work out I don't…

I'm not an expert, but jogging every day for an hour seems excessive. Running for half an hour (~5km) 3 times a week will get you a long way and it is one of the best exercises there is. I'd argue it's better than weightlifting because you activate (almost) the whole body and it's free.

The whole body can be activated by utilizing compound lifts as well. IMO running can be monotonous while outdoor running is weather dependent depending on one's tolerance for enduring inclement weather.

For many, doing a 10 minute mile for 30 minutes can be quite challenging.

Re: Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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Post by dualogy »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #23
laxatives wrote: post #16

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Because an enormous chunk of the population still refuses to exercise and/or diet and articles like this help motivate some of that subset.

Or piss them off. Exercise is tiring and painful and time-consuming (especially if you count in after-exercise showers). Also, I don't like the whole culture around exercising and fitness. Gimme a damn pill or something. More seriously though, I really find no pleasure in exercise and would like to approach it in the most cost-effective way (i.e. maximum benefit for minimum time used). Any hints on exercise regime op…

> I really find no pleasure in exercise and would like to approach it in the most cost-effective way (i.e. maximum benefit for minimum time used).

"Body by Science", easily. No need to read the book, just the chapter on the protocol. The protocol is 12 minutes all-out effort, ONCE a week.

Re: Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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Post by itchyouch »

EpicEng wrote: post #35
TeMPOraL wrote: post #23

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Or piss them off. Exercise is tiring and painful and time-consuming (especially if you count in after-exercise showers). Also, I don't like the whole culture around exercising and fitness. Gimme a damn pill or something. More seriously though, I really find no pleasure in exercise and would like to approach it in the most cost-effective way (i.e. maximum benefit for minimum time used). Any hints on exercise regime op…

Enjoy your limited life span, lack of energy, and general attractiveness. There's no secret here; you get out what you put in. Everyone wants to be in shape, no one wants to lift heavy things.

Since getting into fitness. I would say the easy part of lifting. The hard part is the diet.

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Post by itchyouch »

TeMPOraL wrote: post #65
ItsDeathball wrote: post #63

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Tim Ferris's book "The 4-Hour Body" is written with time min-maxing in mind. There's some weird stuff in there ("I supplement with garlic because a random homeless guy told me it's good for weight loss") but the core workout/diet regimen is effective and easy to stick to.

Thanks, adding to "to-read" list!

If this 4 hour book is the one I am thinking it is, no need to spend any money on it. It outlines the 80/20 rule, where you can derive 80% of the benefit with 20% of the effort and how the last 20% of benefit is derived from 80% of the effort.

It then focuses on deadlifts being one of the exercises that engage about 80% of the body's muscles and focuses on a short deadlift workout on a consistent basis.

Re: Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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Post by chipsy »

wallace_f wrote: post #74
bitL wrote: post #66

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Real runner's high means you started damaging your muscles and brain flushes endorphins to your blood stream in order to keep you being able to continue without experiencing debilitating pain in case you are running from a disaster/predator/death in the last attempt before you cease to be able to move. Not something you'd want to achieve repeatedly.

>Not something you'd want to achieve repeatedly. My memory is telling me that studies of exercise show the longest living are those that do anything from endurance to what the article below calls "mixed" sports. Powerlifting and high intensity training may offer some benefit, but it is not as much as endurance training. What I found in a quick Google search to attempt to refresh my memory, is in agreement: http://wel…

This correlates with my personal experience. Lifting is a good idea, but my optimum for it is perhaps once a week, else I fall into overtraining. The rest of the time when I want to exercise mild cardio seems more beneficial.

Re: Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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Post by thoughtpeddler »

googletron wrote: post #62

This is exactly the message we are trying to get across at Gyroscope. https://gyrosco.pe/myusuf3/2016/6/27/ As you can see, me there playing sports that evening, super exciting and really keeps me focused. Granted hard to take me seriously, but we have some users like Tatiana have done some amazing stuff https://blog.gyrosco.pe/tatiana-b68f863333f9#.s6ugu6g65

hm, seems like the bet is to get people that are not as scientifically well-versed to get into exercise through nice data visualization and fun shareable images of their exercise. probably has a higher likelihood of getting people to exercise instead of saying "cathespin B is good for you and here's why" people seem to be sharing their stuff

Re: Exercise Releases Brain-Healthy Protein

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Post by ethbro »

nothis wrote: post #69
bitL wrote: post #66

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Real runner's high means you started damaging your muscles and brain flushes endorphins to your blood stream in order to keep you being able to continue without experiencing debilitating pain in case you are running from a disaster/predator/death in the last attempt before you cease to be able to move. Not something you'd want to achieve repeatedly.

I heard that "runner's high" only sets in when you train hard and for a long time. To make that clear, you're saying it's actually a sign of you having gone too far?

Just from personal experience, it usually hits around mile 3 or 4 at a decent pace (8-9 min/mi). But then, I wouldn't say I'm in the best of conditioning either.
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