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Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by slothtrop »

unmole wrote: post #162
goodpoint wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That does not make cultural appropriation ethical.

I thought the whole idea of cultural appropriation is that it was disrespectful of the culture that is being appropriated and is something done against the wishes of memebers of said culture. Is there something else that makes it unethical ?

That is now the definition that proponents of the term popularly use after backtracking from widespread push-back. Of course it's yet another case of bait-and-switch. The literal term "cultural appropriation" parsed at face-value does not suggest anything about disrespect; if one really wants to call out disrespect, they can just do so, there's no need for a buzzword in the first place. Racism is racism, disrespect is disrespect.

If the term doesn't clearly convey what it means, it's a shitty term, or it's designed to create friction rather than understanding. This is such a case, where those with identity-politics as a hobby and religion will talk out of both sides of their mouths.

Buzzwords are favored in media and op-eds because of their nefarious nature. We should dispense with them and communicate what we mean. Most of them share the same problem, e.g. "white fragility" ("well ackshuallyyy it just means that white people are uncomfortable talking about race" -- yeah? Then why call it that?)

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by SamoyedFurFluff »

slothtrop wrote: post #157
stayfrosty420 wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most people are never going to come close to the level where it makes a difference. For me I saw 10x better results with calisthenics than intermediate powerlifting because the amount of volume I could get in was much much higher on compound exercises. It's only when you get to an advanced level of strength, where advanced calisthenics exercises don't quite cut it, and almost no one gets to that level.

Big lifts, typical of strength training, are also compound exercises. I don't see a way you can match the level of potential volume even at intermediate level without putting in much more time with calisthenics, for legs anyway. That is, sets x reps x weight. For pressing you can get more volume doing just push ups at intermediate, but you won't yield the same level of absolute strength, i.e. you wont just automatica…

I think you’re missing the point here, which isn’t efficiency in activity but efficiency in ease of activity.

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by 01100011 »

mmaunder wrote: post #6

Funny how people become obsessed with specific movements, specific exercise styles, etc. I’ve done it all including becoming obsessed with Mark Rippetoe and the derivatives, cardio like running and mountain biking, swimming 2km a day (80 lengths) etc. The one thing that has absolutely transformed my life is yoga. No more back pain, insane strength I never had, no more injuries from eg lifting a 100 lbs propane tank a…

Devil is in the details. There are great exercises in "Yoga". There are terrible exercises as well (for certain body types and fitness goals). There are ways to do poses right, and dozens of ways of doing them wrong. Subtleties matter a lot.

Decades of doing Yoga poses to help my restless legs and bad back left me in constant pain(except for some temporary relief from stretching).

I finally stopped all that, did the "McGill big 3"(*) a few times a week, and at 46 I'm feeling better than I have in years.

I have respect for Yoga. Friends have had great luck with it, but for me, my body and my goals it isn't a good fit.

I also did the Rippetoe thing, and have a copy of Starting Strength if anyone wants it. Deadlifts were absolutely amazing for my lower back, until they weren't. I guess I could try again post-McGill, but I think strength training for me just wore out my joints while leaving me tired and required a lot more time than what I can accomplish with basic equipment at home(kudos to anyone who has a power rack at home though).

* Along with biking, hiking and a light strength training program. I've done that for years as well though. The difference was stopping stretching beyond some brief, limited shoulder mobility work.*

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by amriksohata »

This reminds me of Superbrain yoga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSwhpF9iJSs

Which guess what? Is just a variation of a Yoga move from India that the teachers used to give to improve cognition in children who were not focussing in class

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murga_punishment

The idea is that squats or moving your head up and down rushes blood to your head. Further if you hold certain activation points like your ears whilst doing it, it activates certain parts of the brain that improve coordination and brain power.

All ripped from Hinduism, what I suggest to those who love Yoga and feel they benefit from Yoga is explore the other types of Yoga mentioned in the Gita. After all, if the Rishis/Sages were right about Yoga, Hinduism is clearly onto something in the Gita about the other types of Yoga.

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by amriksohata »

bamboozled wrote: post #83
mmaunder wrote: post #6

Funny how people become obsessed with specific movements, specific exercise styles, etc. I’ve done it all including becoming obsessed with Mark Rippetoe and the derivatives, cardio like running and mountain biking, swimming 2km a day (80 lengths) etc. The one thing that has absolutely transformed my life is yoga. No more back pain, insane strength I never had, no more injuries from eg lifting a 100 lbs propane tank a…

Funny because I did yoga for years and I've never felt better since doing olympic weight lifting and other forms of strength training.

Agreed, I found Yoga if done properly with guidance from a teacher (often trained in INdia) is much more useful than weight training and other gym exercises.

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by amriksohata »

rocknor wrote: post #89
pcmoney wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Taking the parts you like from something and leaving the parts you do not is not cultural appropriation. Any culture can redefine anything they want from other cultures. Just like most western yoga studios are LGBTQ friendly and many Hindus are not.

> Just like most western yoga studios are LGBTQ friendly and many Hindus are not. That is false. Please don't spread this myth. The homophobia is mostly a social hangover from colonial times. Steps are being taken to change that, and it should go away with time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_religion#Hin... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_history_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuali…

100% correct @rocknor

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by amriksohata »

pcmoney wrote: post #61
shortsightedsid wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately type 1 is a classic case of cultural appropriation. Yoga is fundamentally a spiritual exercise that aims to strengthen not just the body. Therefore, practices like Surya Namaskara are not just a series of exercises for strength and flexibility but also a must for spiritual improvement.

Taking the parts you like from something and leaving the parts you do not is not cultural appropriation. Any culture can redefine anything they want from other cultures. Just like most western yoga studios are LGBTQ friendly and many Hindus are not.

Well this reminds me of Superbrain yoga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSwhpF9iJSs

Which guess what? Is just a variation of a Yoga move from India that the teachers used to give to improve cognition in children who were not focussing in class

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murga_punishment

The idea is that squats or moving your head up and down rushes blood to your head. Further if you hold certain activation points like your ears whilst doing it, it activates certain parts of the brain that improve coordination and brain power.

All ripped from Hinduism, what I suggest to those who love Yoga and feel they benefit from Yoga is explore the other types of Yoga mentioned in the Gita. After all, if the Rishis/Sages were right about Yoga, Hinduism is clearly onto something in the Gita about the other types of Yoga.

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by goodpoint »

slothtrop wrote: post #168
goodpoint wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That does not make cultural appropriation ethical.

All culture is cultural appropriation. It doesn't manifest in a bubble. The staple foods you consume and assume to be Western are all historically the result of appropriation. It doesn't really matter whether people want to call it yoga or not; we fundamentally have the right to practice whatever exercise we want, no matter our ethnicity or culture of origin.

The main problems are around taking elements of a culture without providing proper attribution or butchering them.

Reading the very first 3 paragraphs of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_appropriation is enough to disprove your claims.

Re: Squats can boost brain activity [video]

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Post by slothtrop »

SamoyedFurFluff wrote: post #173
slothtrop wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Big lifts, typical of strength training, are also compound exercises. I don't see a way you can match the level of potential volume even at intermediate level without putting in much more time with calisthenics, for legs anyway. That is, sets x reps x weight. For pressing you can get more volume doing just push ups at intermediate, but you won't yield the same level of absolute strength, i.e. you wont just automatica…

I think you’re missing the point here, which isn’t efficiency in activity but efficiency in ease of activity.

"The point" is muscle-bulding and bone density, as that is what the above user was responding to in context.
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