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'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Post by pessimizer »

notyourday wrote: post #70
jollyllama wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It wouldn't be much of a metabolism trick at all if it doesn't work in ketosis or fasting. If you can burn fat, it should still work.

> It wouldn't be much of a metabolism trick at all if it doesn't work in ketosis or fasting. If you can burn fat, it should still work. Body will always switch to burning mostly fat after a prolonged period of physical activity which studies suggest for moderate level of constant physical activity happens somewhere around 90 minute mark. There are no magic bullets.

> There are no magic bullets.

How would you know this?

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Post by lock-the-spock »

elil17 wrote: post #18

At the end of the video, the researcher says that it's not as simple as just tapping your foot, you need some technology to isolate the motion. Could anyone with a better understanding of anatomy/muscles explain how that works and how they get people to perform this motion?

If appears to be a biofeedback device, to help the individual learn the precise motion, rather than just "do something that looks like it".

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Post by jawns »

I'm a former journalist, and I'd like to touch on some of the comments about how this article reads like a dubious infomercial, with a lot of outsized claims that are setting off people's B.S. detectors.

They set off mine, as well.

But you have to remember that this is not a news article. It is not written by someone with any degree of expertise in the subject matter. Rather, it's written by a member of the media-relations department at the university. The only source for the piece appears to be Marc Hamilton, a professor at the university.

So what you're likely perceiving is the author trying to hype up something that is inherently pretty boring and technical, and it comes off as B.S.

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Post by jollyllama »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #100
jollyllama wrote: post #3

So just tap your foot in a weird way and you can keep your metabolism high?

Yes. It's just simulated fidgeting which has been demonstrated to burn a meaningful amount of calories.

I'm reminded of those under desk fitness bikes.

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Post by dang »

gitpusher wrote: post #15

> "Hamilton’s research suggests the soleus pushup [...] is more effective than any popular methods currently touted as a solution [to a sedentary lifestyle] including exercise, weight loss and intermittent fasting." Better than exercise? LOL.

"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Post by t-3 »

Interesting. I wonder if this metabolic response is very important to human long-distance running capability or if it's just one small optimization among many? Small muscles used mostly during extended swimming or climbing might be worth investigation if muscle-activated metabolic modes are more common.

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Post by cycomanic »

jawns wrote: post #113

I'm a former journalist, and I'd like to touch on some of the comments about how this article reads like a dubious infomercial, with a lot of outsized claims that are setting off people's B.S. detectors. They set off mine, as well. But you have to remember that this is not a news article. It is not written by someone with any degree of expertise in the subject matter. Rather, it's written by a member of the media-rel…

Very likely it's not the professor hyping it, but the uni communications office. This reads like a typical uni press release. The scientists typically have little influence on it, they typically read the text that there is no factual errors, but they also leave it to the subject experts (the journalists/communicators) to write the text.

Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting

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Post by digdugdirk »

zmgsabst wrote: post #93
digdugdirk wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The actual quote from the article - “The soleus pushup looks simple from the outside, but sometimes what we see with our naked eye isn't the whole story. It’s a very specific movement that right now requires wearable technology and experience to optimize the health benefits,” said Hamilton. This is a statement around how to activate the soleus itself, and its an accurate statement for the majority of the population.…

I agree that it would help. But I’m pretty sure you can just touch the lower, outer part of your ankle (where it’s documented in the picture) to find out if you’re flexing the right one. Thinking about pointing my toes helped. I think people are right the difficulty is oversold.

The trick with the soleus is that its underneath the gastroc. And in many people's musculoskeletal structures, its entirely underneath the gastroc - meaning your trick won't help. Combine that with some compensatory activation of the gastroc during this movement and people won't be able to effectively train themselves to get the full effect of what the researchers are going for here - prolonged duration soleus activation.

I'm not saying they couldn't have done a better job explaining how to do this at home, but its a surprisingly difficult thing to explain to someone face-to-face when you're a personal trainer. Let alone when as a scientist when you only get a short blurb to convey information about your latest research study.

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