The article contains a link to a more scholarly article: https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S2589004222011415?...
'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
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#122> Hamilton’s research suggests the soleus pushup’s ability to sustain an elevated oxidative metabolism to improve the regulation of blood glucose is more effective than any popular methods currently touted as a solution including exercise, weight loss and intermittent fasting. I want to believe in this idea, but all I can say is that's quite a claim. I could believe that it's more effective at glucose regulation than…
I believe that the journal article is freely downloadable[0].
[0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422... (pdf)
What is this diy calorimeter?
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#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
> In brief, while seated with feet flat on the floor and muscles relaxed, the heel rises while the front of the foot stays put. When the heel gets to the top of its range of motion, the foot is passively released to come back down. The aim is to simultaneously shorten the calf muscle while the soleus is naturally activated by its motor neurons.
Fair enough. I'm guilty of skimming the article, but I saw this: "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”, and some statements that made it sound like something requiring specific tech not available to the public. Thank y…
from looking at pics of the gastrocnemius muscle (at the back of the lower leg, main portion from the knee, ending about midway down the lower leg, attaches to the achilles tendon) and the soleus muscle (underneath the gastrocnemius, extending from the knee down to the ankle), the gastrocnemius shouldn't activate during the motion.
It seems like you could put your hand on the back of your calf, close to the knee, and ensure that the gastrocnemius doesn't flex/stays loose during the motion.
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#124This is just leg bouncing right? Like sitting in a chair and moving your leg up and down? The thing that people yell at you for because it's annoying and rumbles the table and the car and the chairs? edit: yes it is. it's shown in the first ten seconds of the video.
I mean, it's not just leg bouncing in that I can bounce my leg in a way that clearly doesn't activate the soleus in the manner shown in the video.
But it also is just leg bouncing in that there's no more complicated motion than a certain sort of slow, controlled leg-bounce.
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#125Re: 'Soleus pushup' fuels metabolism for hours while sitting
#126For all the comments wondering what the particular movement and equipment is, see pages 5 and 6 of the supplementary materials: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S25890042220114... The equipment is an electromyography system with realtime display. It measures the muscle contraction and is displayed to the subject so they can learn to recognize the movement that properly activates the muscle. Contrary to th…
But sedentary people are the target audience for this exercise.
Athletes worry about having enough energy during their exercise.
When many people in developed countries are obese or overweight, every technique helps, especially something for those who don't like to sweat...
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#127I'm curious if this is the same muscle that causes Charlie Horses. I can activate it on its own without moving my leg and can hold it in tension for a long time but if you flex it too hard it knots and is quite painful. The way that I can flex it: Lie on your back on the floor with your heels on a couch, knees approx 90 degrees Tip/rotate your foot forward and you'll feel a large muscle engage Try and flex that muscl…
> I'm curious if this is the same muscle that causes Charlie Horses.
Not sure what you mean. We can have charlie horses in any skeletal muscle.
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#128The article contains a link to a more scholarly article: https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S2589004222011415?...
In case anyone is wondering:
"There were in total 25 human volunteers in 2 sequential experiments..."
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#129> Hamilton’s research suggests the soleus pushup’s ability to sustain an elevated oxidative metabolism to improve the regulation of blood glucose is more effective than any popular methods currently touted as a solution including exercise, weight loss and intermittent fasting. I want to believe in this idea, but all I can say is that's quite a claim. I could believe that it's more effective at glucose regulation than…
I believe that the journal article is freely downloadable[0]. [0] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422... (pdf) What is this diy calorimeter?
Oh, you're right. For some reason I thought it was requesting I pay.
A calorimeter in a general sense measures heat transference, calories being a measure of heat.
More specifically, what I build is an indirect calorimeter which uses respiratory gas analysis to not only measure human energy expenditure in calories but make an approximation of the ratio of glucose to fat being utilized. The reason I might fix my calorimeter sooner rather than later is to see whether I can witness greater glucose utilization with the soleus pushup than with other exercises of the similar energy expenditure.
EDIT: In the paper it states that they used an indirect calorimeter. It's a very cool device to have access to, but I don't recommend anyone build their own like I did. As the paper describes, it's really hard to get right with even the best equipment. Calibration is very difficult and subtle body movements can totally mess with a reading.
> VO2 and VCO2 production were determined using a TrueOne 2400 metabolic system from Parvo Medics. The gas analyzers and pneumotach were calibrated according to standard manufacturer procedures using certified calibration gases. Sufficient time to flush out the gas lines and average steady state measurements was always confirmed. The measurement period was extended when it was deemed helpful (such as if there was a fluctuation in VO2 caused by a cough or when taking additional time to confirm the precision of the result). We were careful to ensure participants were positioned when sitting completely relaxed to avoid extraneous movement beyond the intended SPU plantarflexion movement. This included positioning the chair back rest and height for each individual to optimize a restful position.
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#130Since in the not too distant past we walked on all fours, wouldn't the analogous muscles in the wrist also have this ability as an atavism? Or did we lose it