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Thinking hard burns almost no calories but destroys your next workout

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Re: Thinking hard burns almost no calories but destroys your next workout

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Post by omgmajk »

darthbanane wrote: post #4

Was expecting the article to mention creatine which interacts with ATP. It's a supplement that's so well studied that almost everyone should take it, even if you don't workout at all. In my experience it has helped tremendously with mental endurance (n=1 but there are some studies that support it, especially in older people with cognitive decline).

Creatine monohydrate (and seemingly HCL too, though not tested long term) kind of makes me constipated. I'd like to take it, because I lift weights quite often, but it just messes with my stomach too much.

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Post by matwood »

derektank wrote: post #20
nfg wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How much are you taking?

Second anecdote, I take between 10 and 15 grams. I don’t experience cognitive effects at lower doses (though my weightlifting endurance is still higher on lower doses). I also don’t eat meat so don’t have any incidental consumption

That seems like a lot to take daily. Most studies have settled on loading isn’t needed and 5g/day is enough.

I just take 5g/day with my morning coffee/water.

Re: Thinking hard burns almost no calories but destroys your next workout

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Post by nomel »

matwood wrote: post #22
derektank wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Second anecdote, I take between 10 and 15 grams. I don’t experience cognitive effects at lower doses (though my weightlifting endurance is still higher on lower doses). I also don’t eat meat so don’t have any incidental consumption

That seems like a lot to take daily. Most studies have settled on loading isn’t needed and 5g/day is enough. I just take 5g/day with my morning coffee/water.

> I also don’t eat meat

This is probably an important difference from the average participant of those studies.

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Post by Madmallard »

sdfhbdf wrote: post #17

The product that this article is advertising seems to be pretty inaccurate and their marketing seems to be burying that information. The big copy on the front page says: > Your Apple Watch *tracks* VO2 Max—one... While you have to read through FAQ where you see: > The watch *estimates* your cardio fitness during outdoor activities and stores it in Apple Health, which our app reads automatically. All emphasis are mine…

yeah there's no reliable way to measure VO2 max without breathing into tubes.

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Post by kergonath »

baron816 wrote: post #11

Is anyone here able to offer an explanation for why our brains are able to do really complex tasks without using much energy, at least compared to AI systems?

Why would they not be? A brain and a computer are completely different things. They don’t do the same thing and they don’t work the same way at all.

"Artificial neuron" was a useful metaphor at the beginning, but they really are a very simplified model based on what some people understood of neurology back then. They are not that useful to get insights into how actual neurons work.

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Post by aaronbrethorst »

I found the AI writing of this post to really detract from its message. Give your agent meaningful writing samples of your own work and use those as a ‘style transfer’ basis for blog posts to get something far more true to your own voice.

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Post by dgxyz »

aaronbrethorst wrote: post #26

I found the AI writing of this post to really detract from its message. Give your agent meaningful writing samples of your own work and use those as a ‘style transfer’ basis for blog posts to get something far more true to your own voice.

Or just fucking write it yourself!

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Post by ajb »

Madmallard wrote: post #24
sdfhbdf wrote: post #17

The product that this article is advertising seems to be pretty inaccurate and their marketing seems to be burying that information. The big copy on the front page says: > Your Apple Watch *tracks* VO2 Max—one... While you have to read through FAQ where you see: > The watch *estimates* your cardio fitness during outdoor activities and stores it in Apple Health, which our app reads automatically. All emphasis are mine…

yeah there's no reliable way to measure VO2 max without breathing into tubes.

There's (vo2master) device that can apparently measure it in one breath; there was a video on some swimmer using it on turnaround without much interference with their exercise. $7k though.

Re: Thinking hard burns almost no calories but destroys your next workout

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Post by andai »

aaronbrethorst wrote: post #26

I found the AI writing of this post to really detract from its message. Give your agent meaningful writing samples of your own work and use those as a ‘style transfer’ basis for blog posts to get something far more true to your own voice.

I wanted to test my theory that "don't use cliche'd language" helps with that, but incredibly the essays ChatGPT is giving me today don't have any of the tells. How do I get it to give me slop?

I asked "Can you give me a short essay on the history of fire." Maybe the type of writing requested has a massive effect on the language used?

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