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The effects of ibuprofen on muscle hypertrophy, strength, and soreness during resistance training. – PubMed – NCBI
OK–so this is something I have wondered for a while. Do NSAIDs like ibuprofen block muscle growth after a workout? These drugs dampen down pain by blocking the COX pathway, but that pathway is also part of the signal that … Continue reading
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Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? – The New York Times
Which Type of Exercise Is Best for the Brain? – The New York Times. Distance running wins over interval training or weights–but my only criticism of this study is that being pushed to do intervals (and not understanding why) … Continue reading
Playfulness Is a Spiritual Practice | Psychology Today
Words of wisdom. Play is without purpose. It is how we engage with our bodies, minds, each other, the world — for the fun in it, the joy of it. Even if we were playing with money, truly playing, it is not … Continue reading
Feeling in control and taking the lead | Psychology Today
Little changes in the way we think can enable big behavioral changes. Researchers tested this with women and initiating dating contacts. What’s so surprising about the results is that the manipulation of personal control was ever so slight. For a … Continue reading
How people evaluate what is true and what is not
A former engineer looks at how he went about changing his mind on global warming, and how people evaluate the truth. In general it is not rational at all–it has to do with evaluating how much you trust the source … Continue reading
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To Lose Weight, Eating Less Is Far More Important Than Exercising More – The New York Times
To Lose Weight, Eating Less Is Far More Important Than Exercising More – The New York Times. No kidding. People don’t realize how much work it takes to take off calories.
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What Is Fatigue? – The New Yorker
A fascinating article recaps research indicating that fatigue is primarily in the head. Obviously there are mechanical limitations to performance at some point, but at least one scientist says that in practical terms “we never reach them.” What Is Fatigue? … Continue reading
A Navy SEAL Explains 8 Secrets To Grit And Resilience
A Navy SEAL Explains 8 Secrets To Grit And Resilience. This is a really great collection of tips on resilience.
Fat is not the root of all evil but a ‘whole diet’ approach is best | Society | The Guardian
This is why people hate diet studies. Researchers say, “hey, we really didn’t have good evidence for the low fat diet, but doing something was better than doing nothing, even if in some ways we made things worse than we … Continue reading
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Run to Stay Young – NYTimes.com
Run to Stay Young – NYTimes.com. In fact, when the researchers compared their older runners’ walking efficiency to that of young people, which had been measured in earlier experiments at the same lab, they found that 70-year-old runners had about … Continue reading
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