“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Aristotle #helpYOUgetGAINS #w2muscle #INTJ There is trained and untrained.
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Time spent at or near V̇O₂max during high-intensity interval training - a systematic review and meta-analysis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4223…
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Aging flattens your circadian hormones
As a result, you have worse sleep-wakefulness cycles and other hormones get disrupted.
Big amplitude in cortisol, melatonin, and body temperature is characteristic of youth
Flatter circadian hormones = what I call 'chronic jet lag syndrome', aka chronic circadian disruption
Video on circadian clock disruption and aging: youtu.be/PNLVLtW9rx0
Graph from: nature.com/articles/s41583-0…
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Here’s a simple hack to potentially enhance rectus femoris development.
Instead of performing leg extensions in the traditional upright position (90° of hip flexion), try reclining the backrest to reduce the degree of hip flexion. This places the rectus femoris at a longer muscle length, conceivably increasing passive tension and thus providing a greater stimulus for hypertrophy.
In support of this strategy, a recent study by Larsen et al. (PMID: 39699974) found that performing leg extensions at 40° versus 90° of hip flexion produced appreciably greater rectus femoris growth at both the proximal (12.4% vs. 4.6%) and distal (15.8% vs. 10.9%) regions. Alternatively, no meaningful differences were observed in vastus lateralis hypertrophy, highlighting how changes in exercise positioning can differentially affect the growth of individual quadriceps muscles.
Bottom line: Small adjustments in exercise setup can make a meaningful difference in muscle development, underscoring the importance of understanding applied anatomy to optimize hypertrophic outcomes. Sometimes, a simple change in positioning is all it takes to enhance your training stimulus.
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Viagra's cousin could help muscle cells stay primed for regeneration
Tadalafil is a prescription drug closely related to Viagra.
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The 5-Round 'Athenian Complex' Builds Greek God-Level Strength and Conditioning with Just 1 Kettlebell
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Here's Why the Amaryllis Makes the Perfect Houseplant for Beginners
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Excess body fat can harm your health. But being normal weight doesn’t guarantee you’re healthy.
A meta-analysis of 10 studies found that normal-weight but unfit people had higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk than people with obesity who were fit.
Normal-weight, fit people had the lowest risk. (PMID: 24438729)
Fitness reflects how well your body functions, whereas body weight alone doesn’t. Both matter.
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Sleep may affect what you lose during dieting.
In a small crossover trial (n=10), 5.5 vs 8.5 h in bed led to 55% less fat loss and 60% more fat-free mass loss despite similar weight loss.
⚠️ Fat-free mass ≠ muscle mass. Short-term findings.
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5 Daily Exercises Men Over 65 Need to Keep Their Legs Strong
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💡 Who Invented What?
1. ❄️ Willis Carrier - Air Conditioner
2. ✈️ Wilbur & Orville Wright - Airplane
3. 🌡️ Evangelista Torricelli - Barometer
4. 🩸 Karl Landsteiner - ABO Blood Groups
5. 💥 Alfred Nobel - Dynamite
6. 🛗 Elisha G. Otis - Elevator Safety Device
7. 🧪 Henry Cavendish - Hydrogen
8. 🔴 Theodore Maiman - Laser
9. 📊 Dmitri Mendeleev - Periodic Table
10. 🚢 Cornelis Drebbel - Submarine
11. 📠 Samuel Morse & Alfred Vail - Telegraph
12. ☎️ Alexander Graham Bell - Telephone
13. 💡 Thomas Edison - Incandescent Light Bulb
14. 🔌 John Bardeen & Walter Brattain - Transistor
15. 🌐 Tim Berners-Lee - World Wide Web
16. 🩻 Wilhelm Röntgen - X-Rays
17. 🧫 Alexander Fleming - Penicillin
18. 🚗 Karl Benz - Motor Car
19. 🚂 James Watt - Steam Engine
20. 🥛 Louis Pasteur - Pasteurization
21. 🚲 Karl Drais - Draisine (Early Bicycle)
22. ⚙️ Rudolf Diesel - Diesel Engine
23. 🚀 Robert H. Goddard - Liquid-Fueled Rocket
24. 🛩️ Frank Whittle - Turbojet Engine
25. 🚦 Garrett Morgan - Traffic Signal
26. 🖨️ Johannes Gutenberg - Printing Press
27. 📺 Philo Farnsworth - Electronic Television
28. 🍲 Percy Spencer - Microwave Oven
29. 📺 John Logie Baird - Television (Demonstration)
30. 🛰️ U.S. Department of Defense - GPS
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💪 Muscles aren’t the only tissues adapting to training!
A meta-analysis found that mechanical loading increases tendon stiffness, with greater adaptations at higher loads. Both isometric and dynamic training work.
⚠️ Stiffer ≠ injury-proof.
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The World's Largest Militaries
👥 Active Personnel
1. 🇨🇳 China - 2.04M
2. 🇮🇳 India - 1.43M
3. 🇺🇸 United States - 1.33M
4. 🇷🇺 Russia - 1.32M
5. 🇰🇵 North Korea - 1.32M
6. 🇺🇦 Ukraine - 900K
7. 🇵🇰 Pakistan - 660K
8. 🇮🇷 Iran - 610K
9. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia - 503K
10. 🇹🇷 Türkiye - 481K
🛡️ Tanks
1. 🇨🇳 China - 5.9K
2. 🇷🇺 Russia - 5.6K
3. 🇰🇵 North Korea - 4.9K
4. 🇺🇸 United States - 4.7K
5. 🇮🇳 India - 3.9K
6. 🇪🇬 Egypt - 3.6K
7. 🇵🇰 Pakistan - 2.7K
8. 🇮🇷 Iran - 2.7K
9. 🇹🇷 Türkiye - 2.3K
10. 🇻🇳 Vietnam - 2.0K
✈️ Military Aircraft
1. 🇺🇸 United States - 13K
2. 🇷🇺 Russia - 4.2K
3. 🇨🇳 China - 3.5K
4. 🇮🇳 India - 2.2K
5. 🇰🇷 South Korea - 1.5K
6. 🇯🇵 Japan - 1.4K
7. 🇵🇰 Pakistan - 1.4K
8. 🇹🇷 Türkiye - 1.1K
9. 🇪🇬 Egypt - 1.1K
10. 🇫🇷 France - 974
⚓ Naval Assets
1. 🇨🇳 China - 841
2. 🇷🇺 Russia - 747
3. 🇺🇸 United States - 465
4. 🇮🇳 India - 343
5. 🇮🇩 Indonesia - 338
6. 🇰🇵 North Korea - 332
7. 🇹🇭 Thailand - 304
8. 🇮🇹 Italy - 285
9. 🇸🇪 Sweden - 279
10. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - 275
Source: Global Firepower 2026
This Is Why You Feel Cold After Pooping
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