Tension is key when lifting.
For squats generate initial tension by pulling the weight down on your back and “bending the bar” around you in the standing position.
The weight as you squat should not all be on the lumbar spine. It should be distributed throughout the back. Tension will help with the distribution.
Muscles are the largest and single most important sink for glucose.
Having larger and more metabolically healthy muscles is the difference between being able to tolerate glucose/maintain homeostasis and getting diabetes.
Interesting book in that it helped me understand the reasoning behind the predominant modern narrative concerning money and the financial system. But I don’t know enough about the subject to have any thoughts on the actual merits of the arguments in the book.
PV☀️Get out there and make your future self proud.
PV☀️whether it’s a bank run or a training run go crush it out there today 🏃
I don’t know what any of this means. Should I be stacking more sats?
Thank you for including the meme for those of us on the left side of the bell curve.
Maximum rate of oxygen you are able to consume during peak physical exertion. Measured in milliliters of oxygen consumed in a minute per kilogram of body weight.
If you can run 2 miles in 12 minutes, that puts you at a VO2 Max of around 60.
Awesome to see all the things Nostr folks are doing to get after it in the replies 💪💪
Can’t keep saying this enough:
More muscle strength (muscle mass as proxy)
+
Increase in VO2 Max
=
Longer life and health span
Sounds like you’ve found your jam. The best routine is the one you can consistently stick with. If it’s working well for you keep going 💪
Just trying to help as many people as I can. Thanks for the support 🙏
Generating Tension in the Deadlift:
When you first grab the bar, create the initial tension in the upper body by trying to bend the bar up into a U shape engaging your lats.
When standing up don’t think if it as pulling the weight up with your back. You are pushing the ground away hard with your feet using your legs/glutes by falling back. The bar is going straight up but you would fly backward without the weight.
When done properly you generate an incredible amount of tension between your hands which are holding the bar and your feet which are the only points of contact with the ground. You’ll be stronger at everything else you do.
PV☀️ Go crush your Sunday 💪
