Do you have any tips or tricks to get your metabolism going, losing weight, gaining muscle mass or boosting brain function?
Boosting brain function: HIIT. High intensity interval training. Engaging in regular exercise is linked to multiple health benefits, including maintaining cognitive abilities and perhaps reducing the risk of dementia.
Results from a study published online July 8, 2024, by Aging and Disease suggest high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may be better for brain health than other, less vigorous routines. HIIT workouts consist of repeated cycles of short bursts of high-intensity exercise followed by brief "recovery" periods of lower-intensity movement. https://www.health.harvard.edu/exercise-and-fitness/cognitive-benefits-from-high-intensity-interval-training-may-last-for-yearsGaining muscle mass: consuming food items with high protein bioavailability. Keyword search can find some of these. Etc. etc. |
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And it's not just that... Aldo in the latter part of his match ups in the UFC were at 135.  But I do get why people are talking against extreme weight cutting. The solution is to add more weight classes in between the current weight classes. Like 165 in between 155 and 170. It's a huge jump what Makhachev is doing and what Topuria is thinking of doing. Lol. Good chance Rakhmonov could beat both at 170 imho. Adesanya also had a huge jump from 185 to 205 and lost.  That's a good point about Aldo competing at 135.  |
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Since you have mentioned Chimaev and his competition in welterweight and middleweight divisions. How many times he had cancelled the fight due to health problems? Some cancelations were due to covid, if not mistaken 2 times he has failed to make weight, vs Whittaker and Askerov replaced him, vs Diaz and instead he fought Holland. 9 fights in UFC and 5 times his health failed him. Considering he is a healthy young man who does sports, I think cutting aka health tortures caused him all those problems. If he was +50 yo and not even close to sport, then no wonder if viruses and health issues would stick to him, but he is young. Just try to remember how many times you got sick when you are an adult, and when you were young (when you can walk outside in shorts and tshirt during snow storm and not even catch cold or have running nose).
I think there was something unusual going on with Chimaev's COVID issues. He had half of his thyroid gland removed, which could have compromised his immune system. There was a UFC heavyweight known as Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva who competed despite having part of his pituitary gland removed. MMA is an interesting thing. I remember a time when Jose Aldo had trouble cutting weight vs Mark Hominick back in..... 2011. Some were thoroughly convinced Jose Aldo was killing himself cutting down to make 145. And here is Jose Aldo... 14 years later, still competing at 145. Its difficult to say which weight class someone should compete at, not everyone is the same. Some have denser bone or muscle structure. Different proportions of muscle and fat, retain and lose water differently. Even athletes competing don't know which weight class they should be in, sometimes. It is a strange thing. |
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Yeap, 13 kg or 28 lb. When Pereira fought Izzy, at 185, we did not know what was his weight when he start cutting. I know that fighters are able to cut weight and how they do it. But such weight cuts, 20lb or more already are called as extreme or insane. Take a look https://www.thesportster.com/scary-dangerous-insane-weight-cuts-ufc-mma-history/. People cut 20-40lb, but they do it when they more to other division, and dont do it in few weeks before the fight. And you know what is common in all examples? Guys who made extreme weight cuts, lose more than win. Khamzat Chimaev is now UFC champion @ 185 lbs. How many years did Chimaev torture himself cutting weight to compete @ 170 lbs. I think its just bad decision making with a lot of athletes and their teams. Cutting 20 pounds is ok if its water weight with water loading. There are guys who can do it without trouble. Where people have trouble is usually when mistakes are made. Some athletes binge eat after fights and gain tons of weight which is hard on the body when they shed the weight. That type of weight cutting is hard. Where people get borderline obese inbetween fights. And need to work hard to get the pounds off. |
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Its less than 2 weeks until UFC 320 that will be headed by Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev. Its going to be a rematch and a title fight. But, Pereira now weigh 13kg more than upper limit of light heavyweight (which is 93kg). Wtf is he thinking about? Its not easy to cut so much in a short period without consequences or killing yourself. There is a possibility that he wont make weight and it wont be a title fight. It would be ok, he was younger. But, the older you get, the harder it is to lose kg.
13 kg is 28 pounds? I think Pereira can make it, he has 2 weeks to cut the weight. He fought Adesanya @ 185 pounds and does not appear to be significantly larger than he was back then. Jon Jones might have cut from 220 to 230 pounds. Which is why he took time to gain weight before moving up to 265 lbs. It is not uncommon for MMA fighters competing @ 185 to cut 20 pounds of water weight on the final day before weigh in. They have a technique called water loading where they drink 1 gallon of water every day to oversaturate their body with it. Allowing them to lose 20+ pounds of water weight without too much trouble on the last cutting day. So the story goes... |
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The worst advice I followed was not taking more of my own advice. |
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Btw, Arman Tsarukyan is again doing everything but MMA This weekend he had participated again in submission grappling and won a fight against Benson Henderson. This is third time he is participating in a combat sport event outside UFC. I remember that UFC had a very strict policy about their fighters participating in other promotions and combat sport events. Tsarukyan havent fought for 1.5 year in UFC, but had 3 grappling fights... Wtf is this guy doing? Arman has been inactive due to no one wanting to fight him.  I knew Arman was winning that BJJ matchup the second it was announced. Ben Henderson has too many losses via submission from Usman Nurmagomedov and Anthony Pettis. Adam Piccolotti also beat Henderson with his jiu jitsu on the ground in that split decision. |
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There are greater numbers of scammers misleading people & asking for free handouts.
I see them everywhere on social media, reddit, discussion forums and places that have nothing to do with BTC.
As a result, it has become harder to identify those who legitimately need help.
Even some mainstream advertised GoFundMes turned out to be scams.
Under these conditions people become less generous with donations.
It is unfortunate but that's just the way the market is.
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Japanese water therapy involves drinking several glasses of room-temperature water upon waking, which is believed to help with hydration, digestion, and potentially weight loss. However, while it may offer some health benefits, many claims about its effectiveness for serious conditions are not scientifically supported.
I've practiced this for more than 6 months now.
It might help to some degree.
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The link between serial killers and head traumaA recent study conducted by the University of Glasgow and published in the Journal of Violent and Aggressive Behaviour looked into the ‘Neurodevelopmental and psychosocial risk factors in serial killers and mass murderers'. It was the first-ever analysis of all available literature (books, journals, legal files, news reports, electronic documents) about serial killers and mass murderers. ‘Our findings tentatively indicate that these extreme forms of violence may be a result of a highly complex interaction of biological, psychological and sociological factors,’ the report reads. ‘Potentially, a significant proportion of mass or serial killers may have had neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD (autism spectrum disorder) or head injury.’ Out of the 239 ‘eligible’ killers used in the study, 28% were found to have had ‘definite, highly probable or possible‘ ASD (to compare, 1 in 100 people in the UK have ASD), 21% had suffered a ‘definite or suspected’ head injury, whilst 55% of those with ASD and/or a head injury had experienced psychosocial stressors such as significant traumatic events during childhood (i.e. violent or sexual abuse, death of a close family member, parental divorce etc). Dr Clare Allely from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow led the study and explains the significance of these findings. ‘The report, which is the first of its kind to look at all the available material around serial and mass killers, identified that a complex interplay between neurodevelopmental problems and psychosocial factors are most likely to lead to incidences of this kind.’ The suggestion being that if this combination of characteristics is discovered within an individual, that person could be predisposed to developing into a serial killer. Having such knowledge could lead to preventative measures to help stop mass killings. https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-link-between-serial-killers-and-head-trauma
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Its not possible to bounce back without being honest and accurate on why losses occurred.
You see it all the time with gamblers who can't acknowledge what the error was.
Who wind up repeating the same mistakes over and over.
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Tsarukyan didn't show up for his scheduled title fight with Islam Makhachev.
He needs to fight someone in the top 10 to show that he can fight and isn't compromised.
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@Hydrogen: Starting the outline early is a power move – respect. Five words last year is still five more than zero, so maybe this year’s the breakthrough. Do you see yourself actually sticking to the classic NaNoWriMo “write now, edit later” chaos, or would you still want the outline to feel polished before diving in? Also – what’s your gut telling you the theme will be this time around?
I need to feel good about the outline or I can't commit to it. Every once in awhile I have an idea for something that might work. In the way Michael Crichton wrote a story about dinosaur DNA being collected from prehistoric insects preserved in amber. Sometimes, I write these ideas down and think they might make for a decent story. Although maybe the world has too much content, data and information atm and my time would be better spent elsewhere. |
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Is it really a puzzle. It looks like a variation of QR code. |
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I'm starting my outline for nanowrimo 2025 in november.
Hopefully I can get more than 5 words down this time before november ends.
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Another good term: barndominium. A structure similar to a barn built as or converted to a residential space.
McMansion is another good one that might make people laugh if they knew the backstory.
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