Exploring Motivation and Identity in Athletics

• I don't "fast" very much nor do I sit around much (high energy intake, high step count, etc.). I live what would be called a "high energy flux" lifestyle. Will visit this concept more on a PODCAST soon, but here's the basic reasons why: Eat Like an Athlete: High Flux Your Way to Apex Performance (And Get Jacked in the Process) and Everything You Thought You Knew About Burning Fat Is Wrong  and Increasing Energy Flux to Maintain Diet-Induced Weight Loss....08:07
• This is why (especially if you are keto/low carb) it can feel like steroids if you do a carb refeed the night before you hit the gym hard: The Ergogenic Effects of Acute Carbohydrate Feeding on Resistance Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis....19:18
• Helpful: The 8 Most Popular Ways to Do a Low-Carb Diet - The 8 Most Popular Ways to Do a Low-Carb Diet....29:40
• Pretty surprising how LITTLE you need to walk after a meal to lower blood sugar: Just 2 Minutes of Walking After a Meal Is Surprisingly Good for You (2 min!)....39:07
• Yogic practices suggest, and scientific evidence demonstrates, that right-nostril breathing is involved with relatively higher sympathetic activity (arousal states), while left-nostril breathing is associated with a relatively more parasympathetic activity (stress alleviating state).: EEG signatures change during unilateral Yogi nasal breathing (e.g., Zen Spray - use code BEN to save 5%)....48:25

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