Thursday, September 18, 2008

Strength training

I can barely be bothered to write this. I suppose it's something I know that most people don't. Something that a lot of people could benefit from knowing. Unfortunately they're too stupid to manage it. Even when they're told it.

Protein stuffing increases physical strength by roughly 5 to 15% depending on the person and particular muscle. This is to say ...oh 200 to 300 grams of protein per day increases strength by roughly that much as opposed to something normal, like 30 to 40 grams of protein a day. (A healthy vegan diet.) Protein stuffing is not cumulative at all. You don't end up 30, 40% stronger a couple years later thanks to continous protein stuffing. You'll still be exactly the same amount stronger (assuming otherwise equal calories and nutrients..). Thus protein stuffing should just be used if you want your strength to peak for whatever stupid reason.

It's sad that many young men are stuffing themselves full of protein. I did it myself for a few years. What a pitiful way to live. Also hurts veganism.

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A more useful way for a man to peak his physical strength is to think about sex daily quite a bit while not actually having sex. After about 5 days strength can begin increasing this way. But not much point in doing the effect beyond two weeks if that. This can cause a large increase in strength, again, depending on the person and particular muscle. Huge effect on my hamstrings, personally. Added extra 100 pounds to deadlifting and could hold own against Michael Jordan in a slam dunk contest.

People miss this effect because it takes at least 3 days to kick in and once you have sex again there's a one day lag before you become weaker.

But this second effect is known here and there. Ali's one trainer Bundini Brown knew it. Someone locally (wrestling coach) was aware of it, he brought it up for some reason. It's out there, here and there. Lost and found I'm sure right back to the ancient greeks at least. (A training secret of many competitive athletes perhaps...?)But never found any evidence of this knowledge online.

Which is depressing but then consider the subject/s I guess.

The protein stuffing is actually more depressing. I've never found anyone who seems to have quite figured it out... And there are people who do strength training controlled studies, check nitrogen levels, etc. It's doesn't make me feel even the slightest bit special that I'm not aware of anyone else who figured it out. It feels like the sun's been blotted out. I really have read the literature. The top "experts" on this. They don't know. Such is life.