exercise physiology, exercise physiologist
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Can Older Adults ‘Think’ Themselves Stronger?

Research conducted recently and published in the journal Medicine showed that something amazing happens when you put intense mental effort into thinking or imaging you are lifting or moving with maximal exertion. Muscular strength can increase substantially and can match gains in strength made through more traditional intensive resistance training. What researchers discovered was that: “strength of elbow…

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Why The “Strengthification” Of Gen X’ers & Baby Boomers Is The Greatest Health Challenge Of The 21st Century
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Why The “Strengthification” Of Gen X’ers & Baby Boomers Is The Greatest Health Challenge Of The 21st Century

Last October l presented at the Ancestral Health Society of New Zealand (AHSNZ) International symposium with the title of my talk: “Why the “strengthification” of Gen X’ers & Baby Boomers is the greatest health challenge of the 21st century”. In this session I discussed a number of things in relation to ageing and the dynapenic/sarcopenic…

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Are Carbs Toxic, Is The CICO Concept Valid, Can Exercise Facilitate Fat Loss? An N=1 Experiment
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Are Carbs Toxic, Is The CICO Concept Valid, Can Exercise Facilitate Fat Loss? An N=1 Experiment

This before and after 6 month “transformation” was an individual experiment (n=1), which was inspired by my professional curiosity to test the validity of 5 key claims currently purported to be fundamental for improving health and body composition that I do not entirely agree with as an Exercise Scientist. The first 3 claims are strongly and enthusiastically…

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