Took me no less than 30 years of consistent dedication to make, keep myself healthy, happy, successful in life to FINALLY EARN! the privilege to be called “privileged” by people who’ve never put a 10th of the effort I put so they could achieve the same for themselves. Priceless.
Some background: my father was an emotionally abusive, heavy smoker and alcoholic and both my parents suffered depression and a mild form of autism; my first jobs were to work in car factories and construction sites.
When I made the decision to work on physical education/fitness 12 ago, I was 36, single, no real job, no money, no financing, not network, no support system, no specific experience and zero credentials.
So before you call me privileged just HUSH, do your homework and start working on how you can effectively improve your life and maybe turn it into a “privilege”, starting with getting rid of your own insecurities.
Got it? GO TO WORK. Make something GREAT happen for yourself!
“Intermittent Hypoxic Training as an Effective Tool for Increasing the Adaptive Potential, Endurance and Working Capacity of the Brain” by Rybnikova et al. (2022) provides a comprehensive review of intermittent hypoxic training* (IHT) and its potential benefits.
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*breath-holding
Historical Context:
The review traces the evolution of hypoxia research, noting its initial association with pathological conditions and its later recognition for adaptive and therapeutic potentials.
Physiological Mechanisms:
IHT induces systemic adaptations, including enhanced lung ventilation, improved cardiovascular function, and optimized tissue oxygen. utilization.
Today I broke the US 🇺🇸 static breath-holding national record I already held (under the CMAS rules) by an extra 24 seconds…but this time in the “Master” category (+50 years old).
The 7 minutes 8 seconds record was validated by the US Freediving Federation.
I’m happy yet not satisfied because the water and weather conditions caused me to get cold early. Fighting the cold takes a lot of energy, causes tension and mild shivering, which costs significant oxygen and shortens the time you can hold your breath.
That’s especially the case because maximum breath hold attempts are done on a fasted state (18 hours fast or so) which makes you sensitive to cold, and obviously breathing cannot be used for internal regulation.