Today’s “struggling sessions” take the form of online harassment and bullying, the “social cancellation” of anyone who deviates from the peer-pressure imposed narrative.
The Soviets called it “self-criticism.” It led anyone suspected of any form of criticism towards the - unique - party to be sent to political “re-education” camps (called Goulags in the Soviet era) where they usually died.
Whenever someone tells you to “educate yourself” and “learn history” they probably don’t mean that side of it.
Ultimately them “supreme” leaders got toppled as well...and people regained their freedom from those despotic doctrines and regimes...but not after MILLIONS had died.
Which isn’t exactly the kind of utopia people were promised they’d get to live, wouldn’t you agree? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_kill…
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“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.