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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-19-24, 07:05 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,714
Posted By MoAlpha

I have a fusion at C5-6 and prosthetic disks at...

I have a fusion at C5-6 and prosthetic disks at the levels above and below. I had it done at the old Walter Reed and at my last follow-up visit I was cleared to hump a 100 lb ruck. :lol: I was...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-19-24, 06:55 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,714
Posted By MoAlpha

I would assume they were, since the state had a...

I would assume they were, since the state had a helmet law, but I don’t remember.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-18-24, 05:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 269
Posted By MoAlpha

Sports nutrition seems to me like a coaching...

Sports nutrition seems to me like a coaching specialty: stuff about race fueling and periodizing diet for a competitive training schedule, rather than a primary focus on long term health. If...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-24, 03:11 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 2,109
Posted By MoAlpha

Are cold molded rims a thing?

Are cold molded rims a thing?
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-24, 03:09 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 2,109
Posted By MoAlpha

CFRP has been standard for racing sailboat hulls...

CFRP has been standard for racing sailboat hulls and rigs, large and small, for decades and is increasingly common in high-end powerboats. It is far superior to the glass composites and aluminum it...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-17-24, 12:59 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 1,714
Posted By MoAlpha

Anecdote: I spent three years as a neurology...

Anecdote: I spent three years as a neurology resident, during which I saw at least five, maybe ten, young men who ended up in chronic vegetative or minimally conscious states from motorcycle crashes....
Forum: Indoor & Stationary Cycling Forum
05-17-24, 07:32 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 423
Posted By MoAlpha

I can't give up Zwift because competition is my...

I can't give up Zwift because competition is my best motivator and the robotic pacers are a great training aid. Spouse has a Rouvy subscription and I use it occasionally, when I can't stand the...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-17-24, 03:51 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,176
Posted By MoAlpha

Health care is a factor, but time, education, and...

Health care is a factor, but time, education, and culture, are far more important at the population level. Presumably, biomarkers such as VO2max are independent predictors, but are also correlated...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-16-24, 09:55 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,545
Posted By MoAlpha

What I just wrote is my lived reality!

What I just wrote is my lived reality!
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-16-24, 09:33 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,545
Posted By MoAlpha

Exercise can cause muscle to retain water, but...

Exercise can cause muscle to retain water, but not to dilute lactic acid. Lactate is a fuel molecule and is rapidly cleared from blood and muscle after exercise. The H+ ion associated with it...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-24, 05:20 PM
Replies: 2,979
Views: 67,092
Posted By MoAlpha

Those are for rallies or jacking deer or...

Those are for rallies or jacking deer or something. I’ve never seen them used on the road.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-15-24, 12:00 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,176
Posted By MoAlpha

Yeah, the US is not one country. Zip code...

Yeah, the US is not one country. Zip code (although a categorical variable) is probably as good a predictor of all-cause mortality as VO2max here.

I agree with you on the contribution of behavior....
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-24, 11:48 AM
Replies: 2,979
Views: 67,092
Posted By MoAlpha

Doesn't matter; she's not interested.

Doesn't matter; she's not interested.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-24, 10:43 AM
Replies: 2,979
Views: 67,092
Posted By MoAlpha

That's simply horrible. However, I do love roof...

That's simply horrible. However, I do love roof baskets and I am trying to get my daughter to put one on the roof of her Hyundai Kona...with floodlights.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-15-24, 10:35 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,176
Posted By MoAlpha

Presumably, a plot of age 50 VO2max predicted at...

Presumably, a plot of age 50 VO2max predicted at birth would look similar, wouldn't it?

Those mis-matched y-axes are a crime.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-24, 06:00 PM
Replies: 2,979
Views: 67,092
Posted By MoAlpha

Holy ****! Just read the story. Poor baby! Hope...

Holy ****! Just read the story. Poor baby! Hope it’s all okay.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
05-14-24, 05:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,363
Posted By MoAlpha

I saw Country Joe open for someone at the...

I saw Country Joe open for someone at the Fillmore East when I was about 12. They played it.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-14-24, 01:03 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

When carbs aren't consumed, glycogen is repleted...

When carbs aren't consumed, glycogen is repleted (very slowly) by gluconeogenesis, an energy-requiring process whereby molecules principally derived from fat and protein are converted to glucose. The...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-13-24, 04:59 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

I agree with everything you wrote, but would...

I agree with everything you wrote, but would still emphasize, perhaps unnecessarily, that every calorie the OP burns that isn’t replaced in his diet, no matter where it comes from, will cause him to...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-13-24, 03:06 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

Apologies if I misunderstood. I interpreted your...

Apologies if I misunderstood. I interpreted your comment as implying that glycolysis doesn't result in consumption of stored fat in the face of calorie restriction.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-13-24, 01:23 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

Consumed glycogen isn't reconstituted by magic. ...

Consumed glycogen isn't reconstituted by magic. The process is a big sink for dietary carbohydrate, such that, under conditions of calorie restriction, the body has to scrounge energy from other...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-13-24, 12:31 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 347
Posted By MoAlpha

At age 67 I'm happy not to be deteriorating...

At age 67 I'm happy not to be deteriorating (much) year by year and see flat performance as an equivalent to gaining fitness. I'm pretty happy to have actually improved my power curve a little, while...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-13-24, 12:15 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

This is correct.

This is correct.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-13-24, 11:59 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

I swear it wasn't paywalled when I found it, but...

I swear it wasn't paywalled when I found it, but others have had access problems too. Try the link in Post #29 and I'll try to find a workaround.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-13-24, 08:16 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

I don't remember the reason, but I recall reading...

I don't remember the reason, but I recall reading that carbohydrates are more fat-o-genic in T2DM and that glycogen formation is inhibited.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-13-24, 07:57 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 729
Posted By MoAlpha

I like mornings too, but there's not much...

I like mornings too, but there's not much evidence for that. In fact, just the opposite.
...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-12-24, 01:40 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

This paper is open access, so that’s not a...

This paper is open access, so that’s not a problem. Incidentally, all NIH-funded research has to be freely available within one year of publication. Either the journal has to make it open access or...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-11-24, 07:07 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

I thought I posted a link to the free full text....

I thought I posted a link to the free full text. PM if you want me to send it to you.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-11-24, 05:59 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

Yep. That is the current theory and Hall’s focus...

Yep. That is the current theory and Hall’s focus is now ultra-processed foods.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-11-24, 01:34 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 1,576
Posted By MoAlpha

Here is a nice review of the carbohydrate-insulin...

Here is a nice review of the carbohydrate-insulin hypothesis of obesity from Kevin Hall, a giant in this field, who does actual research on people, showing why it is very unlikely to be correct.
...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-10-24, 05:07 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,545
Posted By MoAlpha

Yeah, I think that’s what my watch does too. Not...

Yeah, I think that’s what my watch does too. Not very useful. I agree a joule is a joule is a joule and I’m pretty certain baseline energy requirement goes up with training.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-10-24, 11:51 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,545
Posted By MoAlpha

Yes, but per kg, it’s controlled by metabolic...

Yes, but per kg, it’s controlled by metabolic demand and endocrine signaling (thyroid, adrenal, sex hormones, etc.).
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-10-24, 10:29 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,545
Posted By MoAlpha

If your resting heart rate is reduced due to high...

If your resting heart rate is reduced due to high fitness and your watch is using RHR to estimate basal metabolic rate, it's going to be very confused. BMR should increase with activity level.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-09-24, 12:31 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 458
Posted By MoAlpha

I have read that T2DM is a risk, so might be...

I have read that T2DM is a risk, so might be right.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-09-24, 12:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 458
Posted By MoAlpha

Seed oils!

Seed oils!
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-09-24, 11:59 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 458
Posted By MoAlpha

I don't really think the argument is okay....

I don't really think the argument is okay. There's a "motte and bailey" thing going on where the carnivore diet folks say "Eating nothing but meat is the healthiest thing in the world" and then, when...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-09-24, 10:45 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 458
Posted By MoAlpha

If this had been a balanced and scholarly...

If this had been a balanced and scholarly presentation from a disinterested presenter, rather than a hyperbolic piece of advocacy from a guy who profits from his viewpoint, I might agree.

Again,...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-09-24, 10:07 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 458
Posted By MoAlpha

We'll have to disagree on that and on the...

We'll have to disagree on that and on the integrity of his message. I am a "message" guy in real, peer-reviewed, life and I believe it is crucial to maintain a rigorously ethical approach in order to...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-09-24, 09:55 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 458
Posted By MoAlpha

Ohhh ho ho no, my friend! There is a definite...

Ohhh ho ho no, my friend! There is a definite need for physicians to attack guys like this who drag the whole profession down.

Incidentally, I do like the message on saturated fats. I just don't...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-09-24, 09:13 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 458
Posted By MoAlpha

Here is the meta-analysis mentioned in the video....

Here is the meta-analysis mentioned in the video.

https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.05.077

It's more balanced and informative than this sleazebag who has been disciplined by the...
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-08-24, 06:15 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,176
Posted By MoAlpha

I think that’s the one, mis-remembered.

I think that’s the one, mis-remembered.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-08-24, 02:20 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,176
Posted By MoAlpha

Does the association with mortality take body...

Does the association with mortality take body mass into account? My recollection is that it’s just absolute VO2 max.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-08-24, 07:55 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,176
Posted By MoAlpha

From what I remember, no one has actually found...

From what I remember, no one has actually found one, which is one reason people are so excited about it.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
05-07-24, 06:32 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,176
Posted By MoAlpha

If VO2max is all that, why do women outlive men? ...

If VO2max is all that, why do women outlive men?

Seriously, though, it’s clearly a marker of something important and presumably correlates with a whole batch of other health parameters, but I’m...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-07-24, 01:42 PM
Replies: 2,979
Views: 67,092
Posted By MoAlpha

It was a good reminder to cancel for the summer!

It was a good reminder to cancel for the summer!
Forum: Road Cycling
05-07-24, 01:41 PM
Replies: 2,979
Views: 67,092
Posted By MoAlpha

Someone inverted my bike while I was replacing a...

Someone inverted my bike while I was replacing a punctured tube this a.m. I didn't like doing that even before hydraulic brakes. Fortunately, I'm pretty compulsive about filling my reservoirs.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-30-24, 07:35 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,279
Posted By MoAlpha

Your EF is fine. The usual way to find out your...

Your EF is fine. The usual way to find out your stroke volume is to get studied in a physiology lab or start going down the tubes in the ICU.
Forum: Training & Nutrition
04-30-24, 07:15 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 1,545
Posted By MoAlpha

Training Stress Score. It represents the...

Training Stress Score. It represents the theoretical exercise stress of a ride and is a function of intensity (expressed relative to FTP) and duration. Sixty min. at FTP is arbitrarily assigned a TSS...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-30-24, 07:08 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 3,279
Posted By MoAlpha

Don’t confuse stroke volume with ejection...

Don’t confuse stroke volume with ejection fraction, which is what you cite above.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-30-24, 06:08 AM
Replies: 2,979
Views: 67,092
Posted By MoAlpha

They admit patients who require inpatient care...

They admit patients who require inpatient care and consult to other services on patients with rheumatological issues. Virtually all hospitals in the US have rheumatologists on staff. However, just...
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