OFFICIAL Make America Healthy Again Game Thread - Featuring Dr Anthony Chaffee
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Good little 6 min segment here from Dr. Peter Attia on VO2 Max being King. Strength is 2nd place.
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VO2 max chart for those who don't care enough to go to get tested on a treadmill with the Bain mask.
And how to calculate it without getting a formal test done.
Yella may have better sources, but all this talk about VO2 max motivated me to try to learn about it in 5 minutes or less. Looks like I fall under "Good" for my age range. Based on the methodology, it seems that the only way you can increase your VO2 max number is by reducing your resting heart rate (which is where the exercise comes in).
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You guys are trying too hard. This was all laid out for us decades ago.
It turned out to be an amazing weight loss system for me. All I needed was this pyramid and 10-15 years of undiagnosed diabetes. I went from a strong, energetic 200lbs with a 34" waist and hulking legs to my current 160 stick figure and no energy. All while putting away 3-4000 calories per day from the bottom of the pyramid. At the peak, just before my kidneys started to go, I was eating enough for three men and still losing weight. I couldn't stop eating. It all went in one en and right out the other so it was fun too.
I was lucky I didn't die. That's really what was happening. The day I found out I was diabetic my blood sugar was over 600. Instead of a reading my new meter gave a code indicating I should go to the ER.
That was about 15 years ago. The challenge since has been keeping my weight low, and I do, while trying to regain some of that lost muscle mass, which I haven't.
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Sounds closer to HIV than diabeetus
seriously though 10-15 years undiagnosed? How the fuck is that possible? And had to be Type 1…
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I came here to make the AIDS joke. Glad someone else said it first, though.
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Nah it's type 2. 15 years was the estimate the opthalmologist gave me based on the damage to my retinas.
I was oblivious to many warning signs including a family history of type 2. Really dumb. My 30s were a dark time for personal health as I was wrapped up trying (failing) to be the greatest single dad ever.
When the weight loss thing was getting really bad I used to chuckle about the HIV tag I had at doogman because I was seriously wondering wtf was going on. It took a lot to get me to go to the doctor. Nowadays I see him so often we know each other's kid's names and occupations and he calls me for fishing tips.
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Funny enough, I've never actually done a VO2 max test in my life.
I just know based on wrecking fools on Le Peleton (my scores are usually in the top .1% of riders there) or beating (most) of the local White Wakanda bros on mt bike hill climbs that it very high.
Plus my resting pulse is stupid low.
I'm working on getting better and the strength piece though since this becomes critical. We lose so much muscle mass as we age.
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Can confirm that @chuck is skinny AF and kicked my ass at golf ball hitting.
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At my peak, my resting heart rate was about 45. It’s now about 60ish and I’m far from my peak.
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Too many Banquets!!
