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Strength Training is Learning from Tail Events | Medium 11/6/16

Finally, the body is extremely opaque; it is hard to understand the exact physiological mechanisms. So we would like to make sure our methodology is robust and can stand the judgment of time. We have had theories of how muscles grow; these come and go. We have theories of nutrition; these come and go — the most […]

Tomorrow morning starts the grueling Orthodox lent…

Tomorrow morning starts the grueling Orthodox lent. No animal product for 40 days. Note that both Ancient Greeks and Levantine Semites never ate meat without some kind of sacrifice to the God(s), something that persists in Kosher-Halal rituals. Meat was limited to festivals (“carnival”). — I initially thought that the intermittent protein deprivation followed by […]

I am trying to provide a probabilistic structure for fasting…

Friends, for comments. I am trying to provide a probabilistic structure for fasting in nature assuming meal frequency follows a certain power law of various thickness of tails and scale. Assuming that nature has traditionally delivered food to us with some periods of famines, it is foolish to think that it would have irregularity at […]

The most important aspect of fasting is that you feel deep undirected gratitude when you break the fast.

The most important aspect of fasting is that you feel deep undirected gratitude when you break the fast. — Every human should learn to read, write, respect the weak, disrespect the strong when warranted, and fast. — via The most important aspect of fasting is that you… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

After a fourth episode of fasting I can…

After a fourth episode of fasting I can corroborate that food is a severe burden on our minds. via After a fourth episode of fasting I can… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.