tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post1628733010822438857..comments2023-03-27T04:06:40.058-07:00Comments on Scientific Chick: You're not that tiredDr. Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063821240460369640noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-20433640825463442452012-12-15T13:28:51.721-08:002012-12-15T13:28:51.721-08:00Hahaha!Hahaha!Dr. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063821240460369640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-69151528692078886552012-12-15T10:51:31.367-08:002012-12-15T10:51:31.367-08:00All scientists are hot!All scientists are hot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-50258043754319000922012-12-14T23:27:35.761-08:002012-12-14T23:27:35.761-08:00Anonymous - yes, 2% is definitely a considerable i...Anonymous - yes, 2% is definitely a considerable improvement. And you're right, there's some wiggle room when establishing a personal best in a laboratory setting. <br /><br />In conclusion, for best results, you're definitely right about not pretending a hot scientist is watching you - a futile exercise, since they don't exist. :)Dr. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063821240460369640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-86505384764713943152012-12-14T15:49:19.092-08:002012-12-14T15:49:19.092-08:00Tricking or not, those cyclists did more than thei...Tricking or not, those cyclists did more than their 102% because they wanted to. And a 2% improvement is quite considerable. Though my feeling is they weren't giving it all they had in the first place. They certainly didn't have a reason to surpass themselves. Unless they wanted to impress that hot scientist. The third try, however, they had to beat an opponent. In conclusion, for best results, instead of pretending a hot scientist is watching you, imagine your double leaving you in the dust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-74886399635699276682012-12-14T15:30:03.998-08:002012-12-14T15:30:03.998-08:00Anonymous - that's a good question. I don'...Anonymous - that's a good question. I don't know to what extent the reserve can be pushed back. If you train into it and get used to it, does that become your new pre-reserve max? <br /><br />All that said, the concept of "training into it" is much more challenging that it sounds - we're not talking about pushing hard, here, we're talking about tricking the brain into deception, which is very hard to do on your own...Dr. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063821240460369640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-65864490476340640922012-12-14T14:52:13.018-08:002012-12-14T14:52:13.018-08:00I wonder if learning to regularly tap into it is a...I wonder if learning to regularly tap into it is a sound training method for top athletes. I guess one tends to take nibbles and bites, but consistently going all out? Would that get your body used to it or break it - supposing it had ideal nutrition and rest in between?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-4269799203329444412012-12-14T13:51:31.563-08:002012-12-14T13:51:31.563-08:00Anonymous, you're absolutely right - we're...Anonymous, you're absolutely right - we're definitely talking about life and gold situations here. The article was framing this reserve in the context of sports performance, not in the context of getting off the couch. :) <br /><br />The warm couch... in front of the fireplace... next to the lit up Christmas tree... That sounds pretty good right now.Dr. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063821240460369640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-29688482462454169132012-12-14T13:40:23.241-08:002012-12-14T13:40:23.241-08:00Accessing that reserve takes a disproportionate to...Accessing that reserve takes a disproportionate toll on you and is rarely worth tapping into. Perhaps only for life and gold. Other than that, couch it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-54214424647291029292012-12-07T14:13:33.784-08:002012-12-07T14:13:33.784-08:00Thanks for the comment, Fawn!
We are indeed a tri...Thanks for the comment, Fawn!<br /><br />We are indeed a tricky bunch. :) Though admittedly studies using deception are difficult to carry out since they are scrutinized very carefully by research ethics boards (as they should be!). <br /><br />Oh, and yeah, you totally have permission. I wouldn't be able to get through half the things you get through on a regular day! Dr. Juliehttp://www.scientificchick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045067453505592669.post-12101909942276768262012-12-07T00:00:20.008-08:002012-12-07T00:00:20.008-08:00Tricky, tricky scientists!
Glad I have permission...Tricky, tricky scientists!<br /><br />Glad I have permission to collapse. Because I know that when I *do* keep on going, I'm asking for it. I will pay for it later by succumbing to some kind of virus. Not as bad as dead, but still not helpful. :)Fawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049727418673399133noreply@blogger.com