Comments on: First Meeting of The Quantified Self Meetup Group http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:42:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: seth http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219545 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:57:34 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219545 Thanks for the corrections, Alexandra. Thanks for the corrections, Alexandra.

]]> by: seth http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219443 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:40:58 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219443 Justin, what I mean by "standing on one leg to exhaustion" has nothing to do with balance -- I usually touch something to make it easy to balance. I mean I stand on one leg until it becomes difficult due to muscles getting tired. I never actually endure pain or even discomfort but I go right up to the point where I would start to if I continued. In the beginning I could only do this for 2-3 minutes; now it's up to about 11 minutes. At the moment the "whole regimen" is what you call one set: standing on each leg to exhaustion once. In other words, left leg once, right leg once. Justin, what I mean by “standing on one leg to exhaustion” has nothing to do with balance — I usually touch something to make it easy to balance. I mean I stand on one leg until it becomes difficult due to muscles getting tired. I never actually endure pain or even discomfort but I go right up to the point where I would start to if I continued. In the beginning I could only do this for 2-3 minutes; now it’s up to about 11 minutes. At the moment the “whole regimen” is what you call one set: standing on each leg to exhaustion once. In other words, left leg once, right leg once.

]]> by: Justin http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219428 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:29:59 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219428 Seth, Your standing for better sleep comments are intriguing to me. Could you comment on what exactly it means to stand on one leg to exhaustion? Is this the point at which you can't maintain balance while standing on one foot? Is the whole regiment to do two sets in a day whereby each set is stand-to-exhaustion on each leg? Thanks for the intell- Justin Seth,

Your standing for better sleep comments are intriguing to me. Could you comment on what exactly it means to stand on one leg to exhaustion? Is this the point at which you can’t maintain balance while standing on one foot? Is the whole regiment to do two sets in a day whereby each set is stand-to-exhaustion on each leg?

Thanks for the intell-

Justin

]]> by: Stephen M (Ethesis) http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219398 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:14:59 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219398 Athletes and body builders are compulsive self-experimenters. Unfortunately, as Sports Illustrated noted a while back, at the elite level, that also includes protocols and close to universal use of illegal drugs. It used to be a few sports (weight class based sports) were immune. I still remember my brother talking about how everyone at Nike was amazed by the wrestler who was on their endorsement list, was going to the Olympics and wasn't using steroids -- while it made sense to my brother, steroids would increase his weight. Now, well, they have better steroids. Not to mention, they've discovered regimens that improve recovery time without increasing weight/muscle mass. But it looks like you've got a great group. Next post on them, please do post the blog link in the post (for the lazy ones among us who don't want to work through looking in the side bar or on google ;) ). Athletes and body builders are compulsive self-experimenters. Unfortunately, as Sports Illustrated noted a while back, at the elite level, that also includes protocols and close to universal use of illegal drugs.

It used to be a few sports (weight class based sports) were immune. I still remember my brother talking about how everyone at Nike was amazed by the wrestler who was on their endorsement list, was going to the Olympics and wasn’t using steroids — while it made sense to my brother, steroids would increase his weight.

Now, well, they have better steroids. Not to mention, they’ve discovered regimens that improve recovery time without increasing weight/muscle mass.

But it looks like you’ve got a great group. Next post on them, please do post the blog link in the post (for the lazy ones among us who don’t want to work through looking in the side bar or on google ;) ).

]]> by: Alexandra Carmichael http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219388 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:27:52 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219388 Thanks Seth, for recording such a fabulous evening! Sorry we had to duck out before your talk - your discoveries sound fascinating and I'd love to hear more. A couple of minor name corrections: Melanie Swan Lisa Betts-LaCroix Daniel Reda Looking forward to next time! Alexandra Carmichael Co-Founder, http://www.CureTogether.com Thanks Seth, for recording such a fabulous evening!
Sorry we had to duck out before your talk - your discoveries sound fascinating and I’d love to hear more.

A couple of minor name corrections:
Melanie Swan
Lisa Betts-LaCroix
Daniel Reda

Looking forward to next time!
Alexandra Carmichael
Co-Founder, http://www.CureTogether.com

]]> by: mike kenny http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219309 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:26:54 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219309 cool! maybe your group could set up a wikipedia of self-experimentation, or the like. apparently there are free services on the web. cool! maybe your group could set up a wikipedia of self-experimentation, or the like. apparently there are free services on the web.

]]> by: Jeff Winkler http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219297 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:20:28 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219297 I'm jealous - on the wrong coast (Boston)! I’m jealous - on the wrong coast (Boston)!

]]> by: Trey http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219283 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:22:28 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/09/11/first-meeting-of-the-quantified-self-meetup-group/#comment-219283 Thanks for posting this. Thanks for posting this.

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