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Melinda’s Mi-Bra Review

Written on November 9, 2024 - 5:51 pm | by EmmyW

The Mi-Bra is unlike any other sports bra you’ve probably ever seen. Sure, it’s designed similarly to all other sports bras but with one exception:

It has a pocket for your iPod!

Being that a pocket is not going to make or break a sports bra, let’s get into the overall review of the Mi-Bra.

Comfort

The Mi-Bra is made up of 90% organic cotton and 10% spandex to allow stretching. It is one of the most comfortable bras I have ever owned, period. The fabric is soft and when I wear it, I can’t even tell. With so

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Shri Ramana Maharshi Teachings on Meditation

Written on November 9, 2024 - 12:46 pm | by EmmyW

Just today a disciple of Shri Ramana Maharshi’s teachings, Rukmani, asked me to visit her website Ramana Maharshi - A Student’s Journey and see if I wanted any input from her. As I am myself a big fan of Bhagavan’s and the teachings of Advaita Vedanta (non-duality), I headed over to her blog right away, and found a great quote which I would like to share with you below.

As I have said before, meditation is not complex and to understand what is required of you, it is best to approach it simply. This is what the following quote from Shri Ramana does. It presents the core of meditation and enlightened living in very simple terms. The ability to communicate in this manner is the mark of true and profound teachings.

So below please find the quote from Ramana, below which are a few of my thoughts on it:

Shri Ramana Maharshi Quote:

Ramana Maharshi says, “In the ordinary man when a thought occurs the ego takes delivery of it as ‘my thought’ and gets involved. The thinking

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Can Eccentric Training Increase Muscle & Strength?

Written on November 7, 2024 - 4:02 pm | by Terra

The meta-analysis (2009) looked to see if eccentric training is superior to concentric training for strength & muscle mass.

Why eccentrics are different from concentrics?

Eccentrics involve active lengthening and concentrics involve active shortening of the muscle fibers

Characteristics of eccentric contractions

• They can produce more force than concentrics. So you can use more weight than concentrics.
• They selectively recruit Fast fibers.

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Tags: Eccentric Training, Strength

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Is Daylight Saving Making You Fat?

Written on November 7, 2024 - 11:20 am | by Terra

I’m no fan of this daylight saving BS. Apparently I’m not the only one that feels this way. I’ve yet to meet someone that actually likes changing their clocks twice a year and having it pitch dark outside before 6 in the evening.

I can think of many negatives about adjusting our clocks to save daylight. One is the negative impact on some people’s health. I’m not talking about the momentary rise in blood pressure from having to find the manuals for your electronics that don’t update themselves automatically, or did adjust a week or two ago.

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Tags: Daylight Saving, Saving

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