Soleus Push-ups - the Biggest Ever Breakthrough for Human Fitness?

Soleus Push-ups - the Biggest Ever Breakthrough for Human Fitness? Lee Sidebottom Evolving applied neurotechnologies for human performance and wellness Published Nov 8, 2022 + Follow If there was a magic pill that can provide the benefits of intense exercise, but without any of the sweat, would you take it? Neuroscientists at the University of Houston have made a potentially ground-breaking discovery for human health. In a new study they showed for the first time that a very light and focused muscle exercise, dubbed the 'soleus push-up', can dramatically boost the body's metabolism and rate of oxygen consumption. Here we'll cover why this finding might just be one of the biggest ever breakthroughs in modern human biology. What is the Soleus? No alt text provided for this image The soleus is a slim minor calf muscle that sits behind the main calf (gastrocnemius) and Achilles tendon, running from the heel to the back of the knee. The muscle is generally activated when the calf is stretched, that is, when the foot is raised above flat and pushing down. Walking or running up a steep hill (but not steps), is an example of when they come into play. Muscles are the largest lean mass in our bodies, yet in terms of whole-body oxidative metabolism, they only burn 15% of glucose at rest. This lack of muscular metabolism when at rest is associated with the now well-established health risks of too much sitting too much. Surprising to most people, this risk is still high even for people who participate in regular exercise or do workouts, such as going to the gym or running. What's So Special About the Soleus? This muscle has a special in-built mechanism, unknown until now. The researchers showed that when this specific muscle is activated in a very specific way, whle body glucose metabolism is increased by 30-45%. This occurs with negligible energy expenditure of actually contracting the soleus, and also triggers the use of a previously undiscovered fuel mixture. No alt text provided for this image The exercise is a simple repetitive heel lift while keeping the ball of the foot on the floor, which can be done while seated on the floor or on a chair. Interestingly, this precise type of soleus contraction is deactivated while walking or running. Accordingly, lower limb energy muscle expenditure was also tested on a treadmill. Burn More Energy Than Running - While Sitting?! Remarkably, the soleus push-up burned more than twice as much oxygen across all the leg muscles than running. The same metabolic effects were also found to be ten times greater than walking. This huge boost in energy consumption was seen across adults aged 22–82 years of age. The takeaway is that systemic metabolic regulation can be greatly improved by activating this minor calf muscle, and without resistance or added weights. These research findings reveal a widely accessible and practical way to counter the significant health risks of prolonged sitting, including for people who exercise regularly. Here is an overview of the study findings by the lead research Marc Hamiliton. There could also be many more benefits, such as preventing deep vein thrombosis (DBT) on long haul flights. This is caused by the build-up of blood clots due to restricted blood circulation in the legs, which in turn can travel around the cardiovascular system and can cause fatal heart attacks. In particular, soleus push-ups could be ideal therapy for people who have limited movement, due to injuries, disease, or the physiological effects of natural aging. More research is needed to investigate such benefits. Another Biohack? Though the study findings seem hard to believe, there are similar biological mechanisms that have been discovered, which likewise initiate the body to go beyond normal human activity. One example that has been well established in sports science, is plyometric muscle contractions, where muscles are briefly eccentrically stretched beyond their normal range, then rapidly contracted. This causes a significant increase in muscle power. As such it is a training technique used in many sports to build up power. Other examples are the release of energy reserves in completely fatigued endurance athletes when simply tasting sugars, and boosts in all sensory processing when receiving a very specific pattern of sensory stimulation termed 'stochastic resonance'. It's tempting to label these phenomena as biohacks, but this is open to debate, as these natural responses are built into our fundamental biology through evolution. The soleus push-up breakthrough does however raise an important question - what else can be discovered about our bodies' hidden in-built abilities? Hopefully science will tell. The open-access paper can be read here. 'A potent physiological method to magnify and sustain soleus oxidative metabolism improves glucose and lipid regulation' 30 8 Comments Like Comment Share Sheila Thelen Sheila Thelen That was sooooo interesting. GREAT POST! Like Reply 2mo G. Almont Green G. Almont Green Why is hyperbole necessary? Why would anyone suggest intense exercise and sweating are not necessary? Soleus Push-ups may very well be beneficial. Ok, thats good to know. There always seems to be a push to identify one thing that requires little effort that solves every problem. Soleus Push-ups can be beneficial as part of a number of important things people need to do to stay healthy. Why can’t we just say that and leave out “magic pill” and “biggest ever breakthrough”? Why does there need to be “one thing”? Also, could there be a downside focusing on a simple calf muscle to the exclusion of everything else? Like Reply 1 Like 2mo Lee Sidebottom Lee Sidebottom All good G. Almont Green, everyone is entitled to opinion and critical discourse is healthy, especially when it comes to science! Like Reply 1 Like 2mo G. Almont Green G. Almont Green Lee Sidebottom I dislike being critical and this research does sound valuable. “Magic pill” references take away from that value unless you believe the research confirms a magic pill hypothesis. Even toilet paper is now “awesome, amazing, never before experienced technology”. Hyperbole is now meaningless sentence decoration and diminishes everything. Sorry to rant but I do believe this is important. Like Reply 2mo Bilal Amjad Bilal Amjad That's very interesting - thanks Lee for sharing Like Reply 1 Like 2mo Aaron Daley, M.D. Aaron Daley, M.D. Interesting. Will read the article. 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Human Brains Use Quantum Computing No alt text provided for this image These heartbeat-style EEG signatures are the first indirect evidence that the human brain uses quantum computing. The EEG evoked potentials were detected via a specific MRI technique designed to seek entangled spins from human brains. They are currently only explainable as nuclear proton spins in the brain that are quantum entangled. The lead physicist of finding summarized, "𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖, 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙢 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙗𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙢 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢. 𝙄𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙢 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢, 𝙩𝙤𝙤.'' In this case the known system was brain water (cerebral fluid), and the unknown system was the brain. Additionally the levels of entanglement correlated with short-term memory performance and conscious awareness, so it is likely that they form an important part of our higher order cognitive functions. Quantum processes have been well established in non-human biology. For example without quantum tunneling, photosynthesis, and accordingly most life on earth, might not have come to exist. This study is also not the first evidence of human quantum biology. Cryptochromes found in bird's eye's that leverage triplet-state quantum entanglement have been established as a mechanism which allows them read the earth's magnetic field like a map. Human eyes also possess crytopchromes, but at some point in our evolution they became deactivated. The findings of this study could mark the beginning of a paradigm shift in neuroscience, as well as reveal keys ways to evolve machine-based quantum computing and artificial general intelligence. Study: Experimental indications of non-classical brain functions, Christian Matthias Kerskens and David López Pérez. 2. Human-Animal Brain Synthesis No alt text provided for this image For the first time in history, animals may be acquiring some aspects of human intelligence via integrative brain transplants. Organoids (or assembloids) are functioning clusters of neurons grown in vitro, usually from skin-based stem cells. These relatively complex living brain formations, which can be animal or human, are used to study neural mechanics in the lab, outside of an actual brain. However, their research value is quite limited by the size and complexity they can grow into. To overcome this issue, a new approach published in Nature, has transplanted human cortex organoids into living rat brains (in the picture above). 6 months after integration, the human neurons reached a new order of maturation, growing 6 times large than what was possible in vitro. Their activity better emulated some of the more sophisticated behaviors found when observed in human brains. In a follow-up experiment, the researchers specifically fired-up the genetically altered human neurons using optogenetics, and were successfully able to influence how often the rats sought out a reward. Although fascinating, this new domain of biological research, and even biology itself, may be fraught with ethical complications, even including how to classify such a hybrid organism. Study: Maturation and circuit integration of transplanted human cortical organoids, Omer Revah et al.Stu 3. Silicon-Biological Sentience This video is more than meets the eye - it's actually the first successful hybridization of biological neurons and silicon chips learning to play a simulated game. As we've just seen, organoids are currently one of the fastest evolving domains of science. This research goes in a different, yet equally mind-boggling direction, by synthesizing a mix of human/rodent organoids with computers chips. Dubbed 'synthetic biological intelligence' (SBI), the goal is to synergistically merge these once divergent forms of intelligence. In particular, researchers sought to bring the power of third-order complexity found in organoids, which has never been achievable in traditional computing. And in addition, to achieve the formal definition of sentience in neural cultures, effectively demonstrating sensory feedback learning. In this study the in vitro organoids were integrated with 'in silico' computing via a high-density multielectrode array. Using closed-loop structured feedback through electrophysiological stimulation, the experiment named 'BrainDish' was embedded into a simulation of the iconic computer game Pong. The ability of neurons in assemblies to respond to external stimuli adaptively is the basis for all animal learning. Although this initial experiment is a very basic simulation, it has demonstrated intelligent and sentient behavior in a simulated game-world through goal-directed behavior. This approach provides a promising new research avenue to support or challenge theories explaining how the brain interacts with the world, and for studying intelligence in general. Study: In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world, Brett J. Kagan et al. 4. Soleus Push-Ups Researchers have made a potentially ground-breaking discovery for human health in 2022. Muscles are the largest lean mass in our bodies, yet in terms of whole body oxidative metabolism, they only burn 15% of glucose at rest. This is associated with the health risks of too much sitting. The soleus is a minor calf muscle weighing just one kilo, however it has a special in-built mechanism, unknown until now. A new study at the University of Houston showed that when this specific muscle is precisely activated, whole body glucose metabolism is dramatically raised to between 30-45%. This occurs with negligible energy expenditure of actually contracting the soleus. The exercise is a simple repetitive heel lift while keeping the ball of the foot on the floor, which can be done while seated on the floor, or on a chair. It has been dubbed the 'soleus push-up', which triggers the use of a previously undiscovered fuel mixture. Interestingly, this type of soleus contraction is deactivated while walking or running. Accordingly, lower limb energy muscle expenditure was also tested on a treadmill. Remarkably, the soleus push-up burned more than twice as much oxygen than running, and tens times as much as walking. The effects were seen across adults aged 22–82 years of age. The takeaway is that systemic metabolic regulation can be greatly improved by activating a minor calf muscle. These research findings reveal a widely accessible and practical way to counter the significant health risks of prolonged sitting, including for people who exercise regularly. Study: A potent physiological method to magnify and sustain soleus oxidative metabolism improves glucose and lipid regulation, Marc T. Hamiliton, et al. 5. Breakthrough in the Potential of Neuroplasticity No alt text provided for this image An accidental new discovery published in Nature revealed a major new feature of neuroplasticity in adult mammalian brains. A team of MTI neuroscientists were studying mouse brains to show how neuron dendrites process synaptic inputs in different ways, depending on their location. As this requires very high-resolution techniques, they incidentally discovered an abundance of microscopic silent synapses, known as filopodia, at the tips of dendrites. The lead researcher commented, “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙬, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.” Synapses are the neural mechanisms which allow the brain to flexibly wire itself in near-infinite configurations. However, already functionally wired synapses require a high threshold of stimulation in order to decouple and rewire. Silent synapses have a very low threshold and are essentially ready to wire with other neurons. Though it was previously believed that filopodia only existed in very young brains. This left many questions about the mechanisms as to how adult brains are still capable of high levels of neuroplasicity. The adult filopodia were also found to be very sensitive to Hebbian plasticity, where one neuron can directly influence the synaptic plasticity of another. The finding offers a new understanding on how functional connectivity can be driven by this new mechanism, allowing for flexible control of synaptic wiring that expands the learning capabilities of the mature brain. It also offers explanation of how new memories can be formed. “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙥𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚.” A key takeaway from this research is that our brains are neuroanotomically primed in a way that allows them to remain highly adaptive throughout adulthood, potentially ready to undergo transformative change. Study: Filopodia are a structural substrate for silent synapses in adult neocortex, Dimitra Vardalaki, Kwanghun Chung & Mark T. Harnett 6. Enhanced Cognition Through Electrical Stimulation No alt text provided for this image Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) involves applying weak electrical stimulation to the scalp to potentially heighten brain activity, also known less scientifically as 'brain zapping'. It's been around for a while, for example DARPA researched it around a decade ago. Most of the research focused on healthy or high performing populations, but little convincing evidence surfaced. A study just published now suggests the benefits of this method may actually be specific to elders with memory issues. The researchers evaluated memory training effects as an overall composite assessment of working memory capacity, comparing older adults to elderly adults with memory issues. They found that, whereas all individuals improved their performance during training, tDCS with working memory training selectively benefited elderly individuals (OO) with lower working memory capacity. Interestingly, they also found that performance with tDCS stimulation was worse in younger old adults, who actually showed significantly higher working memory scores with sham stimulation. More research is needed, but this may be rare evidence that neurostimulation or neuromodulation benefits may be highly neurologically specific. In addition, a similar electrical stimulation technique called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) using low level electrical AC currents to trigger heightened brain activity showed for the first time that it can trigger meaningful changes in cognition. In a study published in Nature 150 people aged between 65 and 88 carried out a word list memory recall task lasting 20 minutes while having their brain zapped. This was repeated over 4 days. In contrast to sham stimulation, the results showed that memory performance improved over the four days, and that these gains persisted even a month later. Perhaps more convincingly, when prefrontal cortex regions associated with long term memory were targeted for stimulation, performance improved on recall of words at beginning of the list. When parietal lobe regions involved with working memory were targeted, recall was boosted for words near the end of the list. The results are much more compelling than other studies in this domain. This may be because the zapping was done over several days versus a single session. Either way it now looks like tACS can play a positive role for improving brain functions. Study 1: Older adults with lower working memory capacity benefit from transcranial direct current stimulation when combined with working memory training, Sara Assecondi et al. Study 2: Long-lasting, dissociable improvement in working memory and long-term memory in older adults with repetitive neuromodulation, Shey Grover, et al. 7. Cognitive Training Boosts Growth Mindset No alt text provided for this image Though there has been much scientific debate over the efficacy brain training applications, new research robustly demonstrated that a 4-week cognitive training intervention can significantly enhance growth mindset in children 7-10 yrs old. Growth mindset is based on the belief that one’s intelligence can change with effort that is associated with:- - increased desire to learn - positive views of effort - willingness to take on challenges As well as using pre and post assessments of growth mindset, detailed fMRI scans were performed before and after training. Alongside direct transfer in the assessments, scans revealed positive neurological changes in multiple brain regions crucial for cognitive control, motivation, and memory. Plasticity of cortico-striatal circuitry emerged as strong predictor of which children experienced the most benefits from training. Measures of growth mindset prior to training was also associated with higher post-training math skills, suggesting that higher levels of growth mindset led to better math performance with training. Yet interestingly children with lower math skills prior to training show greater gains in growth mindset in response to training. As positive influences on growth mindset at a young age can grossly influence a child's development trajectory, the results show that cognitive training interventions have the potential to enhance overall life outcomes. Study: Cognitive training enhances growth mindset in children through plasticity of cortico-striatal circuits, Lang Chen, et al. 37 13 Comments Like Comment Share Ana-Maria Ignat-Berget 🔥 EMBA Ana-Maria Ignat-Berget 🔥 EMBA Very interesting article, thank you for sharing these findings Lee Sidebottom. Number 2 is rather worrying, number 4 I need to do more of, I remember Dr Huberman mentioning this research in one of his podcast episodes too. With the growth mindset in children, I will have a look at the study. Do you recommend any available tools? Like Reply 1mo Ana-Maria Ignat-Berget 🔥 EMBA Ana-Maria Ignat-Berget 🔥 EMBA Lee Sidebottom I feel your concern. Unfortunately, there is so much noise out there that ethics is already lagging behind on many of the advancements. It also feels like ethics is losing ground as unrooted convictions overpower moral compasses. Like Reply 1 Like 1mo Lee Sidebottom Lee Sidebottom Thanks for the feedback and interest Ana-Maria. Agree on no.2, my concern is that the pace and unpredictability of these types of dramatic advancements is too fast for ethics. In terms of tools, I try not to be bias but I'd be dishonest if I didn't recommend looking into NeuroTracker, around 100 studies published now, most with positive findings and none of them commercially funded. BrainHQ from Posit Science also has sound science, and I think the various neuromodulation and neurostimulation techniques show promise when applied properly. Like Reply 1 Like 1mo Lee Sidebottom Lee Sidebottom Cheers for the reposts Mark Day, Dirk DU Plooy, Alex HM, Jacqui Brassey, PhD, MAfN, 🧘🏿♂️✨🌍 Greg Fobbs 🇺🇲🇭🇹🇨🇦🇮🇳, Miguel Becerra Like Reply 2 Likes 1mo Lee Sidebottom Lee Sidebottom Ha, yes Dirk, I think Brits and Ozzies are made from the same cultural mold. Like Reply 1 Like 1mo Dirk DU Plooy Dirk DU Plooy Lee, a pleasure, I saw the word cheers, and I was OK. Is he Australian? And then I saw, nope, Briton😱😁. All the cultural awareness, cheers, mate Like Reply 1 Like 1mo Christopher Storey Christopher Storey Lee Sidebottom As an MSW and student of human behavior, your article is fascinating! TBH I only skimmed and will save to read in detail. My wife a retired PT who worked with physically disabled people half in various stages of dementia, wants to read closely as well. Thank you very much. Like Reply 1 Like 1mo Lee Sidebottom Lee Sidebottom Thanks so much for the feedback Christopher, good to hear and appreciated! Like Reply 1 Like 1mo Lee Sidebottom Lee Sidebottom Alex HM Like Reply 1 Like 1mo Mark Day Mark Day Mark Day Like Reply 1mo Mark Day Mark Day Lee Sidebottom Like Reply 1mo See more comments To view or add a comment, sign in FITNESS What Is A Soleus Pushup & Why Has The World Gone Crazy For The Exercise? A truly miraculous discovery. 31 October 2022 by Max Langridge Image: SimpliFaster The soleus pushup is an exercise that is likely to be new to many people, even the most die-hard of fitness fanatics. And, before you think it’s going to be a more extreme variation of a conventional pushup, the soleus pushup couldn’t be easier to perform and it could, according to science, be one of the most beneficial exercises you could ever think to perform. So, what is a soleus push-up, how do you perform one and what benefits can it bring? Read on to find out. What is the soleus muscle? The anatomy of the calve. Image: Yoga International The soleus pushup concerns the soleus muscle. This is found on the rear of the leg, just below what we consider to be the calf muscle – officially known as the gastrocnemius – and above the Achilles tendon. The soleus muscle actually makes up one half of the calf muscle, in combination with the gastrocnemius. The soleus, as Andrew Huberman, professor at Stanford University and host of The Huberman Lab podcast says, is rather unique “because it’s designed to be used continuously over and over again for stabilising your body when you’re standing upright or when you’re walking. It’s designed to contract over and over and over again, and in fact, you could walk all day on this muscle and most likely it would not get sore.” To put this into context, one can compare the soleus muscle with the bicep or tricep, as an example. Andrew Huberman explains, “if I were to have you perform hundreds or thousands of repetitions, even with a very light weight, eventually it would fatigue. You would feel a burn there. The soleus muscle is designed to be used continuously. What is a soleus pushup? So if the soleus muscle is being used continuously throughout the day, why is there even a “pushup” to work it even more? Well, while the soleus pushup isn’t performed with the intention of making the muscle bigger and stronger, a team of researchers have now found that performing pushups with it can “improve the metabolic health in the rest of your body,” the University of Houston surmises. WATCH: Personal Trainer Trevor McBride Explains How To Perform A Soleus Pushup The soleus pushup is performed, as Andrew Huberman explains, “when you’re sitting down [on a chair] with your knee bent at approximately a right angle and pushing up, or lifting your heel, while pushing down on your toe and contracting the calve muscle, and then lowering the heel.” This process is repeated over and over for either a specified number of repetitions or for a specified amount of time. The theory suggest that you can perform soleus pushups constantly, all day, without ever feeling any fatigue or soreness. It seems very similar to a seated calve raise, although in the case of the soleus pushup, you don’t necessarily need to add any extra weight. What does the science say? It was only in October 2022 that a team of researchers discovered the potential benefits of performing soleus pushups, and how they can positively affect your metabolism and blood glucose control. The study, published in iScience, had participants continuously perform soleus pushups so that the researchers could examine blood glucose utilisation and metabolism, to name a couple. The participant group “included an equal number of male and female volunteers with a wide range of BMI, age, sedentary time and habitual daily steps.” After examining changes in metabolism and blood glucose utilisation, the researchers found the group that performed the soleus pushups while seated in the laboratory – some performed them for up to 270 cumulative minutes, i.e. 270 minutes worth of pushups, spread throughout the day – “experienced dramatic improvements in blood sugar regulation and in metabolism, despite the fact that the soleus is just 1% of the total musculature.” Why should you care? So, while it’s all well and good saying the researchers found performing soleus pushups can have a positive effect on your body, what does it mean in the real world? Andrew Huberman, as ever, makes the information easy to digest. He says, “if you’re somebody who cares about blood glucose regulation or you want to keep your metabolism running, please don’t stop exercising. But if you’re somebody who wants to maximise your health, doing these soleus pushups fairly continuously while seated, is going to be beneficial.” “In addition to that, they offer benefits with very low investment and zero cost.” So, while the soleus pushup can’t replace a full workout or gym routine, they certainly can offer some other incredibly beneficial health benefits. Easily Lower Blood Sugar at Home for FREE Friendly Pharmacy 5 22.2K subscribers Subscribe 231 Share 3,387 views Dec 3, 2022 CANADA In this episode we discuss a simple and effective way to improve glucose metabolism for free from the comfort of your own home. This ground-breaking study looked at how people who are largely sedentary, can increase the utilization and clearance of glucose from the bloodstream more efficiently. The study from the University of Houston demonstrated how the human soleus muscle can increase local oxidative metabolism to high levels for hours without fatigue, resulting in significant improvements in glucose metabolism. This is a simple but effective way to improve your metabolism while sitting that almost anyone can do, at almost any time, for free. CHAPTERS 00:00 How to improve blood sugar while sitting 00:44 How the body breaks down sugar 01:01 How glucose enters the cell 01:42 How type 2 diabetes develops 02:10 How insulin resistance works 03:04 Type 2 diabetes dysregulation 03:43 Medications for Type 2 Diabetes 03:50 A Potent Physiological Method to Magnify and Sustain Soleus Oxidative Metabolism Improves Glucose and Lipid Regulation 04:09 Soleus muscle anatomy 04:39 Soleus Pushup 05:19 Soleus Pushup Study 06:13 Soleus Pushup study results 07:20 How to improve glucose metabolism ► Special thanks to: Andrew Huberman and the Huberman Lab https://www.youtube.com/@hubermanlab References: A potent physiological method to magnify and sustain soleus oxidative metabolism improves glucose and lipid regulation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Soleus Muscle Image Flickr: Beth Scupham: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bethscu... The global epidemic of metabolic syndrome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... 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Friendly Pharmacy 5 Pinned by Friendly Pharmacy 5 Friendly Pharmacy 5 1 month ago (edited) Does this video spark any questions for you? What stood out most to you about this study? Please leave your questions and comments here, and thank you for watching! 3 Reply birk axay birk axay 1 month ago Yet another very informative and concise video. On a personal note, I have been on SGLT2 (empa-Jardiance) for 3 years now (2.5 as part of a double 'blind' study) and it has been a miracle drug for me (10 mg/day) with none-to-negligible side effect. Always consult your physician, but from what i can see in the future, with current eating trends/habits, this will be another 'aspirin' type of medication. Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply Sonja H Sonja H 1 month ago Thank you for sharing. I love Dr Huberman and listen to many of his facinating podcasts. Your short video makes easier it easier to share to those unlikely to listen to his longer podcasts. It seems this we would be easy to track by people who regularly test their blood sugar. For me, the main issue is forgeting to do these simple pushups. If I'm sitting in a rocking chair it is easy to do and remember. I wonder if this rocking is as effective as I imagine the chair action would make the motion slightly easier. I hope people who regularly test their blood sugar will report on their results. 1 Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply Friendly Pharmacy 5 · 1 reply Kiwi Guy Kiwi Guy 1 month ago Interestingly, the habit of rapidly foot tapping bouncing your knee up & down while sitting (often if you're anxious or nervous) would have a similar effect to your suggested knee press-up exercise? 🤔 Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply Friendly Pharmacy 5 · 1 reply Mellow Fellow Mellow Fellow 1 month ago less than 5min of stepper after approximately 110min of any meal keep my postprandial glucose levels under 130 mg/dl. I thought I might share that with whoever is reading this and interested in the subject. However my fasting glucose level is normally around 110 mg/dl so there's something going on while I sleep. A video about this subject would be extremely useful. What causes the liver to release so much glucose at night time? why only the fasting glucose is high? Thanks for the video. Greetings from Spain 💙 1 Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply Friendly Pharmacy 5 · 4 replies Myra Churchman Myra Churchman 6 days ago Definitely will be using this on long bus trips around BC, thank you. Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply maureen brophy maureen brophy 1 month ago This is so interesting I was so interested in the foot movement. Tks 1 Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply Friendly Pharmacy 5 · 1 reply Jy DeLCa Jy DeLCa 1 month ago Very interesting. Would this be as beneficial for someone with type 1 diabetes? Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply Friendly Pharmacy 5 · 1 reply a beach♡ a beach♡ 1 month ago 👀Dr. Huberman . .uhhhm he could read allowed a telephone book & I would 'so' listen🤭 Hi Lindsay great compilation video share as always. 1 Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply Friendly Pharmacy 5 · 1 reply Iain Malcolm Iain Malcolm 1 month ago Interesting information. Friendly Pharmacy 5 Reply Happy Camper Happy Camper 6 days ago Thank you for showing this video. Discovery Unlocks Potential of 'Special' Muscle University of Houston 7.83K subscribers Subscribe 3.6K Share 525,306 views Sep 21, 2022 Read the full study published by Cell Press and made freely available by the National Library of Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... For more information, read the University of Houston press release: https://stories.uh.edu/2022-soleus-pu... The soleus muscle in the calf, though only 1% of your body weight, can do big things to improve the metabolic health in the rest of your body if activated correctly. Now researchers at the University of Houston are pioneering the “soleus pushup” which effectively elevates muscle metabolism for hours, even while sitting. 290 Comments rongmaw lin Add a comment... Michael Dexter Michael Dexter 3 months ago Here are my key takeaways from reading the article: A soleus push up (SPU) consists of lifting the knee so that the foot makes a 30 degree angle while seated. Participants engaged in the activity for 270 minutes (4.5 hrs) without fatigue. This is due to the unique nature of the soleus muscle in that it does not deplete its stored glycogen during the SPU unlike other muscles which would during similar activities. The SPU is easily performed while someone is in a seated and otherwise completely sedentary state. A modest tempo of SPU is still capable in delivering the stated results and that rate of activity is significantly lower than what would be considered moderate exercise ie brisk walking. The prolonged SPU protocol is able to increase metabolism for greater than 3 hours post exercise. This is in contrast to most accuse exercise which does not have significant post exercise metabolic effect. (That is what I gathered from the paper, I have no idea if that is correct). The SPU protocol was able to produce a significant effect on blood glucose sensitivity and insulin resistance in the study participants and as such is an excellent activity for diabetics or pre-diabetics. Increased angle movement significantly increased soleus activation. SPU is a significantly different exercise than a weighted calf raise since it does not deplete local glycogen stores and does not cause muscle fatigue. ( I don't think the vast majority of people could do calf raises for +4 hrs). An SPU caused approximately double the activation that normal walking would produce in the soleus muscle itself. SPU exercise was able to cause a significant reduction in blood VLDL levels while burning fat and carbohydrates. SPU activity burns between 100-200 kcal/3 hr session depending on intensity. SPU exercise produces double the aerobic level of activity than seated. This is what I gathered from my reading of the article. I am not part of the research team and am not a doctor and most importantly not your doctor. That said it seems that adding SPU exercise to an untrained persons regular activity can have significant positive impacts. If you can make a habit of doing this while seated you could gain significant benefits over remaining sedentary. The simplicity of the exercise means that you could perform the SPU while working at a desk or seated watching TV or even driving and so could accumulate time easily without significant changes to routine or environment. 277 Reply 17 replies Eileen McGann Eileen McGann 13 days ago I did this for 30 minutes. BG dropped from 6.9 to 5.9 I am amazed and delighted. Thank you 14 Reply Flyingwombat Flyingwombat 3 months ago During my time as an Undergraduate Student, I only had one professor and one class that I remember and learned more than all the other's - it was Marc Hamilton. Superb person with incredible teaching and lecture formats for his courses. I'm so glad to see hes still there and still killing it on the research! As a lazy person, this is very exciting news to me. It's actually amazing to get to these very helpful science-based videos, a simple trick done while seated could help you lower your glucose levels, and have a better metabolism overall, Well Done! So I can tell now to my wife that shaking my legs like that when sitting is actually healthy, not just a involuntary nerve thing... 👍 My body was doing this always when sitting down, and now I know why. Well done ! fantastic research very keen to find out from the Marc team how to do this correctly, hoping for a follow-up in due course when they have completed that As a person with ADD i feel like ive been doing this unknowingly my whole life whenever i was forced to sitdown How cool is that?? Love these kinds of discoveries. I appreciate your research, and the enlightenment it brings to us minions. A biofeedback company like Muse could make a device that will show you in real time whether you're doing the movement correctly. They seem to be doing that already, so it wouldn't be hard for a company to make a commercial version. I would buy it for sure. As a truck driver I can definitely see the benefit if in fact it does work. I’d like to volunteer for a study. This is an exciting break-through for folks stuck sitting at a desk for hours each day! To solve the debate in the comments I think what he's saying and I base this on Fitness Inc another channel that mentions that particular muscle is that the biofeedback allows you to isolate that muscle without triggering the others this is essential for people with very low muscle endurance such as the elderly and others or if you want to sustain the muscle movements without muscle fatigue but if you're willing to endure some muscle fatigue and surrounding muscles you can isolate the muscle as best you can work it out as much as you can and get as much results as a surrounding muscle you Flex with it because you're not perfectly isolating it well tolerate. Parabéns por essa pesquisa "fico" 12 horas sentado e sou diabético tipo dois; vou começar a fazer no próximo plantão!!! DEUS CONTINUE DANDO INTELIGÊNCIA PARA HOMENS OU MULHERES QUE DE ALGUMA FORMA O PROCURA A USAR PARA O BEM ESTAR DO SEU PRÓXIMO!!!!...✊👍🙏😍😍😍 PARABÉNS DOUTOR!!! DEUS SEJA LOUVADO!!!...🙏👉📖💯⚖ "So, how do you perform a soleus pushup? In brief, while seated with feet flat on the floor and muscles relaxed, the heel rises while the front of the foot stays put. When the heel gets to the top of its range of motion, the foot is passively released to come back down. The aim is to simultaneously shorten the calf muscle while the soleus is naturally activated by its motor neurons." It’s really awesome informative totally breakthrough thanks for science and scientists keep it up thanks a lot again If this goes into testing, I am interested in joining the study. Hmmm, i always do this naturally in some other form of "shaking" with my legs. People always tell me to stop as they think this shows nervousness. But im never nervous i always just have the instinct to move. This could be related. Sweet! Keep it up. Let's find a way to help everyone obtain a healthier way of life. "it' a very specific moment that's designed where we use some technologies that aren't necessarily available to the public". In other words, "it's a sitting calf raise, but what a shame if I couldn't monetize this discovery by inventing some fancy tool you have to hook to that tells you if you are doing it correct or not" I want to thank the team I mean the genius team who think about this and give the time for research Very Interesting! I look forward to hearing more about this. Who else is here from Andrew Huberman’s lab? 😆 I’ll file this under too good to be true until other labs replicate it and there are clinical correlates that are beneficial and sustained. The procedure seems to be similar to a sitting calf raise without all the jargon. It prevents me from getting sore after running and I do it everyday. The exercise does lower glucose a little, but not as much as squats or hip thrusts. would seated calf raises (with weights) accelerate this effect? Say, 5 sets of 15 or something like that? There’s a heck of a lot more work/effort for the soleus muscle when stacked with 50 pounds. Is this movement using the same muscles as when you're sitting down and bouncing your leg up and down, like when you're anxious or bored, or when you're listening to music? Couid people be already using this exercise technique without knowing it, and perhaps when your blood sugar is too high you subconsiously start the leg bouncing to lower it when you sit down for too long, rather than being caused by anxiety like many people believe, and perhaps the people who do not have this subconsious leg bouncing movement are those that are at higher risk of obesity? Health benefits from 50+ contration per minute and doing it for 4 hours with 30 or 15 degrees ankle lift. Been doing it for 10 minutes, and I am not sure if I could keep doing it for hours! You need patience and concentration to do these.... my ankle already feel tired even if my calf is OK... So he says it's not the same as a calf raise. So how exactly do you do this pushup. A how to video will be appreciated! Do you have to do "Soleus Push-ups" for hours? This means that at any time throughout the day, once you sit down you have to start doing it and keep doing it, and even then you may still not get enough time. Maybe I understand wrong? this has some good potential if researched further Came here after hearing about it on the Huberman Lab podcast. Excited to see where research into this goes! This is amazing research. How long do you do it in one set? And how many sets per day? Thanks!!! Ok, here's how you properly engage your soleus muscle without high tech equipment. \Use low tech equipment like a baseball bat. I bet you'll find after that! Then you pushup it back to health!! Slow twitch muscles will quickly feel like fast twitch muscles when injured! It's like saying," I never knew I even had a muscle there!! How is this not a heellift whole sitting? Makes me think I'm doing it wrong Reply Haks Desai Haks Desai 1 month ago If this is neither sitted calf raises nor ankle lifts, what is it? And how to perform? Isn't this just tapping, bouncing, or shaking your leg while sitting? I do this to think while I am sitting doing my work. It helps me concentrate and focus. Is this not the same as that? in this link on page 5 it shows how the posture and the angle of the movement should be So for how many hours per day does one need to do this pushup for? Does tis effect also occur in people with ADHD, who are constantly tapping their foot in a more rapid pace? simple calf raise as much as we can sitting and stuff is awesome opefully prevents the WORST BACK pain aha, good ol huberman i heard from first! What about playing the bass drum? Does it activate the soleus?. It is really extenuating when you're not used to it People like me with ADHD bounce our legs all the time while sitting. And this whole time they told us to stop lolol Is this the motion made by a person sitting in and rocking a rocking chair? That can be done without elevating the heel but it can also be done, and done more naturally, by elevating the heel in a way that seems identical to the movement shown in the video. THANKS. I BELIEVE THAT YOUR RESEARCH WILL HELP ME FIGHT DIABETES So... Would a TENS help achieve the 4hr goal? If so, where exactly would one place it and at what strength and interval? 🤔 (I'm not a kinesthetically educated person.) So why not open this up to all people? Or is this technique going to require a doctor's prescription or order for physical therapy and a bunch of tests? Dumb question perhaps.. how does one know how many of these wr should do so that we don't overdo it. Asking for ky folks who are diabetic OK, so its It’s a very specific movement that right now requires wearable technology and experience to optimize the health benefits,” said Hamilton... here comes the hardware you need to purchase with a subscription in order for you to activate your own muscle correctly! My feet and legs are always fidgety under the office desk anyway but nice to know I'm buying some calories off. Goes to show humans shouldn't be seated for hours on end in one place. 3 The average person sits ten hours a day wow Soooo….how do you do the exercise? Demo would have been nice since you said it wasn’t as simple as doing a heel raise. 2:14 - so he's saying we can't do this at home? "It's not a simple fitness trick" Were participants Soleus muscles developing? I am imagining an office worker doing this 3 hours a day, 5 days a week and having shredded calves lol. Seems better than no exercise but you are missing out on a giant part of what full body exercise gives you. So why does he say it’s not as simple as doing the movement? Because they want to develop a biofeedback monitor that they will sell to people to state it’s necessary to monitor the movement... The video says that they discovered an exercise that you can do seated for hrs and has benefits even hrs after finishing but they are not going to tell us how to do it because they want to get paid How many reps and how many sets do I need to do at my desk though? Doc briefly mentioned biofeedback machine This is probably what he meant by tech " unavailable to public. Tho such machines are easily purchased. please bring the technology to the masses so a lot of people will benefit from this exercise. a wearable high pair of socks with sensors, connected to a mobile device with graphs perhaps? I wonder how this movement is similar to the classic "knee bouncing" you sometimes do when you're nervous or just trying to burn off energy through fidgeting. Human body is cool man. It would be helpful if this research could more quickly move to the usefulness stage for the public, the written info on this gives so little detail. 😞 The elderly and disabled need this now. If it isn’t helping individuals, it isn’t helpful. Gentlemen, you should read the complete study and carefully, DR. He did it with that duration to show that whoever wants and can do it for more than 3 hours if he wants to do it and even for more since said muscle will not be exhausted taking into account that there are people who can last sitting for 4 and up to 5 hours without moving. With the addition that even a person of 80 years of age can do it. Demonstrating with this that it is not contraindicated for anyone, everyone can do it and the time they want half an hour one hour two hours three hours four etc etc etc. People ask? I mean, when do I start, should I continue sitting for 4 hours without resting? NO. Since I remind you that the soleus muscles are activated when you walk too and you are not resting. It means that if you feel like going to the bathroom you can go and nothing happens. 1. Duration time: The one you want if you are a person who spends sitting for more than an hour 2. How to do the exercise: Through this investigation, the doctor summed up : the contraction generated by the soleus muscle with electric shocks but without electric shock devices, only monitoring if the simple movement isolated the muscle and produced the same results as with electric shocks and it was positive. and if the exercise is as simple as the DRA does in the video and I have already tried it eating a great cocktail of carbohydrates and it really works !!!!!! Sounds like a rocking chair might be ideal! I'm disappointed. Since my job requires me to sit for many hours, I was hoping that by doing this exercise I could improve my health, particularly on those days that I don't manage to get out to walk I'm having a hard time believing this, and the thing about special lab equipment being needed is raising a big red flag that there's going to be a commercial product. Should have done a study on knee jigglers. Compare jiggling to this! I do this while eating my BigMacs at McD's .. burn on the fly. I can eat more and not feel guilty. Super size it every time This is a seated calf raise - why the need for special equipment to “learn” the exercise 🤔. The discovery is that the soleus basically has a much higher proportion of type 1 muscle (slow twitch aerobic) fibers than other major muscles? I want to know how this compares to other physical activity. It’s very convenient and that’s great. I have done some research, and would like to give a few more details about how this process works. First, they get the university to publish an article making their claim seem credible. They then get an investor to give them $300,000 and make a custom order with a factory in China to add another piece of plastic and some branding to an existing device. They wait 3 months and then receive 30,000 "magic" gizmos in the mail. Then, they sell people a $250 electric muscle stimulator that you wear while sitting. Then they buy a really big new house. They live in a city in the United States though so after taxes and paying a few other people off, it barely even qualifies as a mansion. Probably aiming for something like a $4 million dollar home in Houston, which is very nice, but his country club friends who are really rich will compare it to their guest houses. Fortunately they are almost done with the $59.99 app that tracks how much fat you are supposedly burning while you sit there for hours and your calfs twitch. I think this will sell very, very well. People are incredibly lazy and want to believe that not only do they not need to get off their fat ass, they don't need to move anything other than their feet and legs a few inches. Not only that, they don't even need the willpower to move on their own, and in fact it only works if they plug in to a device that does everything for them. Lol. So, teachers, stop telling kids to stop bouncing their legs. Join in and boost your metabolism. Don't skip soleus day do you achieve this soleus activation with jump rope? Dumb question. Is this muscle activation similar to what the elderly do with a rocking chair? How long was the single session mentioned @ 1:30. I think I discovered something. After looking around youtube about the soleus I found this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZqW_9Jv1rk (and part 2 of it). For some time now I'm doing asian squats (resting in squat position) for my back health. So after discovering what's in the linked video I tried the following. While in the asian squat I was pushing up my heel (and with it my whole body) and releasing. So in short I did a soleus workout while in the asian squat just to look how this feels. I did ~10 reps and that was it. I went up and sat down in my chair to go on for the day. Then I noticed a tingling sensation in my whole lower legs including my feet. Now, after more than 20 minutes this tingling sensation is still present. I never had a 20+ min. tingling sensation after 10 reps of such an easy exercise. I think this is no coincidence but has something to do with the topic described in this video. So, you can't do these on your own and have to go to a scientific center to do these? I don't know about other disease but diabetes is simple, just cut refined sugar and do some fasting. Here after watching Dr. Huberman's latest video That's BS! You don't need a gadget to isolate the contraction of the soleus muscle. Yeah but who is gonna sit down and do 3 hrs worth of soleus push ups???? I dont get it. Not discussed is can it be done as a ordinary exercise and if so, how long...in order to reap the benefits? If you have to go see a Dr and use special tech to achieve the goal and sit for 4 hrs, then its not gonna take off. Its just not. So, where can I buy the wearable technology? Here is the link to the paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9404652/ Or put on some music and do a reverse toe tap. So then standing calve raises would work even better. ? This researcher is deliberately obfuscating his method. Why? "It's a specific movement that requires a tech" yeah sure buddy... you are gonna sell people a snake oil machine for 299$, I'll pass I am sold! How do I use it? The video does not say ...... 👎 💀💀💀 way to sell a product it's surely the same as n.e.a.t so predatory lol Isn't this just Calf Raises? Oh c'mon. I hope no one is buying this Are you serious that this is a new discovery???? You must be kiding. This kind of moving of the leg are many pupils doing in school when they sit a long time. Everyone with a fine perception knows the effects of this movement while sitting. So how can this be a serious and new discovery??? This is really ridicolous 😂😂😂 As a short person whose feet don't usually touch the ground while sitting in an average chair, and also as a person who is extremely lazy, I feel betrayed 🥲 NOW PLAYING Excess deaths in all age groups Dr. John Campbell 557K views 2 days ago NOW PLAYING This years biggest breakthroughs in longevity research - 2022!! The Sheekey Science Show 21K views 12 days ago 10:52 NOW PLAYING Oturduğunuz yerde, SADECE BİR KASINIZI çalıştırarak: Yağları yakın, şekeri düşürün! 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