all doped up

What a great thread! We get to talk about how to get high. I wasted
the Woodstock era on nerdy pursuits, so I didn't do drugs (except for
the one manufactured by yeast).

As in the case of everything else, I'm a self-styled expert on the fine
art of getting a buzz through exercise.

I do have a possibly original observation to bring to the table.

I think that the endorphin buzz is related to how long one can maintain
near maximal exercise intensity, and the way to maintain high levels of
exercise intensity is to cross train in the same exercise session.

There are obviously unlimited ways of doing this, but let me just give
an example of something which would be generally available to most
people.

Let's say that you've got 45 minutes and a gym with a good assortment
of cardio equipment.

Do you:

1. Pedal the stationary bike, maintaining a power output of 180 watts
for 45 minutes?

2. Run on a treadmill, maintaining 8.5 miles per hour (0.62 miles per
kilometer for non-Americans) for 45 minutes?

3. Row on a Concept II ergometer, maintaining a power output of 160
watts for 45 minutes?

OR:

Ride the bike at 210 watts for 15 minutes, followed by running at 9.5
MPH for 15 min, followed by erging at 180 watts for 15 min?

Now, the exact numbers aren't important, but you get my drift.

By single session cross training, you can maintain higher exercise
intensity per time and therefore higher overall intensity than with
single exercise training.

The result is a notably bigger buzz.

I agree with Martin that the buzz is more a feeling of extreme
mellowness. I like to do a little poly-pharmacy, by adding black
coffee caffeine to my endorphins.

Great way to start the day.

- Larry Weisenthal

The only bit I have to add to this is the length of the effect.

I certainly feel a little 'mashed' all day after a serious swimming session
(2miles or so).

Not quite the same as the 'mashed' I had when I was younger via various
means, but on reflection its actually probably a lot nicer, safer and
cheaper ;-)

J

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Quoted message said:

What a great thread! We get to talk about how to get high. I wasted
the Woodstock era on nerdy pursuits, so I didn't do drugs (except for
the one manufactured by yeast).

As in the case of everything else, I'm a self-styled expert on the fine
art of getting a buzz through exercise.

I do have a possibly original observation to bring to the table.

I think that the endorphin buzz is related to how long one can maintain
near maximal exercise intensity, and the way to maintain high levels of
exercise intensity is to cross train in the same exercise session.

There are obviously unlimited ways of doing this, but let me just give
an example of something which would be generally available to most
people.

Let's say that you've got 45 minutes and a gym with a good assortment
of cardio equipment.

Do you:

1. Pedal the stationary bike, maintaining a power output of 180 watts
for 45 minutes?

2. Run on a treadmill, maintaining 8.5 miles per hour (0.62 miles per
kilometer for non-Americans) for 45 minutes?

3. Row on a Concept II ergometer, maintaining a power output of 160
watts for 45 minutes?

OR:

Ride the bike at 210 watts for 15 minutes, followed by running at 9.5
MPH for 15 min, followed by erging at 180 watts for 15 min?

Now, the exact numbers aren't important, but you get my drift.

By single session cross training, you can maintain higher exercise
intensity per time and therefore higher overall intensity than with
single exercise training.

The result is a notably bigger buzz.

I agree with Martin that the buzz is more a feeling of extreme
mellowness. I like to do a little poly-pharmacy, by adding black
coffee caffeine to my endorphins.

Great way to start the day.

- Larry Weisenthal

(Larry Weisenthal) said:

What a great thread! We get to talk about how to get high. I wasted
the Woodstock era on nerdy pursuits, so I didn't do drugs (except for
the one manufactured by yeast).

As in the case of everything else, I'm a self-styled expert on the fine
art of getting a buzz through exercise.

I do have a possibly original observation to bring to the table.

I think that the endorphin buzz is related to how long one can maintain
near maximal exercise intensity, and the way to maintain high levels of
exercise intensity is to cross train in the same exercise session.

There are obviously unlimited ways of doing this, but let me just give
an example of something which would be generally available to most
people.

Let's say that you've got 45 minutes and a gym with a good assortment
of cardio equipment.

Do you:

1. Pedal the stationary bike, maintaining a power output of 180 watts
for 45 minutes?

2. Run on a treadmill, maintaining 8.5 miles per hour (0.62 miles per
kilometer for non-Americans) for 45 minutes?

3. Row on a Concept II ergometer, maintaining a power output of 160
watts for 45 minutes?

OR:

Ride the bike at 210 watts for 15 minutes, followed by running at 9.5
MPH for 15 min, followed by erging at 180 watts for 15 min?

Now, the exact numbers aren't important, but you get my drift.

By single session cross training, you can maintain higher exercise
intensity per time and therefore higher overall intensity than with
single exercise training.

The result is a notably bigger buzz.

I agree with Martin that the buzz is more a feeling of extreme
mellowness. I like to do a little poly-pharmacy, by adding black
coffee caffeine to my endorphins.

Great way to start the day.

- Larry Weisenthal

Whenever I play with breath holding whether it is swimming under water
for laps or practicing breath holding during cardio exercise is the best
way to catch a buzz. Hyperoxygenation coupled with endorphins is a nice
buzz.

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As we all know it, intense exercise releases natural opiates (or
something like that?), giving you a little pick-me-up. I wanna get the
most of this free and safe dope, so I need to know: for how long after
exercise do you get this high? Do you get more of it by aerobic or
anaerobic exercise? My gut feeling is, you get a more intense high from
anaerobic exercise (like swimming), but it doesn't last as long as the
one from aerobic exercise.

Seb

Man!

I've been exercising forever. Swimming, running, biking, triathlons,
etc. While i enjoy it a lot, I never get high. I wish I did. The harder
I go, the more it hurts.

Andres