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Re:Astronauts could run round 'Wall of Death' to keep fit on... by explodingman on Thursday May 02, 2024 @05:59AM (#40234442)
I’ve read of a Japanese body building practice that involves using a blood pressure cuff to restrict the dispersal of blood. The muscle marinates in its metabolic waste, which has an anabolic effect. Don’t know what they do for muscles in the torso.

https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/you-should-prob...

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Re:Astronauts could run round 'Wall of Death' to keep fit on... by rob74 on Thursday May 02, 2024 @06:24AM (#40234567)
> Don’t know what they do for muscles in the torso.

Nothing, I guess? All the articles I have found only refer to arms and legs. Restricting blood flow in the torso would be difficult (not to mention pretty dangerous), so the method probably can't be applied there...

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Re:Astronauts could run round 'Wall of Death' to keep fit on... by bbarnett on Thursday May 02, 2024 @08:18AM (#40235287)
Immediately a new startup emerges, with wirelessly controlled shunts in arteries, controlled by smart phones, for this very purpose. During a PST timezone change bug, all the founders and initial investors die at the precise same time, where the shunts activate for one hour as they slumber.
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