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Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by vasco on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:24AM (#45048698)
This reads like it could turn into good science fiction at any point but in the end it was just slightly concerning.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by jibal on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:37AM (#45049127)
> I put saliva on my scalp to clean the testosterone from the hair. That one was inspired by cats. The male scalp excretes lots of testosterone which cannot be removed with just shampoo. This also fixes androgenetic alopecia (it does not get reversed, but stops happening).

These claims are false.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by gherkinnn on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:35AM (#45049116)
gr8 b8 m8, I r8 8/8!

Fat around the organs (visceral fat [0]) is indeed a problem. Though I believe you've got the causality wrong. Many fighting styles select for people with broad shoulders and narrow hips (sometimes known as the mesomorph body type, though that system has its own problems). Strict weight categories and, of course, lots of training keep them lean and any kind of fat to a minimum (ignoring heavy weight classes, some forms of wrestling, and meat mountains like Valuev).

If this isn't trolling (and I do suspect it is), it reads like fitness influencer tosh like "running kills gains, you don't want to a marathoner body".

0 - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_obesity

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by emporas on Thursday August 28, 2025 @03:52AM (#45049592)
> Though I believe you've got the causality wrong.

Fair, it might be that. I have tried to emulate this effect, and it worked. So, I dunno.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by camillomiller on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:40AM (#45049146)
Looked him up. I think he’s for real.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by skeezyboy on Thursday August 28, 2025 @10:22AM (#45052521)
i dont think hes trolling. this kind of schizo output is common on shroomery.org, i think hes from there
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by jondwillis on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:27AM (#45048720)
Saving this comment to use as copy pasta. Bravo.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by safety1st on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:23AM (#45049041)
It is an absolute work of art
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by emporas on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:46AM (#45048843)
Thanks. I have read Anatomy books and other medical textbooks. When I have an idea for exercise, I always research it to find out what might happen in the human body.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by _zoltan_ on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:53AM (#45049227)
the comment you're replying to meant that your text is super cringe.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by profsummergig on Thursday August 28, 2025 @08:32AM (#45051374)
It's against the TOS of HN to tell people that without rational justifications. That's what I was told by a mod when I did that.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by skeezyboy on Thursday August 28, 2025 @10:18AM (#45052487)
HN has mods?
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by kzrdude on Thursday August 28, 2025 @06:25PM (#45057738)
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by _zoltan_ on Thursday August 28, 2025 @09:01AM (#45051662)
to help them interpret other commenters' comments?
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by jondwillis on Thursday August 28, 2025 @08:39PM (#45058662)
Hey, don’t assume how I interpreted it. It’s just a Great Wall of Text to send along as a non-sequitor.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by jondwillis on Friday August 29, 2025 @01:29AM (#45060550)
Hey, I’m the guy who replied to you. While I was definitely trying to take the piss, I also should have made it more clear that I liked your comment. I thought it was wild and funny, in addition to being a little bit interesting.

Hopefully you were able to take it in stride, and I’m sorry for any distress I may have caused!

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by kukkeliskuu on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:56AM (#45048901)
Sounds quite interesting.

What is the more intelligent way you use to emulate fighters being hit in the stomach?

Why does saliva clean testosterone? How much saliva are you using?

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by emporas on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:58AM (#45049263)
> What is the more intelligent way you use to emulate fighters being hit in the stomach?

It is a little bit complicated, but what I do, I put some music on, I lay down on a bed or a sofa, with my head hanging from the edge, and hanging as much necessary, so as the prefrontal cortex is the lowest point of my whole body. That way blood starts to flow towards the lowest point, and the prefrontal cortex is responsible for imagination, memory, higher order ideas and more. I want to activate that particular area of the brain.

My hands, are at the back, and pressed by my body, one at the height of the scapulae, one lower. There is one muscle, that gets exercised, only when the hands are configured like that, at the back.

From then on, I move my mouth as if i am chewing imaginary leaves, like a cow. Breath synchronizes with the mouth moving, and the stomach is moving as if it is getting hit by a fist.

I get six pack at my belly, just from that exercise. The main reason I do that though, is that I want to pump as much blood to the prefrontal cortex as possible. I get some crazy ideas that way.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by gherkinnn on Thursday August 28, 2025 @03:12AM (#45049348)
> I get some crazy ideas that way.

Evidently.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by hattmall on Thursday August 28, 2025 @07:55AM (#45051059)
Yeah, I'm not sure all of that was necessary for the crazy ideas.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by johnisgood on Thursday August 28, 2025 @03:16AM (#45049366)
I love the "[...], but what I do, [...]", and "so as the prefrontal cortex is the lowest point of my whole body", lmao!
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by iamacyborg on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:52AM (#45050304)
> There is one muscle, that gets exercised, only when the hands are configured like that, at the back.

Must be a highly useful muscle if it only ever gets used in that one weird position.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by yurifury on Thursday August 28, 2025 @06:56AM (#45050658)
Thanks for posting the detailed instructions. I'll be trying this myself. I discovered a technique that lets you use orthostatic pressure combined with breath to seriously alter my mental and physical state within seconds, and this was after years of casually trying other breathwork. In the field of self-development, the only empiricism is actually trying stuff. And it's usually a field of great personal invention.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by Citizen_Lame on Thursday August 28, 2025 @11:24AM (#45053379)
Well, do tell. Surely, it's easier than six pack technique.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by 4ndrewl on Thursday August 28, 2025 @03:00AM (#45049278)
This sounds like a spoof LinkedIn post.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by astura on Thursday August 28, 2025 @08:55AM (#45051596)
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by pava0 on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:01AM (#45048930)
> The male scalp excretes lots of testosterone which cannot be removed with just shampoo

Yes it can?

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by emporas on Thursday August 28, 2025 @03:18AM (#45049382)
No it can't. Saliva has enzymes in it, enzyme means: "in life"-alive. Shampoo substances are dead, or chemical combinations which were never alive.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by TheCapeGreek on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:28AM (#45050175)
By that logic any cleaning detergent also can't remove blood, sweat, or other bodily excretions from any surface?
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by fuckaj on Thursday August 28, 2025 @07:41AM (#45050952)
And also by the same logic, chemical reactions in general are impossible outside of life. E.g. a fire.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by sva_ on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:36AM (#45050216)
Enzymes are pretty common in laundry detergents and probably also shampoos.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by Cthulhu_ on Thursday August 28, 2025 @07:51AM (#45051024)
Enzymes are biological substances, but they aren't living organisms. Hence why they are in my dried powder detergent and the like.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by astura on Thursday August 28, 2025 @08:50AM (#45051556)
The word "enzyme" comes from the Greek words "en-" (in) and "zymē" (leaven), coined by German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne in 1878 from the German word Enzym.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by BizarroLand on Thursday August 28, 2025 @11:55AM (#45053766)
I think you are confusing testosterone and DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which is a testosterone derivative and is not testosterone itself. Shampoos that contain anti-DHT chemicals like minoxidil can block DHT from attacking your hair follicles but don't eliminate it from the body.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by nomel on Thursday August 28, 2025 @11:50AM (#45053708)
A detergent probably can. On that will be labeled as shampoo, which is intentionally gentle, to not remove too much oil from your scalp (which causes excessive oily hair, since it's regulated with a feedback system by the sebaceous glands), maybe not.

Both of you should provide evidence.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by Gys on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:19AM (#45049025)
> The male scalp excretes lots of testosterone

This seems a problem to you. Why?

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by jbgt on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:23AM (#45048694)
Sorry, I can't tell if you're serious?

Can you confirm?

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by knoblauch on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:27AM (#45048721)
He's currently high on breathing and hallucinating a bit, don't worry too much.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by emporas on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:38AM (#45048777)
100% serious. Also using similar methods, I can withstand cold 0 celsious for several hours and just sit on a computer and read, wearing just shorts nothing else. Nowadays though, getting older, it starts to be a little bit challenging.

Some years back, I sat in freezing cold, 12 hours a day, wearing almost nothing and just reading. The more I can withstand cold, the better my eyes work.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by vasco on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:46AM (#45048838)
You really have a great writing style - if this is an advertisement for your blog, it worked.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by actionfromafar on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:49AM (#45050289)
I didn't like this one at all, didn't sample more.

https://pramatias.github.io/samurai/samurai_en.html

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by Aerbil313 on Thursday August 28, 2025 @07:22AM (#45050819)
He looks authentic. You’d be surprised how varied and ridiculous people’s ideas about how the world works can get when they have some intelligence, some ignorance, and a little bit too much self confidence. Doesn’t seem harmful to anybody else in his case. I’ve done (and still do) my own share of biohacking.

Random threads here will ocassionally surface these guys in the extremes.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by pandemic_region on Thursday August 28, 2025 @01:56AM (#45048904)
> It turns out, that organs in the belly aggregate fat around them, and being hit in the stomach discombobulates the fat particles.

I so want to believe this but really?

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by delis-thumbs-7e on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:12AM (#45048987)
This 100% horse shit, or just surprisingly clever trolling. I used to box many years, sparring 12 rounds every thursday. What ”discombobulates” fat is the insane amount of cardio at the very near and above your top heart rate. Exercise where you are punched to the stomach repeatedly is to learn how to flex your abs so that you are not dropped with one hook to the belly. And there is plenty of fat boxers, just look at Tyson Fury or Andy Ruiz Jr.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by emporas on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:03AM (#45048938)
[EDIT] My idea there, is that internally fat individuals[1], are having trouble exercising parts of their body located near their center of mass, even if they are athletes. Not all athletes obviously, but most of them. Being hit by some other person at that area, seems the most efficient way to remove the fat particles. The only thing I had to do, is find a way to emulate it, but with less danger and not requiring a second person.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOFI

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by Cthulhu_ on Thursday August 28, 2025 @07:55AM (#45051058)
Spot reduction / targeted fat loss is considered "disproved" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot_reduction, https://www.yalescientific.org/2011/04/targeted-fat-loss-myt...

General fat loss will remove fat anywhere, area specific exercises will tone said area (like abs) which will make them feel firmer which gives the impression of fat loss in a specific area.

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by goodpoint on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:55AM (#45049235)
This is not 4chan. Can mods please remove this slop?
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by maksimur on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:46AM (#45050271)
This is also not Reddit where you call for mods to remove things you find uncomfortable. I'd rather this guy be talked out of his delusions rather than letting him become more aggravated alone. Failing that, other people who were about to consider embarking on the same delusions would be hopefully discouraged by the rational replies.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by kashunstva on Friday August 29, 2025 @09:17AM (#45063741)
> I'd rather this guy be talked out of his delusions

Do you have an estimate for the likelihood of success for that enterprise? Or, is the measure of success rather to prevent others from embarking on similar delusional pursuits irrespective of whether the original proponent abandoned them or not?

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by shafyy on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:58AM (#45050329)
What did I just read?
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by willgax on Thursday August 28, 2025 @06:33AM (#45050510)
i somewhat know the benefits of the saliva such that it helps heal wound is it really effective to you? did someone recommend this to you or are experimenting this for yourself? has anyone other than you experienced this benefit?\
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by hashmal on Thursday August 28, 2025 @09:36AM (#45051991)
Reading this altered my consciousness to the point I thought for an instant that I was back on 4chan or something.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by patrickmay on Thursday August 28, 2025 @09:45AM (#45052125)
> discombobulates the fat particles

Hey, hey, hold on there Einstein. Enough with the technical jargon!

Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by JJax7 on Thursday August 28, 2025 @12:02PM (#45053840)
I've got to know these 2-3 more exercises that you speak of. Also what is the more intelligent way to emulate that.
Re:Altered states of consciousness induced by breathwork acc... by HaZeust on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:17PM (#45055255)
Based beyond belief.