Do you want to optimize your workouts? Are you serious about strength training? Forget the guesswork and let the muscle tell you what it needs. A Finnish company called Fibrux has just launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund their upcoming product Mpower. Mpower measures your muscle activation levels, but that’s not all. It actually separates the activation between fast and slow-twitch muscle fibers. Fast-twitch muscle fibers produce explosive strength and speed but they tire quickly. Slow-twitch fibers are responsible for the slow, endurance based activities. It is also important to remember, that fast-twitch muscle fibers are the biggest muscle fibers in the body. This means, that no matter if you train for strength or size, you want to maximize the activation of fast-twitch muscles. Up to this point it has been very difficult to analyze muscle activation without professional-grade laboratory equipment. Maximizing gains also involves a lot of mysticism and so-called broscience. Everybody gives you contradicting advice. There’s one thing that everybody agrees though: For the best results, you need to work hard AND smart. This is where the Mpower shines. It consists of an app and up to four wearable sensors. The electrodes work dry so there’s no need …
Virtual Assistants Get Things Done
Have you ever wondered what your work week would be like if you only had to focus on the essential things, and you could outsource the rest? Sure, all of us would like to find a balance between work and play, and get our work done as efficiently as possible. In reality the work week of an ordinary knowledge worker is anything but efficient: on average we spend two hours per day on interruptions. Clearly, being in the office 9-to-5 doesn’t mean getting things done 9-to-5. It’s time for a change and Mikko Ikola, entrepreneur and virtual assistant specialist, knows exactly how to upgrade from being an ordinary knowledge to worker to becoming a high-performing individual, with the help of outsourcing and virtual assistants. Check out the whole presentation to learn more! Stay tuned for more interesting videos from Biohacker Summit ’14 and remember to get your Biohacker Summit ’15 tickets here.