Soma
@soma-cognition.bsky.social
Expanding cognitive and physical limits through neuroscience.
Stuck in a rut?
Time to rise from the ashes like a phoenix.
Adjust your training variables to soar higher.
Time to rise from the ashes like a phoenix.
Adjust your training variables to soar higher.
January 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Stuck in a rut?
Time to rise from the ashes like a phoenix.
Adjust your training variables to soar higher.
Time to rise from the ashes like a phoenix.
Adjust your training variables to soar higher.
Pre-training cognitive tasks can pre-exhaust the brain, making physical workouts feel like scaling Everest.
January 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Pre-training cognitive tasks can pre-exhaust the brain, making physical workouts feel like scaling Everest.
Remember, it's not about finding the perfect task; it's about creating the perfect challenge.
January 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Remember, it's not about finding the perfect task; it's about creating the perfect challenge.
Learn to prioritize and focus.
Because dropping the ball is so last season.
Because dropping the ball is so last season.
January 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Learn to prioritize and focus.
Because dropping the ball is so last season.
Because dropping the ball is so last season.
Random cognitive training is like showing up to a gym and lifting whatever weights you trip over.
Inefficient and potentially dangerous!
Inefficient and potentially dangerous!
January 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Random cognitive training is like showing up to a gym and lifting whatever weights you trip over.
Inefficient and potentially dangerous!
Inefficient and potentially dangerous!
Ever tried learning a language by practicing once a month?
Spoiler alert: It doesn't work.
Spoiler alert: It doesn't work.
January 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ever tried learning a language by practicing once a month?
Spoiler alert: It doesn't work.
Spoiler alert: It doesn't work.
Not every workout needs to be a marathon.
January 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Not every workout needs to be a marathon.
Ever wonder how fast your brain is going?
January 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Ever wonder how fast your brain is going?
Why complicate things?
Create three solid sessions and reuse them, adjusting intensity as needed.
Create three solid sessions and reuse them, adjusting intensity as needed.
January 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Why complicate things?
Create three solid sessions and reuse them, adjusting intensity as needed.
Create three solid sessions and reuse them, adjusting intensity as needed.
Switching training plans shouldn't feel like hitting a pothole.
Ease into new routines by adjusting intensity.
Ease into new routines by adjusting intensity.
January 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Switching training plans shouldn't feel like hitting a pothole.
Ease into new routines by adjusting intensity.
Ease into new routines by adjusting intensity.
Think of cognitive demands as flavors and tasks as recipes.
January 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Think of cognitive demands as flavors and tasks as recipes.
Ever wanted ninja-like reflexes?
January 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Ever wanted ninja-like reflexes?
Your brain likes to whisper before it screams.
January 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Your brain likes to whisper before it screams.
Pushing limits is good; falling off a cliff is not.
January 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Pushing limits is good; falling off a cliff is not.
Did you know that muscles grow during rest, not work?
Your brain is no different.
Your brain is no different.
January 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Did you know that muscles grow during rest, not work?
Your brain is no different.
Your brain is no different.
Designing your cognitive plan is like cooking up a storm—it's all about the right ingredients.
January 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Designing your cognitive plan is like cooking up a storm—it's all about the right ingredients.
Who says physical training principles can't apply to your brain?
Concepts like progressive overload and periodization aren't just for biceps.
Apply them mentally and get shredded—in a cerebral way.
Concepts like progressive overload and periodization aren't just for biceps.
Apply them mentally and get shredded—in a cerebral way.
January 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Who says physical training principles can't apply to your brain?
Concepts like progressive overload and periodization aren't just for biceps.
Apply them mentally and get shredded—in a cerebral way.
Concepts like progressive overload and periodization aren't just for biceps.
Apply them mentally and get shredded—in a cerebral way.
Fatigue is your brain's way of signaling, "Something's up!"
Ignore it, and you might face a mental meltdown.
Ignore it, and you might face a mental meltdown.
January 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Fatigue is your brain's way of signaling, "Something's up!"
Ignore it, and you might face a mental meltdown.
Ignore it, and you might face a mental meltdown.
What's better than being fast?
Being fast and accurate!
Being fast and accurate!
January 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
What's better than being fast?
Being fast and accurate!
Being fast and accurate!
Research shows that continuously challenging the brain prevents it from getting cozy and complacent.
January 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Research shows that continuously challenging the brain prevents it from getting cozy and complacent.
Ever trained for a marathon?
It's all about building endurance, and your brain is no different.
It's all about building endurance, and your brain is no different.
January 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ever trained for a marathon?
It's all about building endurance, and your brain is no different.
It's all about building endurance, and your brain is no different.
Remember the first time you lifted weights and could barely manage the bar?
Then, over time, you started adding plates.
That's Progressive Overload, and guess what?
Your brain loves it too!
Then, over time, you started adding plates.
That's Progressive Overload, and guess what?
Your brain loves it too!
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Remember the first time you lifted weights and could barely manage the bar?
Then, over time, you started adding plates.
That's Progressive Overload, and guess what?
Your brain loves it too!
Then, over time, you started adding plates.
That's Progressive Overload, and guess what?
Your brain loves it too!
You're crushing workouts, nailing drills, feeling invincible.
Then suddenly, you hit a wall.
Meet mental fatigue—the silent killer of performance.
It sneaks in, saps your focus, and leaves you a step behind.
Ignore it at your peril.
Then suddenly, you hit a wall.
Meet mental fatigue—the silent killer of performance.
It sneaks in, saps your focus, and leaves you a step behind.
Ignore it at your peril.
January 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
You're crushing workouts, nailing drills, feeling invincible.
Then suddenly, you hit a wall.
Meet mental fatigue—the silent killer of performance.
It sneaks in, saps your focus, and leaves you a step behind.
Ignore it at your peril.
Then suddenly, you hit a wall.
Meet mental fatigue—the silent killer of performance.
It sneaks in, saps your focus, and leaves you a step behind.
Ignore it at your peril.
Ever feel like your brain is a browser with too many tabs open?
January 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ever feel like your brain is a browser with too many tabs open?
Forget random brain games; that's like doing bicep curls with marshmallows.
January 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Forget random brain games; that's like doing bicep curls with marshmallows.