Metas P. | One in 8 Billions

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions

@MetasFaridP

Curious about people and how life works. Health, mindset, performance & real life observations. Learning through experience.

Bangkok, Thailand انضم Ekim 2009

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·26 May

Between these two photos were setbacks, breaks, and days I almost quit. Losing weight is hard. Keeping it off while life gets busy, stressful, and messy is harder. The goal was never just losing weight. It was building a life I can actually repeat.

Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP

5 Years ago VS Now ระหว่างทางก็หลุดไปหลายอยู่ กว่าจะดึงกลับมาก็แทบกระอักเลือด

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·17m

@Paamee_Ortiz Running taught me this. The goal is not always to go faster. Sometimes slowing down is what allows you to go further, longer. Pace matters in running. Pace matters in life too.

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Pamela Ortiz@Paamee_Ortiz·18h

Emma Watson comparte el mejor consejo que ha recibido "Alguien a quien respeto mucho y a quien suelo pedirle consejos me dijo: "Emma, creo que si hicieras el 90% de lo que quieres hacer al 50% de la velocidad, la vida sería mucho mejor". "Me quedé como wow, ¿el 50% de la velocidad y solo el 90% de lo que quiero hacer? Y él dijo: "Creo que eso es lo mínimo, para ser honesto"- "A menudo tengo que recordarme que no se trata de llegar rápidamente a algún lugar. Simplemente no es el punto. Las cosas están destinadas a suceder con un cierto ritmo"

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·18m

@aakashgupta My recovery data taught me something interesting: More effort doesn’t always mean better results. Sometimes slowing down is what allows you to perform at a higher level.

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Aakash Gupta@aakashgupta·3h

The reason this advice works sits in your dopamine system, and almost nobody connects the two. When you push to do everything at maximum pace, you hold your nervous system in sympathetic activation. That means elevated cortisol, narrowed attention, and a prefrontal cortex starved of the exact resources you need to do good work. The speed that feels like ambition runs on the same circuitry as low-grade threat. Here's the part most people miss. Dopamine doesn't only drive motivation, it calibrates your perception of time. The more aroused and dopaminergic your state, the faster your internal clock runs, which is why a frantic week feels like you are permanently behind. A lot of the urge to go faster is just a readout of a dysregulated state, not evidence you are actually short on time. Then the reward loop compounds it. Every goal you hit at a full sprint delivers a dopamine peak followed by a dip below baseline. Chase enough of them fast enough and the baseline itself drops, so nothing satisfies, so you sprint harder trying to feel something. That is the loop she is describing without naming it. Running 90% of your goals at 50% speed quietly reverses all of it. You shift toward parasympathetic tone, your dopamine baseline recovers, and the prefrontal cortex finally has the bandwidth to produce the quality you were sprinting past. Slow is the speed at which the dopamine system actually stays calibrated.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·19m

@omgsidewalks Growing older taught me one thing: Having parents who still care about you is already a privilege. Time with them is something money can never buy.

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‏ً@omgsidewalks·15h

Having parents who still help you financially even as an adult.

valentine@valawakened

What's a privilege you think people take for granted?

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·20m

@tomojinji Happy to hear Tokyo is calm again 🙏 I visited Tokyo for marathon before and still remember how beautiful the city feels, even on rainy days 🇯🇵

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totto｜トット｜人事・採用@tomojinji·41m

東京の天気は小雨☔️ 台風が通過して、東京はやっと雨や風が落ちついてきたよ。たくさんのコメント本当にありがとう👍

totto｜トット｜人事・採用@tomojinji

東京の天気は大雨☔️ 最高気温は22℃、少し肌寒いよ関東にはこれから台風接近でしばらく雨風が強くなりそうだ

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·22m

@United_Africana Yes. Supplements help, but they don’t replace the foundation. Train consistently. Eat enough. Recover well. Your daily habits build your body more than any shortcut.

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DOT@United_Africana·12h

Gym bros. Can I build huge muscles naturally (with equipments) without any supplements?

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·23m

@PathOfMen_ I used to think big changes require big moves. But most of my progress came from changing boring daily things: how I train how I eat how I recover Small routines quietly rebuild your life.

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Path of Men@PathOfMen_·9h

It’s not that life is boring. It’s that your routine is. Same place. Same habits. Same thoughts. Of course everything feels the same.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·24m

@kidmakk สิ่งหนึ่งที่ได้เรียนรู้จากการเปลี่ยนตัวเอง เมื่อมาตรฐานที่เรามีให้ตัวเองเปลี่ยน หลายอย่างในชีวิตจะค่อย ๆ ถูกคัดกรองไปเอง ไม่ใช่เพราะเราเก่งขึ้น แต่เพราะเราเริ่มชัดเจนขึ้น

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The Black Book of MANIFEST | คิดมาก@kidmakk·9h

ชอบประโยคที่บอกว่า “ทัศนคติของเรา คือ ตัวคัดกรองผู้คนที่จะอยู่ในชีวิต” เพราะเมื่อเราเริ่มชัดเจนกับความคิด ความเชื่อ และคุณค่าที่เราให้ความสำคัญ ชีวิตจะค่อย ๆ คัดกรองคนออกไปเอง คนที่ชอบนินทาอาจอยู่กับคนที่รักการนินทา คนที่ชอบมองโลกในแง่ลบอาจรู้สึกอึดอัดกับคนที่พยายามรักษาพลังบวก และคนที่ไม่เคารพขอบเขตของผู้อื่น ก็มักไม่ชอบคนที่รักตัวเองมากพอจะปฏิเสธเป็น เมื่ออายุมากขึ้น เราจะเลิกเสียเวลาพยายามทำให้ทุกคนชอบเรา เพราะรู้ดีว่าเป็นไปไม่ได้ สิ่งที่ควรทำกว่าคือเป็นตัวเองให้ชัดเจน และใช้ชีวิตตามสิ่งที่เราเชื่อ เพราะสุดท้ายแล้ว คนที่เข้ากับเราไม่ได้ จะค่อย ๆ เดินออกไปเอง ส่วนคนที่มีคลื่นความถี่ใกล้กัน จะค่อย ๆ เดินเข้ามาแทนที่ และนั่นอาจเป็นเหตุผลว่าทำไม… ยิ่งเป็นตัวเองมากขึ้น ชีวิตกลับยิ่งสบายใจมากขึ้นกว่าเดิม

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·25m

@Jainadave_ After years of chasing marathons and harder goals, I realized the basics matter most. Walk more. Move daily. Sleep better. Health is built from boring things repeated for years.

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Jaina@Jainadave_·10h

Walking Will Change Your Life.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·26m

@whoistife_x I used to chase the hardest training plan. Now I choose the one I can repeat for years. Fitness is not a 30-day challenge. It’s a lifetime system.

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Tife@whoistife_x·16h

unpopular opinion: the best workout program is the one you’ll actually follow.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·27m

@Jainadave_ Good cardio should make life feel easier, not make you feel destroyed. The goal is to build a body you can live with for decades.

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Jaina@Jainadave_·13h

How should cardio feel?Do you feel like you are dying each time you do cardio?

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·28m

@anymanfitness The real flex is not the fit body. It is the years of discipline, consistency, and choices nobody saw that built it.

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Jason Helmes@anymanfitness·11h

The best part about having a fit body is that everyone knows you're dedicated. If you stop for even a few months, you'll lose it quickly. Being as fit as possible is a status symbol very few people possess.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·44m

@whoistife_x After years of chasing marathons and trails, I realized the basics matter more than people think. Walking, sleep, and consistency are underrated.

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Tife@whoistife_x·18h

walking, at least 6-8k steps daily solves more fitness problems than people realize.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·45m

@Jainadave_ The real change happens when healthy eating stops being punishment. It becomes self-respect.

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Jaina@Jainadave_·2h

Eating like you respect your body is a game-changer. Its higher standards

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·46m

@bryan_johnson The number matters less than what it represents. If someone can do 20+ pushups, there is a good chance they already built the habits around movement, discipline, and consistency. The pushup is just the visible part.

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Bryan Johnson@bryan_johnson·15h

Men, take a break from whatever you're doing and see how many pushups you can do. How many did you do? It's a predictor of your heart disease risk. . 20+ reps is linked to a 75% lower risk . less than 10, you gotta get off dat ass Data from 10 yr study of 1,104 men aged 21 to 66. Pushups outperformed submaximal VO2max at predicting events, likely because pushups capture muscular strength and power on top of fitness, two of the strongest protective biomarkers known. Limitations: the cohort was middle-aged male firefighters, so do not extend to women, older adults, or sedentary populations. The under 10 group was also older, heavier, and smoked more, so some signal is residual confounding by overall metabolic health.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·3h

@readswithravi The messy part is underrated. Marathons taught me that growth rarely looks beautiful while it is happening. You just keep showing up until one day people call it discipline.

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Reads with Ravi@readswithravi·1d

You can’t skip the messy part. The messy part is where you grow.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·3h

That first photo was Bangsaen42. I finished it 2 weeks after endoscopic spine surgery. Back then I thought strength meant pushing harder. Now I think real strength is knowing how to keep going.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·4h

I used to run to prove how far I could go. Marathons. Trails. Always chasing the next limit. Years later, my mindset changed. Now I train so I can keep doing this for decades. Not to prove myself anymore. Just to stay healthy, strong, and alive. The goal is longevity.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·4h

@stevemagness Coming from marathons and trails, I learned every distance has a different limiter. Respect the distance, train specifically.

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Steve Magness@stevemagness·6h

Social media is so weird. I told folks that shorter races like the 5k/10k aren't limited by glycogen depletion... And over on threads, folks are melting down... It's like I said the world is flat...

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·4h

@ted_ryce I learned this after years of running and training. Peak condition is impressive. But a lifestyle you can repeat for decades is the real win.

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Ted Ryce@ted_ryce·9h

Agreed. We don't NEED a lot of things. But I'll tell you this... After doing this for 27 years, guys will creep back up in weight. If they learn the RIGHT way to get to 10%, it gives them skills and a new standard that they will keep for the rest of their LIFE.

J-Rod@whohead1

@ted_ryce Not needed. Most men over 40 need regular routines that are sustainable that produce the best results

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·4h

@Kpaxs Endurance sports taught me the same lesson. Choosing short-term discomfort often saves you from long-term regret.

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Kpaxs@Kpaxs·5h

Do not build a life around avoiding one honest moment and always choose the pain that leaves you cleaner. The truth may cut for an hour, but the lie will make a home in your body.

Kpaxs@Kpaxs

Always choose clean pain over dirty pain. Clean pain is the pain of telling the truth. The pain of leaving. The pain of disappointing someone. The pain of starting. The pain of being bad at something new. The pain of saving money instead of buying the thing. The pain of going to bed while the party continues. The pain of facing the blank page. Dirty pain is the pain of avoiding clean pain. The pain of staying too long. The pain of lying. The pain of living above your means. The pain of being known inaccurately. The pain of watching your life shrink around a fear you refuse to face. The pain of managing the consequences of cowardice. Clean pain is often sharp and brief, dirty pain is dull and chronic. Self-respect is paying the clean cost early.

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Metas P. | One in 8 Billions@MetasFaridP·4h

@JP111123 จริงเลยครับ 😂 workout คือ 1 ชั่วโมง แต่การดูแลตัวเองอีก 23 ชั่วโมงนี่แหละของจริง 💪

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JP@JP111123·4h

@MetasFaridP จริงค่ะ! ออกกำลังกายว่ายากแล้ว คุมปากนี่แหละ challenge ที่แท้ทรู 555

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JP@JP111123·21h

คือกล้ามท้องเนี่ย มันซ่อนง่ายมากถ้ากินไม่ดี ยกเวทมาสามปีท้องก็ยังไม่ชัดเพราะกินดะตลอดเลย 555 มาเบลทำได้ทั้ง workout และคุมกินพร้อมกันแบบนี้ admire จริงๆ เลย

อรชอบยกเวท 🏋🏼‍♀️🤸@Onopas07

กล้ามท้อง core body มาเบลชัดมาก มีวินัยทั้งออกกำลังกายและคุมอาหารดีแน่นอน

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