>>12702333>maximum possible bodily and mental efficacy?you have to actually be specific about what you want. What are the metrics you will use to assess "maximum bodily efficacy?" Sprint times? marathon times? 1 rep max? You first need a metric/loss function to be able to even start evaluating your efficacy.
its all so broad and generic- usain bolt ate chicken nuggets for weeks during his record breaking phase. You have to be specific. Peak? longterm? lower cancer rates? higher mobility in life? Some pareto-optimization of metrics?
A different metric will give you a different strategy for how to maximize that metric.
Generically, however:
-sleep as much as you need. Lack of sleep will cripple your mental abilities and physical abilities. If you don't sleep enough, you can't do shit. I lift for a hobby, have been lifting since college, and lack of sleep hurts my gains more than literally anything else.
-physical exercise every day. Weight lifting increases bone density and prevents atrophy, which fucks people over later in life. a consistent running routine in between weight lifting days will condition you with cardio. However, I would mix up rest-days with one specific thing: Gymnastics.
Gymnastics trains every muscle in your body in a way that no other type of physical fitness can. I consider it mastery over the physical self. It usually incorporates flexibility and you will train muscles you didn't know you even had.
For mental ability: Sleep, of course.
But also:
-therapy. If you aren't in the correct headspace, you are useless from the get-go. Everyone benefits from therapy.
-Goal-setting, accomplishments, and structuring your life. Improves mental anxiety.
-Robust social group and a partner. One of the markers of long life and something that combats Alzheimer type things is having good friends and a lover. We are social creatures isn't a "oh that's nice" phrase, we literally physically and chemically break down if we don't socialize and experience closeness.
